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1930 Lake Co, OH Census Index
Last Name |
First Name |
Age |
E.D. |
Page |
Community |
Sponski |
Effie |
23 |
15 |
14B |
Mentor Twp. |
Sponski |
William |
30 |
15 |
14B |
Mentor Twp. |
Parents of William Stanley Sponski: Mike Sponskay and Mary A. Gladinsky. Stepfather was Josef Roskosky. Siblings included
Martha Josephine (Sponsky) Lesnek, Frank Sponsky, John Sponsky, Joseph K. Sponsky, Rose (Roskosky) Casper, and Raymond "Roe"
Roskosky.
Parents of Effie (Cooper) Sponski: Margaret (Gardner) Cooper Calvert and Robert Cooper. Stepfather was William Calvert,
whom she married after the death of Robert Cooper. They resided in Mentor, Ohio. Grandparents were Robert and Margaret S.
Gardner. Uncle was Hugh Gardiner. Effie's brother was John Cooper who is buried in Mentor Cemetery in Ohio not far from the
grave that my grandparents are buried in.
William and Effie had three children. The first was a boy, born on August 16, 1934. He lived only twenty-one hours. His
body was donated to Case Western Reserve University when funds were not available for his burial. Mrs. Baldwin was horrified
and tried to stop the research being done on his body. It was not known until recently that her efforts must have been in
vain. His body is now buried in Riverside Cemetery in Cleveland, in a mass grave, with others whose bodies were donated to
science. A picture of his grave is available on this site, in the photo albums.
William and Effie worked at many estates in Mentor, Ohio. The estates included Mooreland Mansion on what is now the Lakeland
Community College Campus and Shadybrook which was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin. Shadybrook now houses the Lake
County Historical Society at 8610 Mentor Road, Mentor, Ohio. Telephone: (440)255-8979.
Mooreland Mansion
The original property included a working farm and covered over 1,000 acres. The country home, neo-classical in style, was
substantially enlarged in 1906 with Milton Dyer engaged as architect. (Dyer later designed Cleveland City Hall.) Landscape
architect A. Donald Gray designed the layout of a pool, fountains, rose gardens, and a nine-hole golf course.
Mooreland was a retreat for wealthy industrialists. Records show that among the noted guests were Eleanore Roosevelt and
Polish Prime Minister and noted pianist Ignacy Paderewski. After Moore died in 1928, his family sold their home in Cleveland
and made their permanent residence at Mooreland. The estate remained relatively intact until the early 1960s when sections
of the original estate were sold to Lakeland Community College.
The picture below shows how the estate had become neglected and the following picture shows the restored
mansion.
Mooreland was falling into a state of disrepair. |
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Lakeland began a campaign to restore the mansion. |
A New Look for Mooreland Mansion |
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Restoration was a product of Lakeland Community College's hard work. |
The Lake County Historical Society is headquartered at the Lake County History Center. Shadybrook House serves as the
focal point of this site. The center is home to many of Lake County's historical artifacts. The center also houses educational
classes, a library, and the society's offices. The society has added two log structures, a replica of a one-room school, a
craft barn, a replica of an American Indian village, and a nature trail through the 15-acre site. Restoration has begun on
some portions of the estate.
This was the Baldwin Estate |
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One of the many estates William and Effie worked at. |
William and Effie Sponski's graves |
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Mentor Municipal Cemetery, Mentor Ohio |
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