tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58090204195651431482024-03-13T09:49:19.820-07:00Spooner History edited by Joyce Coryjoyce coryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02002817897829768430noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809020419565143148.post-27299304722952775472010-04-30T15:53:00.000-07:002016-08-03T20:36:17.167-07:00Alden Bradford Spooner I<span style="color: black; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: small;">Circa 1867</span></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black;"> - </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">The history of the Spooner family began when the Reverend Alden Bradford Spooner I settled his family on 150 acres of government land, 3.5 miles up Torro Creek, north of the small coastal town of Morro in San Luis Obispo County, California - </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">moved his family into a tent; within a month their house was ready for occupation.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">The Spooner family consisted of the A. B. Spooner I, his wife, Roxana Gilmore, and four children, A.B II, Nettie, David, and Edith. </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Reverend Alden Bradford Spooner I</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">1824</span> - June 6th - Alden Bradford Spooner was born in Sangerville, Piscataquis County, Maine. He died on February 5th1877 at the age of 53. At age 16 he joined the U.S. Navy; sailed around the world on the U. S. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;">Constellation.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">1848</span> - July 11th - Alden Spooner married Roxana Gillmore in Loraine, Ohio.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><br /><br /><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Circa 1860 - Armed with ordination papers Spooner took his family, by way of the Isthmus of Panama, to San Francisco. From there he preached his way through Crescent City, Portland Oregon, Rohnerville in Humboldt Co., and Chico. His final destination was San Luis Obispo County.<br /><br />Circa 1867 - Arrived in San Luis Obispo County.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">1867 - 1868</span> - Preached regular sermons in San Luis Obispo. August 1868, ordained as a deacon in the San Luis Obispo Methodist Episcopal Church.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></span>1870 - Rented the Torro Creek property to eldest son, Alden II. Moved into the town of Morro; became the town constable. "From then on he became the local preacher not only of Morro but any place that needed him. He farmed and he piloted boats in and out of Morro Bay." <span style="font-style: italic;">(Coast Beacon, 3/12/59)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">1873 - 1874 - built a boat for his family and 3 more for friends. <br /><br />In a diary entry he described the town of Morro, "Morro City....is a small town yet of only about 15 houses. One store kept by Mr. Stuart; One corner kept by a widow woman; One Boarding house kept by myself; Two Saloons - is not that awful - May the good Lord have mercy on us."</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span id="hwytop"></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;">1877</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";"> - February 5th - The last entry in his diary read, "Feb 5th dawned dark and squally." Rev. Spooner went out in his small boat to pilot into the harbor the steam ship, "Mary Taylor." His body was never found. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">Spooner owned 3 shares in the" Mary Taylor." At age 18 his daughter, Edith E. (Elizabeth) married Scottish sea Captain John Ross of the "Mary Taylor."</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;">1877</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";"> - March 3rd - Spooner's estate - From the Probate Court of the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California. "The total value of the A.B. Spooner I estate, including one cow, one lumber wagon, one harrow, and a chest of tools, totaled $1,249." His estate was left to his wife.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"> To give the reader a sense of Rev. Spooner the man, I am including entries from his diary. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> The diary entries are exactly as written. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">"At Home on Torro Creek 1872 the Case of Talbot Recorded</span><br />
Feb.
13th 9 A.M. left home to go and conduct the funeral services of old
Mrs. Rector, 92 years old the day before she died, returned at 1 P.M.
Called at Brother Smiths who told or informed me that Mr. Talbot had
taken forceable possession of of a portion of my land so I had Brother
Smith and Almond Stowel go with me and found him on the spot where his
lumber was. I informed him that he was on my land and ordered him to
leave and not disturb my property in the presence of the two above name
witnesses.<br />
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Feb. 14th at 8 A.M. left home to go over on
Old Creek to perform the burial service of Mrs. Swain who died the day
before, leaving 6 children, buried at 10:30 A.M. or finished at 11 A.M.
after which went to Brother Clarks and took lunch at 12:30 P.M. Left
for home arrived about 1:30 P.M. At about 2 P.M. Mr, Talbot came on to
my place with a load of lumber. I stopped him and after giving him all
the information I could to satisfy him that he had no right to pass over
my improvements he went back. One cow died.<br />
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Feb. 15th
Mr. Talbot arrived with a horse team, two men and wagon loaded with
lumber. At home on Torro Creek 1872 the case of Talbot recorded. I
forbid him crossing my lines. He unloaded his lumber on some vacant
land next to my land and went back. At 10 A.M. Mr. Talbot came again
with the same two men, Mr Brown and Mr. Kester with a span of horses
dragging lumber over my north line. I ordered him to stop and not to
build or make any improvements on my land. He refused to leave but went
on building a small house 10 by 12 feet.<br />
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At 12 P.M.
left home for San Luis Obispo. Stopped a short time at Mr. Stanleys and
went on. Arrived about 5 P.M. Stopped at Dr. McColoms a while, went
home with Mr. Slack and stopped over night.<br />
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Feb 16th
employed Mr. Merry, attorney at law, to serve a written notice on Mr.
Talbot to abandon my premises. At 4 P.M. left San Luis arrived home at 8
P.M.<br />
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Feb. 7th at 2 P.M. Mr. Rudsel the Constable of
this Moro Precinct served the notice on Mr. Talbot to leave my claim.
Mr. Talbot agreed to do so in the presence of 5 witnesses names, William
Rondsel, Mr. Yates Jasper, Kester Roberts Brown, Alden B. Spooner my
eldest son, and myself. I then left for San Luis Obispo at 3 P.M.
arrived at 7 P.M. Attended Lodge. Stopped with Brother Penilton."<br />
(to be continued) </div>
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