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The Spellman Family
Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Photograph: Family portrait, circa 1910
All the sons of Daniel and Nancy (Turner) Spellman were carpenters and/or brick masons in Elizabeth City. This photograph taken ca. 1910 shows the front of Miles Spellman's house at 501 Roanoke Avenue.
Pictured left to right, front row: Owen (1860-1933), sister Amanda S. Lamb, mother Nancy (1839-1930), Emmanuel (1873-1923), Back row: Seth W. (1881-1973), William H. (1879-1970), John H. (187-1949), Daniel (1874-1925), and Miles D. (1867-1933)."
Source: Book by Tom Butchko - "On the Shores of the Pasquotank: The architectural heritage of Elizabeth City and Pasquotank County, North Carolina" – January 1, 1989
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