John Grady Spoor (1891 - 1951)

Born 10 Dec 1891 in Buckeye, Matagorda, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 8 Dec 1951 at age 59 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Spoor Name Study.

John, son of William Henry Spoor and Mary Ryman,^[1] was born 10 December 1891 in Buckeye, Texas.^[1][2] He grew up in Matagorda County, where by 1900 his father William Henry (age 39) was cultivating his own land.^[3] The family included his mother Mary (40), John Grady (9), and his siblings William Allen (16, farmhand), Addie Laura (14), Henry Melvin (11), 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).^[3]

His sister Addie married in 1908,^[4] leaving a family consisting of William Henry (age 49, truck farmer), Mary (48), William Allen (25, farmhand on the homestead), Melvin Henry (20, farmhand), John (18, farmhand), Virginia [sic] (16, Eugene), David (14), Victor (12), Cygred Elector (9) and a boarding farmhand.^[5] Mary reported that she had given birth to three more children between 1900 and 1910, but that only one had lived.^[5]

When he registered for the draft in 1917 with his brothers, he was described as tall with a medium build, gray eyes and light hair.^[2] He was working as a fireman for the Texas Irrigation Company in Beadle, Texas.^[2] He was a veteran of the war.^[1]

A few months later, on 21 August 1917 in Matagorda County, he married Lorraine Frances Mann^[6] with whom he had at least three daughters.^[7] In 1930, John (age 38) supported his wife Loraine (29) and their three children aged 9, 7, and eight months as a boiler maker for an oil refinery in Jefferson, Texas.^[7]

By 1940, John G. (age 47) was a tank builder to provide a living for his wife Lorraine (39), their 10-year-old daughter and one-year-old granddaughter in Jefferson County.^[8]

He died from an acute coronary occlusion on 8 December 1951 in Port Arthur, Texas.^[1] and was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Groves, Texas.^{[9] [8] [7] [4] [9] [3] [5] [1] [2] [6]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, database with images, FamilySearch (13 March 2018),John Grady Shoor, 08 Dec 1951; citing certificate number 63665, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,074,926.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, FamilySearch (13 March 2018), John G 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.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} 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.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 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.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} 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.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, database with images, FamilySearch (10 December 2017), John G Spoor and Lorrine Mann, 21 Aug 1917; citing Marriage, citing Matagorda, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 4,173,375.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 26 March 2019), John G Spoor, Precinct 7, Jefferson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 82, sheet 7A, line 16, family 134, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2363; FHL microfilm 2,342,097.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (14 March 2018), John G Spoor, Justice Precinct 7, Jefferson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 123-120B, sheet 4A, line 18, family 66, 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 4080.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 13 January 2019), memorial page for John G. Spoor (10 Dec 1891–8 Dec 1951), Find A Grave Memorial no. 107344788, citing Greenlawn Memorial Park, Groves, Jefferson County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Cheryl Cartwright (contributor 47690711).

Acknowledgement

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