Eva Lois Sperry

1882 - Abt 1977  (94 years)

• Name	Eva Lois Sperry
  Born	17 Nov 1882	Fergus Falls, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	Abt 1977	Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States   [4]
  Person ID	I8741	Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Rosson M Sperry,   b. Jun 1856, Illinois, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Eleanor J,   b. 20 Nov 1865, Minnesota, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1881  [5]
  Family ID	F2470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Ferdinand Wegner,   b. 6 Nov 1880, Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States ,   d. 20 Sep 1967, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States  (Age 86 years)
  Married	Abt 1900	Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States   [6]
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F2424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Nov 1882 - Fergus Falls, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States Married - Abt 1900 - Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States Died - Abt 1977 - Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1882 BIRTH: MN,Otter Tail Co-Fergus Falls: Eva Lois Sperry bn 17 November 1882, dau of Rossom and Eleanor Sperry 1886 HIST: Obit for Eva: "MINN to Spokane WA August 1886 with parents and 2-yr old sister, Ethel, arriving in Cheney early September by rail in time for them to see great Cheney fire of 1886. Her family later located southeast of the city, and it was on that homestead that 2 younger sisters, Ina and Eunice were born." 1900 CENSUS: WA,Spokane Co-Cheney,20 June, Dw 324/334: Eva L Sperry 17/MN, bn Nov 1882 (IL,IL) single, in school, daughter of Rosson M and Eleanor Sperry 1904 HIST: Obit continued: "She attended school in Cheney and was a 1904 graduate of the Cheney Normal School, serving as editor of the Normal School paper and writing school news for the local newspaper. She taught schoo before marrying ... in 1906." 1906 MARRIAGE #1: Eva md George Ballinger in 1906. The couple traveled by boat up the St. Joe River to St. Mary's, Idaho, and then by stage coach to their mountain home. The couple was divorced in 1913 and she returned to school, attending Spokane Secretarial School and worked for an Insurance Company." 1910 CENSUS: ID,Kootenai Co-St Maries Prec: HQ pg 277A,FedArc T624 Roll 225, Dw 80/81: BALLINGER, George I-head 32/NV (KY, )md 1 time 3 yrs [cd not see rest]; Eva I-wife 27/MN (IL, )md 1 time 3 yrs, 0/0 children [not see] 1915 MARRIAGE #2: WA,Spokane: Eva md William Ferdinand Wegner in 1915. His "parents lived near Badger Lake... been a bookkeeper with the railroad in Alaska and Canada. They made their home in Spokane since that time..." 1920 CENSUS: WA,Spokane-Dillon Prec: 10 Jan, 2210 W College Ave, Dw 159/166: Eva L Wegner 37/MN (IL,MIN) no children, wife of Wm F Wegner 1930 CENSUS: WA,Spokane,Dist 48: Dw 92/92-1028 Summit Rd: Eva L Wegner 47/MN (IL,MN) md 31 1st time, no occ; wife of Wm F Wegner HIST: Obit for Eva: "very active in Eastern Star and Daughters of the Nile for many years in Spokane..." 1967 DEATH of husband: William F Wegner died 20 Sep 1967. c1977-78 DEATH: WA,Spokane Co-Spokane: Eva Sperry Wegner died on a Thursday at the age of 95 at the Hawthorne Manor Nursing Home in Spokane [no date shown on the obit-was in paper, but didn't show which one. Private cremation at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. "Survived by a niece, Helen B Boots of Cheney and a nephew, John M Babb, Route 3, Cheney."

  
  

• Sources

  [S253] CENSUS: Washington,Spokane Co: US Federal. 1920 CENSUS: WA,Spokane-Dillon Prec: 10 Jan, 2210 W College Ave, Dw 159/166: WEGNER, Wm F 39/OR (GY,CA) bkkpr retail hdware,owns home; Eva L 37/MN (IL,MN) no children [S191] Family Rcds: SPAULDING,Joyce Johnson. Eva Lois Sperry was born Nov 17, 1882 at Fergus Falls, Minn, dau of Rossom and Eleanor Sperry Oct 2003 letter from Joyce to Pam Wagner [S191] Family Rcds: SPAULDING,Joyce Johnson. Eva Lois Sperry - Wegner Nov. 17, 1882 [no place shown] Oct 2003 letter from Joyce to Pam Wagner, copy of family birthday card [S250] Obituary: Washington,Spokane Co: Cheney Free Press. Eva Lois (Sperry) Wegner, an early pioneer of the Cheney area, passed away last Thursday [no date] at the age of 95 at the Hawthorne Manor Nursing Home in Spokane. Oct 2003 letter from Joyce Spaulding to Pam Wagner - not sure it was Cheney Free Press, but presumed as she had lived in Cheney [S253] CENSUS: Washington,Spokane Co: US Federal, pg 115A, Heritage Quest Online. Rosson M Sperry md 18 years [no date or place shown] Date: June 1900 [S191] Family Rcds: SPAULDING,Joyce Johnson. William Ferdinand Wegner m. Eva L. _______ ab. 1900...[did not say where] There were no children born to this marriage. Oct 2003 letter from Joyce to Pam Wagner