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Andrew Thomas Spaulding and Susan Shockley Spaulding. b May 21, 1834, in Milford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. m Susan Shockley April 5, 1865 in Milan Indiana. d. Nov 23, 1906 in San Francisco, CA

Susan Shockley Spaulding b Jan 15, 1840.

  • Henry S Spaulding - 1870 (?)
  • George Henry b April 16 1866 d Sept 22 1876
  • Oriana b Feb 25 1873 d Sept 2 1876
  • Elaine b Nov 17 1874 d Sept 28 1876
  • Child d in infancy

  • Andrew Taylor b Sept 29 1878 d Nov 21 1885

  • Familysearch link to Andrew Spaulding
  • Ancestry link to Andrew Spaulding - Log in using SFPL
  • The Spalding Memorial on Google Books. Note that this is a different spelling :thinking: Born 21 May 1834, Milford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

He gave his mother a portrait hair locket in 1861, presumably on leaving home.

https://sterlingflatwarefashions.com/Res/Indiv/S/SpauldingAndrew.html Married Susan Shockley in Milan Indiana 05 April 1865 - possible wagon train jump off point? Son George was born in 1866 in some unspecified part of CA, might have been on the trail. Lived in SF Ward 10 in 1870 - downtown basically.

Andrew was a watchmaker and jeweler and silversmith who came to SF in 1867, working at a number of different jewelry stores and investing in real estate. Bought Matear House.

a watchmaker and jeweler working in San Francisco, CA c. 1867-1880. (It appears he retired, moved, or went bust after that.) Directory listings:

  • 1867 San Francisco Dir.: listed under Jewelers, 23 Second, San Francisco, CA
  • 1868 San Francisco Dir.: listed under Jewelers, 23 1/2 Second, San Francisco,CA
  • 1869 San Francisco Dir.: listed under Watchmakers, 122 Fourth, San Francisco, CA

It looks like they took a trip to Fèves, Moselle, France (? unclear is this is a misinterpretation of a cause of death of “fever”), in September 1876, and between Sept 2 and Sept 22 three of their children died of yellow fever. A less-than-one-year death is also recorded that year, without a date attached but also of yellow fever. All of this appears on Ancestry.com, without any sources cited. Now we go dig.

Sacramento Daily Union 4 Sept 1876

San Francisco, September 2 - Oriana Spaulding. 3 years and 6 months

The Daily Alta California for 29 September 1876:

In this city, September 28th, of diptheria, Elaine, beloved and only daughter of Andrew and Susan Spaulding, aged 1 year, 10 months and 11 days. (Only daughter? Only daughter remaining?)

In Sept 1878 they’re back in CA and another son is born. He only lives to 1885.

1880 San Francisco Dir.: listed under Watchmakers & Jewelers, 122 Fourth, San Francisco, CA

Daily Alta California, 20 May 1883:

SPAULDING — At her residence in Milford, NH April 8, 1883, Mrs. Anna Spaulding, beloved mother of John and Andrew Spaulding of San Francisco, a native of Pepperell Mass, aged 91 years, 8months, and 19 days.

Daily Alta California for 21 Nov 1885, Andrew Taylor Spaulding Jr passes away, “beloved and only child” aged 7 years 1 mo and 22 days.

In 1886, Andrew Spaulding buys the parcel on Block 114 from Elizabeth Meeteer.

On October 18th, 1892 Great Register of California lists him as 5’7¼”, with a fair complexion, blonde hair and green eyes. He’s listed as a watchmaker, from New Hampshire, and as living at 405 Castro… up on the corner?

His older brother John (b March 2, 1827) joins them in SF at some point. John is some sort of inventor.

John Spaulding, San Francisco, steam boiler and eediment collector combined ;

On Andrew’s 59th bday, John gives him a book. John passes away June 22, 1895 in SF.

San Francisco Chronicle - November 9, 1897 Builder’s Contracts Andrew Spaulding with William Helbing to erect a two-story bulding on lot on W line of Castro St 198?0 N of 18th st N 24?6x125 for $3870, bond $970.

By 1901 he’s listed alternately as a jeweler and watchmaker but with no business premises. Might have joined his employee at George F Smith & Co.

Andrew Spaulding passed away in Nov 23, 1906 at the age of 72.

San Francisco Chronicle - November 25, 1906 Golden Gate Encampment No. 1, I.O.O.F. - Members will assemble at 629 [sic] Castro St Sunday Nov 25th at 2 o’clock to attend the funeral of BROTHER A. SPAULDING. A.E. LARSEN C.P.

His widow Susan Shockley Spaulding moved across the street to 458 Castro, where she lived until her death on Nov 27, 1915. Before her passing, Susan rented out the house and grounds.

apparently real estate investments? Parking lot behind what is now castro theater was called “Spalding [sic] court”.

At his death, Spaulding’s Nov 26 1906 obituary in a paper in Petaluma lists him and Susan as the parents of H. S. Spaulding who recently married Susie Hocking “of this City”.

Indeed, backtracking we find Henry Stewart Spaulding, who does not appear in “The Spaulding Memorial” at all, and his wife Susie, living just up the road at 771 Castro Street in the 1950 census. (Another Spaulding appears nearby - so unclear if these folks are actually related to Andrew?)

Henry is listed as the proprietor of a real estate company. Presumably he stayed there until his death in 1963, because their daughter Marion Jane lived in the same building (a duplex) at 773 Castro at the time of his death. She lived only a few years later, passing away in 1969 and thus ending this branch of the Spaulding line.

Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 29, Number 4424, 26 May 1865

Passengers from the East. — The following persons in addition to those recently published in the Ukios came passengers by the Moses Taylor, which recently arrived from Panama: W. F. HowUn, Miss X. E. Tripp, Mrs. C. C. Smart and infant, aad one child ; W. H. Andrews, Mrs Maria J. Spaulding and infant, Elizabeth Rea, E. T. Rees, W. V. Brown, W. Walden and wife. Ellen Boyle, Mrs. It. Welch, two children and infant : George lieattie and wife, J. Peaker and wife, J. P. Emerston and wife, A. W. Worm, W. B. Duncroe, John Torrey, Andrew Spaulding and wife,

Daily Alta California, Volume 20, Number 6762, 20 September 1868

Wins a prize for his watchmaker’s lathe at the Mechanic’s Industrial Fair

In addition to the list already published in the Alta the following further awards have been made public by the Board of Managers of the Mechanics’ Institute. […] Andrew Spaulding, for watchmaker’s lathe, diploma.

Daily Alta California, Volume 25, Number 8381, 9 March 1873

BORN. In this city, February 25th, to the wife of Andrew Spaulding, a daughter.

Ventura Signal, Volume VI, Number 1, 22 April 1876

It looks like the Spaulding family got into inventing… fruit drying machines?

Parties wishing to see the Fruit dried by this Machine can obtain samples of the proprietors, also of Strong & Williamson, 418 Clay street,San Francisco, or W. R. Strong & Co., Sacramento. Address SPAULDING & BRO., EAST PORTLAND, OREGON. ANDREW SPAULDING, 122 FOURTH ST., SAN FRANCISCO. Agents Wanted throughout the United States.

Pacific Appeal, Volume XV, Number 31, 23 March 1878 Ad for Andrew’s watchmaking and repair - 22 Fourth st

Daily Alta California, Volume 35, Number 12079, 20 May 1883 Andrew’s mother passes away

These might be a different guy - in Fresno

Expositor, Volume IV, Number 108, 4 February 1884

Real estate transaction Feb 2 1884 - Fresno??

A A Dietrick to Andrew Spaulding, E 1/2 of Sec 29, T14 S, R17, E, $5.

Expositor, Volume IV, Number 131, 1 March 1884

Andrew Spaulding to Jno Calhoun SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Sec 31. T 14 S, R [illegible] E, $100

… this goes on to 1886

Daily Alta California, Volume 42, Number 14218, 9 August 1888

Mortgages Andrew Spaulding to [Hibernia Savings and Loan Society], 2 years, 6 per cent. lot on E line of Castro, 125 S of Serente«ntb. st, S 55, E 148, N 80, W 68, S 25, W 80, to beginning. $2000.

Daily Alta California, Volume 82, Number 33, 2 February 1890

Andrew Spaulding to Hibernia Savings and Loan Society, 2 years, 6 per cent, S California, 97.6 W Mason, W 20x60, $2000.

Daily Alta California, Volume 84, Number 44, 13 February 1891

Andrew Spaulding has filed a protest with the Board ot Supervisors against an order of Superintendent of Streets Gilleran, compelling the removal of a plank walk just built in front of So. 1011 California street. He says the walk was bnilt before the older against such construction was made.

Daily Alta California, Volume 84, Number 92, 2 April 1891

Mortgages. Fernando Nelson to Andrew Spaulding, 1 year, 7 per cent, N Twenty-fifth, 215 W ii’oe, W 25x1 14, $550.

Huh.

Times Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Number 25, 21 September 1895

Epitome of Records - As abstracted by W. J. McGarvey, Deputy County Recorder July 3, 95 — Cypress Lawn Impt Co to Andrew Spaulding, lot 51 Sec “E” Cypress Lawn Cemetery 200 [presumably dollars]

Expositor, Volume XXVIII, Number 17, 22 October 1895 Maybe it is the same guy? Out in Fresno they’re reporting he’s involved the Theodore Durant murder case] where a body was found at Emmanuel Church.

The first step was to refute the statement of Durrant that the trustees of Emmanuel Church asked him to repair the gas fixtures at the church last April. P. D. Cole, C. G. Noble, Joseph Davis, Andrew Spaulding and A. D. Vogel, trustees of the church, when called to the stand, testified that they did not ask Durrant to make repairs.

Okay this was apparently a sensational story, it’s reported all up and down California. Only one is more than just a reprinting (presumably because the reporter was in the courthouse): San Francisco Call, Volume 78, Number 145, 23 October 1895

Andrew Spaulding, a trustee of the church, testified that he had nothing to do with the lighting apparatus, and had not requested Durrant to repair it.

Sausalito News, Volume 12, Number 18, 6 June 1896

State and County Tax Sale Spaulding, Andrew, assessment number 2036, road district number two, Eastland school district, the mortgage interest in lots in Mill Valley, known as lots one and two, block two, 2A, valued at $700, improvements $1300, asssessed to John C. Spencer, created by a mortgage executed by John C. Spencer to Andrew Spaulding and recorded in liber ten of mortgages on page 187, for the sum of $2000, valued at $2000; total value of all property after deduction by State Board of Equalization $1800; total tax due thereon $27, due on first installment $13.50, due on second installment $13.50; add to first installment 20 per cent, add to second installment 5 per cent; total tax due thereon with penalties and costs …………………….. $30 87

San Francisco Call, Volume 80, Number 168, 15 November 1896

They attended a surprise party party

SURPRISE PARTY. Musicale and Reception in Honor of Mrs. R. W. Moore. A MOST successfully planned surprise party was that given to Mrs. R. \V. Moore at her residence on Valencia street, corner of Twentieth, lust Monday evening. Quite an ambitious programme waa rendered, consisting of instrumental selections by Miss Lotta Underbill ; vocal solos by Miss Grace Corwin. Mrs. W. Z King and H. Jones and a recitation by Miss Boardman. Remarks befitting the occasion were made by Dr. J. George GiDson, Rev. A. • M. Russell and A. B. Cheney, after which an elegant supper was served.

San Francisco Call, Volume 82, Number 46, 16 July 1897

Listed as a creditor of an insolvent watchmaker

Failure of a Jeweler. OAKLAND, Cal., July 15. — Charles Conger, a ‘jeweler and watchmaker, has filed a petition of insolvency. He owes $6156 and his assets are realty valued at $2500. mortgaged for $1450, personal property $368, all exepty from attachment.” His prinipal creditors are: E. H. Lester, of San francisco $2261. Agard & Co. $55, R. H. Parkinson $600, William M. Cannon of San Francisco $1000. Andrew Spaulding of San Francisco $500, Loan Association $1450.

Marin Journal, Volume 41, Number 9, 16 May 1901 More real estate transactions.

Marin County Tocsin, Volume 23, Number 7, 8 June 1901 Still more.

San Diego Union and Daily Bee, 2 December 1906

12-8-‘06 — Andrew Spaulding to Susan Spaulding, lot I blk 135. as laid down and No. on map of Horton’s addition made by Jas Pascoe, said lot I being bounded on the east by Tenth street, according to aforesaid map, being the same lot described in that certain deed from J. W. Gate to Andrew Spaulding, dated 11-6-69. and recorded 12-4-‘69. Deeds, page 401, also lots 5, 6, blk 28, Ocean Beach Tract; consideration, love and affection.

Fresno Evening Herald, Volume XLVI, Number 152, 25 June 1912

Mrs. W. C. Guard presided over a congenial gathering of old friends today at her L street home, complimenting Mrs. Andrew Spaulding of San Francisco who is the house guest of Mrs. W. E. Toms. The afternoon was passed informally over their workbags and at its conclusion ices were served. Mrs. Spaulding is a delegate to the Christian Endeavor convention and arrived several days ago in order to visit friends befors the sessions of the convention begin.

San Francisco Call, Volume 111, Number 4, 4 December 1911

SPAULDING MEMORIAL WINDOW IS UNVEILED - Widow of Prominent Baptist Is the Donor At the First Baptist church, Octavia and Market streets, yesterday morning, the first of the elaborate series of memorial windows for the auditorium was unveiled. The window, is one of a series of 11 to be made by Alexander Booker of Bruges, Belgium, depicting notable scenes in the life-of Christ. The window unveiled yesterday was the gift of Mrs. Susan Spaulding of 458 Castro street, a member of the church, and is given in memory of her late husband Andrew Spaulding, who was for 40 years identified with the Baptist cause in San Francisco.