Ancestry of
John Spellman

18th Governor of Washington

Lela A. Cushman

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• • Mother of John Spellman — 2nd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 3 
  • Father:
  • Martin Barnett "Barney" Cushman 
  • Mother:
  • America Kirk   
  • Birth Date:
  • 2 Aug 1895 
  • Birth Location:
  • Brownsville, Linn, Oregon 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Death Date:
  • 5 May 1985 
  • Death Location:
  • Los Angeles County, California 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Calvary Cemetery, Seattle, King, Washington 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Sterling Bartholomew "Bart" Spellman
  • Marriage Date:
  • 27 Dec 1921 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Portland, Multnomah, Oregon 
  • Children:
  
  

  Mary Catherine Spellman

  David B. Spellman

  John Dennis Spellman (Ahnentafel No:1 )

• Sources for Lela A. Cushman

  • ¹ Albany Daily Democrat (Albany, Oregon), 18 DEC 1916, p. 1, Obituary for sister Bessie Cushman.
  • ² Albany Democrat (Albany, Oregon), 15 DEC 1921, p. 2, Obituary for father Barney M Cushman.
  • ³ California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Death record for Lela A Spellman.
  • ⁴ Federal Census, OR, Linn County, 1900, North Brownsville, E.D. 47, Sheet 7B, Image 3 of 17.
  • ⁵ Federal Census, OR, Linn County, 1910, North Brownsville, E.D. 183, Sheet 11B, Image 6 of 8.
  • ⁶ Federal Census, OR, Linn County, 1920, East Brownsville, E.D. 301, Sheet 5A, Image 9 of 17.
  • ⁷ Federal Census, WA, King County, 1930, Seattle, E.D. 17-73, Sheet 32A, Image 44 of 48.
  • ⁸ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 04/01/2023).
  • ⁹ Oregon, U.S., County Births and Deaths, 1855-1970, Death certificate for mother America Cushman Guion.
  • ¹⁰ Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1971, Marriage return for Sterling B Spellman and Lela A Cushman.
  • ¹¹ Sonora, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths, 1862-1987(Sonora, Registro Civil, Defunciones, 1862-1987), Death record for spouse Sterling B Spellman.
  • ¹² The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), 13 MAY 1985, p. 2, Obituary for Lela A Spellman.
  • ¹³ U.S., Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974, Death record for spouse Sterling B Spellman.
  • ¹⁴ Wikipedia, "John Spellman", (accessed 04/01/2023).