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Samantha J. Karns
Last updated 23 Nov 2021 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: 25 Jun 1848 in , , Indiana, United States
Died: 8 May 1915
Father: Enos Karnes (1816 – 1891)
Mother: Louhana "Luhany" Brennit (1825 – 1904)
census-us-1900-ps-ks-rawlins-130-8a: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Union Township, enumeration district 130, sheet 8A (form/penned) or page 291A (stamped); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) 〉 "Kansas 〉 Rawlins 〉 Union 〉 District 0130" image 1; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240496]
Reference Detail: Line 31, dwelling 123
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Samantha J. Spear).
census-us-1910-ps-ks-decatur-11-1a: 1910 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Decatur County, Center Township, enumeration district 11, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 41A (stamped); 1910 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 14 August 2018) 〉 "Kansas 〉 Decatur 〉 Center 〉 District 0011" image 1; citing “Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 437 (of 1784), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1374450]
Reference Detail: Line 26, dwelling 6
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Samantha Spear).
obituary-symantha-spear-1915: Obituary for Symantha J. (Karnes) Spear (1915); “Obituary / Mrs. T. J. Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 29 Apr 2018), image “United States of America 〉 Kansas 〉 Oberlin 〉 Oberlin Herald 〉 1915 〉 05 〉 13” page 5; citing “Oberlin Herald (Oberlin, Kansas), 13 May 1915 (Thursday), page 5, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (〈spelling〉 J. Karns). See research notes for spelling details.
obituary-thomas-spear-1923: Obituary for Thomas James Spear (1923); “T.J. Spear Dies Suddenly,” Oberlin Herald (Oberlin Kansas), 16 Aug 1923 (Thursday), page unknown, column unknown
Comment Detail: Source includes her [married] name (Samanta J. Fisher).
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census-us-1900-ps-ks-rawlins-130-8a: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Union Township, enumeration district 130, sheet 8A (form/penned) or page 291A (stamped); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) 〉 "Kansas 〉 Rawlins 〉 Union 〉 District 0130" image 1; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240496]
Reference Detail: Line 31, dwelling 123
Comment Detail: Source includes date (June/〈conflict〉), age (〈conflict〉), and location (〈conflict〉). See research notes for conflict details.
census-us-1910-ps-ks-decatur-11-1a: 1910 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Decatur County, Center Township, enumeration district 11, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 41A (stamped); 1910 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 14 August 2018) 〉 "Kansas 〉 Decatur 〉 Center 〉 District 0011" image 1; citing “Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 437 (of 1784), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1374450]
Reference Detail: Line 26, dwelling 6
Comment Detail: Source includes age (〈conflict〉) and location (Indiana). See research notes for conflict details.
marker-thomas-samantha-spear-1923-1915: Gravestone of Thomas J. (1923) and Samantha J. (1915) Spear; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 5 May 2021), memorial IDs 60563282 (Thomas) and 60563286 (Samantha), photographs uploaded 24 Oct 2010 to both memorials; citing “Oberlin Cemetery (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, USA)”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1848).
obituary-symantha-spear-1915: Obituary for Symantha J. (Karnes) Spear (1915); “Obituary / Mrs. T. J. Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 29 Apr 2018), image “United States of America 〉 Kansas 〉 Oberlin 〉 Oberlin Herald 〉 1915 〉 05 〉 13” page 5; citing “Oberlin Herald (Oberlin, Kansas), 13 May 1915 (Thursday), page 5, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (June 25, 1848) and location (Indiana).
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marker-thomas-samantha-spear-1923-1915: Gravestone of Thomas J. (1923) and Samantha J. (1915) Spear; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 5 May 2021), memorial IDs 60563282 (Thomas) and 60563286 (Samantha), photographs uploaded 24 Oct 2010 to both memorials; citing “Oberlin Cemetery (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, USA)”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1915).
obituary-symantha-spear-1915: Obituary for Symantha J. (Karnes) Spear (1915); “Obituary / Mrs. T. J. Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 29 Apr 2018), image “United States of America 〉 Kansas 〉 Oberlin 〉 Oberlin Herald 〉 1915 〉 05 〉 13” page 5; citing “Oberlin Herald (Oberlin, Kansas), 13 May 1915 (Thursday), page 5, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (May 8, 1915).
obituary-thomas-spear-1923: Obituary for Thomas James Spear (1923); “T.J. Spear Dies Suddenly,” Oberlin Herald (Oberlin Kansas), 16 Aug 1923 (Thursday), page unknown, column unknown
Comment Detail: Source includes the date (May 8, 1915).
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Family #1
Spouse/Partner: John R. Fisher (? – bef 1889)
Married: 22 Feb 1881 in Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, United States
obituary-symantha-spear-1915: Obituary for Symantha J. (Karnes) Spear (1915); “Obituary / Mrs. T. J. Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 29 Apr 2018), image “United States of America 〉 Kansas 〉 Oberlin 〉 Oberlin Herald 〉 1915 〉 05 〉 13” page 5; citing “Oberlin Herald (Oberlin, Kansas), 13 May 1915 (Thursday), page 5, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Feb. 2, 1881), and location (Oberlin [, Kansas]).
census-us-1900-ps-ks-rawlins-130-8a: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Union Township, enumeration district 130, sheet 8A (form/penned) or page 291A (stamped); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) 〉 "Kansas 〉 Rawlins 〉 Union 〉 District 0130" image 1; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240496]
Reference Detail: Lines 30,31, dwelling 123
Comment Detail: Source identifies Samanta J. Spear as the wife of Thomas J. Spear and the number of years married (11) for both. Using the official census date of 1 June 1900 gives a marriage date range from 2 June 1888 to 1 June 1889.
census-us-1910-ps-ks-decatur-11-1a: 1910 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Decatur County, Center Township, enumeration district 11, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 41A (stamped); 1910 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 14 August 2018) 〉 "Kansas 〉 Decatur 〉 Center 〉 District 0011" image 1; citing “Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 437 (of 1784), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1374450]
Reference Detail: Lines 25,26, dwelling 6
Comment Detail: Source identifies Samantha J. Spear as the wife of Thomas J. Spear and the number of years married (21) for both. Using the official census date of 15 Apr 1910 gives a marriage date range from 16 Apr 1888 to 15 Apr 1889.
obituary-symantha-spear-1915: Obituary for Symantha J. (Karnes) Spear (1915); “Obituary / Mrs. T. J. Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 29 Apr 2018), image “United States of America 〉 Kansas 〉 Oberlin 〉 Oberlin Herald 〉 1915 〉 05 〉 13” page 5; citing “Oberlin Herald (Oberlin, Kansas), 13 May 1915 (Thursday), page 5, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (〈conflict〉), and location (Rawlins County [, Kansas]). See research notes for both for conflict details.
obituary-thomas-spear-1923: Obituary for Thomas James Spear (1923); “T.J. Spear Dies Suddenly,” Oberlin Herald (Oberlin Kansas), 16 Aug 1923 (Thursday), page unknown, column unknown
Comment Detail: Source includes the date (March 17, 1889) of the marriage of T.J. Spear and Samantha J. Fisher.
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Child: Samuel Harvey Fisher (1882 – ?)
Family #2
Spouse/Partner: Thomas James "TJ" Spear (1835 – 1923)
Married: 17 Mar 1889 in , Rawlins County, Kansas, United States
obituary-symantha-spear-1915: Obituary for Symantha J. (Karnes) Spear (1915); “Obituary / Mrs. T. J. Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 29 Apr 2018), image “United States of America 〉 Kansas 〉 Oberlin 〉 Oberlin Herald 〉 1915 〉 05 〉 13” page 5; citing “Oberlin Herald (Oberlin, Kansas), 13 May 1915 (Thursday), page 5, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Feb. 2, 1881), and location (Oberlin [, Kansas]).
census-us-1900-ps-ks-rawlins-130-8a: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Union Township, enumeration district 130, sheet 8A (form/penned) or page 291A (stamped); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) 〉 "Kansas 〉 Rawlins 〉 Union 〉 District 0130" image 1; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240496]
Reference Detail: Lines 30,31, dwelling 123
Comment Detail: Source identifies Samanta J. Spear as the wife of Thomas J. Spear and the number of years married (11) for both. Using the official census date of 1 June 1900 gives a marriage date range from 2 June 1888 to 1 June 1889.
census-us-1910-ps-ks-decatur-11-1a: 1910 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Decatur County, Center Township, enumeration district 11, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 41A (stamped); 1910 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 14 August 2018) 〉 "Kansas 〉 Decatur 〉 Center 〉 District 0011" image 1; citing “Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 437 (of 1784), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1374450]
Reference Detail: Lines 25,26, dwelling 6
Comment Detail: Source identifies Samantha J. Spear as the wife of Thomas J. Spear and the number of years married (21) for both. Using the official census date of 15 Apr 1910 gives a marriage date range from 16 Apr 1888 to 15 Apr 1889.
obituary-symantha-spear-1915: Obituary for Symantha J. (Karnes) Spear (1915); “Obituary / Mrs. T. J. Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 29 Apr 2018), image “United States of America 〉 Kansas 〉 Oberlin 〉 Oberlin Herald 〉 1915 〉 05 〉 13” page 5; citing “Oberlin Herald (Oberlin, Kansas), 13 May 1915 (Thursday), page 5, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (〈conflict〉), and location (Rawlins County [, Kansas]). See research notes for both for conflict details.
obituary-thomas-spear-1923: Obituary for Thomas James Spear (1923); “T.J. Spear Dies Suddenly,” Oberlin Herald (Oberlin Kansas), 16 Aug 1923 (Thursday), page unknown, column unknown
Comment Detail: Source includes the date (March 17, 1889) of the marriage of T.J. Spear and Samantha J. Fisher.
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Child: Samuel Harvey Fisher (1882 – ?)
Child: Emmett Spear (1891 – ?)
Miscellaneous Facts
Events
Burial: at Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, United States
Cemetery: (Oberlin Cemetery) at Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, United States
marker-thomas-samantha-spear-1923-1915: Gravestone of Thomas J. (1923) and Samantha J. (1915) Spear; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 5 May 2021), memorial IDs 60563282 (Thomas) and 60563286 (Samantha), photographs uploaded 24 Oct 2010 to both memorials; citing “Oberlin Cemetery (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, USA)”
Comment Detail: Source includes location (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, USA).
marker-thomas-samantha-spear-1923-1915: Gravestone of Thomas J. (1923) and Samantha J. (1915) Spear; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 5 May 2021), memorial IDs 60563282 (Thomas) and 60563286 (Samantha), photographs uploaded 24 Oct 2010 to both memorials; citing “Oberlin Cemetery (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, USA)”
Comment Detail: Source includes cemetery (Oberlin Cemetery) and location (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, USA).
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Attributes
Residence: 1860 at , , Missouri, United States
Residence: 1 Jun 1870 at Morgan Township, Mercer County, Missouri, United States
Residence: 1879 at , , Kansas, United States
Residence: 1 Jun 1900 at Union Township, Rawlins County, Kansas, United States
Residence: 14 Nov 1904 at , Decatur County, Kansas, United States
Residence: 15 Apr 1910 at Center Township, Decatur County, Kansas, United States
obituary-symantha-spear-1915: Obituary for Symantha J. (Karnes) Spear (1915); “Obituary / Mrs. T. J. Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 29 Apr 2018), image “United States of America 〉 Kansas 〉 Oberlin 〉 Oberlin Herald 〉 1915 〉 05 〉 13” page 5; citing “Oberlin Herald (Oberlin, Kansas), 13 May 1915 (Thursday), page 5, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1860) and state (Missouri).
obituary-symantha-spear-1915: Obituary for Symantha J. (Karnes) Spear (1915); “Obituary / Mrs. T. J. Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 29 Apr 2018), image “United States of America 〉 Kansas 〉 Oberlin 〉 Oberlin Herald 〉 1915 〉 05 〉 13” page 5; citing “Oberlin Herald (Oberlin, Kansas), 13 May 1915 (Thursday), page 5, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1879) and state (Kansas).
census-us-1900-ps-ks-rawlins-130-8a: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Union Township, enumeration district 130, sheet 8A (form/penned) or page 291A (stamped); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) 〉 "Kansas 〉 Rawlins 〉 Union 〉 District 0130" image 1; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240496]
Reference Detail: Line 31, dwelling 123
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 June 1900) and location (Union Township, County: Rawlins, State: Kansas).
obituary-luhany-brennit-1904: Obituary for Luhany Brennit (1904); “Dead,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 18 May 2018), image “United States of America 〉 Kansas 〉 Oberlin 〉 The Oberlin Times 〉 1904 〉 11 〉 18” page 5; citing “The Oberlin Times (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas), 18 Nov 1904 (Friday), page 5, column 4”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (November 14, 1904) and location ("this county" [Decatur County, Kansas]).
census-us-1910-ps-ks-decatur-11-1a: 1910 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Decatur County, Center Township, enumeration district 11, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 41A (stamped); 1910 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 14 August 2018) 〉 "Kansas 〉 Decatur 〉 Center 〉 District 0011" image 1; citing “Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 437 (of 1784), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1374450]
Reference Detail: Line 26, dwelling 6
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (15 Apr 1910) and location (Center Township, County: Decatur, State: Kansas).
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
CONFLICTS
Birth Date: This database uses 25 Jun 1848. The 1900 U.S. Census gives an explicit birth date (June / 1839) and an age (60). When applied to the official census date of 1 Jun 1900, the age gives a birth date range of 2 Jun 1839 to 1 Jun 1840, so the record is internally consistent. [census-us-1900-ps-ks-rawlins-130-8a]
Birth Date: This database uses 25 Jun 1848. The 1910 U.S. Census gives an age of (53), which, when applied to the offical census date of 15 Apr 1910, gives a birth date range from 16 Apr 1856 to 15 Apr 1857. [census-us-1910-ps-ks-decatur-11-1a]
Birth Location: This database uses Indiana. The 1900 U.S. Census indicates Samantha was born in Missouri. (Her obituary notes her family moved to Missouri in 1860.) [census-us-1900-ps-ks-rawlins-130-8a, obituary-symantha-spear-1915]
Marriage Date (Spear/Karnes): This database uses 17 Mar 1889. Her obituary gives the date as March 18, 1889. [obituary-symantha-spear-1915]
SPELLING
Given Name: This database uses Samantha. Her obituary uses Symantha. [obituary-samantha-karnes-1915]
FOLLOWUP
She may have been born 25 Jun 1851 in Anderson County, Tennessee. [research-a-spear-family-history]
She probably died in Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas.
census-us-1900-ps-ks-rawlins-130-8a: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Union Township, enumeration district 130, sheet 8A (form/penned) or page 291A (stamped); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) 〉 "Kansas 〉 Rawlins 〉 Union 〉 District 0130" image 1; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240496]
Reference Detail: Line 31, dwelling 123
census-us-1910-ps-ks-decatur-11-1a: 1910 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Decatur County, Center Township, enumeration district 11, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 41A (stamped); 1910 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 14 August 2018) 〉 "Kansas 〉 Decatur 〉 Center 〉 District 0011" image 1; citing “Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 437 (of 1784), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1374450]
Reference Detail: Line 26, dwelling 6
obituary-symantha-spear-1915: Obituary for Symantha J. (Karnes) Spear (1915); “Obituary / Mrs. T. J. Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 29 Apr 2018), image “United States of America 〉 Kansas 〉 Oberlin 〉 Oberlin Herald 〉 1915 〉 05 〉 13” page 5; citing “Oberlin Herald (Oberlin, Kansas), 13 May 1915 (Thursday), page 5, column 3”
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research-a-spear-family-history: {private} Engelmann, A Spear Family History, privately printed 1988, updated 2002, 2005; privately held
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