hmtl5 William Perry Springgate b. 7 Dec 1816 Mercer County, Kentucky d. 14 Mar 1908 Washington, Franklin County, Missouri: Gritton Genealogy

William Perry Springgate

Male 1816 - 1908  (91 years)


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  • Name William Perry Springgate 
    • William spelled his surname with double "gg" - Springgate
    Born 7 Dec 1816  Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer; elected county judge 
    Died 14 Mar 1908  Washington, Franklin County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried New Haven Cemetery, New Haven, Franklin County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I4449  Gritton
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2024 

    Father William Springate,   b. 24 Jun 1791, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1865  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Dorcas Gritton,   b. 1789, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1818, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years) 
    Married 13 Mar 1809  Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F413  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Dianna :"Ann" Sullins,   b. 6 Sep 1822, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1854, Franklin County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years) 
    Married 1838  Saint Louis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F1910  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Sullins,   b. 15 Sep 1832, Saint Louis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1913, Washington, Franklin County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 1856  [3
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F1911  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Dec 1816 - Mercer County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • • Biographies of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties, Missouri. Ramfre Press, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 1958.

      page 825-826 - Franklin County
      Judge William P Springgate, farmer, was born in Mercer County, Ky., in 1816, and is the son of William Springgate, a native of the same county, who removed to St. Louis County, Mo., in 1822, and from there to Greene County, Ill., in 1887, where he died in 1868. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and a farmer and wagon-maker by occupation. The mother's maiden name was Gritten; her father was a Revolutionary soldier, and immigrated from Virginia to Kentucky soon after the War for Independence. He and his wife walked the distance on foot, and carried all their possessions on their backs. They were among the early settlers, and he was a familiar companion to the celebrated Daniel Boone, and lived to the ripe old age of one hundred and fourteen years. William P. lost his mother when about two years old, and remained with his father until grown, receiving but a limited common-school education, which he walked a distance of three miles to obtain. He was married in St. Louis County, Mo., in 1838, to Miss Ann, daughter of Joseph and Rebecca Sullins. To this union were born three children, two now living: Amanda, wife of Richard Zumwalt, of Osage County, and Marcelus. Mr. Springgate lost his wife in 1854, and two years later he married Miss Sarah, sister of his first wife. Five children were the result of this marriage, four now living, viz.: William, Ferdinand, Sterling and Virginia. In 1844, previous to the death of his first wife, our subject removed to Franklin County, and located twelve miles southeast of New Haven. In 1864 he came to New Haven, and has since made that city his home. He has made farming his chief occupation, and in it has been successful. In 1854 he was elected county judge and re-elected in 1858. In 1862 he declined a renomination, but in 1866 was elected to the same and served one term, and was afterward appointed to fill an unexpired term, making nearly sixteen years' service in all. He has since served as marshal of the city of New Haven, for four years. He was reared a Whig, and his first presidential vote was for Gen. Harrison, in 1840, but some time prior to the war identified himself permanently with the Democratic party. He is a prominent church member, and his wife belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Mr. Springgate's father settled in St. Louis County when the city of St. Louis was a mere French hamlet, and he distinctly remembers when there was but one brick building in the place, and that but one story, and an inferior affair altogether. Comparatively few men have lived as long in the State as has Mr. Springgate, he having been an inhabitant of the State since he was about six years old, or for about sixty-five years.

      https://archive.org/details/historyoffrankli00cape
      [4]
    • LKH note:
      from his biography
      three children with Ann Sullins
      two of were living at the time of the biography:
      Amanda Springate, m. Richard Zumwalt of Osage County.
      Marcellus Springate

      Five children with Sarah Sullins
      four were living at time of biography
      William Springate
      Ferdinand Springate
      Sterling Springate
      Virginia Springate
      [5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S53] Kentucky, County Marriage Records.

    3. [S17] Obituary.

    4. [S107] Biographies, https://archive.org/details/historyoffrankli00cape.

    5. [S87] LKH note, Linda Kay Hedges.