Biographical Sketch of Robert Spillman, Johnson County, Missouri
Centerview Township
>From "The History of Johnson County, Missouri," 
Kansas City Historical Co. 1881

ROBERT SPILLMAN,

who is the subject of this sketch, was born in Medina county, Ohio, in
the year 1818.  When he was a young man he moved to the state of
Indiana, in the year 1837, and while there was married to Miss Abigail
Stoops, in the year 1840.  They have had four children; three of whom
are now living: G. W., E. T. and J. D.  He moved back to Ohio and
remained there a number of years, and then moved back to the state of
Indiana, in the year 1847, where most of his children were born.  After
farming a number of years in that state, he came to look at the lands of
Johnson county, in the year 1865; and after satisfying himself that the
lands in this county were desirable, he bought some land in April of
that year, but did not move his family until the month of August
following, and has lived in Centerview township ever since.  He has been
school director of the township for ten years, and during his residence
in the township has never known an entire failure of crops.  In later
years he has turned his attention more to raising stock.  Being of
decided literary taste and culture, he has gathered a fine miscellaneous
library, which he intended for the instruction and thorough education of
his children.

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