Born: 04 Oct 1824 Georgetown, Scott Co., KY

Married 1st: 11 Feb 1846  Johnson  Co., IN       Spouse 1st: Sarah V. Brewer

Married 2nd: 14 Sep 1871

      Spouse 2nd: Emily F. Wishard       

Died: 07 May 1893 Greenwood, Johnson Co., IN	Obituary found by Ralph Bruner [email protected] Franklin Democrat  May 12, 1893		"Simeon B Spillman was born in Georgetown, Ky., Oct. 4, 1824. Died Sunday morning at 8 o'clock, May 7, 1893, aged 68 years, 7 months and 3 days. He moved from Kentucky to Marion county, Ind., in 1838, then fourteen years old. Soon afterward he moved from there to Johnson county, Ind., near Greenwood, where he has since resided continuously with the exception of five years in Davies county, Mo. February 9, 1846, he was married to Sarah V. Brewer, who died Nov. 8, 1870. To this union were born seven children, three sons and four daughters, five of whom are still living. September 12, 1871, he was married to Emily F. Wishard, who still survives him. To this union was born one son, Robert G., still living. Mr. Spillman's remains were put in the cemetery vault awaiting burial. He was one of the charter members of I. O. O. F. Lodge of Greenwood; was a farmer, a staunch Democrat, a good neighbor and will be sadly missed by our people. D."
Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Johnson Co., IN

FATHER

William Spillman

MOTHER

Sarah Deering

WIFE

Sarah V. Brewer

CHILDREN with Sarah Brewer

1. David E. Spillman b. 1847

2. Granville Clifford Spillman b. 10 Mar 1850

3. Margaret Spillman b. 1852

4. William Garrett Spillman b. 1854

5. Sarah Jane Spillman b. 12 Sep 1856 Daviess Co., MO

6. Martha B. Spillman b. 1858

8. Silvia Spillman b. 1863

 CHILDREN with Emily Wishard

 1. Robert Glenn Spillman b. 1872

Simeon B Spillman
by Susan Brooke
Dec 2020

 According to his obituary, Simeon came to Indiana around 1838 when he was about 14. His parents had been in and out of the courts of Scott Co., KY.  His father was declared a pauper in March of 1831.  His mother took his father to court in Dec of 1832 trying to get him declared not the legal guardian for his children.  The case was dismissed in Jan of 1832.  In June of 1833 his younger brother was born.  His mother seems to have remarried in Feb 1838 just about the time when Simeon moved to Indiana.  The Scott Co., courthouse burned down around 1835 so there are no records of exactly what happened.  And there is no record of where any of them were in 1840, but Simeon married in Indiana in 1846 and his sister Martha married in Indiana in 1845. 

All three siblings must have gone to Missouri around 1855.  Simeon is buying land in Daviess Co., MO in 1855.  His brother Robert H. Spillman is listed in a court suit in Daviess Co., MO in 1858.  His sister Martha's third child was born in Indiana in 1854 but the next child was born in Missouri. 

In 1860, however, Simeon returned to Indiana and is listed in the 1860 census for Johnson County, IN,  with a worth of $1000 of real estate and $600 personal worth and Sarah's father, Garrett Brewer age 77, is living with the family. In the 1870 census for Johnson County, Simeon is a farmer who has over $2000 in real estate and $1155 in personal wealth.

Martha Yarbrough and Robert H. Spillman remained in Missouri.  They are living next to each other in the 1860 census for Clay Co., MO

Mary, the daughter of Simeon and Sarah, married Susan Power's older brother, Isaac Powers.   Sarah married a Murray and Silvia a Murray. Sarah Brewer died November 1870 and but Simeon married a second time to Emily F. Wishard on Sept 14, 1871. They had one child: Robert G. born 1872.

Simeon died at age 68 of Cerebral Hemorrhage on May 7, 1893. The death certificate was signed by J. M. Wishard. Parents of Simeon are listed as father, William Spillman born in Maryland and mother, Sarah Deering born in Kentucky.

Simeon appears to have named many of his children after family members.  His brother-in-law was David E. Yarbrough.  He had an uncle Grandison Deering.  His father was named William Spillman  His mother was named Sarah Deering.  His sister was named Martha.  And his brother was named Robert.

Daviess Co. MO Deed Book # 214 -215

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