Lamira Speers Genealogy

Record modified: 2024-10-19
This is my ancestor 5 generations back.

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 / William Speers|
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Lamira Ann Speers |
|  / David Culver
 \ Rebecca Culver |
 \ Catherine Callender

Born: 1812-07-06 New York USA
Died: 1886-12-01 Lincoln, Logan Co, Illinois USA
Marriages:
1. 1834-09-24 Ambrose Bryant Roberts
Children of Lamira Speers and Ambrose Roberts:
Daniel R Roberts b. 1835-08-25
Ambrose Bryant II Roberts b. 1837-02-08
Marion Warren Roberts b. 1838-12-10
*James B Roberts b. about 1841-00-00
Julia Ann Roberts b. 1844-09-16
Clara Alora Roberts b. 1851-10-27 d. 1857-01-14

Notes:

Santa Rosa CA Probate Court Minutes show she filed a petition in Santa Rosa for her share of the distribution of the estate of her brother W B Speers.

A later distribution of the estate of Wm B Speers names children of Lamira Roberts formerly Lamira Speers sister of said Wm B Speers.
William's other siblings were David Speers, James Speers, Louisa Mitchell, and Catherine Gatewood.

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1885 IA state census, Taylor Co p171/172
Thos M Sowles household
Mira Roberts 73

1880 census Taylor Co IA p48c, Dallas twp
Ambrose Roberts 70 NY/CT/CT
wife Lavina 67 NY/NY/NY

1870 census Taylor Co IA p5
A B Roberts 60 NY
Lamira 58 NY
J B 29 IL
Mary 18 OH
Oren B 1 IA

1860 census Tazewell Co IL p131, Morton twp, Morton post office
Ambrosia B Roberts 50 NY
Lamira 48 NY
Daniel 25 IL
Rienze? (m) 22 IL
Warren 21 IL
James 19 IL
Julia A 15 IL

1850 census, Tazewell Co IL page 54 line 19:
Ambrose Roberts 40 NY; apparently can't read or write
Lenora 37 NY
Daniel 15 IL
R**e 13 IL
Warren 11 IL
James 9 IL
Julia Ann 6 IL

1840 census Tazewell Co IL p15
Ambrose B Roberts 3 M <5, 1 M 30-40, 1 F 20-30
[Warren 1, R 3, Daniel 5, Ambrose 31, Lamira 28]

1830 census Columbia Co NY p148 (Kinderhook)
Samuel C Spears 1 M 10-15, 1 M 15-20, 1 M 50-60, 2 F 10-15, 3 F 15-20, 4 F 20-30, 1 F 40-50
[Lamira is 17]

1820 census Albany Co NY p138 (Bern)
Samuel Speers 2 M <10, 1 M 45+, 2 F <10, 3 F 10-16, 1 F 26-45
[Lamira is 8]
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