John William Spalding
- Born February 28, 1802 in Killingly, Connecticut.
- Parents were JOHN SPALDING and ELIZABETH DABNEY.
- Married MELISSA DORMONT LEE on August 11, 1833 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.
- Died in 1872 in Galesburg, Illinois.
CHILDREN
- WILLIAM LEE SPALDING, born July 7, 1834 in Killingly, Connecticut; died August 25, 1864 in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. Married MARTHA HAYWOOD COOPER December 25, 1855 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois.
- JOHN ASA SPALDING, born June 10, 1836 in New York; died July 2, 1891 in Galesburg, Illinois.
- CHARLES WHITE SPALDING, born August 10, 1839, probably in Stonington, Connecticut; died September 13, 1846.
- HELEN ISABELLE SPALDING, born April 30, 1842, probably in Stonington, Connecticut; died August 29, 1846.
- FLORENCE AMANDA SPALDING, born February 5, 1844, probably in Stonington, Connecticut; died November 8, 1862.
- EDWARD MARTIN SPALDING, born April 3, 1846, probably in Stonington, Connecticut; died in 1883 in Horton, Brown County, Kansas.
- HELEN MELISSA SPALDING, born October 1, 1848, probalby in Stonington, Connecticut.
- ISABELLE HULDAH SPALDING, born February 2, 1851, probably in Stonington, Connecticut.
- IDA MAY SPALDING, born January 10, 1853, probably in Stonington, Connecticut; died in August, 1872.
- FRANCES LILIAN SPALDING, born November 13, 1856, probably in Stonington, Connecticut; died in June, 1884.
- CHARLES WESTON SPALDING, born April 7, 1859, probably in Stonington, Connecticut; died July 9, 1860.