Lee Centre is now spelled Lee Center. In the bio of Roswell F. Spinning it states that he descended from LEVY SPINNING and THANKFUL BENTON; that is in error as he descended from NATHANIEL SPINNING and THANKFUL BENTON. This has been well documents; I too, descend from Nathaniel thru his son DANIEL. ALMER SPINNING married MARIAH CRITTENDEN and we have been unable to locate where she was buried; he is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Taberg, Town of Annsville, NY. I'm unable to make attribution as the material was given to me and I did not note the source. G. M. Freeman Nil Novi Sub Sole CURTIS SPINNING the Son of Roswell F.Spinning and Lucinda Dewey, was born in the town of West Huron, Lewis Co., N. Y., July 8, 1822. He settled with his parents in Lee, Oneida Co., in 1830. He had but limited advantages for an education, still by close observation he has acquired that practical knowledge which places him far ahead of many more favored with knowledge gleaned from books. That such is the case is patent from the fact of his having been district clerk every year save one since 1845 and his holding other positions of trust in his town. He also holds the office of steward and class-leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is a zealous member. It is a pleasure to turn away from the selfish world and contemplate one whose life has been spent in acts of charity and mercy. Such a one is Mr. Spinning in every sense of the word. Were it not for him and his mother, Lee Centre, in all probability, would not have its beautiful Methodist Episcopal Church, the unfortunate would receive much less attention, and public enterprises generally would suffer. He was married, Jan. 27, 1858 to Euphemia Washburn daughter of Martin Washburn, whose biography appears in this volume; she was born Feb. 25, 1820. Both joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1870, she having previously been a Baptist. For genealogy see the biography of Roswell F. Spinning and Martin Washburn. ______________________________________________________________________________ ROSWELL F.SPINNING is a lineal descendant of the third generation of Levy Spinning, who emigrated from Scotland in the year 1745, and settled in Guilford, Conn. Levy Spinning and his wife, Thankful Benton, had six children viz., John, Polly, Sarah, Betsy, Daniel, and Benjamin, all of whom lived to maturity and had families. Benjamin, the father of Roswell F., was married five times, but from only one of his wives, Sarah Moulton, did he have children. Their union resulted in the birth of seven children, viz., Roswell F., Hannah and Anna (twins), Betsey, Almer and Almira (twins), and Malinda, all of whom lived to raise families, and were residents of the town of Lee. Roswell F. was born in Lee, Oneida Co., N. Y., Sept. 17, 1794. He was married Nov. 19, 1819, to Lucinda Dewey, who was born in Windham Co., Conn., Aug. 17, 1801. By this Union three children were born, viz., Curtis, July 8, 1822; Jay, Oct. 20, 1827, and died April 22, 1832 ; and a son who died in infancy, July 10, 1834. Mr. Spinning was a successful farmer. He purchased the farm now owned by his son Curtis in 1830, where he resided until his death, which occurred Sept. 14, 1870. His father died at Lee, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1848. His wife, Lucinda, is still living on the old homestead with her son Curtis. She is a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and noted for kindness of heart where help is needed. She assisted largely with her means in the erection of the beautiful church at Lee Centre. These likenesses and this personal sketch were given by her in memory of her husband. ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!