Samuel, oldest son of John and Miriam SPINKS, was born April 5, 1859, near Koleen, Indiana, and died at his home at Tulip, September 22, 1921, aged sixty-two years, five months and seventeen days. When about twenty years of age he was united in marriage with Jane MCDONALD. To this union were born three children; Bertha, the oldest, dying in infancy. The wife also died leaving him with two small boys—Everett and Elmer. For the second time he entered the marriage relation with Mary Jane HORN on February 19, 1888. To this union were born nine children, seven of whom are living. One was still-born, and Charles, the fourth child, died at the age of ten years. He is survived by his wife and nine children, one half-sister, Mrs. Mollie LEWIS, Bloomfield, and other more distant relatives, and a host of friends and neighbors, who with the family, mourn his untimely departure. The surviving children are: Everett SPINKS, Robison; Elmer, Springville; Mrs. Elsie MORRIS, Bloomfield; Estol, Iowa; Louie, a teacher in the Linton schools; John, Bloomfield; Merle, Ned and Nina, at home. He grew to manhood at the place where he was born, and lived quite a number of years in the vicinity of Owensburg, then moved to Clifty and settled on what is known as the DUKE farm, living there twenty-two years. He then moved to Tulip on December 26, 1920, where he remained until his death. At these different places he leaves many friends who testify to his worth as a citizen and neighbor. He was an honest, conscientious man in all his dealings; he was just and fair; he was congenial and friendly in disposition; clever and hospitable in his home; his creed was dong good. He was very unassuming, but He who knew his thoughts and intent of the heart, and is not willing that one sparrow shall fall, will surely take account of His children, and every good deed and noble aspiration will receive a just recompense. He never saw his father who gave his life for his country a short time after his birth. He was raised by his widowed mother during the trying years that followed the Civil War. He lived in the time of the little, old log school house when the country could only afford a few weeks or months of school in the year at best, so his education was limited. But that he had an inherent regard for such was manifested in the provisions he made for the education of his children, and truly he has contributed much good to the world in the lives of these children, some of whom have attained a high degree of efficiency. He was a loving husband and father, a kind neighbor and friend, and will be greatly missed by all, but mostly by those who knew him best, therefore, loved him best. The entire community is in sympathy with those whose hearts are aching and who today mourn the going away of one so dear.

INDEX TO MARRIAGE RECORDS IN GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, 1939, WPA, Index Page 289: MCDONALD, Mary J. to Samuel SPINKS, Book L, Page 81, date not listed; Index Page 110: HORN, Mary J. to Samuel SPINKS, wed 19 Feb 1889, Book M, Page 496.