John William Spong ^{1 2}

   Another name for John was William John Spong.³

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Sharpsburg, MD on 4 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 8D, District 144, Dwelling 115, Family 147, Roll 516
Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland
Potomac Street
William J. Spong..Son..15..MD..Laborer
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Hagerstown, MD on 7 January 1920. ²

1920 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 164, Dwelling 174, Family 197
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland
134 Foundry Street; house rented
John W. Spong..Brother-in-Law..55..MD..Laborer at Cement Works
(Living at the home of his married sister, Annie, and her family.)
.

John married Ida Mathias in 1900.¹ (Ida Mathias was born in 1871 ¹ and died in 1956 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

On the 1920 US census, John William Spong was living with his married sister and her family. His marital status was listed as "single". Several researchers show his marriage to Ida Mathias in 1900 but none provide any source citations for the marriage or for their son who was born in 1909. Neither the son nor Ida are found in the 1920 US Census. It could be possible that they divorced or separated sometime between 1910 and 1920.
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