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Mary Ann Shafer
Last updated 22 Feb 2024 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: 30 Jul 1840 in , , Ohio, United States
Died: 28 Nov 1887 in Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas, United States
Father: William Shafer (bet 1810/1811 – 1904)
Mother: Isabel Vorhies (bet 1814/1815 – 1883)
book-history-of-noble-county-ohio-1887: History of Noble County, Ohio; Chicago: L. H. Watkins & Company, 1887; book image (PDF), Google Play (https://play.google.com: downloaded 20 Apr 2018), held by New York Public Library [The personal histories were collected from the identified individuals and their contemporaries. Other histories were collected from county records and other places, with the help of numerous county officials and others.]
Reference Detail: Page 477 (PDF page 552)
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Mary [Shafer]).
census-us-1870-ps-ia-guthrie-union-2: 1870 U.S. Census, population schedule, Iowa, Guthrie County, Union, page 2 (form) or page 243B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1870 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 12 August 2018) ⟩ "Iowa ⟩ Guthrie ⟩ Union" image 2; citing “Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 393 (of 1761), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 545892]
Reference Detail: Line 3, dwelling 8
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Mary A. Spear).
family-bible-register-joseph-and-sarah-spear: Family register pages for Joseph and Sarah Spear family bible, unknown location; privately held
Reference Detail: Death and famiily register pages
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Mary A. Spear).
marker-mary-spear-1887: Gravestone of Mary A. Spear (1887); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 26 May 2019), memorial ID 84992989, photograph uploaded 14 Feb 2012; citing “Atwood Fairview Cemetery (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas, USA)”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Mary A. [Spear]).
marriage-spear-shafer-1859: Marriage registry entry for Thomas Spear and Margaret Shafer (1859); Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, record collection, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 16 Jul 2020), “Noble ⟩ Marriage records 1852-1873” image 163; DGS 4,022,322, image 167; entry 1 (page 261); citing “Marriage Record, Years 1852 to 1873, (Vol. 1), pages 260-261; Probate Court, Noble County Court House, Noble County, Ohio, United States; Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (⟨conflict⟩ Shafer). See research notes for conflict details.,
obituary-mary-spear-1887: Obituary for Mary A. Spear (1887); “Gone to Rest,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 7 May 2020), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Republican Citizen ⟩ 1887 ⟩ 12 ⟩ 02" page 3; citing “The Republican Citizen (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 2 Dec 1887 (Friday), page 3, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source notes married name (Mary A. Spear).
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 name (Mary Ann Shafer).
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marker-mary-spear-1887: Gravestone of Mary A. Spear (1887); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 26 May 2019), memorial ID 84992989, photograph uploaded 14 Feb 2012; citing “Atwood Fairview Cemetery (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas, USA)”
Comment Detail: Source includes age (⟨conflict⟩). See research notes for conflict details
obituary-mary-spear-1887: Obituary for Mary A. Spear (1887); “Gone to Rest,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 7 May 2020), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Republican Citizen ⟩ 1887 ⟩ 12 ⟩ 02" page 3; citing “The Republican Citizen (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 2 Dec 1887 (Friday), page 3, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1840) and state (Ohio).
birth-mary-spear-1883: Delayed certificate of birth for Mary Winifred Spear (1881); Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 26 Sep 2018) ⟩ “120001-125000” image 2905; citing “Carroll County, Iowa, record #122899, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa”
Comment Detail: Source includes location (Ohio).
census-us-1870-ps-ia-guthrie-union-2: 1870 U.S. Census, population schedule, Iowa, Guthrie County, Union, page 2 (form) or page 243B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1870 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 12 August 2018) ⟩ "Iowa ⟩ Guthrie ⟩ Union" image 2; citing “Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 393 (of 1761), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 545892]
Reference Detail: Line 3, dwelling 8
Comment Detail: Source includes age (29) and location (Ohio). Using the official census date of 1 June 1870 gives a birth date range from 2 June 1840 to 1 June 1841.
family-bible-register-joseph-and-sarah-spear: Family register pages for Joseph and Sarah Spear family bible, unknown location; privately held
Reference Detail: General register page
Comment Detail: Source includes date (July 30 1840).
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family-bible-register-joseph-and-sarah-spear: Family register pages for Joseph and Sarah Spear family bible, unknown location; privately held
Reference Detail: Deaths register page
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Nov. 28 - 1887) and location (Rawlins Co., Kansas [, USA]).
obituary-mary-spear-1887: Obituary for Mary A. Spear (1887); “Gone to Rest,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 7 May 2020), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Republican Citizen ⟩ 1887 ⟩ 12 ⟩ 02" page 3; citing “The Republican Citizen (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 2 Dec 1887 (Friday), page 3, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes date and implied year (Nov. 28th, 1887).
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 date (November 28, 1887).
marker-mary-spear-1887: Gravestone of Mary A. Spear (1887); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 26 May 2019), memorial ID 84992989, photograph uploaded 14 Feb 2012; citing “Atwood Fairview Cemetery (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas, USA)”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Nov. 28, 1887).
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book-history-of-noble-county-ohio-1887: History of Noble County, Ohio; Chicago: L. H. Watkins & Company, 1887; book image (PDF), Google Play (https://play.google.com: downloaded 20 Apr 2018), held by New York Public Library [The personal histories were collected from the identified individuals and their contemporaries. Other histories were collected from county records and other places, with the help of numerous county officials and others.]
Reference Detail: Page 477 (PDF page 552)
Comment Detail: Source identifies Mary [Shafer] as a child of William Shafer. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
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book-history-of-noble-county-ohio-1887: History of Noble County, Ohio; Chicago: L. H. Watkins & Company, 1887; book image (PDF), Google Play (https://play.google.com: downloaded 20 Apr 2018), held by New York Public Library [The personal histories were collected from the identified individuals and their contemporaries. Other histories were collected from county records and other places, with the help of numerous county officials and others.]
Reference Detail: Page 477 (PDF page 552)
Comment Detail: Source identifies Mary [Shafer] as a child of Isabel Vorhies. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
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Family
Spouse/Partner: Thomas James "TJ" Spear (1835 – 1923)
Married: 26 Jun 1859 in , Noble County, Ohio, United States
book-history-of-noble-county-ohio-1887: History of Noble County, Ohio; Chicago: L. H. Watkins & Company, 1887; book image (PDF), Google Play (https://play.google.com: downloaded 20 Apr 2018), held by New York Public Library [The personal histories were collected from the identified individuals and their contemporaries. Other histories were collected from county records and other places, with the help of numerous county officials and others.]
Reference Detail: Page 477 (PDF page 552)
Comment Detail: Source notes Mary married _____ Spears. [This surname is known to be misspelled.]
family-bible-register-joseph-and-sarah-spear: Family register pages for Joseph and Sarah Spear family bible, unknown location; privately held
Reference Detail: General register page
Comment Detail: Source includes date (June 26, 18[59]). The last two digits of the year are obscured behind a corner decoration on the page, put knowledge of the expected year allows some lines to be interpreted as "59".
marker-mary-spear-1887: Gravestone of Mary A. Spear (1887); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 26 May 2019), memorial ID 84992989, photograph uploaded 14 Feb 2012; citing “Atwood Fairview Cemetery (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas, USA)”
Comment Detail: Source notes that Mary A. was the wife of T.J. Spear.
marriage-spear-shafer-1859: Marriage registry entry for Thomas Spear and Margaret Shafer (1859); Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, record collection, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 16 Jul 2020), “Noble ⟩ Marriage records 1852-1873” image 163; DGS 4,022,322, image 167; entry 1 (page 261); citing “Marriage Record, Years 1852 to 1873, (Vol. 1), pages 260-261; Probate Court, Noble County Court House, Noble County, Ohio, United States; Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (26th day of June AD 1859) and location (Noble County, Ohio).
obituary-mary-spear-1887: Obituary for Mary A. Spear (1887); “Gone to Rest,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 7 May 2020), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Republican Citizen ⟩ 1887 ⟩ 12 ⟩ 02" page 3; citing “The Republican Citizen (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 2 Dec 1887 (Friday), page 3, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source notes marriage between Thomas Spear and Mary A.
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 date (June 26, 1859) of marriage of T.J. Spear and Mary Ann Shafer.
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Child: Amanda Belle Spear (1860 – 1965)
Child: David C. Spear (1862 – 1940)
Child: William T. Spear (1864 – 1866)
Child: Martha Jane "Mattie" Spear (1867 – 1953)
Child: Sarah Elizabeth Spear (1869 – 1883)
Child: Franklin John "Frank" Spear (1871 – 1950)
Child: Cora Adelia Spear (1873 – 1874)
Child: Ernest Wilfred Spear (1876 – 1960)
Child: Joseph Elbert "Bert" Spear (1879 – 1955)
Child: Mary Winifred Spear (1883 – 1975)
Child: Wilma May Spear (1886 – 1967)
Miscellaneous Facts
Events
Burial: 30 Nov 1887 at Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas, United States
Moved To Residence: Bet 1 Jul 1868 and 30 Jun 1869 at Guthrie Center, Guthrie County, Iowa, United States
Moved To Residence: 1885 at , Rawlins County, Kansas, United States
Cemetery: Atwood Fairview Cemetery at Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas, United States
obituary-mary-spear-1887: Obituary for Mary A. Spear (1887); “Gone to Rest,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 7 May 2020), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Republican Citizen ⟩ 1887 ⟩ 12 ⟩ 02" page 3; citing “The Republican Citizen (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 2 Dec 1887 (Friday), page 3, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Nov. 30th) and location (Atwood Cemetery [located in Atwood, Kansas]) of burial.
marker-mary-spear-1887: Gravestone of Mary A. Spear (1887); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 26 May 2019), memorial ID 84992989, photograph uploaded 14 Feb 2012; citing “Atwood Fairview Cemetery (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas, USA)”
Comment Detail: Marker is located in Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas.
obituary-belle-border-1965: Obituary for Belle Spear Border (1964); “Obituaries / Mrs. Belle Spear Border,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 28 Nov 2022), “⟩ United States ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1965 ⟩ October ⟩ Oct 14 1965, Thu ⟩ Page 13”, column 1; citing “The Citizen-Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 14 Oct 1965 (Thursday), page five, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes Belle Spear's age (8) and location (Iowa, near Guthrie Center). Using her age and her birth date of 1 Jul 1860 gives a date range from 1 Jul 1868 to 30 Jun 1869.
obituary-belle-border-1965: Obituary for Belle Spear Border (1964); “Obituaries / Mrs. Belle Spear Border,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 28 Nov 2022), “⟩ United States ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1965 ⟩ October ⟩ Oct 14 1965, Thu ⟩ Page 13”, column 1; citing “The Citizen-Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 14 Oct 1965 (Thursday), page five, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1885) and destination location (Rawlins County Kansas).
obituary-mary-spear-1887: Obituary for Mary A. Spear (1887); “Gone to Rest,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 7 May 2020), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Republican Citizen ⟩ 1887 ⟩ 12 ⟩ 02" page 3; citing “The Republican Citizen (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 2 Dec 1887 (Friday), page 3, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes location (Atwood Cemetery [located in Atwood, Kansas]).
marker-mary-spear-1887: Gravestone of Mary A. Spear (1887); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 26 May 2019), memorial ID 84992989, photograph uploaded 14 Feb 2012; citing “Atwood Fairview Cemetery (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas, USA)”
Comment Detail: Marker is in Atwood Fairview Cemetery, in Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas.
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Attributes
Religion: Methodist Episcopal Church
Residence: at Union Township, Guthrie County, Iowa, United States
obituary-mary-spear-1887: Obituary for Mary A. Spear (1887); “Gone to Rest,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 7 May 2020), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Republican Citizen ⟩ 1887 ⟩ 12 ⟩ 02" page 3; citing “The Republican Citizen (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 2 Dec 1887 (Friday), page 3, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source notes that she joined the M.E. (Methodist Episcopal) church when she was 17.
census-us-1870-ps-ia-guthrie-union-2: 1870 U.S. Census, population schedule, Iowa, Guthrie County, Union, page 2 (form) or page 243B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1870 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 12 August 2018) ⟩ "Iowa ⟩ Guthrie ⟩ Union" image 2; citing “Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 393 (of 1761), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 545892]
Reference Detail: Line 3, dwelling 8
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Jun 1870) and location (Union, in the County of Guthrie, State of Iowa).
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
CONFLICTS
Given Name: This database uses Mary Anne. The registry entry for her marriage with Thomas Spear uses Margaret. [marriage-spear-shafer-1859]
Birth Date: This database uses 30 July 1840. Using her date of death (Nov. 28, 1887) and age (47y's. 3 Mo. & 28 D's) as inscribed on her headstone gives a birth date of 31 July 1840. This differs from other sources by a single day, and may be a calculation error by either the sculptor, or by the algorithm in the calculator I used. Note that interpreting 1900 as a leap year would add the offending day. [marker-mary-spear-1887]
FOLLOWUP
Mary may have been born 30 Jul 1840 in Mt. Ephraim, Gurnsey County, Ohio. [research-a-spear-family-history]
Mary is a first cousin, once removed, to Mary R. Shafer, who married T.J. Spear's brother, David.
marriage-spear-shafer-1859: Marriage registry entry for Thomas Spear and Margaret Shafer (1859); Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, record collection, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 16 Jul 2020), “Noble ⟩ Marriage records 1852-1873” image 163; DGS 4,022,322, image 167; entry 1 (page 261); citing “Marriage Record, Years 1852 to 1873, (Vol. 1), pages 260-261; Probate Court, Noble County Court House, Noble County, Ohio, United States; Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus”
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marker-mary-spear-1887: Gravestone of Mary A. Spear (1887); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 26 May 2019), memorial ID 84992989, photograph uploaded 14 Feb 2012; citing “Atwood Fairview Cemetery (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas, USA)”
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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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