Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed., 1887, Kenton Co. JAMES SPILMAN, cashier of the German National Bank of Covington, Ky., was born in Culpeper County, Va., March 7, 1830, and is a son of George and Elizabeth (Norris) Spilman, natives of Fauquier County, Va. George Spilman emigrated from Virginia to Kenton County, Ky., in 1842. He was a general farmer, and at one time served as county assessor. He died in 1864, at the age of seventy-four. James Spilman settled in Covington in 1847, where he became a clerk until 1854, when he established a grocery and commission business under the firm name of James Spilman & Co., doing a large business. He was city treasurer from 1857 to 1859. In July, 1871, he organized the German National Bank, with H. Fettman as president and himself as cashier, in which capacity he has acted since its organization. The bank has a capital of $250,000; its present surplus is $74,508.07, and the average deposits amounts to $350,000, with United States depository. In March, 1854, Mr. Spilman married Miss Arabella Chowning, of Harrison County, Ky., who bore him five children. Mr. Spilman is one of the directors and the present secretary of the city water works, and owns 100 acres of land near Covington. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and one of the most prominent and successful citizens of Covington. Spilman Norris Chowning Fettman = Harrison-KY Culpeper-VA Fauquier-VA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/kenton/spilman.j.txt