Ora A Spaulding | HistoryForge

Person ID

11068

About

Black Female born in 1862

Ora Ann Cook Spaulding, 1862-1944, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179775046/ora-ann-spaulding

"A lifelong resident of Ithaca, Mrs. Spaulding operated the first beauty parlor here. She was a member and trustee of St. James AME Zion Church. She was affiliated with the Willing Workers Club of the church, and was a member of the Women’s Club of the South Side Community Center, as well as being a director on the board of the center. Mrs. Spaulding was also a member of the Ithaca branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People." from the death notice of Mrs. Ora Ann Spaulding, Ithaca Journal April 28, 1944, 5.

Levi M Spaulding married Ora Cook on June 25, 1893, see Levi M Spaulding in the New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, Ancestry.com

Lovisa F. Cook, mother of Ora Spaulding: https://tompkins.historyforge.net/people/353

Orson L. Cook sold 501 W Green St to his sister and brother-in-law Ora and Levi Spaulding in 1915, see "Real Estate Transfers," Ithaca Journal, March 11, 1915, 7.

Census Records

Year	Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
1900	Spaulding, Ora A	Wife	112 Wheat St	35	Black	New York	Married	None
1910	Spaulding, Ora	Lodger	427 N Cayuga St	43	Black	New York	1st Marriage	Housekeeper
1930	Spaulding, Ora	Wife	501 W Green St	61	Black	New York	Married	Hairdresser
1940	Spaulding, Ora	Head	501 W Green St	68	Black	New York	Widowed	None

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Spaulding, Levi M	Head	112 Wheat St	29	Black	Georgia	Married	Barber
Decorsey, George M	Lodger	112 Wheat St	25	Black	Virginia	Single	Waiter

Relatives in 1910 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Priest, George E	Head	427 N Cayuga St	62	White	New York	1st Marriage	Publisher
Priest, Amelia E	Wife	427 N Cayuga St	62	White	New York	1st Marriage	None
Ingalls, Edward E	Son-in-Law	427 N Cayuga St	44	White	Massachusetts	1st Marriage	Manager
Ingalls, Louise V	Daughter	427 N Cayuga St	43	White	New York	1st Marriage	None
Spaulding, Levi	Lodger	427 N Cayuga St	37	Black	Georgia	1st Marriage	Barber
Carter, Carrielee A	Servant	427 N Cayuga St	14	Black	Pennsylvania	Single	Maid

Relatives in 1930 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Spaulding, Levi M	Head	501 W Green St	51	Black	Georgia	Married	Policeman
Deboss, Lee L	Roomer	501 W Green St	25	Black	New York	Single	Cook
Page, John	Roomer	501 W Green St	41	Black	Pennsylvania	Single	Barber

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Gibbs, Cheves	Lodger	501 W Green St	32	Black	Virginia	Married Spouse Not Present	Waiter
Howard, Clarence	Lodger	501 W Green St	48	Black	New York	Single	Waiter