Clenance (Kleinhans) Family Line

1. Frederick KLEINHANS lived from 1802 Boldenfeld? Germany to NOV 1836. Frederick married Christina UNKNOWN. They moved from Germany to Jamaica in 1835 on the ship called the Olbers.

Children of Fredrick KLEINHANS and Christina UNKNOWN are:

• Ulrica,
• August,
• Melinsina (b. 1834, married James BROWN and Charles WEDMIRE),
• Charles.

2. Charles Fredrick KLEINHANS (jr?) was born c. 1824/1825. He married Caroline (Dewar) ISAACS in Montego Bay.

Children of Charles KLEINHANS and Caroline ISAACS are:

• Daniel Marcus (Dully),
• Minnie,
• Alexander,
• Elmas,
• Theodore,
• Alethia.

3. Alexander KLEINHANS lived from 11 JUN 1859 in Seaford Town, Jamaica to 26 MAR 1944. He married Jane WHITTINGHAM. After Jane died, Alexander had a child with another woman. {we don't know her name. family story refers to an Esther Reynolds(?). I haven't been able to find any record of her). Alexander then married Euphemia RUDDOCK (14 dec 1871 -1956).

Children of Alexander KLEINHANS and Jane WHITTINGHAM are:

• Miriam,
• Theodore,
• Elymas.

Children of Alexander KLEINHANS and UNKNOWN are: John C.

Children of Alexander KLEINHANS and Euphemia RUDDOCK are:

• Ida,
• Alma,
• Keith.

***family story says that a pay clerk or immigration changed the family named from KLEINHANS to CLENANCE***

4. John Cedric CLENANCE lived from 9 SEP 1897 Seaford Town, Jamaica to 18 MAR 1952 New York, NY [burried in Kew Garden Cemetary NY, NY]. He married Henrietta "Daisy" Meltilda DIEDRICK 23 JUN 1921 in Havana, Cuba. Daisy lived from 6 DEC 1890 Alexandria, Jamaica to 26 DEC 1978 New Jersey [burried in Kew Garden Cemetary NY, NY]

Children of John CLENANCE and Henrietta DIEDRICK are:

• child
• child
• Dorothy
• Evelyn
• Lillian
• John (4 SEP 1929 - 1 APR 1998)

5. Dorothy Sylvia CLENANCE lived from 14 MAR 1925 New York, NY to 8 MAR 2002 Mesquite, TX [burried in Laurel Oaks Cemetary, Balch Springs, TX]. Dorothy married Roy Valton SPALDING 6 JUL 1946 in New York, NY. Roy lived from 7 SEP 1924 Dallas, TX to 11 NOV 1978 Mesquite, TX [burried in Laurel Oaks Cemetary, Balch Springs, TX).

Children of Roy SPALDING (sr) and Dorothy CLENANCE are:

• Roy Jr
• Linda
• Elaine [Lainy]
• Keith [Keithy]
• John [Johnny]
• Dorothy [Dottie]

6.(a) Roy Valton Spalding Jr lived 26 AUG 1947 New York, NY to 28 MAR 1979 England (burried in Rathcooney Cemetary Cork, Ireland) married Karen Mc 18 JAN 1972 Basel Switzerland. Karen was born 1947 in Cork, Ireland.
Children:

• Roy III
• Fiona

Karen remarried to Frank Tantalo

(b) Linda 1950 New York, NY to present. Linda married Earl Turner 31 DEC 1969 in Sandpoint, ID. Earl 1948 Ely, NV. **Earl's parents Ray Turner and Barbara Humphries**
Children:

• Deborah [Debi]
• Lori

(c) Elaine 1953 Landstuhl, Germany to present. Elaine married James [Jim] Chester Pugh 14 JUN 1975 Mesquite, TX. Jim lived from 26 FEB 1944 Mansfield, OH to 18 MAR 2001 Jacksonville, FL (barried Memorial Gardens) **Jim's parents James Joseph Pugh and Ruth Searfos**
Children:

• Tracey

Elaine remarried to Curt Lee Whited 15 JUN 2005. Curt lived from 10 OCT 1946 Jacksonville, FL to 27 JAN 2007 Jacksonville, FL.

(d) Keith 1955 Ft Smith, AR to present. Keith married Kay Higgins 6 APR 1988 Ft Worth, TX.
Children:

• Mary Katherine
• Christopher

(e) John Fredrick Spalding lived from 16 DEC 1957 New York, NY to APR 1990 Dallas, Texas (burried Laurel Oaks Cemetary, Balch Springs, TX). John married / divorced Gail Copland. No children.

(f) Dorothy [Dottie] 1966 Ft Benning, GA to present. Dottie married Jeffrey [Jeff] Charles DORMAN 29 MAY 1989 in Mesquite, TX (registered in Randell County, Texas). Jeff 10 SEP 1963 Nacogdoches, TX - 8 MAY 2010 Tulsa, OK (kidney cancer)
Children:

• Patrick 1994; Amarillo, TX
• Gavin 1997; Ft Benning, GA

7(a) Roy III 1975 England; married Lyn;

Children:

• Maggie

(b) Fiona 1978 England; married Gary O'Neal;
Children:

• Aiden
• Owen

(c) Deborah [Debi] 1970 Ft Lewis, WA; married Dale Schwartz 2 JUN 1988 Sandpoint, ID; Dale was born 1964 Spokane, WA.
Children:

• Jacob [Jake] 1993

(d) Lori 1972 Ft Ord, CA; married Jason B 18 MAR Sandpoint, ID; Jason was born 1974
Children:

• Jared 1999
• Tyson 2002

(e) Tracey 1987 Jacksonville, FL; married Jason Robst 23 APR 2006 in Jacksonville, FL; Jason was born 1985 Jacksonville, FL.
Children:

• Damon 2008