Dudley Jeremiah SPAULDING

1834 - 1900  (65 years)

• Name	Dudley Jeremiah SPAULDING
  Birth	13 Jul 1834	Ballstown, Saratoga County, New York, USA   [1, 2]
  	or Johnstown, NY?
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Businessman
  Residence	Prairie du Chien, WI; Black River Falls, Wisconsin, USA
  Death	12 Jun 1900	Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Notes	SPAULDING, Dudley J. (1834 - ?) No name is so prominently identified with the earliest history of Black River Falls as that of Jacob Spaulding, the father of the subject of this biography...Jacob Spaulding was of the seventh generation in direct descent from Edward Spaulding, he was born in Mass in 1810, and is a son of Jeremiah Spaulding. There were ten children in the family, all of whom except one daughter lived to maturity. Their names are: Isaac C. David, Jeremiah D., Mercy, Lois, Wealthy J., Elmira, Sarah P. and Jacob. The father was a stone mason by trade he emigrated from Mass to NY about 1830 and six years later went to Illinois. Jacob Spaulding learned the trade of a millwright, and early in life was engaged in bridge building. He married Nancy Jane Stickney, a native of NY, and in 1836 accompanied his father's family to Warsaw, Illinois. The father died at Johnstown, NY, while on a visit there to his children. In 1838, when the Indians ceded the lands along the Black River, Jacob Spaulding became a member of the colony that made the first settlement that was permanent at Black River Falls... Mr. Spaulding became the most conspicuous and influential member (while others) returned to their former homes, and others settled elsewhere. Mr. Spaulding finally became sole owner of the fine waterpower on Black River, and of much of the adjacent property. He continued a resident of Black River Falls, until his death, which occurred in January 1876. Dudley J. Spaulding, son of the above, is one of three children, Mary and Angeline being the other two. He was born at Johnstown, New York in 1834... In early life he began the business of lumbering and farming, in both of which he achieved success. In 1860 his father deeded him the mill property and water power, which he has since owned... Of his ability as a designer and builder, Black River Falls bears many evidences... Mr. Spaulding was united in marriage at Platteville, Wisc, to Miss Margaret J. Campbell, a daughter of Alexander Campbell. Five children have been born of this union: Julia E. Wife of C.D. Osborn, of Chicago, John D., Mary C., Jennie May and Sadie K. The parents are both faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Spaulding in his political opinions sympathizes with the Republican Party. Biographical History of Clark and Jackson Counties 1891 SPAULDING, Margaret J. nee Campbell (*20 Dec. 1837 - 20 June 1922)*Birth date done on date calculator. Mrs. Dudley J. Spaulding of Black River Falls died at her home in that city June 20, aged 84 years and 6 months. She was born in Toronto, Canada, and came to the Falls in 1856 to visit her sister, Mrs. Wm. T. Price, and that next year married Dudley J. Spaulding, who became one of the larges operators in lumbering on Black River, and was well known throughout this community. Deceased was for many years a member of the M. E. Church and an active worker therein. She leaves one son and four daughters. Neillsville Press Note: No obit or other info as to when and where Dudley J. Spaulding died. November 1875: D. J. Spaulding, of Black River Falls, is one of the largest property-holders in Clark Co. He has emphatically denied, in a written reply to W. C. Allen, of recent date, having supported a division of Clark Co. Spaulding states that it is his wish that the county would retain its present boundaries and that he is working to keep them so. He does not think that the formation of a new county out of the territory embraced in the old Colby Co bill would be a positive move. The Colby Co bill was killed by the State Legislature last winter. There would be an increase of expenses in running another county government where it is not needed. Clark County Press January 1876: Last Tuesday, one of the lead-horses of a four-horse hitch, belonging to D. J. Spaulding, of Black River Falls, became restless while crossing the Black River Bridge in the Town of Levis. The horse broke away and plunged off the bridge about in the middle of the structure, falling to the ice below, a distance of about 18 feet. The strangest part of the matter is that the horse was not injured in the least. After surveying the situation for a moment, the horse started for the shore, going down the river some distance, apparently looking for a place where the river bank was not so steep. Finding such a bank, he made his ascent, trotted back on the bridge and took his place in the team beside his mate s if nothing had happened. Clark County Press 1880 sec 14, 24 no residences D. J. S. (Spaulding) October 18, 1883: On last Monday a drove of one hundred and eleven head of cattle belonging D. J. Spaulding of Black River Falls, was driven through the city enroute to his farm in the vicinity of Greenwood. The Clark Republican and Press November 1890: Twenty thousand acres of timbered land have just been purchased by a syndicate that includes H. H. Camp and Frank G. Bigelow, of Milwaukee; D. J. Spaulding and Hugh H. Price, of Black River Falls, and C. C. Dunn of Minneapolis. (Stockholders of the Midland Lumber and Manufacturing Company) The sum of $300,000 was paid for the land, which is located in Clark Co, Wis.The company will have its headquarters at Black River Falls. The purchased land has some pine on it, but the timber is mostly hardwood. Oak, basswood and maple are the principal varieties. The members of the company are firm believers in the future of hardwood timber and they believe they have valuable property. The former land owner was D. J. Spaulding, who decided to retain an interest instead of selling it outright.... February 1893: D. J. Spaulding has sold his Clark County lands and mills to John S. Owens of Eau Claire. A large crew of men will arrive there, in a few days, to begin logging. Clark County Press [3]
  Person ID	I1623	Ellingboe
  Last Modified	17 May 2012

  
  

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• Headstones » Slide Show		Gravestone of Dudley Jeremiah Jones (1834-1900)
  		Inscription on Spaulding - Price Memorial -- Dudley, Margaret, John and Dudley Spaulding
  		Spaulding - Price memorial

  
  

• Sources

  [S131] Gravestone. [S76] Spalding, Charles Warren, Spalding Memorial, (American Publishers' Association, 1897), p. 625 (Reliability: 3). [S435] Biographical History of Clark and Jackson Counties, (1891).