Mary Caroline Currey (1864 - 1945)

Ancestors

Wife of John Henry Spears — married 12 Feb 1886 in Leavenworth County, Kansas

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Biography

Mary Caroline Currey was born on 8 May 1864. [1–2]

She lived in Steuben Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas on 4 May 1865. [3]

She lived in Kickapoo, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States on 20 Jul 1870. [4]

Mary lived in Kickapoo, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States in Jul 1875. [5]

She lived in Delaware Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas in Jul 1880. [6]

On 7 May 1881, she was educated at Nine Mile School in Leavenworth County, Kansas. [7]

Mary lived in St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States on 13 Jun 1900. [8]

She lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California on 13 Jan 1920. [9]

She lived at 7268 1/2 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California on 2 Apr 1930. [10–11]

Mary lived at 7268 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California on 4 Apr 1940. [12]

She died on 16 May 1945 at the age of 81 in California, United States. [2,13]

She was buried after 16 May 1945 at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. [2]

SOURCES

1. Hiram Currey, Hiram Currey Family Bible (New York: American Bible Society, 1880); Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, KS, Family Record

2. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 9 February 2023), memorial for Mary Caroline Currey Spears (1863-1945), Find A Grave: Memorial #85522809, created by Mayflower Pilgrim 332, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California; accompanying photograph by Romper90069, Mary Caroline Currey Spears.

3. 1865, Kansas. Leavenworth County, Kansas state census, Steuben Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas, p. 32, dwelling 231, family 232, Hiram Curry; digital image, Ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com : 21 Nov 2015;Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society.

4. 1870 U.S. Census, Leavenworth County, Kansas, population schedule, Kickapoo Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas, page 16, Image 16 of 47, household 125, Hiram M Currey; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication T132

5. 1875 Kansas Census, Leavenworth County, Kansas, state census, Kickapoo Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas, page 31, Image 16 of 32, family #1, H M Curry; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 9 February 2023); Kansas State Historical Society

6. 1880 U.S. Census, Leavenworth County, Kansas, population schedule, Delaware Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas, ED 147, page 78, Image 15 of 34, household 141, Currey Hiram M; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication T9

7. Rooting Around, Vol. 7 #1, page 20 "Nine Mile School"; in (Leavenworth, Kansas: Leavenworth Genealogical Society).

8. 1900, St. Louis County, Missouri, population, Ward 24, St. Louis, St. Louis (Independent City) Missouri, enumeration district (ED) ED 358, Sheet 26B, household 426, Spears John H; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

9. 1920, Los Angeles County, California, population, Los Angeles Township, enumeration district (ED) S.D. 8, ED 164, 7B, household 216, family 187, Spears John H.; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : online 21 November 2015); Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City)..

10. 1930, Los Angeles County, California, population schedule, Assembly District #56, enumeration district (ED) SD 16, ED 19-92, Page 1B, household #29, family #30, John H. Spear; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : online 23 November 2015); National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626.

11. Los Angeles California City Directory 1930 (N.p.:n.p.n.d.), Los Angeles, California, p 2115, Spears Henry; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2017).

12. 1940 U.S. Census, Los Angeles County, population schedule, Assembly District 57, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, SD 15, ED 60-144, page 3A, Image 4 of 34, household 60, Mary Spears; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : online 23 November 2015); NARA microfilm publication T627.

13. State of California, "California Death Index 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : Los Angeles, California, online (21 November 2015), Mary C Spears; California Department of Health Services.