Eva Belle (Perry) Spraker (1870 - 1908)

Born 17 Jun 1870 in Vernon, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States of America

Ancestors

Died 27 Feb 1908 at age 37 in Durand, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States of America

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Biography

Eva Belle Perry was born 17 June 1870 in Vernon Township, Shiawassee, Michigan the daughter of John Perry and Lydia Hall. ^[1]

She appeared in the household of her parents on the 1880 United States Census in Vernon Township, Shiawassee, Michigan.^[2]

Eva Belle and Henry Alexander Spraker married 15 November 1888 at Vernon, Shiawassee, Michigan.^[3] They were the paents of four children, Frank M.(1890), Lulu M.(1892), Raymond(1905) and Perry(1908). Her death record states she was the mother of four children, all living.^[4] Perry was raised by his aunt Addie (Perry) Germond after Eva Belle's death.

The 1900 Census showed Eva Belle and Henry living on Oak Street, Durand, Shiawassee, Michigan with children Frank and Lulu. Grace Cortrite is listed as a servant in the household. Grace married Eva Belle's cousin Guy Perry in 1901. Henry's occupation is teamster. At this time, Eva Belle was the mother of 2 children both of whom were living.^[5]

Eva Belle died 27 February 1908 at Durand. The cause of death is difficult to read, but includes from "after spells of typhoid fever weakness of labor and [] [] had bronchial pneumonia [] [] [] []." A two word contributory cause is also listed, but not clear enough to transcribe. The duration of her illness had been seven days. Son Perry had been born 25 February.^[4]

Eva Belle was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Vernon, Michigan.^[4]

Research Notes

Birth Year

Eva Belle's death record gives her birth year as 1869. This appears to be an error. Her birth record has the date of 17 June 1870. She does not appear on the 1870 Census with her parents which should have listed all born before 1 June 1870. Her grave marker also gives her birth year as 1870.

Sources

1. ↑ "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQNF-VHM : 10 March 2018), Evy B. Perry, 17 Jun 1870; citing item 2 p 213 rn 2233, Vernon, Shiawassee, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,297,927.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW3N-M9B : 14 August 2017), Eva Perry in household of Milton Perry, Vernon, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 363, sheet 568B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0606; FHL microfilm 1,254,606.
3. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQWR-QV7 : 15 January 2019), Henry Spraker and Eva Perry, 1888.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Death Records Michigan. Eva B. Spraker. 25 February 1908. Shiawassee, Durand. .
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9B2-K3V : accessed 26 January 2019), Eva B Shraker in household of Henry A Shraker, Durand village, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 100, sheet 3B, family 74, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,744.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK7-WHHJ : 11 July 2016), Eva Belle Perry Spraker, 1908; Burial, Vernon, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States of America, Greenwood Cemetery; citing record ID 32931821, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.