Speers, Exira May

Speers, Exira May

Female 1881 - 1956  (75 years)

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  • Name Speers, Exira May 
    Born 30 Mar 1881  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 17 Jul 1956  Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Siblings 4 siblings 
    Person ID I31995  Sackett | Descendants of Thomas Sackett (b. 1718)
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2018 

    Father Speers, James B.,   b. 8 Feb 1854, McLean County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1926, Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Sackett, Lydia Jane,   b. Nov 1849, Delaware County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1914, Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Married 4 Mar 1875  Adair County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Children 5 children 
     1. Speers, Daniel Clay,   b. Apr 1878, McLean County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1941  (Age ~ 63 years)
     2. Speers, Exira May,   b. 30 Mar 1881, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1956, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +3. Speers, Nora Armedia,   b. 23 May 1886, Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1959, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +4. Speers, Theodore Parker,   b. 20 Sep 1887, Rock County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1953, Fairfield, Solano County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    +5. Speers, Minnie Jane,   b. 14 Dec 1890, Mound Township, Rock County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1978, Gregory County, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     
    Family ID F8406  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Fenstermaker, Virgil Lee,   b. 20 Oct 1877, Bellflower, McLean County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1945, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2017 
    Family ID F16199  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Collins, Charles Judson,   d. Unknown 
    Married 25 Oct 1910  Lyon County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2017 
    Family ID F11352  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Mar 1881 - Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Oct 1910 - Lyon County, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Jul 1956 - Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Street/Feature Village/Neighborhood/Community Township/Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 3), 2 Jun 2017.
      From Find A Grave Memorial# 137667498
      https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=137667498

      Exira May Spears Gjere
      Birth: Mar. 30, 1881
      Illinois, USA
      Death: Jul. 16, 1956
      Iowa, USA

      First married Virgil Lee Fenstermaker, had one son, Floyd Lee Fenstermaker, and divorced from Virgil.

      On 25 Oct 1910 in Lyon Co., Iowa she married Charles Judson Collins (b. 24 Aug 1879, Sioux Falls, SD; d. aft 1942)

      On 12 May 1947 in Rock Co., MN she married Gilbert Gjere.


      Family links:
      Parents:
      James B Speers (____ - 1926)

      Spouses:
      Virgil Lee Fenstermaker (1877 - 1945)
      Gilbert A Gjere (1874 - 1959)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Inscription:
      No marker at Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery

      Burial:
      Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery
      Winneshiek County
      Iowa, USA

      Created by: Lindalee
      Record added: Oct 23, 2014
      Find A Grave Memorial# 137667498

      Researched by Kathy Osborne

    2. [S50] Iowa Marriages 1851-1900.

    3. [S1632] Iowa, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 11 Jun 2018.
      Name: James B Speers
      Gender: Male
      Spouse: Lydia J Or A Sackett
      Marriage Date: 4 Mar 1875
      County: Adair
      State: Iowa

      Researched by Ted Smith


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