Mrs. C.F. Springer - Eastern Star

Mrs. C. F. Springer is mentioned as newly elected Associate Matron in the Order of the Eastern Star (Dalton Chapter No. 65).  [Source]: 'Eastern Stars Elect,' /North Georgia Citizen/ (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia) 1868-1924, Thurs., 25  December 1913, page 1 (digital image 1), 

Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (Gallileo). https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn85034046/1913-12-25/ed-1/seq-1/print/image_595x817_from_814,4565_to_1573,5606/ (clipping ; full page accessed 08 Mar. 2020).

Springer-Guy Marriage - Dalton, Georgia

Springer-Guy Marriage Announcement

[Note: Cross-Reference, county court records, show the marriage date of September 6th, not 7th; so, either I picked up the license date, or the news item arrived the day before, and was published without regard of the date.]

Subject: Springer-Guy Marriage Announcement 

Husband/Groom: Harry H. Guy 

Wife/Bride: Miss Nettie Springer

Date and Time: Thurs., 07 Sept. 1899, 7:00 a.m. 

Place: 'North Dalton, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Springer, parents of the bride' [Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia] 

Officiator: Rev. J.V.M. Morris 

Music: Mendelsohn's Wedding March 

Musician: Miss Willie Durham 

Bride's Attire: 'a becoming traveling suit of brown covert cloth' 

Bride's Residence/Home Town: Dalton [Whitfield, Georgia] 

Groom's Residence: [not stated] 

Honeymoon Destination: Cincinnati, [Hamilton, Ohio] 

Mode of Transportation: [train, Southern Railway] 'north bound Southern' 

Future Residence: Celina, [Mercer], Ohio (after September 10) 

Invitations Sent To: 'her Sunday school class'; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bender; Mr. and Mrs. Morris; Mr. and Mrs. Lake Quillian; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Springer; Messrs. Walter Clark, Claude Henry, W. H. Holbrook; Misses Kate Deck, Greenie Burson, Mary Blanton, Sara Cannon, Willie and Maggie Durham, Jennie, Allie, and Myrtle Springer and F. T. Reynolds; Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Durham. 

[Source]: Springer-Guy Marriage Announcement, 'Married This Morning,' /North Georgia Citizen/ (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia) 1868-1924, Thurs., 07 September 1899, page 1 (digital image 1), 

Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (Gallileo), clipping ; full page accessed 08 Mar. 2020.

https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn85034046/1899-09-07/ed-1/seq-1/print/image_577x817_from_1380,3288_to_3431,6190/ 

Obituary of Sarah Malinda (Gongwer) Springer, 1919

Subject: Obituary of Sarah Malinda (Gongwer) Springer.

Note that her parents and maiden name are not given in the obituary. Thes are known through cross-referencing other sources.
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Name: Mrs. Sarah Malinda Springer

Age: 79

Birth:
Death: 'last Friday' [inferred, 28 March 1919]

Date of Funeral: 'Sunday' [inferred, 30 March 1919]

Place of Funeral: Chattanooga Ave., Dalton, [Whitfield], Georgia ('at the home of [her] son, Mr. Frank Springer')

Officiator: Rev. R. M. Dixon

Music By: 'the Philathea class of the Methodist Sunday school'

Interment: West Hill Cemetery [Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia]

Residence: Dallas, [Dallas], Texas

Former Residence: Dalton, [Whitfield], Georgia ('for many years).
Place of Death: Dallas, [Dallas], Texas (at home of daughter, Mrs. John Lambert)

Survivors:

--sister, Miss Hattie Gongwer (Chattanooga [Hamilton, Tennessee])

   -Five Daughters: 

--Mrs. John Lambert (Dallas, [Dallas], Texas)

--Mrs. Lake Quillian (Atlanta [, , Georgia])

--Mrs. Frank Pritchett (New Orleans [, , Louisiana])

--Mrs. H. H. Guy (Columbus [, , Ohio])

--Miss Allie Springer ('of this city' [Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia]

--son, Mr. Frank Springer ('of this city' [Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia]

Membership: Methodist Church ('practically her entire life')

[Source]: 'Body of Mrs. Springer Brought Here For Burial: Deceased Was Former Beloved Resident of Dalton,' in 'Mortuary,'  /North Georgia Citizen/ (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia) 1868-1924, Thurs., 03 April 1919, page 7 (digital image 7), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (Gallileo).

https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn85034046/1919-04-03/ed-1/seq-7/print/image_574x817_from_0,2144_to_1375,4099/
(clipping, of page accessed 04 Mar. 2020).
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Other:
Mrs. Frank Pritchett,  mentioned above, is  in a 1919 obituary as a surviving daughter of Mrs. Sarah Malinda Springer, who died in Texas and was brought back to Georgia for burial. Cross-referencing shows that she married Columbus F. Pritchett on 22 December 1909, Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, United States.

[Source]: Whitfield County, Georgia, Probate Court Records, Marriage Book F, page 374: Columbus F. Pritchett, male, married Myrtle B. Springer on 22 Dec. 1909.

So far, Columbus Frank Pritchett's parents remain unknown. His birth and early childhood falls into the 1890 census gap. By the time he appears in census, he is a grown man with a family of his own.

Birth of Charles Franklin Springer (err., Chas. Wanklie Springer)

Birth of Charles Franklin Springer, but with a name error in the county birth registry.

Chas. Wanklie Springer in Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962: record book original page 186 (digital image 143 of 231), birth no. 507.

Birth: 16 February 1866, Christian, Illinois, United States

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This is Charles Franklin Springer (of Ohio; later of Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia), as indicated by cross-referencing of various sources. 'Wanklie' could be a sound-alike error, with ths name being misunderstood by the original clerk or registrar; or it could be a misinterpretation of handwriting from the original certificate or old register. The registry itself is clearly handwritten by a single hand--a clerk. Thie name clearly shows 'Wanklie' in that register. It is not a transcription error.

Extract of Obituary of Matt Springer, Died 14 December 1913, Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia

Subject: Obituary of Matt Springer

Database: Georgia Historic Newspapers

Library: Digital Library of Georgia (Gallileo).

Publication: North Georgia Citizen

Place of Publication: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia

Day and Date of Publication: Thurs., 25 December 1913

Page: 1 (digital image 1 in database)

Headline: 'Old Citizen Found Dead'

Subheading 1: Mr. Matt Springer's Lifeless Body Found in Bed Saturday.'

Subheading 2: 'Was Apparently in Excellent Health'

Subheading 3: 'Deceased Was One of Dalton's Oldest Citizens, Being 75 Year of Age--Survived by Large Family--Funeral Monday'

Name: Mr. Matt Springer

Age: 75

Birth: (est. 1838), Ohio

Death: 'Saturday morning' (est. 20 December 1913; died between Friday night and Saturday morning)

Place of Death: (at home in bed) [inferred as Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia]

Funeral: 'Monday morning' (est. 22 Dec. 1913)

Interment: West Hill Cemetery [Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia]

Survivors: 'his widow' (name not stated); (five daughters, as follow) Mrs. Lake Quillian (Atlanta); Mrs. Harvy Guy (Cleveland, O.); Mrs. Jennie Lambert and Mrs. Myrtle Pritchett (Rome [Floyd, Georgia]); Miss Allie Springer ('of this city') [Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia]; (one son, as follows) Mr. Frank Springer (Dalton [Whitfield, Georgia]).

Residence in 1913: Dalton [Whitfield, Georgia]

Length of Residence in City: 27 years (est. from 1886 - 1913)

Membership: Hamilton Street Methodist Church [Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia]

Remarks (from subtitles and article): He 'Was Apparently in Excellent Health,' 'Survived by Large Family,' 'highly esteemed,' 'respected citizen,' 'modest in his demeanor and of a retiring disposition.'

[Citation]: North Georgia Kin (contributor), 'Old Citizen Found Dead: Mr. Matt Springer's Lifeless Body Found in Bed Saturday,' North Georgia Citizen (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia) 1868-1924, Thurs., 25 December 1913, page 1 (digital image 1), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (Gallileo). https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn85034046/1913-12-25/ed-1/seq-1/print/image_595x817_from_2005,136_to_4824,4000/ (clipping, from full page accessed 07 March 2020).