Clara May Young b. 5 Apr 1870 Tooele, Utah, United States d. 29 Aug 1963 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States: My Family Online

1870 - 1963 (93 years)

Name	Clara May Young
Born	5 Apr 1870	Tooele, Utah, United States
Gender	Female
Died	29 Aug 1963	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States [1]
Buried	Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Person ID	I19	Speirs-Taylor
Last Modified	5 Oct 2016

Father	Lorenzo Dow Young, b. 19 Oct 1807, Smyrna, Chenango, New York, USA , d. 21 Nov 1895, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 88 years)
Mother	Ida Hannah Hewitt, b. Abt Jul-Sep 1838, Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom , d. 20 Sep 1888, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age ~ 50 years)
Married	29 Apr 1856	Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Family ID	F9	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Thomas Speirs, b. 6 Apr 1866, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States , d. 11 Feb 1927, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 60 years)

Married 27 Jul 1887 Salt Lake, Utah, United States [2]

Children

+	1. Vivian Speirs, b. 30 Mar 1888, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States , d. 24 Sep 1946, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 58 years)
+	2. Claire Speirs, b. 28 Jun 1890, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States , d. 22 Jan 1988, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 97 years)
+	3. Kenneth Speirs, b. 30 Sep 1892, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States , d. 13 Jan 1980, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 87 years)
+	4. Thelma Naomi Speirs, b. 12 Nov 1898, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States , d. 23 Oct 1978, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 79 years)
	5. Naida Deon Speirs, b. 2 Nov 1908, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States , d. Dec 1999, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 91 years)

Last Modified 5 Oct 2016

Family ID F5 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 5 Apr 1870 - Tooele, Utah, United States
	Married - 27 Jul 1887 - Salt Lake, Utah, United States
	Died - 29 Aug 1963 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
	Buried - - Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Photos » Slide Show		Clara May Young Speirs Portrait as a Young Woman
		Clara May Young Speirs Top Left - Meda, Kenneth and Grandma Clara Top Right - Meda, Kenneth Speirs, Naon, Grandma Clara, Vonda & Frank Swain Bottom Left - Grandma Clara May Young Speirs Bottom Right - Thelma, Naon and Grandma Clara
		Clara May Young Speirs Later advanced years
		Clara May Young Speirs 1870 - 1963 Christmas
		Clara May Young Speirs Older Years
		Clara May Young Speirs - 1870 - 1963 Older Years

Documents » Slide Show		1870 US Census for Lorenzo Dow Young Name Lorenzo Young Age in 1870: 61 Birth Year: abt 1809 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: E T City, Tooele, Utah Territory Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Tooele Household Members: Lorenzo Young: Age 61 Hannah Young: Age 31 Faramore Young: Age 2 Clara M Young: Age 1/12 Anna Young: Age 26 (2nd wife) Harry A Young: 5 Frank Young: 1
		1880 US Census for Ida Hannah Hewitt Name: Hannah Young Age: 41 Birth Year: abt 1839 Birthplace: England Home in 1880: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Self Marital Status: Married Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Occupation: Keeping House Household Members: Hannah Young: Age 41 Legrand Young: Age 21 Brigham V. Young: Age 20 Feramore L. Young: Age 12 Clara May Young: Age 10 Harry A. Young: Age 15 Frank M. Young: Age 10 Albert F. Young: Age 6 Annie Young: Age 36
		The Marriage Record of Thomas Spiers and Clara May Young Thomas and Clara were married on July 27, 1887 in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. Source: Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
		1900 US Federal Census for North Ashley, Uintah County, Utah Name: Thomas Speirs Age: 34 Birth Date: Apr 1866 Birthplace: Utah Home in 1900: North Ashley, Uintah, Utah Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Clara M Speirs Marriage Year: 1887 Years Married: 13 Mother's Birthplace: England Thomas Speirs 34 Clara M Speirs 30 Vivian Speirs 12 Clara M Speirs 9 Kenneth Speirs 7 Thelma N Speirs 1
		1910 US Federal Census for North Ashley, Uintah County, Utah Name: Thomas Speirs Age in 1910: 44 Birth Year: abt 1866 Birthplace: Utah Home in 1910: North Ashley, Uintah, Utah Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Clara Speirs Father's Birthplace: Illinois Mother's Birthplace: England Thomas Speirs 44 Clara Speirs 40 Vivian Speirs 22 Clara Speirs 19 Kenneth Speirs 17 Thelma Speirs 11 Naida Speirs 1 [1 6/12]
		1920 US Federal Census for North Ashley, Uintah County, Utah Name: Thomas Speirs [Thomaz Speirs] Age: 53 Birth Year: abt 1867 Birthplace: Utah Home in 1920: North Ashley, Uintah, Utah House Number: Farm Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Clara Y Speirs Father's Birthplace: Illinois Mother's Birthplace: England Occupation: Farmer Industry: General Farm Employment Field: Employer Home Owned or Rented: Own Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Thomas Speirs 53 Clara Y Speirs 49 Clara Speirs 28 Naida Speirs 11
		1930 US Federal Census for Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Hitchcock, Vivian S; head of household; 41 years old; divorced; born in Utah, both parents born in Utah; manager of realty loan company. Spiers, Clara Y.; mother; 60 years old; widowed; born in Utah, father in New York, mother in England; no occupation. Stevens, Thelma S.; sister; 31 years old; divorced; born in Utah, both parents born in Utah; cosmetician at a beauty shop. Spiers, Naida D.; sister; 21 years old; single; born in Utah, both parents born in Utah; stenographer at realty loan company. Stevens, Agnes C.; niece; 10 years old; born in Utah, both parents born in Utah Stevens, James B.; nephew; 8 years old; born in Utah, both parents born in Utah
		Index to Register of Voters for Los Angeles City Precinct No. 1528 Both Clara and Naida Speirs are listed in 1932
		1940 US Federal Census for Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Speirs, Clara; head of household; 70 years old; widowed; born in Utah Stevens, Thelma; daughter; daughter; 40 years old; divorced; born in Utah Stevens, Cortney; grand daughter; 20 years old; single; born in Utah Stevens, Blaine; grand son; 19 years old; single; born in Utah
		Clara May Young Speirs Obituary
		Clara May Young Speirs in the Cemetery Inventory Records This document shows birth and death dates and places. Source: Utah State Historical Society. Utah Cemetery Inventory. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: 2000.

Headstones

The Headstone of Clara May Young Speirs
Clara May (Young) Speirs
Birth: Apr. 5, 1870
Tooele County
Utah, USA
Death: Aug. 29, 1963
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California, USA
Find A Grave Memorial #116664200
Plot: Birth: Apr. 5, 1870
Tooele County
Utah, USA
Death: Aug. 29, 1963
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California, USA

Histories		The Memorial Services for Clara May (Young) Speirs Speakers included Edward J. Young and William S. Erekson, both nephews to Clara. The history of Clara and her family was touched upon with the closing tribute, "I appreciate the courage, the cheerfulness and generosity ... of this noble woman, Aunt Clara Speirs..."
Histories		The Life Sketch of Clara May (Young) Speirs Many great stories are told in this sketch of the life of Clara May Speirs that was compiled and written by Harold K. Speirs.

Sources

[S23] California Death Index, 1940-1997, database, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch).
Name: Clara M Speirs
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 29 Aug 1963
Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States
Birth Date: 05 Apr 1870
Birthplace: Utah
Gender: Female
Mother's Name: Hewitt
[S43] Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937, Ancestry.com, ( Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.).
Name: L E Hitchcock
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Birth Date: 1885
Marriage Date: 20 Aug 1914
Marriage Place: Uintah, Utah, United States
Spouse: Vivian Speirs
FHL Film Number: 481101