Mary Jane Spears

Female 1870 - 1915  (45 years)


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  • Name Mary Jane Spears 
    Born 18 Apr 1870  Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 6 Nov 1915  Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Oaklawn Cemetery, Oakland, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1458  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 J G Winslow,   b. 9 Sep 1865, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1944, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 4 Mar 1890  Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2016 
    Family ID F470  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Apr 1870 - Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Mar 1890 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Nov 1915 - Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    1870 US Federal Census and the Households of George and Mary Sweet and William and Lovina Spears.
    1870 US Federal Census and the Households of George and Mary Sweet and William and Lovina Spears.
    Union, Harrison, Iowa
    George Sweet, 58 years old; born in Canada West
    Mary Sweet, 48 years old, born in Switzerland
    Henry Sweet, 34 years old, born in Canada West
    Aaron Sweet, 17 years old
    George Sweet, 3 years old, born in Iowa
    Phebe Johnson, 78 years old; born in Rhode Island
    Kesiah Sweet, 32 years old; born in Canada West

    William Spears, 33 years old; born in Pennsylvania
    Lovina Spears, 23 years old; born in Iowa
    Agnes L Spears, 2 years old; born in Iowa
    Mary Spears, 2/12 year old; born in Iowa

    Source:
    Year: 1870; Census Place: Union, Harrison, Iowa; Roll: M593_395; Page: 119A; Image: 92839; Family History Library Film: 545894
    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.

    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: J . G . Winslow
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 1866
      Marriage Date: 5 Mar 1890
      Marriage Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
      Marriage Age: 24
      Spouse: Mary J. Spears
      FHL Film Number: 1018504
      Reference ID: p 258 cn 3769