History of Kent County, Michigan; Chicago: Chas. C. Chapman & Co., 1881 - page 1286　

Lyman Spaulding was born Sept. 23, 1833, in Cohocton, N.Y.; is son of Hiram and Miranda (Quimby) Spaulding. His grandfather, James Spaulding, was born in England in 1772; his wife was a native of Steuben Co., N. Y., born in 1777. Hiram Spaulding was born in New Hampshire Feb. 19, 1795; Miranda Spaulding, his wife, was born in Connecticut, Aug. 18, 1800. They had four sons and three daughters. David Spaulding is a resident of Cincinnati, O., Ira J. of Almo, Mich., Stephen T. of Cohocton, N.Y., Louisa of Alamo, Mich., Rhoda of Orangeville, Barry Co., and Martha of Larkspur, Douglass Co., Col. Mr. Spaulding was married May 23, 1858, to Hester Ann, daughter of Joseph and Charlotte Adams, of Candice, Ontario Co., N.Y., born Sept. 27, 1832. Her father was born July 17, 1804, in Decker, Sussex Co., N.Y., and died Sept. 6, 1837; her mother was born Sept. 13, 1804, in the same town. Mr. and Mrs. Spaulding have had one daughter - Jennie, born Aug. 18, 1864, in Cohocton, N.Y., and died Feb. 22, 1876, in Oakfield. They settled in Nunda, Livingston Co., N.Y., and two years after went to Cohocton, Steuben Co. In December 1866 they came to Ostego, Allegan Co., Mich., where they lived a year, went to Plainwell, and thence to Oakfield, where they located on 100 acres on secs. 15 and 22. In 1857 Mr. Spaulding entered the ministry, and was a local preacher in the Methodist Church until May 1880, when he joined the United Brethren of Christ and soon entered the traveling connection of the Church, and is at present acting minister of the society at Oakfield Center. (excerpt from book attached)