- Born July 7, 1834 in Killingly, Connecticut.
- Parents were JOHN WILLIAM SPALDING and MELISSA DERMONT LEE.
- Married MARTHA HAYWOOD COOPER on December 25, 1855 in Galesburg, Illinios. She was born December 25, 1835 to SAMUEL WILLIAM COOPER and DEBORAH KING; and died September 23, 1863 in Galva, Henry County, Illinois.
- Died August 25, 1864 in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
CHILDREN
- JOHN WILLIAM SPALDING, born February 5, 1857 in Galva, Henry County, Illinois.
- CADA ADA BELLE SPALDING, born December 16, 1859 in Galva, Henry County, Illinois; died March 4, 1946 in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Illinois. Married GEORGE WASHINGTON MITCHELL September 18, 1877 in Myers Valley, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.
- GEORGE LEXINGTON SPALDING, born December 23, 1862 in Galva, Illinois.