William Henry Harrison Speirs

Male 1841 - 1934  (92 years)


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  • Name William Henry Harrison Speirs 
    Born 4 Jul 1841  Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 2 Jun 1849  LIVE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 23 Jan 1934  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I215  Speirs-Taylor
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2016 

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

    Family Bessie Marie Hedger,   b. 1 Jul 1844, Witley, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1911, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 24 Feb 1866 
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2014 
    Family ID F77  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Jul 1841 - Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Jan 1934 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    The Family of Thomas and Mary (Cockran) Speirs in the Mormon Migration
    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
    The Probate Record of Thomas Speirs
    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.
    1860 US Federal Census and the Household of Thomas and Mary Speirs
    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
    Thomas and Mary Speirs's Family in the LDS Church Membership
    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.
    1850 US Census and the Household of Thomas and Mary Speirs
    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
    The Death Certificate of William Harrison Speirs
    The Death Certificate of William Harrison Speirs
    Harrison was born in Nauvoo, Illinois in 1841. He died in 1934 at the age of ninety-two.

    Histories
    Speirs Family Reunion held July 14, 1905
    Speirs Family Reunion held July 14, 1905
    A summary of Thomas and Mary Speirs lives
    Recollections of William Henry Harrison Spears about Thomas Speirs
    Recollections of William Henry Harrison Spears about Thomas Speirs
    William is the son of William, son of Thomas Speirs.