Identity area
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Spelman, Walter Bishop, Sr.
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Dates of existence
1885-1942
History
Walter Bishop Spelman was born in New York State on June 20, 1885 to Amasa Bishop and Nancy Agnes Spelman. He and Ruth Schantz married on December 23, 1912 and together they had six children: Walter, Margery, Dorothy, John, Constance, and Richard. Spelman joined what would become Morton Community College as an English teacher in 1912. He was named dean of men when the school became a junior college in 1924, a position he held until his death. Spelman died July 4, 1941 of a heart attack while in Montreal with his wife, where he was recovering from a hernia operation. He was buried in Champlain, New York at the Glenwood Cemetery.
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Spelman, Ruth Schantz (1892-1976)
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family
Type of relationship
Spelman, Ruth Schantz is the spouse of Spelman, Walter Bishop, Sr.
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Spelman, Constance Demaris (1928-2006)
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Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Spelman, Constance Demaris is the child of Spelman, Walter Bishop, Sr.
Dates of relationship
1928-1941
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Dresser, Margery Spelman (1915-1991)
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Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Dresser, Margery Spelman is the child of Spelman, Walter Bishop, Sr.
Dates of relationship
1915-1942
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Spelman, Walter Bishop, Jr. (1914-1970)
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family
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Spelman, Walter Bishop, Jr. is the child of Spelman, Walter Bishop, Sr.
Dates of relationship
1914-1941
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Bartlett, Dorothy Spelman (1917-2003)
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Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Bartlett, Dorothy Spelman is the child of Spelman, Walter Bishop, Sr.
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Spelman, Richard Ogden (1930-?)
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family
Type of relationship
Spelman, Richard Ogden is the child of Spelman, Walter Bishop, Sr.
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Revised and expanded February and July 2021 by DR.
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Sources
- Walter Bishop Spelman - Find a grave
- "Walter B. Bishop Death a Shock to All". The Berwyn News. (Berwyn Illinois). July 11, 1941. p.2
- Vital records via Ancestry.ca