Emma Lee Gertrude (Hooker) Spilman (1870 - 1957)

Born 23 Dec 1870 in Wentworth, Newton, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Joseph Bagen Hooker and Mary Malvina Jones

Wife of Barney Nathan Spilman — married 26 Nov 1891 in Pierce City, Lawrence, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Aug 1957 at age 86 in Pierce City, Lawrence, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Emma Lee was born in 1870 and passed away in 1957 in Missouri. Her parents were Joseph Bagen Hooker and Mary Malvina Jones. When Emma Lee was born, her mother was only 14 years old. She was raised by her maternal grandparents, James and Amanda Jones.

Emma Lee Gertrude Hooker married Barney Spilman on November 26, 1891 in Pierce City, Missouri. They had six children:

1. Laura Evaline Spilman
2. Banana Emma Spilman
3. Isaac Moss Spilman
4. Amanda Cirrilla Spilman (1900-1985)
5. Carlena Malissa Spilman
6. Lucinda Innocence Spilman

After the death of her husband, Emma Lee lived on the their farm until 1932 when the property was sold.

Residence

• Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter. 1880 MT Pleasant, Lawrence, Missouri, USA.
• Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife. 1900 Cyclone, McDonald, Missouri, USA.
• Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife. 1910 MT Pleasant, Lawrence, Missouri, USA.
• Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife. 1920 Van Buren, Newton, Missouri, USA.
• Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head. 1930 Van Buren, Newton, Missouri, USA.
• 1935 Lawrence County, Missouri
• Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head. 1 APR 1940. Van Buren, Newton, Missouri, USA.

Buried Emma Lee was buried in 1957 at the Monett IOOF Cemetery in Monett, Missouri next to her husband Barney Spilman.

Sources

• Year: 1910; Census Place: MT Pleasant, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: T624_795; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1374808 - 1910 United States Federal Census
• Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002
• Year: 1920; Census Place: Van Buren, Newton, Missouri; Roll: T625_937; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 155; Image: 1021 - 1920 United States Federal Census
• Year: 1880; Census Place: MT Pleasant, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: 698; Family History Film: 1254698; Page: 482B; Enumeration District: 086; Image: 0446 - 880 United States Federal Census
• Year: 1930; Census Place: Van Buren, Newton, Missouri; Roll: 1214; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0025; Image: 1118.0; FHL microfilm: 2340949 - 1930 United States Federal Census
• Year: 1940; Census Place: Van Buren, Newton, Missouri; Roll: T627_2133; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 73-28 - 1940 United States Federal Census
• Year: 1900; Census Place: Cyclone, McDonald, Missouri; Roll: 873; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1240873 - 1900 United States Federal Census
• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• Web: Missouri, Death Certificates, 1910-1962
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between S Boyce and her half second cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are their 2nd great grandparent, Joseph Bagen Hooker (1846-1903). Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Half 2nd Cousin 1x removed, based on sharing 75 cM across 3 segments.
• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between S Boyce and her half third cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are their 2nd great grandparent, Mary Malvina Jones (1856-1912). Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Half 3rd Cousin, based on sharing 51 cM across 3 segments.
• Personal recollection of events witnessed by S Boyce as remembered 22 Jul 2022.

Acknowledgements

• This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.