Imogene E. Spear

Last updated 26 Feb 2024 in Spear–Johnson Family.

Individual

Born: Bet 2 Apr 1921 and 1 Apr 1922 in , , Kansas, United States

Father: John Jackson Brown (1900 – 1966)

Mother: Esther Marie Harmon (1896 – ?)

Supporting evidence for:
name

census-us-1930-ps-ks-decatur-20-5-1a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Decatur County, Center Township, enumeration district 1-20-5, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 14A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Feb 2024), “⟩ Kansas ⟩ Decatur ⟩ Center ⟩ District 0005”, image 1; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 699 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340434]

Reference Detail: Lines 40-42, dwelling 10, family 10

Comment Detail: Source includes name (⟨spelling⟩, Imogene E.). The spelling of Imogene is interpreted due to an apparent spellin correction attempted by the enumerator and resulting messy "Imo". See research notes for spelling details.

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birth

census-us-1930-ps-ks-decatur-20-5-1a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Decatur County, Center Township, enumeration district 1-20-5, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 14A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Feb 2024), “⟩ Kansas ⟩ Decatur ⟩ Center ⟩ District 0005”, image 1; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 699 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340434]

Reference Detail: Lines 40-42, dwelling 10, family 10

Comment Detail: Source includes age (8) and location (Kansas). Using her age and the official census date of 1 Apr 1930 gives a birth date range from 2 Apr 1921 to 1 Apr 1922.

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father

census-us-1930-ps-ks-decatur-20-5-1a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Decatur County, Center Township, enumeration district 1-20-5, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 14A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Feb 2024), “⟩ Kansas ⟩ Decatur ⟩ Center ⟩ District 0005”, image 1; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 699 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340434]

Reference Detail: Lines 40-42, dwelling 10, family 10

Comment Detail: Source identifies Imogene E. Spear as a daughter of Emmet Spears. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

census-us-1940-ps-ks-decatur-20-23-2a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Decatur County, Oberlin Township, enumeration district 10/20-23, sheet 2A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 25 Feb 2024), “⟩ Kansas ⟩ Decatur ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ 20-23”, image 4; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1228 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Lines 27-30, household 32

Comment Detail: Source identifies Imogene Spear as a step-daughter of John Brown.

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mother

census-us-1930-ps-ks-decatur-20-5-1a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Decatur County, Center Township, enumeration district 1-20-5, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 14A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Feb 2024), “⟩ Kansas ⟩ Decatur ⟩ Center ⟩ District 0005”, image 1; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 699 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340434]

Reference Detail: Lines 40-42, dwelling 10, family 10

Comment Detail: Source implies Imogene E. Spear is a daughter of Esther M. Spears. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

census-us-1940-ps-ks-decatur-20-23-2a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Decatur County, Oberlin Township, enumeration district 10/20-23, sheet 2A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 25 Feb 2024), “⟩ Kansas ⟩ Decatur ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ 20-23”, image 4; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1228 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Lines 27-30, household 32

Comment Detail: Source implies Imogene Spear is a daughter of Esther Brown. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

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Miscellaneous Facts

Attributes

Residence: at Center Township, Decatur County, Kansas, United States

Supporting evidence for:
attributes

census-us-1930-ps-ks-decatur-20-5-1a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Decatur County, Center Township, enumeration district 1-20-5, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 14A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Feb 2024), “⟩ Kansas ⟩ Decatur ⟩ Center ⟩ District 0005”, image 1; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 699 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340434]

Reference Detail: Lines 40-42, dwelling 10, family 10

Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Apr 1930) and residence location (Center Township, Decatur County, Kansas [, USA]).

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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)

SPELLING

Surname: This database uses Spear. The 1930 US Census uses the spelling Spears. [census-us-1930-ps-ks-decatur-20-5-1a]

FOLLOWUP

Imogene Eunice Spear may have been born 28 Mar 1922 in Oberlin, Kansas. She may have married 25 Apr 1942 in Wichita, Kansas) Francis Ormsby Hectorne (b. 20 Oct 1918 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri). [research-a-spear-family-history]

Francis and Imogene may have had two children, {private} . [research-a-spear-family-history]

Supporting evidence for:
research notes

census-us-1930-ps-ks-decatur-20-5-1a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Decatur County, Center Township, enumeration district 1-20-5, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 14A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Feb 2024), “⟩ Kansas ⟩ Decatur ⟩ Center ⟩ District 0005”, image 1; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 699 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340434]

Reference Detail: Lines 40-42, dwelling 10, family 10

research-a-spear-family-history: {private} Engelmann, A Spear Family History, privately printed 1988, updated 2002, 2005; privately held

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