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Myrtle Spears
1878 - 1925 (47 years)-
Name Myrtle Spears Born 14 Apr 1878 Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States 
Gender Female Died 24 Sep 1925 Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States Buried Hubbard Cemetery, Hubbard, Hubbard, Minnesota, United States Person ID I1488 Speirs-Taylor Last Modified 9 Nov 2016
Father William Spears, b. 3 Sep 1836, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 7 Jan 1911, Minden, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States (Age 74 years) Mother Lovinia Stoker, b. 10 Dec 1846, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States , d. 19 Jan 1916 (Age 69 years) Married 25 May 1864 Garner Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States [1] Family ID F278 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Francis Newton Wilson, b. 28 Apr 1873, Iowa, United States , d. 23 Oct 1929, Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States (Age 56 years) Married 21 Mar 1901 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States [2] Last Modified 9 Nov 2016 Family ID F480 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 14 Apr 1878 - Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States 
Married - 21 Mar 1901 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States 
Died - 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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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