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Name | Orson Pratt Speirs | |
Born | 13 Oct 1838 | Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States ![]() |
Gender | Male | |
Baptism | 29 Apr 1849 | LIVE ![]() |
Died | 17 Oct 1901 | |
Person ID | I214 | Speirs-Taylor |
Last Modified | 12 Oct 2016 |
Father | Thomas Speirs, b. 14 Jul 1804, Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland ![]() ![]() | |
Mother | Mary (Polly) Cochran, b. 30 Sep 1804, Belfast, Waldo, Maine, United States ![]() ![]() | |
Married | 1 Dec 1828 | Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States ![]() |
Family ID | F72 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family | Elizabeth Dye, b. 5 Jun 1848, Wymondham, Norfolk, England ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
Married | 9 Jul 1863 | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Teritory, United States ![]() |
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Last Modified | 13 Oct 2016 | |||||||||||
Family ID | F76 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Photos | ![]() | Orson Pratt Speirs Son of Thomas and Mary (Cochran) Speirs, was born on the 13th of October, 1838 in Pennsylvania. |
Documents | ![]() | 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. |
![]() | 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 | |
![]() | 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 | |
![]() | 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 | |
![]() | 1870 US Federal Census and the Households of Thomas and Orson Speirs Salt Lake City Ward 10, Salt Lake, Utah Territory Dwelling 73 Thomas Speirs, 66 years old; blacksmith; born in Scotland Mary Spears, 66 years old; born in Maine Dwelling 75 Orson Speirs, 30 years old; carpenter; born in Pennsylvania Elizabeth Spears, 25 years old; born in England Alice Spears, 5 years old; born in Utah Owen Spears, 3 years old; born in Utah Orson Spears, 4/12 year old; born in Utah Source: Year: 1870; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 10, Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1611; Page: 609A; Image: 360309; Family History Library Film: 553110 | |
![]() | 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. | |
![]() | 1840 US Census Hancock County, Illinois (probably Nauvoo) William Spears Household 1 male 40-50.....47- William (1793) 1 fem 60-70..........unknown 1 fem 70-80......73- Mary Tait Speirs (1767) George Spears Household 1 male 40-50.....41- George (1799) 1 fem 30-40......37- Sarah Churchfield (1803) 1 male 0-5........4- William (1836) 1 male 0-5...........unknown 1 fem 0-5.........2- Margaret (1838 1 fem 60-70..........unknown Thos Spears Household 1 male 30-40.....36- Thomas (1804) 1 fem 20-30......36- Polly Cochran (1804) 1 fem 10-15......10- Mary (1830) 1 male 5-10.......6- Adam (1834) 1 male 0-5........4- George (1836) 1 male 0-5........3- Henry (1837) 1 male 0-5........2- Orson (1838) |
Histories | ![]() | Speirs Family Reunion held July 14, 1905 A summary of Thomas and Mary Speirs lives |