CYRUS SPINK

SPINK, Cyrus, a Representative from Ohio; born in New Ashford, Berkshire County, Mass., 24 Mar 1791; moved to Stark County, Ohio, in 1815; taught school for several years in Kendall, Stark County, Ohio; appointed deputy surveyor of Wayne County in October 1815 and served until December 1816; county surveyor from 1816 to 1821, serving also for a time as district surveyor; county auditor in 1820 and 1821; member of the State house of representatives in 1821 and 1822; employed in the register’s office at Wooster 1822-1824; appointed register by President Monroe in 1824; reappointed by President Adams in 1828 and served until 1832; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Wooster; member of the State board of equalization in 1846; delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1852; appointed by Governor Chase one of the directors of the Ohio Penitentiary in 1856; elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1859, until his death in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, on May 21, 1859; interment in Wooster Cemetery.
Parents:
Shibna Spink1757–1846
Deborah (Delight) Clothier1766–1827
Spouse
Nancy Campbell Beall
Marriage: 8 Feb 1819
Children
Solon Spink1820–1821
Rebecca Beall Spink1822–1890
Julian Spink1823–1881
Martha (Marie) D Spink1827–1848
Sophronia Jane Spink1831–1848
Amanda Spink1834–1844
Regina Beall Spink1834–1881
Nancy Ann Beall Spink1841–1862

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
Congressional Biographies
Submitted by Deborah Crowell