Martin John SPALDING

• General Notes
  • b. IN (alt 4 May, Valerie Bowman)
    serving in Cuba as corporal, Cavalry 7th Regiment, Company A in Jun 1900
    serving in "regular army" in Jan 1904 per father's obituary
    residing in Indianapolis, IN in Mar 1916 per mother's obituary
    
    No good match in U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004 (Spalding, soundex):
    1) Martin E Spaulding           
    2) Wayne Martin S Spaulding 26 Jun 1955 5 Jul 1955  Arlington National Cemetery  VA 
    
    Unlikely match:  1930 US Census (Apr 14), residing at 419 Maine (sic) St., Lynch Precinct 23, Harlan (county), KY, head of h/hold is Martin J. SPALDING, rents home for $7.50/month, owns radio, does not reside on a farm, male, white, age 60, married, age 25 at first marriage, able to read/write, b. KY (sic), f/m b. KY/KY, occup check man, industry coal mine, code 78V2, wage worker, currently employed, NOT a vet, living with wife Anne 56 KY and dtr Ann 21 KY single.
    
    Image source: Year: 1930; Census Place: Lynch, Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: 749; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 510.0.
    
    Likely match:  1920 US Census (9 and 10 Jan), Fort Thomas (town, part of), U.S. Military Reservation, Campbell (county), KY:  (see line 23) SPALDING, Martin J., male, white, age 47, single, able to read/write, b. IN, f/m b. KY/KY, able to speak Eng, occup soldier, industry U.S. Army.  (Rank apparently indicated, but image is unclear.)
    
    Image Source: Year: 1920; Census Place: Fort Thomas, Campbell, Kentucky; Roll: T625_563; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 164; Image: 532.
    
    Not a  match  1910 US Census (15 Apr), very poor scan, see line 22, appears as John Martin SPAULDING in 15-Wd, Indianapolis, Marion Cty, IN, age 38 (est b yr 1872), single, b. IN, f/m b. KY/KY.  Looks like a roster of single men, soldiers?  "Merchant" (marine?) on several lines?
    
    record citation:
    Series:    T624  Roll:    369 
    Part:    3  Page:    106A
    
    serving in "regular army" in Jan 1904 (fatther's obituary)
    
    1900 US Census (Jun 1), residing at Columbia Barracks, Cuba, serving in armed forces, Company "A," Seventh Regiment, Cavalry, residence in the U.S. "Lagoota, Indiana," no street address given,  corporal Martin SPAULDING, age 28, b. Mar 1872 IN, f/m b. IN, single.
    
    record citation:
    Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbia Barracks, Cuba, Military and Naval Forces; Roll: T623 1838; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 108.
    
    1880 US Census (Jun 12 and 14), residing in Van Buren Twp, Daviess Cty, IN, head of h/hold is John B. SPALDING, farmer, b. IN, both parents b. MD, age 55 (est b yr 1825), living with wife Mary A. 49 KY f/m KY/KY keeping house, and 11 children, all b. IN, boys all farm laborers or assist on farm: Clementine 28, Simon 25, Louis B. 23, Francis P. (21) female, Sidney J. 19, Joseph (E.) 17, Mary M. 15, Alford J. 13, Daniel W. 11, Martin J. 9, Emma (L.?) 5.
    
    record citation:
    Year: 1880; Census Place: Van Buren, Daviess, Indiana; Roll: T9_271; Family History Film: 1254271; Page: 430C; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 0222.
    
    Spalding Memorial gives b. date, name as Martin John.