Sarah Elizabeth Spear

Last updated 28 Feb 2024 in Spear–Johnson Family.

Individual

Born: 11 Aug 1869 in , Guthrie County, Iowa, United States

Died: 31 Mar 1883 in , Carroll County, Iowa, United States

Father: Thomas James "TJ" Spear (1835 – 1923)

Mother: Mary Ann Shafer (1840 – 1887)

Supporting evidence for:
name

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 7, dwelling 8

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Sarah E. 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, family register pages

Comment Detail: Source includes name on the death register page (Sarah E. Spear), and name on the birth register page (⟨spelling⟩ Elizabeth Spear).

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birth

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 7, dwelling 8

Comment Detail: Source includes age (10/12 [10 months]) and location (Iowa). Using the official census date of 1 June 1870 gives a birth date range from 2 Aug 1869 to 1 Sep 1869.

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 (Aug 11 - 1869) and locatino (Guthrie Co., Iowa [, USA]). Note that "Noble Co. Ohio" was originally written, but that was crossed out and the Guthrie Co. location added.

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death

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 (Mar. 31, 1883) and location (Caroll[Carroll] County, Iowa [, USA]). The date was originally written as Nov[?] 3, crossed out, and replaced by Mar. 31.

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father

family-bible-register-joseph-and-sarah-spear: Family register pages for Joseph and Sarah Spear family bible, unknown location; privately held

Reference Detail: Deaths and family register pages

Comment Detail: Source identifies Thomas James Spear as the father of Sara E. Spear on the deaths register page, and Sara Elizabeth Spear as a child of Thomas J. [Spear] on the family register page. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

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mother

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 identifies Sara Elizabeth Spear as a child of Mary A. [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 Union Township, Guthrie County, Iowa, United States

Supporting evidence for:
attributes

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 7, 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)

SPELLING

First name: This database uses Sarah. A family bible registery uses this name on the death register page, but Sara on the birth regiser page. [family-bible-register-joseph-and-sarah-spear]

FOLLOWUP

Sarah's middle name may have been Elizabeth and she may have used Sadie as a nickname. She may have been born 11 Aug 1869 in Guthrie County, Iowa, and died in Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa, a victim of scarlet fever at the age of 13. She may have been buried at Coon Rapids Cemetery, in Coon Rapids. [research-a-spear-family-history]

There is a page on Find A Grave for Sarah Elizabeth Spear (1869-1883) but the text on the memorial obelisk is unreadable. (memorial #25847110)

Supporting evidence for:
research notes

family-bible-register-joseph-and-sarah-spear: Family register pages for Joseph and Sarah Spear family bible, unknown location; privately held

Reference Detail: Death, family register pages

Comment Detail: TBD

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

(no additional information)

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