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Dwight Cleveland Spillman

Dwight Cleveland Spillman
birth: October 24 , 1914 in Richmond, Wayne County, IN to Margaret Ashby and David Henry Spillman
death: Oct 17, 1998 in Lawrence, KS
burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, KS

marriage: March 11, 1939 in Centerville, IN
Thelma Charlene Russell
birth: Dec 3, 1911 in Wayne County, IN to John Clinton and Leota Colvin Russell
death: Feb 22, 2001, Lawrence, KS
burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, KS

Children of Thelma Charlene Russell and Dwight Cleveland Spillman:

Living
David Russell Spillman 5/16/1945-7/24/2018

Ancestor here lived in:

Wayne County, IN 1914-1935 Centerville, Richmond, and Whitewater
Muncie, IN 1935-1938
Green castle, IN 1938
Wayne County, IN 1939-1940
Liberty, IN 1940-1945
Richmond, IN 1945
Centerville, IN 1945-1946
Liberty, IN 1946-1947
Centerville, IN 1951

Ancestor also lived in:

Tampa, FL 1947-1951
Tampa, FL 1952
Wauchula, FL 1952-1955
Bowling Green, FL 1955-1957
Lake Placid, FL 1957-1962
Also lived in: Olga, FL, Hollywood, FL, Arcadia, FL, Metter, GA, Rocky Ford, GA, Cobbtown, GA, and Lawrence, KS

Other Information:

Dwight graduated high school in Whitewater, IN, attended Ball State and DePauw.
He was a Baptist preacher, pastoring small churches in Florida and Georgia.

Submitted by:
Linda Spillman Stidham
Email: lstidham@sunflower.com

John Marshall Lepper

John Marshall Lepper
birth: 1851 in Jefferson, Wells, Indiana to John A. Lepper & Louisa Sarah Fairbanks
death: 1928 in Kendallville, Noble, Indiana
burial: Oak Lawn Cemetery, Ossian, IN 46777

marriage: 7 Sep 1875 in Wells Co., Indiana
Lucy Ellen Hayes
birth: 1856 in Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio to James Dean Hayes & Mary Ellen Burnett
death: 1942 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio
burial: Oak Lawn Cemetery, Ossian, IN 46777

Children of Lucy Ellen Hayes and John Marshall Lepper:

Lida May Lepper 1876-1905 wed Morgan Leslie Wall.
George Henry Lepper 1878-1949 wed Jeannette Elzey.
Fred Louis Lepper 1880-1928 wed Mary L Houser.
Victor Orin Lepper 1881-1933.
Ina Ethel Lepper 1885-1958 wed A- Bruce Earl Saunders, wed B- Herbert Daniel Lewis.
Thomas Johnson Lepper 1887-1879.
Sidney Earl Lepper 1888-1952 wed Violet R Marsh.
Donna Bell Lepper 1892-1922 wed Edward L Sommers.
Paul Stein Lepper 1897-1941 wed Ruth Viola Croup.
Mary Olive Lepper 1898-1983 wed A- Shirley Jason Brodrick & B- James Earl Greider.
Adah Irene Lepper 1902-1981 wed John Madison Clinton

Ancestor here lived in:

1851 born in Jefferson, Wells, Indiana
1875 he wed Lucy an they were living in Ossian.
1900 John was living in Jefferson doing odd jobs.
1910 He is living in Wayne, Noble, IN.
1925 John & Lucy celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in Kendallville, Noble, Indiana.
He passed in Kendallville in 1928.

Submitted by:
Julie Morse
Email: a58winterschild55@yahoo.com

Adah Irene Lepper

Adah Irene Lepper
birth: 15 Mar 1902 in Ossian, Wells, Indiana to John Marshall Lepper & Lucy Ellen Hayes
death: 4 Mar 1981 in Blythe, Riverside, California
burial: Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, OH 43560

marriage: 23 Jul 1918 in Niles, Berrien, Michigan
John Madison Clinton
birth: 18 Dec 1888 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana to James Elmer Clinton & Mary Magdelene Flowers
death: 4 May 1966 in Kendallville, Noble, Indiana
burial: Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, OH 43560

Children of Adah Irene Lepper and John Madison Clinton:

James Marshal Clinton b 1919 • Ossian, Wells, Indiana – d 1984 • Mohave Valley, Mohave, Arizona. no marriage/kids.
Jack Milford Clinton b 5 1922 • Toledo, Lucas, Ohio – d 2008 • Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee. Spouse – Living
Nila Jeanne Clinton b 1926 • Toledo, Lucas, Ohio d 1992 • Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Spouse Harold John Fife b 1924 • Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania d 2002 • Mount Lebanon, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
Patricia Joanne Clinton b 1934 • Toledo, Lucas, Ohio d 2022 • Bryan, Williams, Ohio. Spouse Ronald Arthur Morse b 1932 • Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania d 1974 • Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada (he passed in a Vegas hospital, but was living in Lake Havasu City, AZ.)

Ancestor here lived in:

1902 born in Ossian.
1910 Wayne, Noble, Ind.
1919 Fort Wayne, Allen, IN.
sometime in the mid 1950s Adah & John moved to Kendallville, Noble, IN.

Other places ancestor lived:

1918 eloped to Niles, Berrien, MI.
1922 Toledo, Lucas, OH.
some time after John Clinton passed in 1966, Adah & eldest son James moved back to Toledo, Lucas, OH. in 1978 Adah had a heart attack, and she moved with James, to Junction, Mesa, CO. to live with 2nd son Jack Clinton & his 2nd wife Joyce Jackson. Then sometime in the late 1970s the family moved to Lake Havasu City, Mohave, AZ. 1981 Adah passed at the Nursing home in Blythe. Cali.

Other Information:

Adah’s husband, John M. Clinton was married before. John wed Mae Catherine Miner on the 14 Dec 1912 • Fort Wayne, Allen, IN. Mae, 1893-1974, of Fort Wayne, Allen, IN. John & Mae had 2 Children: 1- Beatrice Marie Clinton ,1914 – 1979 Fort Wayne, Allen, IN, wed Robert J McClure 1915-? & 2- Rosemary Anne Clinton 1916 – 1997 Fort Wayne, Allen, IN., and in 1935 down in New Orleans, Orleans, LA., she wed Robert Edwin Scranton 1916-1970.

Submitted by:
Julie Morse
Email: a58winterschild55@yahoo.com