Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameSarah Orilla Gaddis 
Birth29 May 1853, Jefferson Twp, Richland Co, OH
Census18 Jun 1880, Jefferson Twp, Richland Co, OH
Memoroll#1061, pg 69
Census11 Jun 1900, Brownstown, Wayne Co, MI
Memoroll#754, pg 5
CensusApr 1910, Wyandotte, Wayne Co, MI
Memoroll#679, pg 14
Census28 Jan 1920, Wyandotte, Wayne Co, MI
Memoroll#821, pg 13
Death4 Feb 1923, Wyandotte, Wayne Co, MI
BurialBloomdale Cem, Trenton, Wayne Co, MI
FatherDavid Gaddis (1807-1872)
MotherRachel G. Murphy (1814-1876)
Misc. Notes
Mentioned in her father's will in 1872 as at home and single. Suspect her middle name is Orilla, based on reference in Fidler Lore.
Listed with husband George Spavin/Spaven, dau Hattie K. (5), and son Jasper L. (2) in 1880.
Listed in 1900 Michigan census as Sarah O. Spavin (May 1847, OH) married 26 yrs with 6 children. Husband George (Jan 1842, MI) a farmer and children Jasper Longlois (Oct 1877, OH), Silas (Sep 1880, MI), Addie E. (Jan 1883, MI), Henry H. (Sep 1887, MI), and Edward G. (Jul 1890, MI).
She is listed as a widow (58, OH) with sons Jasper and Edward in 1910 (5 children surviving) - indexed as Spurin.
Listed as Sarah O. Spaven in 1920, a widow (66, OH) with sons "Longlois" and Edward, plus 2 boarders.
Listed with husband George Spavin/Spaven, dau Hattie K. (5), and son Jasper L. (2) in 1880.
Listed in 1900 Michigan census as Sarah O. Spavin (May 1847, OH) married 26 yrs with 6 children. Husband George (Jan 1842, MI) a farmer and children Jasper Longlois (Oct 1877, OH), Silas (Sep 1880, MI), Addie E. (Jan 1883, MI), Henry H. (Sep 1887, MI), and Edward G. (Jul 1890, MI).
She is listed as a widow (58, OH) with sons Jasper and Edward in 1910 (5 children surviving) - indexed as Spurin.
Listed as Sarah O. Spaven in 1920, a widow (66, OH) with sons "Longlois" and Edward, plus 2 boarders.
Spouses
BirthJan 1842, Wayne Co, MI
Death17 Aug 1904, Wyandotte, Wayne Co, MI
BurialOakwood Cem, Flat Rock, Wayne Co, MI
OccupationFarmer
Misc. Notes
Name listed as Spavin and Spaven in various records.
Enlisted as George Spavin in Company A, Michigan 30th Infantry Regiment on 23 Dec 1864 in Ann Arbor as a Private. Mustered out on 30 Jun 1865 at Detroit, MI.
Listed as a farmer with wife and 2 children in 1880. Then with wife and 6 children in 1900.
Enlisted as George Spavin in Company A, Michigan 30th Infantry Regiment on 23 Dec 1864 in Ann Arbor as a Private. Mustered out on 30 Jun 1865 at Detroit, MI.
Listed as a farmer with wife and 2 children in 1880. Then with wife and 6 children in 1900.
Marriage26 Feb 1874, Richland Co, OH