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Cora Ethel Spear
Last updated 28 Sep 2023 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: 27 Jul 1920 in Pierre, Hughes County, South Dakota, United States
Died: 1 Mar 2008 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States
Father: Kenneth Maris Spear (1891 – 1975)
Mother: Ethel Caroline Marshall (1895 – 1995)
census-us-1930-ps-sd-jones-11-1a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, South Dakota, Jones County, Lincoln Township, enumeration district 38-11, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 242A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "South Dakota ⟩ Jones ⟩ Lincoln ⟩ District 0011" image 1; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2225 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2341959]
Reference Detail: Lines 46, dwelling 8
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Cora [?] Spear).
misc-cora-mcquisten-death-announcement-2008: Announcement of death of Cora McQuisten; email, {private}, “OLE Network,” 3 Mar 2008; printed copy, privately held [The author was also the likely informant for Cora’s obituary, so only non-duplicated information from this announcement should be used.]
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Cora McQuisten).
misc-spear-date-notebook: Spear birth and death date notebook; multiple contributors; privately held
Reference Detail: Page 10 - July Births (cont)
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Cora Ethel Spear).
marriage-mcquisten-spear-1940: Record of marriage for Edwin McQuisten and Cora Spear (1940); South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2017, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 11 Sep 2007) ⟩ “1940-1941” image 978; citing “South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Cora Spear).
obituary-cora-mcquisten-2008: Obituary for Cora E. (Spear) McQuisten (2008); Miller Funeral Home (https://www.millerfh.com: accessed 25 Apr 2018), Miller Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory – Downtown (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Cora Spear).
obituary-ethel-spear-1995: Obituary for Ethel Caroline (Marshall) Spear (1995); “Today’s Obituaries / Ethel C. Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 15 Jul 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ South Dakota ⟩ Rapid City ⟩ Rapid City Journal ⟩ 1995 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 01" page 17; citing “Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 1 Nov 1995 (Wednesday), page C2, column 1”
Comment Detail: source includes [married] name (Cora McQuisten).
obituary-eugene-mcquisten-2012: Obituary for Eugene M. McQuisten (2012); “Eugene M McQuisten,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 3 May 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ South Dakota ⟩ Sioux Falls ⟩ Argus Leader ⟩ 2012 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 15 ⟩ main-edition" page B8; citing “Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), 15 Nov 2012 (Thursday), page 8B, column 2”
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Cora McQuisten).
obituary-kenneth-spear-1975: Obituary for Kenneth Maris Spear (1975); “Kenneth M. Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 6 May 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ South Dakota ⟩ Rapid City ⟩ Rapid City Journal ⟩ 1975 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 28" page 6; citing “Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 28 Nov 1975 (Friday), page 6, column 2”
Comment Detail: Source includes first name (Cora).
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marriage-mcquisten-spear-1940: Record of marriage for Edwin McQuisten and Cora Spear (1940); South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2017, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 11 Sep 2007) ⟩ “1940-1941” image 978; citing “South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016”
Comment Detail: Source includes age (20). Using the marriage date of 27 Jul 1940 gives a birth date range from 28 Jul 1919 to 27 Jul 1920.
obituary-cora-mcquisten-2008: Obituary for Cora E. (Spear) McQuisten (2008); Miller Funeral Home (https://www.millerfh.com: accessed 25 Apr 2018), Miller Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory – Downtown (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes date (July 27, 1920) and location (Pierre, SD).
census-us-1930-ps-sd-jones-11-1a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, South Dakota, Jones County, Lincoln Township, enumeration district 38-11, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 242A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "South Dakota ⟩ Jones ⟩ Lincoln ⟩ District 0011" image 1; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2225 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2341959]
Reference Detail: Lines 46, dwelling 8
Comment Detail: Source includes age (9) and location (South Dakota). Using her age and the official census date of 1 Apr 1930 gives a birth date range from 2 Apr 1920 to 1 Apr 1921.
misc-spear-date-notebook: Spear birth and death date notebook; multiple contributors; privately held
Reference Detail: Page 10 - July Births (cont)
Comment Detail: Source includes date ([July] 27 [...] 1920).
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misc-cora-mcquisten-death-announcement-2008: Announcement of death of Cora McQuisten; email, {private}, “OLE Network,” 3 Mar 2008; printed copy, privately held [The author was also the likely informant for Cora’s obituary, so only non-duplicated information from this announcement should be used.]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (March 1st, 2008).
obituary-cora-mcquisten-2008: Obituary for Cora E. (Spear) McQuisten (2008); Miller Funeral Home (https://www.millerfh.com: accessed 25 Apr 2018), Miller Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory – Downtown (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes date (1 Mar 2008).
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census-us-1930-ps-sd-jones-11-1a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, South Dakota, Jones County, Lincoln Township, enumeration district 38-11, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 242A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "South Dakota ⟩ Jones ⟩ Lincoln ⟩ District 0011" image 1; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2225 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2341959]
Reference Detail: Lines 44,46, dwelling 8
Comment Detail: Source identifies Cora [?] Spear as a daughter of Kenneth M. Spear. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
obituary-kenneth-spear-1975: Obituary for Kenneth Maris Spear (1975); “Kenneth M. Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 6 May 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ South Dakota ⟩ Rapid City ⟩ Rapid City Journal ⟩ 1975 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 28" page 6; citing “Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 28 Nov 1975 (Friday), page 6, column 2”
Comment Detail: Source identifies Cora as a daughter of Kenneth Maris Spear. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
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obituary-ethel-spear-1995: Obituary for Ethel Caroline (Marshall) Spear (1995); “Today’s Obituaries / Ethel C. Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 15 Jul 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ South Dakota ⟩ Rapid City ⟩ Rapid City Journal ⟩ 1995 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 01" page 17; citing “Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 1 Nov 1995 (Wednesday), page C2, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source identifies Cora McQuisten as a daughter of Ethel Caroline (Marshall) Spear. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
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Family
Spouse/Partner: Edwin Francis McQuisten (1914 – 2007)
Married: 27 Jul 1940 in Draper, Jones County, South Dakota, United States
marriage-mcquisten-spear-1940: Record of marriage for Edwin McQuisten and Cora Spear (1940); South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2017, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 11 Sep 2007) ⟩ “1940-1941” image 978; citing “South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016”
Comment Detail: Source includes location (Draper, South Dakota / Jones County) on date (July 27th, 1940).
obituary-cora-mcquisten-2008: Obituary for Cora E. (Spear) McQuisten (2008); Miller Funeral Home (https://www.millerfh.com: accessed 25 Apr 2018), Miller Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory – Downtown (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes location (Wild Rose Valley Farm) and date (July 27, 1940).
obituary-edwin-mcquisten-2007: Obituary for Edwin F. McQuisten (2007); Miller Funeral Home (https://www.millerfh.com: accessed 25 Apr 2018), Miller Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory – Downtown (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), published after 2 Jul 2007
Comment Detail: Source notes that Edwin McQuisten and Cora are married.
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Miscellaneous Facts
Events
Burial: 5 Mar 2008 at Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States
School: Graduated from Murdo, SD High School, 1939 at Murdo, Jones County, South Dakota, United States
Funeral: Miller Funeral Home at Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States
Cemetery: Woodlawn Cemetery at Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States
obituary-cora-mcquisten-2008: Obituary for Cora E. (Spear) McQuisten (2008); Miller Funeral Home (https://www.millerfh.com: accessed 25 Apr 2018), Miller Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory – Downtown (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes location (Woodlawn Cemetery) and relative day ([next] Wednesday) for an obituary pubished on Saturday, 1 Mar 2008, or 5 Mar 2008.
obituary-cora-mcquisten-2008: Obituary for Cora E. (Spear) McQuisten (2008); Miller Funeral Home (https://www.millerfh.com: accessed 25 Apr 2018), Miller Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory – Downtown (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes location (Murdo, SD High School) and year of graduation (1939).
obituary-cora-mcquisten-2008: Obituary for Cora E. (Spear) McQuisten (2008); Miller Funeral Home (https://www.millerfh.com: accessed 25 Apr 2018), Miller Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory – Downtown (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes funeral home (Miller Funeral Home) and implied location ([Sioux Falls, South Dakota]).
obituary-cora-mcquisten-2008: Obituary for Cora E. (Spear) McQuisten (2008); Miller Funeral Home (https://www.millerfh.com: accessed 25 Apr 2018), Miller Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory – Downtown (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes location (Woodlawn Cemetery [, Sioux Falls, South Dakota]).
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Attributes
Residence: at Lincoln Township, Jones County, South Dakota, United States
Residence: at Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, United States
Residence: at Renner, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States
Residence: at Renner, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States
census-us-1930-ps-sd-jones-11-1a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, South Dakota, Jones County, Lincoln Township, enumeration district 38-11, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 242A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "South Dakota ⟩ Jones ⟩ Lincoln ⟩ District 0011" image 1; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2225 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2341959]
Reference Detail: Lines 46, dwelling 8
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Apr 1930) and location (Union Township, County: Jones, State: South Dakota).
marriage-mcquisten-spear-1940: Record of marriage for Edwin McQuisten and Cora Spear (1940); South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2017, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 11 Sep 2007) ⟩ “1940-1941” image 978; citing “South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016”
Comment Detail: Source includes location (Rapid City, S. Dak., Pennington Co.) on marriage date (July 27th, 1940).
periodical-wahle-mcquisten-recite-vows-1971: “Madonna Wahle, James McQuisten Recite Vows,” wedding description; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Sep 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ South Dakota ⟩ Sioux Falls ⟩ Argus-Leader ⟩ 1971 ⟩ August ⟩ Aug 29 1971, Sun ⟩ Page 29”, column 3; citing “Sioux Falls Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), 29 Aug 1971 (Sunday), page Section C-7, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Aug. 21 [1971]) and location (Renner [, South Dakota]).
obituary-ethel-spear-1995: Obituary for Ethel Caroline (Marshall) Spear (1995); “Today’s Obituaries / Ethel C. Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 15 Jul 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ South Dakota ⟩ Rapid City ⟩ Rapid City Journal ⟩ 1995 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 01" page 17; citing “Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 1 Nov 1995 (Wednesday), page C2, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes date of her mother Ethel's death (Oct. 29, 1995) and location (Renner, S.D.).
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General Notes and Anecdotes
Cora was homecoming queen at Murdo High School (Murdo, Jones County, South Dakota) in 1939, the year she graduated. [obituary-cora-mcquisten-2008]
When she graduated, her cousin Gertrude (Florence G. Stilwell) sent Cora the "greatest" dress for graduation. After graduation, Great Aunt Emilie sent her Emilie's old watch to wear until Cora could afford a new one. Cora wore the watch for years. She also sent a check ro $300 to start Cora off at Rapid City Business College. Cora recalled that all she really wanted to do was to get enough education to get a job with some "pay." [interview-cora-mcquisten-2007]
She was a president of The Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC), now known as South Dakota Achieve (Sioux Vocational). [obituary-cora-mcquisten-2008]
She became a very active user of her home computer to keep in touch with distant relations, and used it to send daily "news of the day" messgaes, as well as using it to chat and comment. [misc-cora-mcquisten-death-announcement-2008]
interview-cora-mcquisten-2007: Email conversation with Cora Ethel (Spear) McQuisten, 1 Dec 2007; privately held
Reference Detail: Message #2.
misc-cora-mcquisten-death-announcement-2008: Announcement of death of Cora McQuisten; email, {private}, “OLE Network,” 3 Mar 2008; printed copy, privately held [The author was also the likely informant for Cora’s obituary, so only non-duplicated information from this announcement should be used.]
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obituary-cora-mcquisten-2008: Obituary for Cora E. (Spear) McQuisten (2008); Miller Funeral Home (https://www.millerfh.com: accessed 25 Apr 2018), Miller Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory – Downtown (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
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