Ronald Spahr
Honor Code SignatorySigned 21 Oct 2017 | 2,303 contributions | 44 thank-yous | 1,042 connections
Signed 21 Oct 2017 | 2,303 contributions | 44 thank-yous | 1,042 connections
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Ronald G. Spahr
Born 1940s.
Ancestors 
Brother of
[private brother (1940s - unknown)] [half], [private brother (1940s - unknown)] [half], [private sister (1950s - unknown)] [half] and Kathy (Steele) Lauman [half]
Father of
[private daughter (1960s - unknown)], [private daughter (1960s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1970s - unknown)]
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Spahr Family Overview
My family name has been spelled; Spahr, Sparn, Sparr, Spore, Spawr and many other ways. The earliest information about our Spahr family comes from parish records in Switzerland. The family lived on the Rhine River in an area frequently disputed between Germany and Switzerland. "From available records it appears there were two early immigrations of the "Spahr/Sparr" family to the new world. The immigrants faced very difficult times, even before a long sea voyage filled with all kinds of dangers from disease and starvation. There were wars raging not only on land but the sea as well. They were required, along with emigration fees and taxes, to forfeit their land-rights and to never to return under threat of heavy penalties.
- (1) The first group, which has become known as the "northern group", arrived in 1740 and settled near the village of Dover, York County, Pa. This group was led by Johann Jorg Sparr ( 1699 - 1777 ). He is reported to have had seventeen children. Johann's brother, Hans Michael ( 1703 - 1778 ) joined him in 1742. The family settled near Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
This first group is my ancestral line and the subject of my WikiTree account.
- (2) Coming a few years later, the second group known as the "southern family" was led by John Ulrich Spahr ( 1709 - 1770 ). They settled in Lancaster County for about twelve years and then moved to Frederick County, Virginia near Winchester. The relationships of these two families is not clear but they are known to be related. This line is left for someone else to develop on WikiTree.
The above narrative has been compiled for most part from the works of: Max Curt Spahr (the first group) and Herman G. Spahr (the second group).
Biography
Ronald Spahr is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Navy 1961-1965 attaining Third Class Petty Officer
Served in the United States Navy 1961-1965 attaining Third Class Petty Officer
- I grew up on the western coast of Michigan in Ottawa County. My father and mother divorced when I was young and I lived with my grand-parents. We lived a few miles from Lake Michigan and recall many morning waking up to the soulful sound of the Grand Haven fog horn. Upon graduating from Grand Haven Senior High in 1961, I joined the U.S. Navy becoming a Hospital Corpsman. After separation from active duty, I married my high school sweet-heart in 1965. Realizing that my employment opportunities were limited, we moved to Big Rapids Michigan where I enrolled in Ferris State Institute. It has since become Ferris State College. I graduated in 1971 with a BS in Business Administration. I entered a management training program with the Zondervan Family Book Stores and was assigned a store in Lexington, Ky. In 1972. In 1975 I moved my family to Bradenton, Florida and began employment in the Adult Payments Unit of The Aging & Adult Services Dept., of Florida State Health and Rehabilitative Services. I retired in 2005, having complete 30 years of service including my military time.
- I became interested in my family history and genealogy in the late 1950’s. (I still have the letter from my grandmother Spahr with her response to my questions about the family.) Those answers became the basis of my research and this tree.
- I also have for most of my life been interested and enjoy building scale RC model boats. Many of the boats that I have built can be seen on FB at: < https://www.facebook.com/RHMYC/ >
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by Ronald Spahr at registration.
- I have in my file ( Ron Spahr), a letter, ca. 1966, from my grandmother Iva A Spahr, citing the names and dates of this family, as she recalls them and had a records for.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Ronald Spahr and Kathy (Steele) Lauman, his half sister. Their most-recent common ancestor is Clarissa Morris, the mother of both Ronald Spahr and Kathy (Steele) Lauman. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Mother, based on sharing 3444 cM across 26 segments.
Digital Afterlife
- It may seem morbid, but in the event of my untimely demise I want to be sure that none of my hard work on WikiTree ends up having to be deleted. While I fully intend to be around to manage all my profiles for the next 80 years or so, in the event of my sudden death I hereby give permission for all of my private profiles to be transferred to any of the following slightly-active WikiTreers in my family, whether or not they are currently on the trusted lists:
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Ronald's formal name
- full middle name (G.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (1)
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (3)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Ronald or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ronald:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Ronald or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ronald:
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100.00%
100.00%
Ronald Spahr:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A970499 [compare], Ancestry member RGSPAHR
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50.00%
100.00%
Maxine (Morris) Blanchard
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member RGSPAHR2
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~25.00%
50.00%
Kathy (Steele) Lauman :
AncestryDNA
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Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Ronald:
- I would like to join the PIP project as a voyager to learn how to improve profiles Dec 18, 2020.
- How to I post? Feb 6, 2018.
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