Harry Spear

Last updated 20 Feb 2024 in Spear–Johnson Family.

Individual

Born: Bet 2 Jun 1915 and 1 Jun 1915 in , , Indiana, United States

Father: Harrison Blaine Spear (1885 – 1914)

Mother: Pearl Ethel Kerr (1885 – 1966)

Supporting evidence for:
name

census-us-1920-ps-in-vigo-146-3a: 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Indiana, Vigo County, Terre Haute, enumeration district 5-146, sheet 3A (form/penned) or page 163A (stamped); 1920 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 19 Feb 2024), “⟩ Indiana ⟩ Vigo ⟩ Terre Haute Ward 5 ⟩ District 0146”, image 5; citing “Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 468 (of 2076), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Lines 5-10, household 58

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Spear, Harry).

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birth

census-us-1920-ps-in-vigo-146-3a: 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Indiana, Vigo County, Terre Haute, enumeration district 5-146, sheet 3A (form/penned) or page 163A (stamped); 1920 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 19 Feb 2024), “⟩ Indiana ⟩ Vigo ⟩ Terre Haute Ward 5 ⟩ District 0146”, image 5; citing “Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 468 (of 2076), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Lines 5-10, household 58

Comment Detail: Source includes age (4-7/12 [4yr and 7mo]) and location (Indiana [, USA]). Using his age and the official census date of 1 Jan 1920 gives a birth date range from 2 Jun 1915 to 1 Jun 1915, or just Jun 1915 if counting by months without referencing days.

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mother

census-us-1920-ps-in-vigo-146-3a: 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Indiana, Vigo County, Terre Haute, enumeration district 5-146, sheet 3A (form/penned) or page 163A (stamped); 1920 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 19 Feb 2024), “⟩ Indiana ⟩ Vigo ⟩ Terre Haute Ward 5 ⟩ District 0146”, image 5; citing “Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 468 (of 2076), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Lines 5-10, household 58

Comment Detail: Source identifies Harry Spear as a son of Pearl Spear. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

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Miscellaneous Facts

Attributes

Residence: at Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States

Supporting evidence for:
attributes

census-us-1920-ps-in-vigo-146-3a: 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Indiana, Vigo County, Terre Haute, enumeration district 5-146, sheet 3A (form/penned) or page 163A (stamped); 1920 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 19 Feb 2024), “⟩ Indiana ⟩ Vigo ⟩ Terre Haute Ward 5 ⟩ District 0146”, image 5; citing “Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 468 (of 2076), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Lines 5-10, household 58

Comment Detail: Source includes official census date (1 Jan 1920) and residence location (place: Terre Haute City, county: Vigo, state: Indiana [, USA]).

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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)

FOLLOWUP

Harry was born almost exactly 8 months after his father Harrison's death. This suggests Harrison didn't even know his wife was pregnant with their fourth child.

Sources

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