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Margaret Spears
1838 - 1915 (77 years)-
Name Margaret Spears Born 1 Feb 1838 Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States 
Gender Female Died 19 Aug 1915 Logan, Harrison, Iowa, United States Buried Valley View Cemetery, Persia, Harrison, Iowa, United States Person ID I556 Speirs-Taylor Last Modified 9 Nov 2016
Father George Spears, b. 17 Oct 1799, Berkshire, Scotland , d. 13 Oct 1846, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States (Age 46 years) Mother Sarah Ann Churchfield, b. 3 Jan 1803, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States , d. Bef 1867, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States (Age 63 years) Married Abt 1835 Family ID F176 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Isaac Morris Atkins, b. 27 Apr 1832, Bradley, Tennessee, United States , d. 27 Mar 1907, Persia, Harrison, Iowa, United States (Age 74 years) Married 15 Oct 1869 Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States [1, 2] Children + 1. George William Atkins, b. 22 Mar 1871, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States , d. 1 Apr 1951, Story City, Story, Iowa, United States (Age 80 years)+ 2. Silvia Jane Atkins, b. 2 Dec 1873, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States , d. 13 Mar 1951, Iowa, United States (Age 77 years)3. Sarah Margaret Atkins, b. 15 Nov 1874, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States , d. 5 Aug 1875 (Age 0 years)4. Stephen Albert Atkins, b. 23 Nov 1875, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States , d. 10 Nov 1904, Iowa, United States (Age 28 years)5. Simon Silas Atkins, b. 16 Feb 1878, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States , d. 9 Jun 1953, Iowa, United States (Age 75 years)+ 6. Oscar James Atkins, b. 12 Feb 1881, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States , d. 1948, Iowa, United States (Age 66 years)Last Modified 9 Nov 2016 Family ID F241 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 1 Feb 1838 - Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States 
Married - 15 Oct 1869 - Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States 
Died - 19 Aug 1915 - Logan, Harrison, Iowa, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Documents 
1851 Iowa State Census and the Household of George and Sarah Sweat
Pottawattamie, Iowa
George Sweat, 39 years old
Sarah A Sweat, 38 years old
Henry Sweat, 14 years old
Kesiah Sweat, 12 year old female
Robert Sweat, 10 year old male
Phebe Sweat, 7 year old female
William Spears, 15 year old male
Margarett Spears, 13 year old female
Agnes Spears, 10 year old female
Joseph G Spears, 6 year old male
Sarah A. Sweat, 2-m, 2 year old female
Josephus Sweat, 1/6 year old male
This document also shows the family of Eller and Margaret Stoker with their daughter Lovina who married William Spears, son of George and Sarah A. Spears.
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.
1870 US Federal Census and the Household of Isaac and Margaret Adkins
Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Isaac D Adkins, 38 years old; born in Tennessee; Married in October of 1870.
Margaret Adkins, 32 years old; born in Pennsylvania; Married in October of 1870.
Charles Adkins, 15 years old; born in Iowa.
Ellen Adkins, 10 years old; born in Iowa.
Isaac Adkins, 7 years old; born in Iowa.
George Spears, 26 years old; born in Illinois.
Source:
Year: 1870; Census Place: Kane, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: M593_416; Page: 171B; Image: 119100; Family History Library Film: 545915
1880 US Federal Census and the Household of Isaac and Margaret Atkins
Washington, Harrison, Iowa
I. M. Atkins, 48 years old; born in Tennessee.
Margaret C Atkins, 42 years old; born in Pennsylvania.
Isaac Atkins, 17 years old; born in Iowa.
George William Atkins, 9 years old; born in Iowa.
Silva Jane Atkins, 6 years old; born in Iowa.
Stephen A. Atkins, 4 years old; born in Iowa.
Simon S. Atkins, 2 years old; born in Iowa.
Source:
Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Harrison, Iowa; Roll: 343; Family History Film: 1254343; Page: 122B; Enumeration District: 087; Image: 0595
1900 US Federal Census and the Household of Isaac M and Margaret Atkins
Washington, Harrison, Iowa
Isaac Atkins, born Apr 1831, 69 years old; married 31 years; born in Georgia
Margaret C Atkins, born Feb 1836, 64 years old; six children, five living; born in Pennsylvania.
Stephen A Atkins, born Nov 1874, 25 years old; born in Iowa.
Simon S Atkins, born Feb 1876, 24 years old; born in Iowa.
Oscar Atkins, born Feb 1880, 20 years old; born in Iowa.
Source:
Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Harrison, Iowa; Roll: 436; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1240436
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)
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Sources - [S75] Iowa, Pottawattamie County Marriages.
Askins, Isaac M.
Spears, Margaret
15 Oct 1869 - [S80] Pottawattamie County Marriages Book A, .
FHL Salt Lake City, Utah Film #1018501, Marr Book A 6 Jan 1869 to 30 Mar 1874. Date given as 15 Oct but given as 17 Oct in Pottawattamie County Marriages Book A, 977.771 V2, p.1.
- [S75] Iowa, Pottawattamie County Marriages.