Spoor Genealogy - Descendants of Thomas D. Spoor of Starke County, Indiana

Spoor Genealogy

Descendants of Thomas D. Spoor

Generation One

1. THOMAS D.¹ SPOOR was born on 6 Feb 1816 at New York. He married Sarah Marilda Wait, daughter of Cyrus Wait and Laura Withey, on 12 Apr 1837 at Union County, Ohio. He died on 9 Apr 1873 at age 57. He was buried at Round Lake Cemetery, North Judson, Starke County, Indiana.

Children of Thomas D.¹ Spoor and Sarah Marilda Wait were as follows:

2. i. WILLIAM CYRUS², born 30 Jan 1836 at Ohio; married Henrietta C. German; married Lois I. Loring.

3. ii. LOVISA B., born circa 1841 at Indiana; married Matthias T. Hepner.

iii. THOMAS FILMORE was born circa 1851 at Starke County, Indiana; he married Mary Scott 24 Dec 1873 at Starke County, Indiana; he died after 1915.
In 1915, Thomas Filmore Spoor was living in California.

4. iv. HELEN H., born circa 1855 at Starke County, Indiana; married Alvin C. Wilhelm.

v. DELLA MAY was born circa 1858 at Starke County, Indiana; she married John West Seagraves 20 Apr 1876 at Starke County, Indiana; she died before 1915.

5. vi. CLARA L., born 1861; married Daniel Hildenbrand.

Generation Two

2. WILLIAM CYRUS² SPOOR (Thomas¹) was born on 30 Jan 1836 at Ohio. He married Henrietta C. German, daughter of Joshua German and Margaret Harshman, on 15 May 1861 at Starke County, Indiana. He married Lois I. Loring, daughter of Edward W. Loring and Rhoda Harshman, on 18 Nov 1879 at Starke County, Indiana. He died on 16 Jun 1907 at Starke County, Indiana, at age 71. He was buried at Round Lake Cemetery, North Judson, Starke County, Indiana.
His Ancestral File Number is 21R3-L4T. He enlisted as a corporal in Co. H, 151st Indiana Infantry Regiment on 20 February 1865 and was mustered out in Nashville, Tennessee on 19 September 1865. He filed an invalid pension application number 454,471 on on 11 Jul 1882.

Children of William Cyrus² Spoor and Henrietta C. German were as follows:

i. RUBY³ was born 27 May 1862; she died 5 Jun 1862; she was buried at Round Lake Cemetery, North Judson, Starke County, Indiana.

ii. JULIUS SANFORD was born 9 Jan 1864 at Indiana; he married Cloe (--?--); he died 27 Jan 1927 at Starke County, Indiana, at age 63.
He also went by the name of JUDE SPOOR.

iii. ROLAND/ROLLIN CLARENCE was born 8 Aug 1866 at Indiana; he married Rosa May (--?--); he died 24 Jun 1922 at Starke County, Indiana, at age 55.

iv. OZRA C was born 27 May 1868 at Indiana; he died prob. young.

6. v. HILDA M., born 15 May 1870 at Indiana; married Thomas Wiley Tibbs.

vi. THOMAS F was born 12 Apr 1872 at Indiana; he married Rhoda E. Lawrence; he died 1940; he was buried at Round Lake Cemetery, North Judson, Starke County, Indiana.

7. vii. VERNON J., born 27 Feb 1875 at Indiana; married Pearl A. Collins.

8. viii. ORRIS RUSSEL, born 25 Aug 1877 at Knox, Starke County, Indiana; married Della Leota Coldren.

Children of William Cyrus² Spoor and Lois I. Loring were as follows:

9. i. EVERETT L.³, born 23 Aug 1880; married Pearl Short.

10. ii. FOREST W., born 29 Aug 1881; married Chloe Tannehill.

iii. LUCY was born 27 Jan 1884; she died 19 Sep 1884.
The inscription on her grave marker reads: Died 19 Sep 1884 age 8m23d.

iv. INEZ was born Mar 1884; she died before 1915.

11. v. DELLA, born 28 Sep 1886; married (--?--) Grashans; married Ernest Coleman.

12. vi. BENJAMIN, born 20 Oct 1891; married Laura Lewis.

13. vii. MADGE, born 1893; married Lloyd Lamberson.

viii. ORPHA was born 1899 at Indiana; she married (--?--) Garwood.
She lived at Charleston, South Carolina.

3. LOVISA B.² SPOOR (Thomas¹) was born circa 1841 at Indiana. She married Matthias T. Hepner on 2 Jan 1861 at Starke County, Indiana. She died after 1915.

Children of Lovisa B.² Spoor and Matthias T. Hepner all born at Indiana were as follows:

i. MATTIE M.³ was born circa 1862.

ii. ETTTIE M was born circa 1864.

iii. WILLIAM R. D was born circa 1867.

iv. OLLEY D was born circa 1873.

v. HARRY G was born circa 1875.

vi. REED B was born circa 1878.

4. HELEN H.² SPOOR (Thomas¹) was born circa 1855 at Starke County, Indiana. She married Alvin C. Wilhelm on 25 Feb 1877 at Starke County, Indiana. She died after 1915 at Knox?

Children of Helen H.² Spoor and Alvin C. Wilhelm both born at Indiana were as follows:

i. FREDDIE³ was born circa 1877.

ii. LLOYD was born Sep 1879.

5. CLARA L.² SPOOR (Thomas¹) was born in 1861. She married Daniel Hildenbrand on 27 Sep 1880. She died on 27 Sep 1925. She was buried at Round Lake Cemetery, North Judson, Starke County, Indiana.

Children of Clara L.² Spoor and Daniel Hildenbrand were:

i. JULIA GOLDIE³ was born 14 Sep 1893; she died 17 Oct 1895 at age 2; she was buried at Round Lake Cemetery, North Judson, Starke County, Indiana.

Generation Three

6. HILDA M.³ SPOOR (William², Thomas¹) was born on 15 May 1870 at Indiana. She married Thomas Wiley Tibbs, son of Greenberry Tibbs and Nancy Jane Coldren, between 1880 and 1898. She died on 29 Jan 1937 at age 66. She was buried at Round Lake Cemetery, North Judson, Starke County, Indiana.

Children of Hilda M.³ Spoor and Thomas Wiley Tibbs were as follows:

i. SUSIE⁴ was born 25 Jun 1898; she died 29 Oct 1898; she was buried at Round Lake Cemetery, North Judson, Starke County, Indiana.

ii. PRENTICE EMERY was born 27 Oct 1900; he died 2 Jul 1902 at age 1; he was buried at Round Lake Cemetery, North Judson, Starke County, Indiana.

iii. FORREST WILEY was born 28 Apr 1904; he died 20 Mar 1909 at Gary, Lake County, Indiana, at age 4; he was buried at Round Lake Cemetery, North Judson, Starke County, Indiana.

7. VERNON J.³ SPOOR (William², Thomas¹) was born on 27 Feb 1875 at Indiana. He married Pearl A. Collins on 11 Apr 1897. He died on 11 Feb 1937 at age 61. He was buried at Round Lake Cemetery, North Judson, Starke County, Indiana.

Children of Vernon J.³ Spoor and Pearl A. Collins were as follows:

i. INFANT⁴.

ii. INFANT.

iii. EARL E was born 19 Dec 1898 at Starke County, Indiana; he married Eleanor (--?--); he died 1 Jan 1966 at Starke County, Indiana, at age 67; he was buried at Round Lake Cemetery, North Judson, Starke County, Indiana.

iv. JOHNNY A was born 3 Dec 1901; he died 24 Apr 1902; he was buried at Round Lake Cemetery, North Judson, Starke County, Indiana.

v. RALPH N was born 9 Feb 1903 at Starke County, Indiana; he married Ida Mosher 26 Jul 1924 at Knox, Starke County, Indiana; he died 16 Sep 1966 at Starke County, Indiana, at age 63; he was buried 19 Sep 1966 at Round Lake Cemetery, North Judson, Starke County, Indiana.
He was a farmer.

vi. DELBERT N was born 26 Jul 1906; he was born 26 Jul 1907; he married Lucille Brooke 28 Sep 1937; he died 26 Oct 1962 at age 55; he was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Knox, Starke County, Indiana.

vii. CARL H was born 30 Mar 1910 at California Township, Starke County, Indiana; he married Lurena Welch 20 Oct 1934 at Starke County, Indiana; he died 22 Apr 1971 at Knox, Starke County, Indiana, at age 61; he was buried 25 Apr 1971 at Round Lake Cemetery, North Judson, Starke County, Indiana.
He and Lurena Welch were married at the at Round Lake Church, Starke County, Indiana.

8. ORRIS RUSSEL³ SPOOR (William², Thomas¹) was born on 25 Aug 1877 at Knox, Starke County, Indiana. He married Della Leota Coldren, daughter of William Harrison Coldren and Ida Mae Loring, in 1895 at Starke County, Indiana. He died on 27 Jun 1963 at Hobart, Lake County, Indiana, at age 85. He was buried on 1 Jul 1963 at Round Lake Cemetery, North Judson, Starke County, Indiana.
His Ancestral File Number is 21R3-L68. His Ancestral File Number is 2XPX-3J.

Children of Orris Russel³ Spoor and Della Leota Coldren were as follows:

i. GENEVA LEONE "JEAN"⁴ was born 11 Sep 1897 at North Judson, Starke County, Indiana; she died 7 Nov 1972 at age 75.
Her Ancestral File Number is 21R3-LC9.

ii. OWEN RUSSELL was born 1 Jan 1899 at North Judson, Starke County, Indiana; he died 5 Oct 1967 at Mishawaka, Indiana, at age 68.
His Ancestral File Number is 21R3-LDH. He lived in Oct 1967 at Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana.

iii. HOPE HAZEL was born 3 Nov 1900 at Starke County, Indiana; she was born 4 Nov 1900; she married Joseph Jones Hawkins 4 Nov 1919 at Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana; she and Joseph Jones Hawkins were divorced before 1928; she married Julius Christian Frederick Koenig 21 Feb 1928 at Valparaiso, Indiana; she died 18 Jun 1987 at Hobart, Lake County, Indiana, at age 86; she was buried 26 Jun 1987 at Hammond, Lake County, Indiana.
She and Julius Christian Frederick Koenig appeared on the census of 1930 at 1402 Lake Avenue, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana. The Social Security Death Index lists her last residence (Tinley Park, Cook County, Illinois).

iv. NETTIE H was born 14 Apr 1902 at North Judson, Starke County, Indiana; she married Earl Keany; she died 2 Aug 1964 at San Pablo, California, at age 62.
Her Ancestral File Number is 21R3-LFP. She was also known as. She and Earl Keany lived at Gary, Indiana.

v. LEONARD A was born 3 Nov 1903 at Indiana; he died 10 Mar 1984 at age 80.
His Ancestral File Number is 21R3-LGW. The Social Security Death Index lists his last residence at 47905 (Buck Creek, Tippecanoe County, Indiana).

vi. NORRIS BEN was born 19 Sep 1905 at North Judson, Starke County, Indiana; he died 11 Mar 1980 at age 74.
His Ancestral File Number is 21R3-LH4.

vii. IDA RUTH was born 14 Jun 1907 at North Judson, Starke County, Indiana; she married Glenn Roy Hammond, son of Roy Clayton Hammond and Myrtle Massey, 23 Nov 1925 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; she and Glenn Roy Hammond were divorced; she died 9 Nov 1977 at St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, at age 70; she was buried 11 Nov 1977 at Royal Palms Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Ancestral File states that she was born in Henipin, Indiana (AFN # 21R3-LJB).

viii. HOWARD ERNEST was born 3 Apr 1909 at Gary, Lake County, Indiana; he married Garnet Marjorie Griffiths; he died 10 Jun 1979 at age 70.
The Social Security Death Index lists his last residence at 49619 (Brethren, Manistee County, Michigan).

ix. CLARENCE RUSSELL was born 26 Nov 1911 at Gary, Indiana; he died 23 Nov 1913 at age 1.
His Ancestral File Number is 21R3-LLQ.

x. FAY ESTHER was born 24 Sep 1914; she married (--?--) McNeely; she died 19 Oct 1995 at Elgin, Illinois, at age 81; she was buried 23 Oct 1995 at Mt. Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst, Illinois.
Her Ancestral File Number is 21R3-LMX.

xi. RAY CHESTER was born 24 Sep 1914 at Gary, Lake County, Indiana; he died 4 Oct 1989 at Waukegan, Illinois, at age 75.
His Ancestral File Number is 21R3-LN5.

xii. DOROTHY FRANCES was born 11 Feb 1916 at Gary, Lake County, Indiana; she died 2 Apr 1991 at McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois, at age 75.
Her Ancestral File Number is 21R3-LPC.

9. EVERETT L.³ SPOOR (William², Thomas¹) was born on 23 Aug 1880. He married Pearl Short. He died in Jul 1964 at age 83. He was buried at Round Lake Cemetery, North Judson, Starke County, Indiana.
He was a farmer.

Children of Everett L.³ Spoor and Pearl Short are as follows:

i. MERLE⁴ is still living.

ii. HELEN is still living.

10. FOREST W.³ SPOOR (William², Thomas¹) was born on 29 Aug 1881. He married Chloe Tannehill. He died after 1915.

Children of Forest W.³ Spoor and Chloe Tannehill are as follows:

i. WADE E.⁴ is still living.

ii. LINUS is still living.

iii. LYMAN is still living.

11. DELLA³ SPOOR (William², Thomas¹) was born on 28 Sep 1886. She married (--?--) Grashans. She married Ernest Coleman before 1915. She died after 1915.
She lived in 1915 at South Bend.

There were no children of Della³ Spoor and (--?--) Grashans.

Children of Della³ Spoor and Ernest Coleman are:

i. DARWIN⁴ is still living.

12. BENJAMIN³ SPOOR (William², Thomas¹) was born on 20 Oct 1891. He married Laura Lewis, daughter of William Lewis, before 1915. He died in Feb 1981 at age 89.
He was stone mason. He lived at South Bend, Washington.

Children of Benjamin³ Spoor and Laura Lewis are:

i. METHOL⁴ is still living.

13. MADGE³ SPOOR (William², Thomas¹) was born in 1893. She married Lloyd Lamberson before 1915. She died in 1942.

Children of Madge³ Spoor and Lloyd Lamberson are:

i. WAYNE⁴ is still living.

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