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George Speirs
1864 - 1942 (78 years)-
Name George Speirs Born 2 Jan 1864 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States 
Gender Male Died 6 Aug 1942 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States [1] Buried Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Person ID I147 Speirs-Taylor Last Modified 6 Oct 2016
Father George Speirs, b. 6 Nov 1836, Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 6 Mar 1911, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 74 years) Mother Adeline Pamela Harris, b. 29 Jun 1845, England , d. 6 Oct 1896, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 51 years) Family ID F8 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Minnie Squires, b. 27 Jan 1872, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States , d. 12 Nov 1956, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 84 years) Married 18 Dec 1890 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States [2] Children 1. George Lester Speirs, b. 31 Oct 1891, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States , d. 19 Jan 1914 (Age 22 years)Last Modified 6 Oct 2016 Family ID F48 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 2 Jan 1864 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States 
Married - 18 Dec 1890 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Died - 6 Aug 1942 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States 
Buried - - Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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1870 United States Census for George Spears
Name: George Spears
Age in 1870: 30
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1870: Salt Lake City Ward 10, Salt Lake, Utah Territory
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Salt Lake City
George Spears 30
Adeline Spears 24
Adeline Spears 8
George Spears 6
Thomas Spears 4
Mary Spears 2
Marintha Jones 20
1880 US Federal Census for Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
George Speirs; 43 years old; blacksmith; born in Pennsylvania, father in Scotland, mother in Maine
Adeline Speirs; 34 years old; keeping house; born in England, both parents born in England
Ada Speirs, daughter; 18 years old; at school; born in Utah, father in Pennsylvania, mother in England.
George Speirs, son; 16 years old; born in Utah, father in Pennsylvania, mother in England.
Thomas Speirs, son; 14 years old; born in Utah, father in Pennsylvania, mother in England.
Mary Speirs, daughter; 12 years old; born in Utah, father in Pennsylvania, mother in England.
Lucy Speirs, daughter; 9 years old; born in Utah, father in Pennsylvania, mother in England.
Annie Speirs, daughter; 5 years old; born in Utah, father in Pennsylvania, mother in England.
Jessie Speirs, daughter; 3 years old; born in Utah, father in Pennsylvania, mother in England.
Willie Speirs, son; 5m old; born in Utah, father in Pennsylvania, mother in England.
1900 Census for Salt Lake City, Utah for George Jr. and Minnie Speirs
George Speirs, 36 years old; born Jan 1865 in Utah; barber.
Minnie Speirs, 28 years old; born Jan 1872 in Utah; one child.
Lester Speirs, 8 years old; born in Utah.
1910 Census of Salt Lake City, Utah for George Jr. and Minnie Speirs
George Speirs, 46 years old; married 19 years; born in Utah
Minnie S. Speirs, 38 years old; born in Utah
George L. Speirs, 18 years old; single; born in Utah
1920 Census of Salt Lake City, Utah for George Jr. and Minnie Speirs
George Speirs, Jr., 55 years old; born in Utah.
Minnie S. Speirs, 47 years old; born in Utah
1930 Census of Salt Lake City, Utah for George Speirs, Jr. and His Family
George Speirs, Jr., 66 years old; married at the age of 26 years old; born in Utah; profession is a barber.
Minnie Speirs, 58 years old; married at the age of 18 years old; born in Utah.
The Family of George and Adeline Speirs in LDS Membership
George and Adeline Pamilla (Harris) Speirs with their eight children on the records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Membership records.
Source:
Ancestry.com. Black, Susan Easton, compiler. Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830–1848. 50 vols. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center, 1989. Private Donor.
"Barber's Will Aids Charity" George Speirs, Jr. Gives War Bonds
"Six charitable institutions and several individuals will receive a $1000 war bond from the estate of George Speirs, Jr."
The Ogden Standard Examiner, Wed. Aug. 19, 1942
The Death Certificate of George Speirs
George Speirs, Jr. lived 78 years, 7 months, and 4 days
"Atrocity News Spurs Bond Buying in Utah
"Mrs. George Speirs presented $1000 bond to the Murray infantile paralysis foundation."
The Salt Lake Tribune, Saturday, January 29, 1944
Headstones 
The Headstone of George and Minnie (Squires) Speirs in the Salt Lake City Cemetery
George Speirs
Birth: 1864
Utah, USA
Death: Aug. 6, 1942
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County
Utah, USA
Find A Grave Memorial #117635485
Minnie (Squires) Speirs
Birth: Jan. 27, 1872
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County
Utah, USA
Death: Nov. 12, 1956
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County
Utah, USA
Find A Grave Memorial# 117635269
Plot: PARK_13_12_2NW4
GPS (lat/lon): 40.77692, -111.85986
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Sources - [S61] Utah State Archives and Records Service.
Name: George Speirs
Gender: Male
Age: 78
Birth Date: abt 1864
Death Date: 6 Aug 1942
Death County: Salt Lake
State File Number: 1942002961 - [S32] "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937," database, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch).
Name George Speirs
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 18 Dec 1890
Event Place Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Gender Male
Age 26
Marital Status Married
Birth Year (Estimated) 1864
Spouse's Name Minnie Squires
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1872
Reference ID p21, cn1772
GS Film Number 000429055
Digital Folder Number 004624215
Image Number 00020
- [S61] Utah State Archives and Records Service.