Henry Melvin Spoor (1889 - 1967)

Born 27 Nov 1889 in Buckeye, Matagorda, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia Edith (Parker) Spoor — married 27 Nov 1935 in Matagorda, Texas, United States

Died 12 May 1967 at age 77 in Sugar Land, Fort Bend, Texas, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Spoor Name Study.

Henry, son of William Henry Spoor and Mary Ryman,^[1] was born 27 November 1889 in Buckeye, Texas.^[1][2][3] He was raised in Matagorda County, where his father William Henry (age 39) cultivated his own land in 1900.^[4] His labor supported his family comprised of his mother Mary (40), Henry Melvin (11), William Allen (16, farmhand), Addie Laura (14), John Grady (9), Eugenia F. (7, shown as daughter, but this is Eugene Franklin), David Ezell (4) and Victoria (2, shown as daughter, but this is Victor Deb).^[4]

His sister Addie married in 1908,^[5] leaving a family consisting of his parents William Henry (age 49, truck farmer) and Mary (48), William Allen (25, farmhand on the homestead), Melvin Henry (20, farmhand), John (18, farmhand), Virginia [sic] (16), David (14), Victor (12), Cygred Elector (9) and a boarding farmhand.^[6] Mary reported that she had given birth to three more children between 1900 and 1910, but that only one had lived.^[6]

During his registration for the First World War, he was living in Simpsonville, Texas, and working as a canal foreman for the Texas Irrigation Company in Beadle.^[3] He was described as of medium height and stout build with blue eyes and light hair.^[3] Henry did serve during that war.^[1]

By 1920, most of his siblings had established their own homes. The three remaining sons, including Henry, all worked the land with their father.^[7] Residing on the homestead farm were William H. (age 59), Mary (59), Eugene (26), Henry M. (30) and Victor D. (21).^[7]

His brother Eugene married in 1925 and moved away;^[8] Victor married in 1928, but remained on the homestead.^[9] William H. (age 69) spent his final years with his wife Mary (69), Henry M. (40), Victor D. (32) and his wife Letricia (17).^[10]

On 27 November 1935 in Matagorda County, Henry Melvin married Lydia Edith Parker,^[11] daughter of Jacob Lewis Parker and Minnie Mary Holderman.^[12]

His father William Henry died 14 December 1937 in Galveston^[13] and was buried in Ashby Cemetery in El Maton, Matagorda, Texas.^[13][14]

The newly-weds established their own home in Brazoria County, where they lived in 1940. Henry M. was 50 and cultivated his own property.^[15] Lydia (age 43) reports that she is highly educated, having completed five years of college,^[15] while Henry had finished one year of high school.^[15]

The couple had no children before Henry died 12 May 1967 in Sugar Land, Texas, from acute coronary failure complicated by hemolytic anemia.^[2][1][16] He was buried in Angleton Cemetery in Angleton.^{[1] [15] [9] [14] [13] [8] [7] [10] [12] [5] [11] [1] [16] [2] [3] [4] [6]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K78R-ZJ5 : 13 March 2018), Henry Melvin Spoor, 12 May 1967; citing certificate number 30518, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,608.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Henry M Spoor, 15 May 1967; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZXL-9NN : 13 March 2018), Henry Melvin Spoor, 1917-1918; citing Matagorda County, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,983,388.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 13 January 2019), William H Spoor, Justice Precincts 1, 5 Matagorda town, Matagorda, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33, sheet 147B, family 296, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,657.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, database with images, FamilySearch (10 December 2017), H H Foster and Addie Spoor, 12 Apr 1908; citing Marriage, citing Matagorda, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 4,173,293.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 13 January 2019), William Henry Spoon, Justice Precinct 5, Matagorda, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 143, sheet 9A, family 185, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1577; FHL microfilm 1,375,590.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 13 January 2019), William H Spoor, Justice Precinct 7, Matagorda, Texas, United States; citing ED 142, sheet 4B, line 76, family 89, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1832; FHL microfilm 1,821,832.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, database with images, FamilySearch (10 December 2017), E F Spoor and Ethel Mullins, 28 Oct 1925; citing Marriage, citing Wharton, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 4,396,521.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, database with images, FamilySearch (10 December 2017), Victor Spoor and Leatrice Jett, 17 Dec 1928; citing Marriage, citing Wharton, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 4,396,545.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 13 January 2019), William H Spoor, Precinct 7, Matagorda, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 3B, line 84, family 53, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2375; FHL microfilm 2,342,109.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, database with images, FamilySearch (10 December 2017), H M Spoor and Lydia E Parker, 27 Nov 1935 citing Marriage, citing Matagorda, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 4,173,565.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, database with images, FamilySearch (13 March 2018), Lydia Edith Spoor, 03 Jul 1976; citing certificate number 53285, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,243,939.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2} Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, database with images, FamilySearch (13 March 2018), W H Spoor, 14 Dec 1937; citing certificate number 61956, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,400.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 13 January 2019), memorial page for William Henry Spoor (1860–14 Dec 1937), Find A Grave Memorial no. 22896293, citing Ashby Cemetery, El Maton, Matagorda County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Chuck Taylor (contributor 46593732).
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3} United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (15 March 2018), Household of Henry M Spoor, Justice Precinct 3, Brazoria, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-13, sheet 19A, line 30, family 384, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3991.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVB8-82W : 5 December 2014), Henry Melvin Spoor, Fort Bend, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.

Acknowledgement

This profile was created, researched and initially written by Kathy Rabenstein.