Frank (Francis) and
Rebecca Spilman
Complied by Elizabeth Morrow Cooley and is part of the
collection of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Norwood, Ohio and is
reprinted her with the permission of the director, Alma Ryan.
It is intended for the free use of researchers and is not to be sold.
Frank Spilman was born in Virginia and died in 1828 in Alexandria. He married Rebecca Erskine, the widow of an army buddy named Munford in Virginia 1786. When the buddy was dying, he had Frank promise to take care of his wife. Frank and Rebecca came to Campbell County in 1790. It is said that he named this section of Campbell County after his home town of Alexandria, Virginia.
The original Spilman log
cabin was built
on Washington Avenue just north of where the First Baptist Church now stands. He was
closely associated with the history and growth of Campbell County serving as a
justice, a commissioner, sheriff, road surveyor, and leader of the small
community.
Note: It is thought that he is very close kin to James and Thomas Spilman whose
father, Thomas died in 1782 in King George County, Virginia. James, at least
settled in the region of Alexandria, Kentucky by 1800. His wife was Sarah
and he died in Alexandria in 1803. His widow, Sarah was aided in settling her
husband’s property by Frank Spilman, who in 1821 sold her sixty acres of land.
Later in 1825, she sold this land and was known as "of Rush County, Indiana".
It is not clear as to the correct parentage of some of the early Spilman
marriages in Campbell County.
Frank was a shoe and boot maker by trade. When his good friends Benjamin and
Jeannette Beall both died in 1811, he and Rebecca raised their children
Samuel and James. In 1819 Frank had the town of Alexandria laid out into
lots and began selling them to settlers. Later he donated 12 acres of land
on which
to build the first public buildings. On February 22, 1834, Alexandria was
officially made a city by the State Legislature.
Children of Frank Spilman and Rebecca Erskine
1. Margaret Spilman m-Thomas Royston 29 Dec 1830
2. Henry Erskine Spilman b-13 Mar 1792 d-8 Mar 1849 m-Mary Morin 23 Mar
1815 in Alexandria
3. Thomas F Spilman m-Margaret Reiley Sep 1818 in Alexandria
4. James Spilman m-Rachel Martin 29 July 1832 in Hamilton Co Oh;
5. Martha Frances Spilman m-William DeCoursey
8 Apr 1808 in Alexandria
6. Lettice Spilman m Smith Reiley in 1819 in Alexandria
7. Sarah Spilman b-1 Jan 1787 d-6 Mar 1855 m-Conyers White Aug 1804 in
Alexandria
8. Marie Spilman m-Jacob Martin 21 Nov 1825 in Alexandria
Henry Erskine Spilman died in Alexandria in 1849 was married
to Mary Morin,
daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Morin 23 Mar 1815 in Alexandria.
He was a leader of the community and held public office. Mary Morin was
born 5 Sep 1793 and died 5 Mar 1872 in Alexandria.
Both are buried in the old Baptist Church cemetery on Alexandria Pike.
Children of Henry Erskine Spilman and Mary Morin
1. Margaret Spilman b-1 Apr 1816 in Alexandria; d-23 Feb 1867 in Alexandria m-John
Thatcher 22 Oct 1835
2. Daughter (Mary) Spilman b&d 1 Jul 1817
3. Frank Spilman b-6 June 1818 in Alexandria; d-2 Aug 1882 in Alexandria m-Antheann Brooks 8 Aug 1839;
she died in Alexandria 23 Mar 1897
4. Edward K Spilman b-14 Mar 1820 in Alexandria; m-Rosanna Baker in 1840 d/o David
Baker & Nancy Galegar
5. Thomas M Spilman b-10 Apr 1822 in Alexandria; d-28 Dec 1844 in Alexandria
6. Maria Spilman b-17 July 1824 11 in Alexandria; June 1885; Maria Spilman married Dr. John Orr 5 July 1845. He was a
prominent physician
of Campbell County and was born 14 Jan 1806 and died 1 Jan 1877.
Both are buried in Alexandria Cemetery
7. ___ Spilman b-11 Aug 1828
8. Robert Theeton Spilman b-12 June 1830 in Alexandria; d-29 Aug 1861 m-Sue ----; he
was a
physician and was buried in the Old Baptist Cemetery
9. Elizabeth Spilman b-2 Sep 1832 in Alexandria; d-21 Jul 1906 m Stephen J McVean 14
Nov 1861
10. Henry Erskine Spilman Jr. b-14 July 1835 in Alexandria; was a Baptist minister
m-Fanny M Walker 10 Feb 1859
James Spilman was a Baptist minister and for a time was in charge of the Alexandria Baptist Church. He died in Alexandria.
Children of James Spilman and Rachel Martin
1. Frank J Spilman-a physician in Indiana
2. Rebecca Jane Spilman b-5 Feb 1835 in Alexandria; m-Rev H Grizzel; d-29 Apr
1912 in Persimmon Grove; br-1 May in Persimmon Grove Cemetery
3. Sarah M Spilman d-unmarried
4. Shelton O Spilman m-Ann Colvin
5. Lettice A Spilman m-Tarvin Colvin (Lettice is twin of Shelton)
6. William H Spilman
7. James Spilman
8. Thomas Spilman m-Delia Reardon; was a clergyman and lived in
Illinois
9. Mollie Elizabeth Spilman b-24 Jan 1842 in Alexandria; d-unmarried 29 Nov 1912
in Persimmon Grove; was a school teacher
10. Lucy R Spilman
11. Mary E Spilman
Frank Spilman was born and died in Alexandria and was married to Antheann Brooks in 1839. She died in Alexandria 23 Mar 1897.
Children of Frank Spilman and Antheann Brooks
1. James Spilman m-Rose Bloomall
2. Mary Spilman m-Marshall Keiser; had Benjamin and Marshall who m-
---- Holt
3. Maria Spilman m-William W White
4. Robert Spilman d-unmarried
5. Henry Spilman d-unmarried
6. Orvell Spilman m-Jennie Henry; had Lela who m- ---- Wisenall of
Covington, Ada and Brooks
7. Frank Spilman d-unmarried
8. Thomas F Spilman b-17 July 1850 d-23 Jun 1864 buried in the Old Baptist
Cemetery
9. Melcena Spilman b-23 June 1864 d-21 Feb 1869; buried in the Old Baptist
Cemetery
Children of Edward K Spilman and Rosanna Baker
1. Marie Spilman b-15 Jul 1843 d-young in Alexandria
2. Thomas B Spilman b-28 Jun 1846 in Alexandria
3. Nancy Spilman b-14 Feb 1849 d-young in Alexandria
4. Alan Spilman b-22 Feb 1852 d-Mar 1906 unmarried; buried in
Alexandria Cemetery
5. Charles Spilman b-6 Jun 1857 d-Jul 1923 m-Ella Burr who died Sep
1937,
both buried in Alexandria Cemetery; had Rose who lived in
California, William and Margaret
6. Elizabeth Spilman b-1 Aug 1860 m-Ben Parry 20 Feb 1881
Children of Dr. John Orr and Maria Spilman
1. Dr. Thomas Orr b-24 Jul 1846 d-3 Dec 1896 m-1st
Josie Todd widow of ---- Coffin and had Georgie, m-2nd Anna White and had
Mary, John, and Nina
2. Lucy F Orr b-23 Mar 1851 d-15 Jan 1880 m-William W White
3. Edward Orr Dr. b-7 May 1848 d-22 Apr 1878 in Alexandria,
unmarried
4. Emma Orr d-1887 in Alexandria, m-Thomas Pinkney McKibben; had
Mary d-1879,
Elizabeth b-1884 m-___ Garland, Edward Leon, and Maria Louise
Children of Stephen J McVean and Elizabeth Spilman
Stephen was born 4 Sep 1836 and died 10 Feb 1908. Both are buried in Alexandria Cemetery
1. Mary E McVean b-10 Jan 1863
2. Fannie McVean b-22 Feb 1865
3. Janette McVean b-7 Jan 1867 d-4 Apr 1894 m-ET Bowen 22 Oct 1890;
had son AT Bowen
4. Margaret McVean b-30 Jan 1869
5. Alexander McVean b-14 Aug 1870 m-Laura J Youtsey 4 Apr 1899
Children of Henry Erskine Spilman and Fannie M Walker
1. Henry Erskine Spilman Jr. m-Elizabeth Stevens
2. Sue Spilman d-unmarried
3. Carrie Spilman m-Mark Collard
4. Mayme Spilman m-___ Garnett
Children of Shelton C Spilman and Ann Colvin
1. James Spilman m-Alice Shaw lived in California Kentucky
2. Mary Spilman m-Frank Tremper
3. Verner Spilman m-Elva Herbert
Children of Ben Parry and Elizabeth Spilman
1. Bertha Parry m-Alfred Wright; had Albert and Richard Alan
2. Edith Parry m-Verner Hodge
3. Inez Parry m-Darrell Kirby; had Darrel Verner Kirby
Alexander McVean and Laura J Youtsey lived on Persimmon Grove Pike in the lovely old brick home built by George Washington Reiley.
Children of Alexander McVean and Laura J Youtsey
1. Elizabeth J McVean b-4 Feb 1900 m-Roy Hale 13 Oct 1921; had Betty
Jane
b-4 Apr 1923 who m- Harold Smith; had son Donn
2. Addie Y McVean b-26 Jun 1901 m-AL Foote 12 Aug 1926
3. John S McVean b-28 Sep 1902 d-30 Dec 1923
4. Stephen A McVean b-5 Mar 1908 m-Bess White Aug 1929; had Wanda June
5. Jacob T McVean b-16 Sep 1913 m-Maud Louise Jenkins; had Sue Ann and
Janet
6. Louise McVean b-19 Mar 1916