Mathias Spong ^{1 2 3}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in , Washington County, MD on 17 August 1850. ³

1850 US Census
Page 44B, Dwelling 628, Family 651
Subdivision 2, Washington County, Maryland
Mathias Spong..11..MD
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Nov 1839, then his age should have been 10 instead of 11.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Sharpsburg, MD on 5 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 12C, District 144, Dwelling 167, Family 207, Roll 0516
Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland
Antietam Street
Mathias B. Sprong..Self..35..MD..Boatsman
(Living with wife and daughter.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Nov 1839, then his age should have been 40 instead of 35.
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sharpsburg, MD on 16 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 67, Dwelling 183, Family 192
Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland
married 24 years
Mathias Spong..Head..Nov 1839..59..MD..Retired
(Living with wife and daughter.)
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Mathias married Ida Frances Benner in 1876.^{1 2} (Ida Frances Benner was born in December 1856 in Maryland ^{1 2} and died after 1 June 1900.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Sharpsburg, MD on 5 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 12C, District 144, Dwelling 167, Family 207, Roll 0516
Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland
Antietam Street
Mathias B. Sprong..Self..35..MD..Boatsman
Ida F. Sprong..Wife..23..MD..Keeping House
Tenna B. Sprong..Dau..3..MD
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sharpsburg, MD on 16 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 67, Dwelling 183, Family 192
Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland
married 24 years
Mathias Spong..Head..Nov 1839..59..MD..Retired
Ida F. Spong..Wife..Dec 1856..43..MD..1/1
Tenna B. Spong..Dau..Jan 1877..23..MD
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  Marriage Notes:

Some researchers show additional daughters born to this marriage. Their names are usually given as "Welcome" and "Nina" but no birth dates are supplied. According to the 1900 census, after 24 years of marriage, Ida indicated that she had given birth to only one child who was still alive. That one child would be Tena B. Spong.
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Mathias next married Ida F. on an unknown date. (Ida F. was born about 1844 and died on an unknown date.)