Robert Leachman Spindle (1840 - 1924)

Born 30 Nov 1840 in Sudley, Prince William County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Victoria Virginia (Rector) Spindle — married 24 Dec 1868 in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States

Husband of Priscilla S Bradshaw — married 12 Sep 1903 in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Jan 1924 at age 83 in Centreville, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Robert Leachman Spindle was born on 30 Nov 1840 near Sudley in Prince William County, Virginia, the son of James Addison Spindle and Sarah Jane Pridmore.^[1] Robert was named for Baptist Elder Robert C. Leachman, who baptized some of James Addison & Sarah Jane Pridmore Spindle's children, including Robert Leachman Spindle.

Robert's father died in 1860 and in 1861 Robert owned, with his mother, 5 horses, 6 cattle, 14 hogs, and 1 clock.

He voted for secession at Centreville on 23 Apr 1861. On 1 Oct 1863, he enlisted at Scuffleburg, Fauquier County, Virginia, as a private in Co. B, 43rd Batallion, Mosby's Virginia Cavalry (Partisan Rangers), in the Confederate army.^[2] He was captured by Union forces on 10 Jun 1864 in Loudoun County, Virginia, listed as "age 23, 5'7", florid complexion, light hair, blue eyes, resident of Fairfax County, farmer." He was transported to the Antheneum prison at Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia) and held there until transferred to Camp Chase, Ohio on 17 Jun 1864. ^[3] He appears on the parole document on 2 Mar 1865 but was not released. On 6 Jun 1865, after declaring allegiance to the United States, he was paroled to City Point, Virginia (now part of Hopewell, Virginia), the delivery point for paroled prisoners of war, with a note "a guerrilla, bushwhacker and horse thief."^[4] Any stay by POWs at City Point was no more than over night and incidental to the transfer of the prisoners, so Robert would have been sent back home quickly. On 24 Dec 1868, Robert married Victoria Virginia Rector, probably in Centreville, Virginia:

On the 24th inst. by the same [Elder R. C. Leachman], Mr. ROBERT S. SPINDLE, to Miss VICTORIA VIRGINIA RECTOR, both of Fairfax county, Va.^[5]

Robert and Victoria had nine children:

Gertrude Lenora "Gertie", b. 13 Oct 1869, d. 19 Oct 1942^[6]

Lorena, b. 1 Nov 1871, d. 3 Jun 1949^[7]

Gilbert Beebe, b. 26 Mar 1874, d. 21 Dec1940^[8]

King Chandler, b. 6 Jul 1876, d. 11 Mar 1928^[9]

Robert Leachman, Jr., b. 19 Dec 1879, d. 6 Sep 1927^[10]

Agnes, b. 11 Sep 1880, d. 4 Dec 1944^[11]

Grover Cleveland, b. 16 Aug 1884, d. 3 Mar 1965^[12]

Katherine Alton "Kate", b. 21 Aug 1886, d. 30 May 1961^[13]

Violet F.; b. 30 Jun 1888, d. 24 Jan 1896^[14]

Robert was baptized at Frying Pan Baptist Church in 1878. On the 1879 Hopkins map of Fairfax County, Robert is shown as residing in Centreville, Fairfax County. In 1898, Robert's wife Victoria died.^[15]

In the 1900 Census, Robert is widowed and has several children living with him.^[16] During 1901-1904, he served on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, and he served as Justice of the Peace for Centreville. On 12 Sep 1903 he married Priscilla S. Bradshaw, a spinster.^[17] She was from Loudon County and had been a teacher. From the Washiington Post newspaper in Sep 1903::

Virginia Weddings

Leesburg, Sept. 16.—Mr. Robert L. Spindle, a native of Prince William County, and Miss Priscilla S. Bradshaw, of Fairfax County, were married yesterday at the home of Elder E. V. White, of the Primitive Baptist Church, in Leesburg, Va. The age of the groom was sidxty-two, and of the bride sixty-one.

Priscilla Bradshaw Spindle died in 1909.^[18] In the 1910 census, Robert's son Grover and daughter-in-law Grace were living with him on his large farm on Braddock Road in Centreville.^[19] Two years later, in about 1912, Robert's son King Chandler, wife Orra, and children Evelyn, Roger, and King Jr. are also apparently living there; we have a photo of all of them in the front yard (with a couple of other grandchildren in the upstairs window):

Robert Leachman Spindle at home on Braddock Road in Centreville.

About 1918, Robert sold his farm on Braddock Road to Ben and Daisy Gentry, whose daughter Wilma would later marry Robert's grandson Roger, and moved to another farm he owned on Chantilly Road in Centreville. In the 1920 Census, his soon Grover and daughter-in-law Grace were still living with him.^[20] Here he is about that time with his extended family on his porch (Robert is in the back) and with his dog:

Robert Leachman Spindle with family.

Robert and his dog.

Robert died of arteriosclerosis and heart disease at his home in Centreville on 13 Jan 1924^[21] and is buried at St. John's Episcopal Church in Centreville, Virginia.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #20022032 (accessed 3 September 2023)
   Memorial page for Robert Leachman Spindle Sr. (30 Nov 1840-13 Jan 1924), citing Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Troi Shumaker (contributor 47263455).
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865"
   Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database
   Ancestry Record 1555 #1259923 (accessed 3 September 2023)
   Name: Robert L Spindle; Enlistment Rank: Private; Muster Place: Virginia; Muster Company: B; Muster Regiment: Mosby's Part. Cavalry; Muster Regiment Type: Cavalry; Muster Information: Enlisted; Side of War: Confederacy; Title: Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865"
   National Archives at Washington DC; Washington, DC. USA; War Department Collection of Confederate Records; NARA film publicaton #:: M598; Record Group: War Department Collection of Confederate Records; Record Group Number: 109
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1124 #225395 (accessed 3 September 2023)
   Name: R L Spindle; Rank: Private; Imprisonment Date: 10 Jun 1864; Imprisonment Place: Loudoun County, Virginia; Side of War: Confederate; Company: B; Regiment: Mosby's Battn Va Cav'y; Transfer date: 16 Jun 1864.
4. ↑ Military: "U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865"
   National Archives and Records Administration (Nara); Washington, D.c.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Virginia; Catalog Name: Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, Compiled 1903 - 1927, Documenting the Period 1861 - 1865; Catalog Number: 586957; Record Group Number: 109; Source Reference Number: 1430.jp2; Series Number: M324; Roll: 209
   Ancestry Record 2322 #8071496 (accessed 14 September 2023)
   Name: Robert L Spindle; Age: 23; Birth Year: abt 1840; Enlistment Date: 1863; Military Unit: Mosby's Regiment, Cavalry (Partisan Rangers).
5. ↑ Newspaper: Alexandria Gazette, Alexandria, Virginia, Mon, 28 Dec 1868
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #20023358 (accessed 3 September 2023)
   Memorial page for Gertrude Lenora Spindle Rheinfelder (13 Oct 1869-19 Oct 1942), citing Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Audrey (contributor 46877347).
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #20031972 (accessed 3 September 2023)
   Memorial page for Lorena “Rena” Spindle Darr (1 Nov 1871-3 Jun 1949), citing Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Audrey (contributor 46877347).
8. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #20022008 (accessed 3 September 2023)
   Memorial page for Gilbert Bebee Spindle (26 Mar 1874-21 Dec 1940), citing Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Troi Shumaker (contributor 47263455).
9. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #20034374 (accessed 3 September 2023)
   Memorial page for King Chandler Spindle (6 Jul 1876-11 Mar 1928), citing Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Audrey (contributor 46877347).
10. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #33254181 (accessed 3 September 2023)
    Memorial page for Robert Leachman Spindle Jr. (19 Dec 1879-6 Sep 1927), citing Evergreen Cemetery, Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by C (contributor 46588217).
11. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #20034103 (accessed 3 September 2023)
    Memorial page for Agnes Spindle Robey (11 Sep 1880-4 Aug 1944), citing Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Audrey (contributor 46877347).
12. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #32590226 (accessed 3 September 2023)
    Memorial page for Grover Cleveland Spindle (16 Aug 1884-Mar 1965), citing Addison Chapel Cemetery, Seat Pleasant, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by C (contributor 46588217).
13. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #20025443 (accessed 3 September 2023)
    Memorial page for Katherine Alton “Kate” Spindle Cockerille (21 Aug 1886-30 May 1961), citing Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Audrey (contributor 46877347).
14. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #20022029 (accessed 3 September 2023)
    Memorial page for Violet F Spindle (30 Jun 1888-24 Jan 1896), citing Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Audrey (contributor 46877347).
15. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #20022037 (accessed 3 September 2023)
    Memorial page for Victoria Virginia “Carrie” Rector Spindle (1850-1898), citing Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Troi Shumaker (contributor 47263455).
16. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch Record: MMNM-GYM (accessed 13 April 2021), R L Spinda, Centerville District, Fairfax, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14, sheet 3B, family 50, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,707.
17. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007578219; FHL microfilm: 2048468; Record number: 353; Packet letter: H
    FamilySearch Record: XR92-71Y (accessed 3 September 2023)
    Robt L Spindle (62) marriage to Priscilla S. Bradshaw (61) on 12 Sep 1903 in Loudoun, Virginia, United States.
18. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #48623590 (accessed 3 September 2023)
    Memorial page for Pirscilla S. Bradshaw Spindle (21 Sep 1840-26 Nov 1909), citing Union Cemetery, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA (plot: Plat B Lot 475 Site 10); Maintained by Betty Frain (contributor 46858568).
19. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch Record: MPPF-77Q (29 October 2015), Robert L Spindle, Centreville, Fairfax, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 26, sheet 4A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,641.
20. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch Record: MJJG-X3X (14 December 2015), Robert L Spindle, Centreville, Fairfax, Virginia, United States; citing sheet 6A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,886.
21. ↑ Death: "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch Record: QVR7-RK6T (16 August 2019), Robert L Spindle, 13 Jan 1924; from "Virginia, Death Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Fairfax, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.

See also:

• Book: Brothers and cousins : Confederate soldiers and sailors of Fairfax County, Virginia, by William Page Johnson, Athens, Georgia : Iberian Pub. Co., c1995, p. 146: Robert L. Spindle
• 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch Record: M881-VXK (23 December 2020), Robert L Spindle in household of Addison Spindle, Fairfax Parish, Fairfax, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch Record: M417-WKG (18 February 2021), Robert S Spindle in entry for James A Spindle, 1860.
• 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch Record: MFLT-PBH (2 January 2021), Robert Spindle, 1870.
• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch Record: MC5M-C81 (20 February 2021), R L Spindle, Centerville, Fairfax, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 34, sheet 243C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,364.