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Martha Luvener Spalding 1851–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 NOV 1851

Birth Location: Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA

Death Date: 7 OCT 1944

Death Location: Yoakum, DeWitt Co., TX, USA

Father: Pius Spalding

Mother: Lavina Layton

Spouse(s): James May

Children(s): Cyril May, Margaret May, Ethel May, Mary May, Catherine May, Rose May, Joseph May, Ida May, Elizabeth May, James May

The story of Martha Luvener Spalding began in 1851 in Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA. In 1860, Martha Luvener Spalding resided in Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA. In 1880, Martha Luvener Spalding resided in Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA. Martha Luvener Spalding married James Xavier May, and had children including Catherine May, Cyril Felton May, Elizabeth May, Ethel May, Ida Virginia May, James Walter May, Joseph Pius May, Margaret May, Mary Ora May, Rose Marie May. Martha Luvener Spalding passed away in 1944 in Yoakum, DeWitt Co., TX, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Luvener Spalding began in 1851 in Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA.
  • In 1860, Martha Luvener Spalding resided in Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA.
  • In 1880, Martha Luvener Spalding resided in Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA.
  • Martha Luvener Spalding married James Xavier May, and had children including Catherine May, Cyril Felton May, Elizabeth May, Ethel May, Ida Virginia May, James Walter May, Joseph Pius May, Margaret May, Mary Ora May, Rose Marie May.
  • Martha Luvener Spalding passed away in 1944 in Yoakum, DeWitt Co., TX, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Spalding's Ancestors

Self
Martha Spalding
1851–1944
Birth Place: Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA
Parents
Pius Spalding
1810–1893
KY, USA
Lavina (Luvener) Layton
1814–1888
Perryville, Perry Co., MO, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Fenwick) Spalding
1772–1849
MD, USA
Ann (Nancy) Taylor
1772–1848
John (Walter) Layton
1786–1844
St. Mary's, MD, USA
Mary (Eleanor) Montgomery
1796–1850
Charles City, Charles, MD, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Layton
1762–1809
Mary Downes
1764–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Layton
1732–1813
Jane Pearce
1740–1816
Joseph Downes
1713–1803
Ann Semmes
1729–

Martha Spalding's Descendants

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Martha (Luvener) Spalding (24 NOV 1851–7 OCT 1944) m. James (Xavier) May (1 DEC 1842–26 AUG 1912)
  1. 1. Cyril (Felton) May 1888–1890
  2. 2. Margaret May 1876–1912 m. Thomas Rankin 1872–
    1. 1. Calvin (Joseph) Rankin 1895–1962
    2. 2. Oliver (Matthew) Rankin 1897–1982
  3. 3. Ethel May 1895–1977 m. Frank (Antone) Vachule 1891–1977
    1. 1. Charles (Joseph) Vachule 1926–1987
    2. 2. Martha (Catherine) Vachule 1928–2018
    3. 3. James (Francis) Vachule 1923–1988
  4. 4. Mary (Ora) May 1886–1965 m. Joseph (William) Crockett 1883–1957
    1. 1. Edith (Catherine) Crockett 1910–1998
  5. 5. Catherine May 1872–1872
  6. 6. Rose (Marie) May 1878–1910 m. Otis (Darwin) Clark 1865–1935
    1. 1. Rose (May) Clark 1904–1904
    2. 2. Harlan Clark 1902–1903
    3. 3. Bonnie (Lucille) Clark 1910–1910
    4. 4. Walter Clark 1908–1960
    5. 5. Oba (Darwin) Clark 1906–1969
    6. 6. James (Harlan) Clark 1901–1954
    7. 7. Andrew (Otis) Clark 1899–1975
  7. 7. Joseph (Pius) May 1883–1908
  8. 8. Ida (Virginia) May 1873–1943 m. William Toland 1868–1940
    1. 1. Margaret Toland 1913–
    2. 2. Mary (E.) Toland 1905–1995
    3. 3. Anabel Toland 1916–1991
    4. 4. Nellie (R.) Toland 1902–
    5. 5. Morris (William) Toland 1893–1987
  9. 9. Elizabeth May 1869–1960 m. James (Ambrose) Hickey 1864–1957
    1. 1. Mary Hickey 1890–1890
    2. 2. Elizabeth Hickey 1897–1973
    3. 3. Margaret (Ruth) Hickey 1902–1995
    4. 4. James (Ray) Hickey 1895–1963
    5. 5. Virginia Hickey 1906–1998
    6. 6. Edith (Agnes) Hickey 1899–1957
    7. 7. Perry (Xavier) Hickey 1900–1973
    8. 8. Viola (Mae) Hickey 1893–1989
  10. 10. James (Walter) May 1881–1905

Martha Spalding's Timeline

6 Records

1851
24 NOV 1851
Birth of Martha Luvener Spalding in Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA
Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA
1860
1860
Age 9
Martha Luvener Spalding resided here in Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA
Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA
1880
1880
Age 29
Martha Luvener Spalding resided here in Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA
Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA
1900
1900
Age 49
Martha Luvener Spalding resided here in Yoakum, DeWitt Co., TX, USA
Yoakum, DeWitt Co., TX, USA
1944
5 OCT 1944
Age 93
Death of Martha Luvener Spalding in Yoakum, DeWitt Co., TX, USA
Yoakum, DeWitt Co., TX, USA
1944
7 OCT 1944
Age 93
Burial of Martha Luvener Spalding in Yoakum, DeWitt Co., TX, USA
Yoakum, DeWitt Co., TX, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 NOV 1851
    Event Place: Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Yoakum, DeWitt Co., TX, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 OCT 1944
    Event Place: Yoakum, DeWitt Co., TX, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 OCT 1944
    Event Place: Yoakum, DeWitt Co., TX, USA

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