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 1876 - 1948 (72 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | QUIN, Adelaide Agnus was born 27 Mar 1876; died 08 Aug 1948, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; was buried 11 Aug 1948, St. Lawrence Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut.. Notes:
Adelaide Agnes Quin. I don't have a lot of memories of Nana Cox because she died when I was 12. She was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, from Scotch-Irish parents. Her father, Patrick, was a tool and die maker and they saved their money and bought saltwater flats which they rented out and did very well. Her mother, Margaret, brought two items from Ireland - a christening shawl and a statue of St. Joseph. She gave birth to 12 children but only 5 survived by 1900. Adelaide was the third child, according to the 1880 census. Edward, Robert and William died young.
Emma was the oldest and lived in a nunnery after 2 failed marriages. My sister, Nancy, was taken to visit her once and she grabbed Nancy and said "See everyone; she looks just like me."
Francis was the 2nd born who ended up being an Army Ambulance Driver and my sister said she was buried in her uniform.
Walter Sarsfield became a dentist in New Haven. There was also an Uncle Doc, Vincent Edward, who was a physician in New York City.
My sister shared a number of stories that I did not know about. Nana was known for her hats, so much so that, years later, older women would stop Nancy and comment on Nana's hats. She always dressed well, even at home, and always wore a girdle.
All of the Quin children were educated well and Nana worked as a bookkeeper for D. M. Read Department Store in Bridgeport. She was given an ornate sugar bowl when she left to get married. It is not clear how they met but Charlie Pop would ride his bicycle from New Haven to Bridgeport and read her Shakespeare.
Nana did not have a driver's license for many years as she saw no reason for it. One day, at their summer home in Woodmont that he had built, Charlie Pop gashed his arm splitting wood. Nana wrapped it and drove him from Woodmont to St. Raphael's Hospital in New Haven. After that, she decided she should get her license so her daughter, my mother, took her in to be tested on Prince St.which was a dead end street. At the end of the test the examiner asked her to turn the car around. "You turn the car around; I'd never come into a place like this" She got her license. Nancy also remembers her driving Nancy home to Middletown, normally a 45 minute trip. It took 3 hrs! She stopped whenever there was a truck!
I do have a few memories of Nana Cox on McKinley Avenue as I stayed there for a week one summer when I was 6 or 7 while my parents went on vacation to Vinalhaven, Maine. I recall sleeping in the back bedroom in a high poster mahogany bed with a white chenille bedspread. I think we went there for Thanksgiving because I have a vague memory of a ceramic dog or clown cookie jar in the pantry that always had ginger snaps in it and she would allow me to have one if I asked. Nana and I also had a fondness for black olives which were a treat for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
During the week I stayed there, I recall playing on the front porch while she sat and relaxed or read a book. Then when the right time came, she would allow me to walk the two blocks down the street to the bus stop and wait for Charlie Pop. Once in a while, he would take me to the butcher's which was owned by Joe Marlow, his nephew. Nana and Charlie Pop helped out these relatives and Joe made sure they had meat during WW II when it was rationed. Charlie Pop liked to tinker with things behind the house and he would sometimes let me help.
1880 census - Stratford; page 12 [12/43]
Patrick 35
Margaret 33
Emma 10
Francis 9
Adaline 7
Vincent E 4
Sarsfield W. 1
1900 - Bridgeport Sheet 3A [5/43]
Just Patrick and Margaret; shows her as having 12 births and 5 are living.
Adelaide married COX, Thomas Henry 1899. Thomas (son of COX, James F. and KELLY, Elizabeth) was born 31 Jan 1876, Scotland; died 07 Feb 1956; was buried 11 Feb 1956, St. Lawrence Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut.. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. COX, Mildred Virginia
 was born 23 Apr 1900, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; died 23 Jun 1981, Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; was buried 26 Jun 1981, St. Lawrence Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut..
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Generation: 2
| 2. | COX, Mildred Virginia (1.Adelaide1) was born 23 Apr 1900, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; died 23 Jun 1981, Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; was buried 26 Jun 1981, St. Lawrence Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut.. Notes:
Mildred Virginia Cox, the only child of scotch-irish parents, was a brilliant woman who had her heart set on becoming a doctor at a time when there were not that many women in Medical School. Thanks to her father?s success as a lawyer, she attended Vassar College and graduated in 1921. Her grades and desire were great enough that she was accepted at Yale University and received her Ph.D. in Chemistry. She then studied for a period of time with Victor Grignard, the great French Chemist, who discovered reagents. Returning to the United States, she worked for some time as a chemist for Colgate Toothpaste.
On September 24, 1930, she married H Austin Spang and turned her attention to being a mother. Her quest for knowledge did not stop then as she took the opportunity of enrolling her identical twin sons in the Twin Study with Dr. Arnold Gesell, the first director of the Yale University Clinic now known as the Yale Child Study Center, as well as the nation?s first school psychologist.
After moving to Middletown, Connecticut in 1943, she continued her interest in gardening and became active in the local Garden Club. Her leadership ability was quickly recognized and she rose to the position of President of the Connecticut Garden Clubs. (Was this later in Portland) In that position she became active with the State Legislators and influenced them to ban billboards from the Merritt and Wilbur Cross Parkways. She was an avid party bridge player and maintained her interest in her gardens, especially roses, throughout her life. My father and I dug her a new rose bed in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, to her exacting specifications, digging down 3 feet and replacing the soil with manure and mulch.
On a more personal note I recall having mumps or measles when I was 5 or 6 and being bed-ridden while my father and the 3 other children were working in the garden in the back yard. I was very upset that I could not go out with them so my mother got out of her sick bed (probably getting the mumps or measles from me) and climbed into my bed to comfort me.
Mildred married SPANG, H. Austin 24 Sep 1930, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. H. (son of SPANG, Henry Augustine and MURRAY, Rose Mary) was born 02 Jan 1903, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; died 05 Apr 1973, Portland, Connecticut; was buried 07 Apr 1973, St. Lawrence Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut.. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 3
| 6. | SPANG, David Barr (2.Mildred2, 1.Adelaide1) was born 12 Aug 1936, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; died 2 Feb 2016, Bangor, Maine, USA. David married HINSHAW, Carla Kay 11 Feb 1961, Nyack, NY. Carla (daughter of HINSHAW, Carl and GIVENS, Audrey Elizabeth) was born 10 Nov 1937, New Castle, Henry, Indiana, USA; died 29 Mar 2015, Bangor, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 4
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