Newton Co., IN Bio Newton County, Iroquois Township. From A History of Warren, Benton, Jasper & Newton Counties, 1883. GEORGE SPAULDING, farmer, is a native of Waukegan, Illinois, and is the eldest of six children of Chester and Roxanna (Tuttle) Spaulding, natives of New York. They were pioneers of Illinois; the former died at Waukegan, the latter at the home of her son George. Our subject passed his boyhood days in Chicago, in the pursuit of the trade of carpentering, and after two years spent in Chebanse, he enlisted August 15, 1862, in the Thirteenth Illinois Volunteers, and was at the siege of Vicksburg and the battles of Champion Hills, and Arkansas Post; he was also engaged in many skirmishes, and was discharged after three years' service. He then purchased a house and a lot in Chebanse, which he sold and bought 120 acres of his present farm, which he occupied in 1874. The place contains many improvements-- such as groves of white ash and maple trees, and 400 rods of hedge. In November, 1879, he married Miss Helen, daughter of Andrew Johnson, of Joliet, Illinois, and from this union has sprung one child-- William. Mr. Spaulding is a thoroughgoing farmer and a respected citizen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted By Gerald Born Email - Wizzofozl0@aol.com