Spawn, Henry
Birth
Henry was born in Knox on October 12, 1834, a son of William Spawn Sr. (B. abt 1814, D. unk) and his wife Temperance Benjamin (B. abt 1814, D.unk).[1][2][3] William was one of eight children.[1][2]. His siblings were:
- William Spawn (1844 - 1929)
- Isaac Spawn (1837 – )
- Zina Spawn (1839 – )
- Lewis Spawn (1842 – )
- Mary Spawn (1845 – )
- Franklin B Spawn (1852 – 1909)
- Elida Spawn(1854 – )
- Ancestry.com - Hedman Family Tree
Marriage & Children
Henry was married before he left New York. He reportedly had 3 daughters, Esther Spawn, Julia Spawn, and Mary Spawn from that marriage
He married secondly on June 30, 1861, in Washara County, Wisconsin, Mary Young[4] a daughter of Aaron and Abbie Young, who was born on March 28, 1846 in Illinois. They had the following known children:
- George Spawn born in Illinois
- Alice Spawn born in Iowa
- Charles Spawn born in Iowa
- Arthur Spawn born in Iowa
South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949 about Henry Spawn[5]
Name: Henry Spawn
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Spouse: Anna Leeville
Marriage Date: 6 Sep 1905
Marriage County: Sanborn
County of Residence: Minnehaha
Post Office: Dell Rapids
Military Service
| Residence: | Roscoe, Illinois |
| Enlistment Date: | 22 Dec 1863 |
| Enlistment Place: | Roscoe, Illinois |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | Illinois |
| Regiment: | 12th Cavalry |
| Company: | Company M |
| Promotion Date: | 13 July 1865 |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Commissary Sergeant |
| Muster Out Date: | 13 July 1865 |
| Muster Out Place: | Not stated |
| Additional Remarks: |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com military databases |
Death
Mary died on May 14, 1883. Henry died on August 1, 1912. Both were buried at Union Cemetery at Pomeroy, Calhoun County, Iowa.
Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012 about Henry Spawn
Name: Henry Spawn
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1833
Age at Death: 78
Death Date: 1 Aug 1912
Burial Place: Pomeroy, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
Civil War Record Summaries
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York
1890 Veterans Schedules for Knox
History of the County of Albany - Tenney and Howell
Heroes of Albany
Carnival of Blood
Census Records
1850 United States Federal Census about Henry Spawn
Name: Henry Spawn
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1834
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1850: Berne, Albany, New York
Gender: Male
Family Number: 505
Household Members:
Name Age
Wiliam Spawn 36
Temperence Spawn 36
Henry Spawn 16
Isaac Spawn 12
Lina Spawn 10
Lewis Spawn 8
William Spawn 5
1870 United States Federal Census about Henry Spawn[5] Name: Henry Spawn Age in 1870: 38 Birth Year: abt 1832 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: Harlem, Winnebago, Illinois Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Henry Spawn 38 Mary Spawn 24 Esther Spawn 15 Julia Spawn 12 George Spawn 7/12
1880 United States Federal Census about Henry Spawn[5]
Name: Henry Spawn
Age: 45
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1880: Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary E. Spawn
Father's Name: William Spawn
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's name: Temperence Spawn
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Spawn 45
Mary E. Spawn 34
George Spawn 10
Alice Spawn 7
Charles Spawn 5
Clarence Spawn 3
Arthur Spawn 1
William Spawn 66
Temperence Spawn 66
Bertha Johnson 19
Frank Mormer 16
- [[:category:Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 about Henry Spaun|Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 about Henry Spaun
Name: Henry Spaun Birth Year: abt 1835 Birth Place: New York Gender: Male Marital Status: Widowed Census Date: 1885 Residence State: Iowa Residence County: Calhoun Locality: Lake Creek Roll: IA1885_157 Line: 11 Family Number: 77 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Henry Spaun 50 George Spaun 14 Alice Spaun 12 Charley Spaun 10 Clarance Spaun 8 Arther Spaun 6
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 about Henry Spaun[5]
Name: Henry Spaun
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birth Place: New York
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Census Date: 1885
Residence State: Iowa
Residence County: Calhoun
Locality: Lake Creek
Roll: IA1885_157
Line: 11
Family Number: 77
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Spaun 50
George Spaun 14
Alice Spaun 12
Charley Spaun 10
Clarance Spaun 8
Arther Spaun 6
1900 United States Federal Census about Henry Spawn[5]
Name: Henry Spawn
Age: 65
Birth Date: Oct 1834
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1900: Dell Rapids, Minnehaha, South Dakota
[Minnehaha]
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Spawn 65
Alice Spawn 28
1910 United States Federal Census about Henry Spawn[5]
Name: Henry Spawn
[Henry Spaun]
Age in 1910: 76
Birth Year: abt 1834
[1834]
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1910: Dell Rapids Ward 1, Minnehaha, South Dakota
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Father
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur E Spawn 31
Alma Spawn 24
Alice Spawn 8
Henry Spawn 76
Additional Information
U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 about Henry Spawn
Name: Henry Spawn
Residence: Roscoe, Winnebago, Illinois
Class: 1
Congressional District: 2nd
Age on 1 July 1863: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Place of Birth: New York
Henry Spawn
Birth: Oct. 12, 1833
New York, USA
Death: Aug. 1, 1912
Iowa, USA
It is alleged Henry married 1) Charity Gaige, however her memorial is linked to Lewis Spawn and they are buried in NY. It seems there is confusion as to identity, since Henry's brother Lewis lived in SD. The 1870 census lists children Esther, Julia and George; no mention of Libbie or Bertha, although there is nearly a 12 year span between Julia and George.
He married Mary E. from Illinois, and was the father of 8: Julia, Libbie J., Bertha, George Henry, Alice, Charles, Clarence, and Arthur.
Henry and brothers Lewis and William served in the Union Army during the Civil War. After the war ended, Congress passed a special Veteran's Act which allowed Veterans to claim a quarter section of land in the mid-west without "proving up" on their claim for a year as was required by the other pioneers. So, with 3 veterans in the family, some of the William & Temperance Spawn family packed their covered wagons and moved west to Pomeroy, Iowa, when the youngest child Elida was about 11 years old. She was the only girl in the family since Mary had died in infancy (sic). These pioneers put up with great hardships on their new land claims, one of the worst being great clouds of grasshoppers which destroyed their crops in 5 different years, the last two grasshopper plagues being in 1874 and 1876. Esther says she remembers Lewis telling of putting a cloth in the hay rake to form a sack then driving through the fields and dumping the hoppers into a pit they had dug so they could burn them. The snow blizzards were also a great hazard, the worst being in 1880 when it snowed for 3 days early in October. There was so much snow that year that the train of Illinois Central to Sioux Falls could not run for 5 months and many families were without food. Some homes ground their roasted wheat and barley for cereal and coffee substitute in their coffee grinders. Fuel consisted of their corn and twisted hay. In April the floods came and the high water mark of 1880 in Sioux Falls stands as the worst flood they ever had.
When William Spawn died in 1888 at the age of 74 in Pomeroy, Iowa, his wife Temperance went to live in the home of her 4th son, Lewis, at Brant Lake, SD. She stayed there until her death in 1896 at the age of 81." (reference Sherry Spawn Taylor, Wyoming 1999)
"Henry was a Civil War vet and had married in Schenectady, NY, and had three daughters. Apparently his wife had died or decided to stay in N. Y., because when the family went west he took Esther and Julia with him, but left Mary with a family in Schenectady (earlier comment was that Mary died in infancy!). Henry took a claim in Winnabego Co., IL and lived there 5 years. Then they moved to Calhoun Co., IA. Henry later moved to Del Rapids, SD where he owned 4 houses and some of his children lived in them."
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