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 1834 - 1891 (57 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | SPANG, Frederick was born 31 Jan 1834, PA; died 21 Nov 1891, Reading, Berks Co. PA. Notes:
SPANG, FREDERICK, p. 1585
Surnames: SPANG
Frederick Spang, an artist of great talent, a cultured gentleman at Reading from 1870 to 1891, was a lineal descendant of Frederick Spang-a prominent iron master of Berks county. Mr. Spang was born Jan. 31, 1834, in Oley township, and was educated at Norristown, to which place his parents had removed when he was but a boy. While prosecuting his studies in painting at Philadelphia he enlisted in Company C, of the 15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and served a term of three years. Upon his discharge he resumed his art studies in Philadelphia and afterward spent several years on California. In 1870, he located in Reading, Pa., where he continued his art work in a successful manner until his decease, Nov. 21, 1891. He painted many portraits and landscape views of great merit and his pictures of still life displayed talent of superior order
(Source - Montgomery, Morton "Historical and Biographical History of Berks County", 1909. as taken from the Berks County Web-Gen Project)
Philadelphia Inquirer - November 25, 1891
The funeral of Frederick Spang will take place from his residence, 28 North Third street in Reading, Pa. Wednesday, November 25 at 2 p.m. Survivors of the Fifteenth Pa Calvary are invited to attend. Train leaves Broad and Callowhill streets at 10 AM.
Frederick — Elizabeth M.. Elizabeth was born 06 Nov 1848, Ireland; died 1920. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. SPANG, William A.
 was born Abt 1870, California.
- 3. SPANG, Matilda Neville was born 06 Jul 1872, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
- 4. SPANG, Sarah S. was born 23 Jun 1875, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
- 5. SPANG, Elizabeth was born Abt 1876.
- 6. SPANG, Edith R. was born 25 Sep 1880, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
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