Lamira Spears Genealogy

Record modified: 2008-10-06
This is my direct ancestor 5 generations back.

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Born: 1812-07-06 New York USA
Died: 1886-12-01 Lincoln, Logan Co, Illinois USA
Marriages:
1. 1834-09-24 Ambrose Bryant Roberts
Children of Lamira Spears and Ambrose Roberts:
Daniel R Roberts b. 1835-08-25
Ambrose Bryant II Roberts b. 1837-02-08
Marion Warren Roberts b. 1838-12-10
*James B Roberts b. about 1841-00-00
Julia Ann Roberts b. 1844-09-16
Clara Alora Roberts b. 1851-10-27 d. 1857-01-14

Notes:

last name Speers?

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I am eagerly awaiting information from Columbia Co NY that may provide the name of her father.

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1880 census Taylor Co IA p48c, Dallas twp
Ambrose Roberts 70 NY/CT/CT
wife Lavina 67 NY/NY/NY

1870 census Taylor Co IA p5
A B Roberts 60 NY
Lamira 58 NY
J B 29 IL
Mary 18 OH
Oren B 1 IA

1860 census Tazewell Co IL p131, Morton twp, Morton post office
Ambrosia B Roberts 50 NY
Lamira 48 NY
Daniel 25 IL
Rienze? (m) 22 IL
Warren 21 IL
James 19 IL
Julia A 15 IL

1850 census, Tazewell Co IL page 54 line 19:
Ambrose Roberts 40 NY; apparently can't read or write
Lenora 37 NY
Daniel 15 IL
R**e 13 IL
Warren 11 IL
James 9 IL
Julia Ann 6 IL

1840 census Tazewell Co IL p15
Ambrose B Roberts 3 M <5, 1 M 30-40, 1 F 20-30
[Warren 1, R 3, Daniel 5, Ambrose 31, Lamira 28]

There are no Spears families in Tazewell Co in 1840. Ambrose and Lamira were married there, so I assume her parents also lived there. Perhaps they have died by 1840.

There are no Spears families in Tazewell Co in 1830. In Sangamon Co, not too far away, is a George
Spears 50-60 with a daughter 15-20. In Madison Co is John Speers, and in Morgan Co is Wm Spears, but
neither of these has a daughter 15-20. In New York there are 9 Spears, 3 Speers, and 3 Spiers. The only
ones with a daughter 15-20 are Samuel Spears 50-60 in Columbia Co, John Spears 40-50 in Madison Co,
and Joseph Spires 40-50 in Saratoga Co. All three of those counties are fairly close to Schoharie.

1850 census Columbia Co NY p360b (Kinderhook)
William Spears 35 NY
Euphema 34 NY
Mary 4 NY
William A 1 NY
Samuel 81 IRE
Mary 30 NY

1840 census Columbia Co NY p79 (Kinderhook)
Samuel Spears 2 M 20-30, 1 M 60-70, 1 F 15-20, 2 F 20-30
[Samuel 23, William 25, Samuel 70, x, Mary 20, x]

1830 census Columbia Co NY p148 (Kinderhook)
Samuel C Spears 1 M 10-15, 1 M 15-20, 1 M 50-60, 2 F 10-15, 3 F 15-20, 4 F 20-30, 1 F 40-50
[Samuel 13, William 15, Samuel 60, Mary 10, x, x, Elizabeth 16, x (Lamira 17?), x, x, x, x, Nancy]

1820 census Albany Co NY p138 (Bern)
Samuel Speers 2 M <10, 1 M 45+, 2 F <10, 3 F 10-16, 1 F 26-45
[Samuel 3, William 5, Samuel 50, Elizabeth 6, x (Lamira 8?), x, x, x, Nancy]

1810 census Albany Co NY p122 (Coeymans)
Samuel Spears 1 M 10-16, 1 M 16-26, 1 M 26-45, 3 F <10, 1 F 10-16, 1 F 26-45
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