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Christopher Arnsberger
(Between 1744/1746-Bef 1811)
Catherine Elizabeth Fahrner
(1755-Bef 1820)
David Spong Sr.
(1793-1869)
Elizabeth Arnsberger
(1796-1851)
Samuel Welcome Spong
(1825-1921)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ellen Arietta Hall

Samuel Welcome Spong 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 23 November 1825, , Washington County, MD 1 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Ellen Arietta Hall on 5 July 1875 in El Dorado, CA 1
  • Died: 12 November 1921, Shingle Springs, CA at age 95 1
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He resided in , El Dorado County, CA in 1849.
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in South Fork of the American River, El Dorado County, CA on 4 November 1850. 2

1850 US Census
Page 389A, Dwelling 3, Family 3, Roll 34
South Fork of the American River, El Dorado County, California
Samuel W. Spong..23..MD..Miner
(Living by himself.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 23 Nov 1825, then his age should have been 24 instead of 23.
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in White Oak Township, El Dorado County, CA on April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 23, Dwelling 186, Family 191, Roll 74
White Oak Township, El Dorado County, California, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Samuel Spong..Head..84..MD..Widowed
Samuel E. Kyburz..Son-in-law..68..WI..2nd marriage..Married 10 years
Lottie Kyburz..Daughter..31..CA..Married 10 years..3/2
Noble Kyburz..Son..9..CA
Verna Kyburz..Daughter..8..CA

(Samuel was widowed and living with his ex-son-in-law, Samuel Kyburz, who had remarried his 2nd wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in White Oak Township, El Dorado County, CA on 15 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 24, Dwelling 58, Family 58, Roll 93
White Oak Township, El Dorado County, California
Home owned, no mortgage
Samuel Spong..Father..94..MD..Wd..Farmer, Retired
(Widowed and living at the home of his widowed daughter.)
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Samuel married Ellen Arietta Hall on 5 July 1875 in El Dorado, CA.1 (Ellen Arietta Hall was born on 28 November 1854 in Planters House, CA 1 and died on 10 September 1908 1.)


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Sources


1 William Craig, "FTM050202" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:2075729; Updated: Thu May 2 14:27:18 2002).

2 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, South Fork of the American River, El Dorado County, California, p. 389A, dwelling 3, family 3, Samuel Welcome Spong; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Jan 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 34.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, White Oak Township, El Dorado County, California, enumeration district (ED) 23, sheet 1A, dwelling 186, family 191, Samuel Spong; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Feb 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 74.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, White Oak Township, El Dorado County, California, enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 2B, dwelling 58, family 58, Lotta E. Kyburz; index and images (accessed 29 Mar 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 93.


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