Anna Maria (Johansson) Spoonemore (1885 - 1985)

Born 26 Apr 1885 in Östraby, Malmöhus, Sweden

Ancestors

Wife of Homer Clark Spoonemore — married 28 Aug 1918 in Mendocino, California, United States

Died 12 Jun 1985 at age 100 in Eureka, Humboldt, California, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Anna (Johansson) Spoonemore migrated from Sweden to United States.

Anna Johansson was born on April 26, 1885 in Östraby, Malmöhus, Sweden. Her parents were Johan Svensson and Elna Jönsdotter and was the only daughter amongst 9 sons.

Her father died when she was barely 8 years old. She emigrated to the United States on 15 Jul 1898 and was one of 8 siblings that ended up making that trip. At the time she was only 13 years of age and seemed to have travelled unaccompanied by any family. Her two youngest brothers stayed behind and was raised in foster families along with her widowed mother who took employment as a maid to make ends meet.

It is unknown how Anna Maria fared in her new home country, it is known that she at occasion met up with her oldest brother Nils Swanson.

She married Homer Spoonemore on August 28, 1918 in Mendocino, California, and as far as anyone know, did not have any children.^[1][2]

She died on 12 Jun 1985 in Eureka, Humboldt, California.^[3]

Residences

1878 - 1887 Vesterstad, Malmöhus^[4]

1888 - 1894 Västerstad 19, Vesterstad, Malmöhus^[5]

1895-1898 Västerstad 19 Vesterstad, Malmöhus

1900 St. Paul city Ward 11, Ramsey, Minnesota^[6]

1935 Ward 3, Eureka, Humboldt, California

1940 Ward 3, Eureka, Humboldt, California^[7]

1950 Eureka, Humboldt, California^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8XG-V9G : 9 March 2021), Homer Clark Spoonemore and Anna Maria Swanson, 28 Aug 1918; citing Mendocino, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,675,794.
2. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8XP-MMK : Thu Oct 19 15:29:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Homer Clark Spoonemore and Anna Maria Swanson, 28 Aug 1918.
3. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPJB-J47 : 26 November 2014), Anna M Spoonemore, 12 Jun 1985; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
4. ↑ "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLP3-2B4P : 22 November 2022), Anna Maria in entry for Johan Svensson, 1887.
5. ↑ "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLPK-N54J : 22 November 2022), Anna Maria in entry for Johan Svensson, 1894.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M93V-2CQ : Tue Mar 05 15:14:11 UTC 2024), Entry for Nels J Swanson and Matilda Swanson, 1900.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9Q5-S84 : Tue Nov 28 17:28:43 UTC 2023), Entry for H C Spoonemore and Anna Spoonemore, 1940.
8. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGM-PMS4 : Thu Oct 05 03:53:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Homer C Spoonemore and Anna M Spoonemore, 10 April 1950.

• Folkräkning 1890 - Västerstads församling, Malmöhus län, bildid: Folk_912201-009 https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/Folk_912201-009

See also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 May 2019, 08:48), entry for Anna Maria Johansson(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L6CQ-GF9); contributed by various users.