Myrtle Spears

Female 1878 - 1925  (47 years)


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  • Name Myrtle Spears 
    Born 14 Apr 1878  Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 24 Sep 1925  Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Hubbard Cemetery, Hubbard, Hubbard, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1488  Speirs-Taylor
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2016 

    Father William Spears,   b. 3 Sep 1836, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1911, Minden, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Lovinia Stoker,   b. 10 Dec 1846, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1916  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 25 May 1864  Garner Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Francis Newton Wilson,   b. 28 Apr 1873, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1929, Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 21 Mar 1901  Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2016 
    Family ID F480  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Apr 1878 - Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Mar 1901 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Sep 1925 - Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    1880 US Federal Census and the Household of William and Levina Spears
    1880 US Federal Census and the Household of William and Levina Spears
    Minden, Pottawattamie, Iowa
    William Spears, 43 years old; born in Pennsylvania.
    Levina Spears, 32 years old; born in Iowa.
    Agnes Spears, 12 years old; born in Iowa.
    Mary Spears, 10 years old; born in Iowa.
    Daisy Spears, 8 years old; born in Iowa.
    Myrtle Spears, 2 years old; born in Iowa.

    Source:
    Year: 1880; Census Place: Minden, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: 361; Family History Film: 1254361; Page: 95D; Enumeration District: 184; Image: 0192
    1885 Iowa State Census with the Spears and Reed Families
    1885 Iowa State Census with the Spears and Reed Families
    Minden, Pottawattamie, Iowa
    William Spears, 48 years old; born in Pennsylvania
    Lovinia Spears, 38 years old; born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
    Agnes Spears, 16 years old; born in Harrison County, Iowa
    Mary Spears, 14 years old; born in Harrison County, Iowa
    Daisey Spears, 12 years old; born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
    Myrtle Spears, 7 years old; born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
    William H Spears, 3 years old; born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
    John Bennet, 19 years old; born in Ohio

    William Reed, 40 years old; born in Ohio
    Sarah A Reed, 34 years old; born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
    Allen W Reed, 17 years old; born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
    Ida J Reed, 15 years old; born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
    Emma J Reed, 12 years old; born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
    Ella Reed, 10 years old; born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
    May Reed, 7 years old; born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
    Clarinda Reed, 5 years old; born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa

    Source:
    Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
    1895 Iowa State Census and the Household of William and Louvine Spears
    1895 Iowa State Census and the Household of William and Louvine Spears
    Pottawattamie County, Iowa
    William Spears, 58 years old; born in Pennsylvania.
    Louvine Spears, 48 years old; born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
    Dasie Spears, 22 years old; born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
    Myrdel Spears, 16 years old; born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
    Arison Spears (Could be Harrison), 13 year old male; born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
    Eve Spears, 9 years old; born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
    Cora Spears, 7 years old; born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
    James Kelly, 20 year old male; born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

    Source:
    Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.
    1900 US Federal Census and the Household of William and Luvina Spears
    1900 US Federal Census and the Household of William and Luvina Spears
    Minden, Pottawattamie, Iowa
    William Spears, born Sept 1837, sixty-two years old; married thirty-five years; born in Pennsylvania.
    Luvina Spears, born Nov 1847, fifty-two years old; ten children, six living; born in Iowa.
    Daisy Spears, born June 1874, twenty-six years old; single; born in Iowa.
    Myrtle Spears, born April 1878, twenty-two years old; single; born in Iowa.
    Harrison Spears, born July 1881, eighteen years old; born in Iowa.
    Eva S. Spears, born May 1885, fifteen years old; born in Iowa.
    Cora E. Spears, born Aug 1887, twelve years old; born in Iowa.

    Source:
    Year: 1900; Census Place: Minden, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: 456; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1240456
    The Tragic Death of Myrtle (Spears) Wilson
    The Tragic Death of Myrtle (Spears) Wilson
    Myrtle died in an auto accident leaving nine children and a grieving husband.

    Source:
    The Sebeka Review Newspaper, 2 Oct 1925.

    Histories
    William Spears in the History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa
    William Spears in the History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa
    This history tracks the movements, land purchases, and family of William and Luvinia Stoker. Their children's names are listed as follows: Andrew, Agnes J., Lucretia, Mary Jane, Daisy Ann, Frank, Lizzie, Myrtle, Louisa and William H.

    Emma is not mentioned in the book.
    Lizzie and Louisa are not mentioned in other family records.
    Eva and Cora were born after this book was written.

    Source:
    History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa; O. L. Baskin & Company, 1883; pages 179-180, 263.

  • Sources 
    1. [S75] Iowa, Pottawattamie County Marriages.
      William Spears
      Luvinia Stoker
      Married 25 May 1864

    2. [S76] Iowa, Marriages.
      Name: Frank N. Wilson
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Date: 21 Mar 1901
      Marriage Place: Co Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
      Spouse: Myrtle L. Speers
      FHL Film Number: 1476871
      Reference ID: 2:3HW36L3