Orson Pratt Speirs b. 13 Oct 1838 Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States d. 17 Oct 1901: My Family Online

1838 - 1901 (63 years)

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Name	Orson Pratt Speirs
Born	13 Oct 1838	Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender	Male
Baptism	29 Apr 1849	LIVE
Died	17 Oct 1901
Person ID	I214	Speirs-Taylor
Last Modified	12 Oct 2016

Father	Thomas Speirs, b. 14 Jul 1804, Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland , d. 8 Jul 1877, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 72 years)
Mother	Mary (Polly) Cochran, b. 30 Sep 1804, Belfast, Waldo, Maine, United States , d. 20 Jun 1871, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 66 years)
Married	1 Dec 1828	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Family ID	F72	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Dye, b. 5 Jun 1848, Wymondham, Norfolk, England , d. 29 Mar 1899, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 50 years)

Married 9 Jul 1863 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Teritory, United States

Children

	1. Alice Elizabeth Speirs, b. 27 Feb 1865, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States , d. 16 Jan 1927, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 61 years)
	2. Owen Robert Speirs, b. 29 Sep 1867, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States , d. 20 May 1946, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 78 years)
	3. Orson Thomas Speirs, b. 29 Apr 1870, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States , d. 10 Dec 1945, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 75 years)
+	4. Elizabeth Speirs, b. 31 Mar 1874, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States , d. 2 Jul 1963, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 89 years)
+	5. Cora Speirs, b. 5 Mar 1880, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States , d. 16 Apr 1946, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 66 years)

Last Modified 13 Oct 2016

Family ID F76 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

Born - 13 Oct 1838 - Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

Married - 9 Jul 1863 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Teritory, United States

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Orson Pratt Speirs
Son of Thomas and Mary (Cochran) Speirs, was born on the 13th of October, 1838 in Pennsylvania.

Documents » Slide Show		Thomas and Mary Speirs's Family in the LDS Church Membership This record shows the membership of Thomas, Mary, and their five children in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints during the early days of the church. Source: 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.
		The Family of Thomas and Mary (Cockran) Speirs in the Mormon Migration Thomas and Mary, along with their family, migrated with the Saints to Utah with the Willard Richards Company. They arrived in the Salt Lake valley from 10-19 October 1848. Source: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravel/companies/2/willard-richards-company
		1850 US Census and the Household of Thomas and Mary Speirs Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory Thomas Spears, 47 years old; blacksmith; born in Scotland Mary Spears, 46 years old; born in Maine Mary Spears, 20 years old; born in Pennsylvania Adam Spears, 17 years old; born in Pennsylvania George Spears, 15 years old; born in Pennsylvania Henry Spears, 13 years old; born in Pennsylvania Orson Spears, 12 years old; born in Pennsylvania William Spears, 9 years old; born in Illinois Source: Year: 1850; Census Place: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M432_919; Page: 73B; Image: 150
		1860 US Federal Census and the Household of Thomas and Mary Speirs Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory Thomas Speirs, 55 years old; blacksmith; born in Scotland Mary Spears, 55 years old; born in Maine George Spears, 23 years old; farm laborer; born in Pennsylvania Orson Spears, 21 years old; farm laborer; born in Pennsylvania Harrison Spears, 19 years old; blacksmith; born in Illinois Source: Year: 1860; Census Place: Great Salt Lake City Ward 10, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1313; Page: 144; Image: 150; Family History Library Film: 805313
		1870 US Federal Census and the Households of Thomas and Orson Speirs Salt Lake City Ward 10, Salt Lake, Utah Territory Dwelling 73 Thomas Speirs, 66 years old; blacksmith; born in Scotland Mary Spears, 66 years old; born in Maine Dwelling 75 Orson Speirs, 30 years old; carpenter; born in Pennsylvania Elizabeth Spears, 25 years old; born in England Alice Spears, 5 years old; born in Utah Owen Spears, 3 years old; born in Utah Orson Spears, 4/12 year old; born in Utah Source: Year: 1870; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 10, Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1611; Page: 609A; Image: 360309; Family History Library Film: 553110
		The Probate Record of Thomas Speirs Thomas died without a will. Through this an extensive probate file of 150 pages was created in which all of his possible heirs had to be notified. His estate was valued at around $4000 in 1877 (equivalent to just under $90,000 in 2016). Adam Speirs, Thomas' son, was the petitioner for the estate.
		1840 US Census Hancock County, Illinois (probably Nauvoo) William Spears Household 1 male 40-50.....47- William (1793) 1 fem 60-70..........unknown 1 fem 70-80......73- Mary Tait Speirs (1767) George Spears Household 1 male 40-50.....41- George (1799) 1 fem 30-40......37- Sarah Churchfield (1803) 1 male 0-5........4- William (1836) 1 male 0-5...........unknown 1 fem 0-5.........2- Margaret (1838 1 fem 60-70..........unknown Thos Spears Household 1 male 30-40.....36- Thomas (1804) 1 fem 20-30......36- Polly Cochran (1804) 1 fem 10-15......10- Mary (1830) 1 male 5-10.......6- Adam (1834) 1 male 0-5........4- George (1836) 1 male 0-5........3- Henry (1837) 1 male 0-5........2- Orson (1838)

Histories

Speirs Family Reunion held July 14, 1905
A summary of Thomas and Mary Speirs lives