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Note N4092
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"Francis Frank Spalding, 80, of Fredericksburg, and formerly of Piney River, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016 in Fredericksburg. Born in Washington, D.C., February 25, 1936, Mr. Spalding was the son of the late, Francis Joseph and Helen Meek Spalding. He was retired as an Intelligence Research Analyst with the U.S. Government and was a United Stated Marine Corps veteran having served in Korea. He was also a member of the Marine Corps League, Detachment #759, Military Order of Devil Dogs, Pack # 347 and Piney River Moose Lodge # 2032. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Evelyn Leebrick Spalding of Fredericksburg; daughter, Rebecca Glenn Wagoner of Waldorf, Md.; granddaughter, Monica Dawn Tompkins and husband, Gary of Colonial Beach; great-grandson, Gary Lee Tompkins, Jr.; great-granddaughter, Isabella Grace Tompkins; and brother, Andrew Allen Spalding of Columbia City, Md. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Carol Ann Spalding, and Barbara J. Knoch; and one brother, David Richard Spalding. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, April 1, 2016 at Driskill Funeral Chapel, Amherst. Interment will follow in Amherst Cemetery with Military Honors by American Legion Post # 16. The family will receive friends from 12 until 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Piney River Moose Lodge # 2032, P.O. Box 38, Piney River, VA 22964 or The Marine Corps League, Dept. Paymaster, Russell Wyatt, P.O. Box 72652, Richmond, VA 23235-8017. Driskill Funeral Chapel, Amherst is in charge of arrangements. www.DriskillFuneral.com"--Find-a-grave
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Note N4093
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Birth date given as 18 Oct 1828 in Find-a-grave
"DETWEILER--On the 16th, at 12:30 a.m. John Shelly Detweiler, aged 48 years. The relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend his funeral on Monday, the 19th inst., at one o'clock p.m. from his late residence, 502 N. Front Street."--16 Aug 1878, Harrisburg (PA) Daily Independent
"Death of Maj. John S. Detweiler. The many friends of Maj. John S. Detweiler will be pained to hear of that gentleman's death, which took place at his residence, on Front street above State, about 12 o'clock last night, after a protracted and painful illness. Maj. Detweiler originally learned the printing business,but soon relinquished that for the profession of law, which he practiced in this city for a number of years. During the late war he served with distinction as major of one of the Pennsylvania cavalry regiments in the Southwest. He was a gentleman of warm personal attachments and was highly esteemed by all who knew him."--16 Aug 1878, Harrisburg (PA) Daily Independent
"John Shelly Detweiler. Major J.S. Detweiler died at his residence, Front street above State, this morning at one o'clock, after a long and painful illness.John Shelly Detweiler was born in Londonderry township, Dauphin county, on a farm occupied by his father, David Detweiler, near what is now known as the Buck Lock, Pennsylvania canal, on the 18th of October 1829. His mother, Susan Detweiler, was a daughter of William Shelly, of Shelly's Island. When ten years old he attended the school in the neighborhood of his birthplace and continued there until he was 16 years old, when he came to Harrisburg and entered the printing office of Mr. Theophilus Fenn, where he remained but a short time, and then went to Lancaster, entering the office of the Lancaster Examiner and Herald, then published by the late Edward E. Darlington, a famous Whig, who represented Lancaster and York counties in the State Senate.
Leaving the Examiner office, Mr. Detweiler entered Franklin and Marshall College, at which institution he pursued a course of regular studies and graduated with high honor, after which he began the study of law with Gen. Geo. B. Ford, of Lancaster city, and was admitted to the bar of that county in 1850. He remained in Lancaster only a few months after his admission, and came to Harrisburg in the winter of that year, entering at once in the practice of the law here, in which profession he continued until the breaking out of the civil war.
At the organization of the Ninth Cavalry, Mr. Detweiler took an active part in securing the necessary companies to make up the regiment, and as captain of company E, was very prominent in securing a completed organization. He was commissioned Captain October 17, 1861. On the 20th of November, 1861, the regiment proceeded by rail and river to Louisville, Kentucky, where it reported to General Buell and became a portion of the famous army of the Cumberland, and was placed in camp at Jeffersonville, Indiana, immediately opposite to Louisville. During the campaigns of the army of the Cumberland in Kentucky and Tennessee, Captain Detweiler bore himself like a good soldier, participating in every duty to which his company and regiment were called, winning the confidence of the men under his command and the respect of his superior officers. While on duty in Tennessee he was appointed on the staff of Gen. DuMont. On the 19th of March 1863, Capt. Detweiler was appointed Major of the regiment, and on the 2d of April of the same year, he resigned his commission and returned to Harrisburg, when he was appointed United States recruiting officer at this point, which post he held until the close of the war.
In 1864, Mr. Detweiler was appointed Deputy United States Assessor of Internal Revenue, which office he held until it was abolished, under Charles J. Bruner, in 1871.
In 1872, he was appointed by Judge Cadwaladeg, Register in Bankruptcy, which office he held at the time of his death.
In 1874, Mr. D. was nominated and elected by the Republicans, County Solicitor for the term of three years.
He stood seventh on the list of practicing attorneys of the Harrisburg bar. As a lawyer, he was able and courteous, a cool and thoroughly prepared pleader, and to a large extent popular with his colleagues. He had many warm friends at the bar and among the people, and was personally popular among those who knew him. He was a man of generous impulses and courteous bearing, with a well stored mind, as well with the lore of his profession as the riches of literature; and it may be said that the bar has lost one of its ablest members by his death.:--16 Aug 1878, Harrisburg (PA) Telegraph