Husband Martin Harris
Born: Abt 1839 - , Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Christened:
Died:
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AFN: KB53-VN
Father: Sylvester Harris (1811-1886)
Mother: Charlotte Quartermass (Abt 1815-After 1871)
Marriage: Abt 1864
Wife Sarah A. Moyer
Born: Abt 1840 - , , , Canada
Christened:
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Father: Jacob Moyer (Abt 1812- )
Mother: Mary (Abt 1816- )
Husband Jonas Sweetland
Born: Abt 1746
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AFN: 1PSM-6XD
Marriage: 20 Oct 1774
Wife Mary Harris
Born: 14 Apr 1750 - Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Christened: 20 May 1750
Died:
Buried:
AFN: 1PSM-6ZL
Father: Asa Harris Jr. (1709-1762)
Mother: Anna Ely (1716-Abt 1788)
Husband Elias Hollingsworth Spray
Born: Abt 1804
Christened:
Died: Jan 1850 - , Cooke, Texas, USA
Buried:
Father: James Spray (1765-1836)
Mother: Naomi Hollingsworth ( -Abt 1824)
Marriage: 24 Dec 1822 - , Clinton, Ohio, USA
Noted events in his life were:
• Land, 7 Oct 1835 - Wapakoneta, Auglaize, Ohio, USA
Wife Mary A. Harris
AKA: Polly
Born: - , , Kentucky, USA
Christened:
Died: Dec 1849 - , Cooke, Texas, USA
Buried:
Children
1 F Spray
Born: Abt 1825 - , , Ohio, USA
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2 M Meekly Spray
Born: - , , Ohio, USA
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Died: Bef 1860 - , Sullivan, Missouri, USA
Buried:
Spouse: Margaret Page (Abt 1823- )
Marr: 1 Aug 1845 - , Sullivan, Missouri, USA
3 M James Hollingsworth Spray
Born: 24 Feb 1829 - , Shelby, Ohio, USA
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Died: 8 Jun 1888 - Ennis, Madison, Montana, USA
Buried: - Ennis, Madison, Montana, USA
Spouse: Anna Eliza Newcomb (1835-1885)
Marr: 18 Jan 1851 - , Saline, Missouri, USA
4 F Spray
Born: Abt 1831
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Died:
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5 F Sarah Spray
Born: - , Shelby, Ohio, USA
Christened:
Died: Nov 1849 - , Cooke, Texas, USA
Buried:
6 M Samuel H. Spray
Born: 27 Mar 1834 - , Shelby, Ohio, USA
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Died:
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Spouse: Letitia Louiza Braden (Abt 1834-After 1870)
Marr: 23 Apr 1858 - , Cooke, Texas, USA
7 M Eli Barber Spray
AKA: Elias Spray
Born: 1 Jan 1839 - , Mcdonough, Illinois, USA
Christened:
Died: 3 Sep 1921 - Palouse, Whitman, Washington, USA
Buried: 5 Sep 1921 - Palouse, Whitman, Washington, USA
Spouse: Martha Evalyn Hinch (1847-1924)
Marr: 14 Jul 1866 - Virginia City, Madison, Montana, USA
8 M W. Spray
Born: Abt 1841 - , , Missouri, USA
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9 M Quillan Spray
Born: Abt 1843 - , , Missouri, USA
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General Notes (Husband)
Elias Hollingsworth Spray
Elias
Spray was born about 1803, probably in Ohio. His parents, who were
practicing Quakers, were James Spray and Naomi Hollingsworth formerly
of the Carolinas. The Caesars Creek Monthly Meeting of Clinton County,
Ohio, shows that on 28 Sep 1811, James Spray, and children Benjamin,
Rebecca, Elizabeth, William, Elias and James, were released by request
(William Wade Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. 1936,
reprint ed., Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1969, Vol. 5,
p.205).
On 24 Dec 1822 in Clinton County, Ohio, Elias Spray and
Mary A. (Polly) Harris “both of Clinton County” married. John Hazard,
Justice of the Peace, officiated. (Clinton Co., Ohio, Marriages,
1817-1854. Vol. 2, p. 85. FHL 056894.) Polly was not a Quaker and on 24
April 1823 at the Caesars Creek Monthly Meeting, Elias Spray was
"condemned" because he "married contrary to discipline" (William Wade
Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. 5, p.205). On
25 November of the following year, he was "disowned for disunity"
(Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. 5, p.205). There is no
evidence that he ever again associated with the Quakers.
The
1830 Census of Shelby Co., Ohio, enumerates Elias Spray, age 20-30
years, in Turtle Creek Twp., in Shelby Co., Ohio, with a wife, age
20-30 years, one daughter, age 5-10 years, and two sons, under 5 years.
(1830 Census of Shelby Co., Ohio, Seattle Public Library #1830, Roll
140, Turtle Creek Twp., p. 46.) a Benjamin and James Spray are listed
on the same page. Elias Spray is also mentioned in connection with the
early settlement of Van Buren Township in Shelby County: "It is also
probable that Elias Spray was here as early as 1832." (History of
Shelby County, OH, p. 231.)
Elias Spray's father made his will
on 5 May 1833 in Randolph County, Indiana, which son James Spray
disputed in court in Warren County, Ohio. In the will, Elias is said to
be living with bothers William and James in Allen County, Ohio. The
following was a part of the proceedings.
"Said James Spray at
the time of his death left a widow Bridget Spray residing in Randolph
County, Indiana and the following children, Grandchildren, Heirs legal
representatives to-wit: Mary Whistle late Mary Spray, a daughter
married to Samuel McKinsey, who with her husband resides in Montgomery
County, Indiana; Thomas Spray, a son who resides west of the Wabash
river in the State of Indiana, County not known; Elizabeth Lacy late
Elizabeth Spray, a daughter and wife of your petitioner, John Lacey who
resides with your petitioner in Wayne County, Indiana; William, Elias
and James Spray sons all of who resides in Allen County, Ohio. Barnet
Spray another son who is a minor under the age of twenty - one years
and resides in Randolph County, Indiana. Said James Spray left the
following grand-children of Benjamin Spray, a son of said James Spray
whom his survived to-wit: Mary McCullough married to Samuel McCullough,
Abigail married to Milton Howell, Noah and James Spray and one child
whose name is to your petitioner unknown all of which last named
grandchildren except Mary & Abigail are minor for whom Samuel
McCullough is guardian and all of whom reside in Allen County, Ohio and
all of grand children heirs devised widow and legal representatives
they pray maybe made defendants hereto and that the court would appoint
a guardian for the minor defendants." (Randolph County, Indiana, County
Clerk. James Spray Estate Docket. Book 1 - page 204 - Docket No. 467 -
File No. 4.)
On 7 Oct. 1835, Elias Hollingsworth Spray “of
Shelby County, Ohio” purchased 40 acres of government land at
Waupaukonetta, Ohio, for $1.25 per acre. Land agent A.J. Donelson
signed the certificate on behalf of President Andrew Jackson.
(Certificate No. 2724.) By the time of the 1840 census, however, Elias
Spray (name misspelled as "Elish”) was living in Mc Donough Co,
Illinois, where he was enumerated along with a probable relative or
close friend John Barber. Elias, now age 30-40 years, was listed with a
wife, age 30-40 years, one daughter 15-20 years, two sons 15-20 years,
three daughters 10-15 years, one daughter 5-10 years, and two sons
under 5 years. (1840 Census, Mc Donough Co, Illinois, p. 215. National
Archives microfilm #M704 Roll #65.)
In the late 1840's there
were miscellaneous efforts to bring folks to Texas. One of these groups
was called the "Peter's Colony" and Elias acquired a headright from
this group. The Patent was for 640 acres of land in what is now Fannin
County, Texas. (Fannin District; Montague County, Texas; Page 527;
Abstract No. 672; Original Grantee: Elias Spray dec'd; Patentee: Elias
Spray; Patent Date: 26 Jun 1855; Patent No: 40; Vol. No. 12; 640 acres;
Portion Adjoining County-Acres: County Fan. 3rd; File No. 1592.
(Abstract of Original Texas Land Titles,
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5112.htm. [Accessed 8 Oct
2000])
The biographical sketch of Elias' son, James
Hollingsworth Spray, by Martha Sherbine Southern, states that James
“migrated with his family to Texas. There his father, mother and five
children were killed from the dreadful disease ague.” The 1850
Mortality Schedule for Cooke Co.,Texas, offers the following support
(Spray is misspelled Sproy):
<pre>
Sproy, Elias Cooke Co., TX 46 M Jan OH Unknown 01 1850
Sproy, Polly Cooke Co., TX 45 F Dec AL Winter Fever 00 1850
Sproy, Sarah Cooke Co., TX 17 F Nov OH Winter Fever 00 1850
</pre>
(US Mortality Schedules 1850-1885. Accelerated Indexing System 8/14.)
Thereafter,
the minor children of Elias and Polly (Harris) Spray went to family or
friends in Cooke and Grayson Counties, Texas. (Cooke Co., Texas,
Probate Minutes Book 1, p. 5. [FHL 1290682.] Also see the 1850 Census,
Cooke Co, TX, p. 70, line 34, #30/31 and the 1850 Census, Grayson Co,
TX, p. 705, line 16, #197/198 [both county enumerations on National
Archives microfilm #M432 Roll #910].)
Son Eli B. Spray (spelled
“Spary”) sold his right to "his father's" land in Montague Co., Texas,
to brother Samuel Spray. (Internet:
http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/tx+ind
ex+26420844713+F [Accessed 12 Dec 1998]. Note: Montague County was
formed from part of Grayson County, Texas, in 1857.)
James P. Terry
General Notes (Wife)
Arthur James Spray, compiler; 1995; an untitled manuscript history of the descendents of Christopher Spray, 1780-1900, and Henry Hollingsworth, 1632-;; in poss of Ronald Hanthorn, Lima, OH;
General Notes for Child Spray
1830 Census Shelby Co, OH; 1830;
National Archives, Washington, D.C.; p. 46; Public Library, Seattle,
WA. Microfilm No. 1830, Roll 140; NOTE: Households of Benjamin, James
& Elias Spray listed on this page.
1840 Census Mc Donough
Co, IL; 1840; National Archives, Washington, D. C.; p. 215; National
Archives NW Regional Center, Seattle, WA. Microfilm No. M704, Roll 65;
ERROR: Elias misspelled as "Elish".
General Notes for Child James Hollingsworth Spray
James H. Spray
James H. Spray was
born in Ohio on Feb. 24, 1829. He was the seventh child of ten sons and
daughters of born to James S. [actually Elias H.] and Mary Harris
Spray. He lived in his native state until a young man.
Then he
migrated with his family to Texas. There his father, mother and five
children were killed from the dreadful disease ague. When James was
recovered, he started back alone to Ohio and succeeded in reaching
Saline [actually Schuyler] County, Missouri, where on a very hot day he
spied a girl on a dirt floor porch washing clothes and asked her for
something to eat, which was very kindly given him. He was invited to
stay and rest for a while, whereupon he abandoned his journey and never
saw Ohio again, for this kind girl afterward proved to be my kind
mother.
They were married January 18, 1851, and to them were
born twelve children: Eliza Jane, born December 24, 1851; Sarah A.,
born May 11, 1854; Samuel L., born May 5, 1856; Mary E., born June 26,
1858; Emma E., born November 11, 1859; Thomas Lincoln, born June 16,
1862; Joseph W., born November 15, 1864; John H., born April 15, 1867;
Eliza Bird, born March 26, 1869; Martha M., born June 14, 1871; George
W., born July 25, 1872; and James S., born January 22, 1875.
Jane
married Marion Dunn and was the mother of ten children. She later
married Alvah Parke and had two children, a boy and a girl. She died in
1916 at the age of 64.
Sarah A. married James McDeed and was the
mother of six children. She later married William Langford and had one
child, a boy. She died in 1887 at age 33.
Samuel L. died in a
snowslide on a hill close to Ennis in 1872. His brother Thomas Lincoln
died in the same accident. Their ages were 15 and 9.
Emma E. married Frank Turner and became the mother ten children. She died in 1910 at 50 years of age.
Joseph W. married Mrs. Amanda Marsh at Virginia City in 1890. No children were born. He died in 1926 at 62.
John H. married Mrs. Sallie Gibbart at Billings. They had no children.
Eliza B., called Birdie, died at age of 18 months.
Martha
M. married George Sherbine in 1892 in Bellevue, Idaho. She was the
mother of 13 children. Her death occurred in 1961. A daughter, Martha
Sherbine Southern, still resides in Bellevue.
George W. died a few hours after birth in 1872.
James
S. married Jennie M. Crawford at Bozeman. They had no children. James
wrote a family history which was published privately in 1930. Much of
the material presented here is in his own words from that history. He
died in 1956 at the Alder Rest Home, after spending most of his life in
the Madison Valley.
The Sprays left Missouri in the latter
1850's and went to Nebraska, where they dug a well and named the place
Freemont; it was in the vicinity where the town of Freemont now stands.
They took the rails from Omaha to Ogden, Utah, then came by covered
wagon and oxen to Alder Gulch, then on to the Madison Valley, where
they wintered on the Simpson place 1871-72. The next spring they moved
to the present Spray ranch (now own by L.M. Jeffers) and built a log
house without any windows, where they lived for ten years. In the
summer of 1872, Mr. Spray went horseback to Idaho, where he bought
fourteen head of cattle and drove them to the Madison Valley via
Henry's Lake. He then proceeded to raise and sell steers on a small
scale; and was the first man in the valley to see money in steers.
Mrs.
Spray was Miss Anna E. Newcomm before her marriage. She died May 15,
1885. Mr. Spray died June 8, 1888. They were the first parents to be
buried in a cemetery in the Madison Valley. In 1899, their bodies were
moved by their sons Jack and Jim from the Evans Cemetery east of
Jeffers to the Primrose (now called Valley) Cemetery on the S.R. ranch.
Martha Sherbine Southern
James H. Spray served in Co. C, 2nd Brig., Nebraska Volunteers, as Private from Pawnee Co., Nebraska.
General Notes for Child Spray
1830 Census Shelby Co, OH; 1830;
National Archives, Washington, D.C.; p. 46; Public Library, Seattle,
WA. Microfilm No. 1830, Roll 140; NOTE: Households of Benjamin, James
& Elias Spray listed on this page.
1840 Census Mc Donough
Co, IL; 1840; National Archives, Washington, D. C.; p. 215; National
Archives NW Regional Center, Seattle, WA. Microfilm No. M704, Roll 65;
ERROR: Elias misspelled as "Elish".
General Notes for Child Eli Barber Spray
E-mail, Re: Spray Family, dated 10 Sep
1996; 1866-1976; Vicki Hutchison (vicki@qualcomm.com), sender; Message
in possession of James P. Terry (jpterry@whidbey.net), Oak Harbor, WA,
recipient;
Civil War Application, Eli Spray; National Archives,
Washington, D. C.; Vicki Hutchison, San Diego, CA, by correspondence;
NOTE: Eli B. Spray, Wagon Master, 6 Kansas Cav. 1 Oct 1861 Kansas 6th
Regiment of Volunteers as regimental teamster. Discharged 1 June 1862
due to sickness and broken arm. He had measles and was sent to Fort
Scott and was treated by Dr. Carpenter in Feb 1862. His wrist was
crushed between a wagon box and the "reach" when sent to get corn in
June 1862. After wrist healed he returned to regiment until spring 1864.
He enlisted 20 Nov 1861, Company A, 6 Regiment Kansas Cavalry commanded
by Colonel Judson. He was 5'11", dark complexion, dark brown hair, grey
eyes. He took government horses to New Mexico in 1863. At the time of
enlistment he was a laborer in the employ of the US Quarter Master's
Department.
He was born 1 Jan 1840; McDonough Co, IL. His parents
died when he was nine. He was living in the state of Texas. He was a
transient person with no home from age 9. He remained in Texas until he
was about 18. When he was 18 he went to Fort Smith, a military post in
Arkansas, where he remained about 3 years. He lived in Kansas until
about 1864, Montana until about 1882, Oregon until about 1884, in
Washington then till "present".
General Notes for Child W. Spray
1850 Census Cooke Co, TX; 1850; National
Archives, Washington, D.C.; p. 70, line 34, #30/31; National Archives
NW Regional Center, Seattle, WA. Microfilm No. M432, Roll 910; NOTE: E
Spray, 11, M, Ohio, & W Spray, 9, M, MO listed in B.F. Carpenter
household.
Husband Henry Thurlow
Born: Abt 1843
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Died:
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Marriage: 1871
Wife Maryetta Harris
Born: Abt 1847
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Died:
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Father: George Holt Harris (1807-1876)
Mother: Mary Ann Secord (1811-1879)
Husband John Waterhouse
Born: Abt 1710
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Died:
Buried:
AFN: 1PSM-66T
Marriage: Abt 1737
Wife Mercy Harris
Born: 14 Nov 1714 - Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
AFN: 1PSM-672
Father: Asa Harris (1680-1715)
Mother: Elizabeth Rogers (1673-1750)
Husband Sylvester Harris
Born: 1811 - , , New York, USA
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Died: 3 Jun 1886 - , Oxford, Ontario, Canada
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Father: Ariel Harris (Abt 1774- )
Mother: Lydia (Abt 1777- )
Marriage: 14 Mar 1837 - , Oxford West District, Ontario, Canada
Wife Charlotte Quartermass
Born: Abt 1815
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Died: After 1871
Buried:
AFN: KB53-SB
Children
1 F Martha Harris
Born: 1837 - , Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Christened:
Died:
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AFN: KB53-TH
2 M Martin Harris
Born: Abt 1839 - , Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
AFN: KB53-VN
Spouse: Sarah A. Moyer (Abt 1840- )
Marr: Abt 1864
3 F Ann Harris
Born: Abt 1841 - , Oxford, Ontario, Canada
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Died:
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AFN: KB53-WT
4 F Charlotte Harris
Born: Abt 1843 - , Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
AFN: KB53-X1
5 F Sarah Harris
Born: Abt 1845 - , Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
AFN: KB53-Z6
6 F Jerusha Amelia Harris
Born: Abt 1847 - , Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
AFN: KB54-0B
7 F Mary Eliza Harris
Born: Abt 1849 - , Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
AFN: KB54-1H
General Notes (Husband)
Husband Thomas Harris
Born: 1837-1839 - Dereham Twp., Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Christened:
Died:
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AFN: KB4F-2S
Father: Eli Harris (1801-1874)
Mother: Mary ( -1862)
Marriage: 12 Dec 1867 - , Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Wife Eliza Service
Born: Abt 1843 - , , , Canada
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Died:
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Father: Jacob Service (Abt 1815- )
Mother: Mary (Abt 1819- )
Husband Walter Harris
Born: Abt 1811 - , Otsego, New York, USA
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Died:
Buried:
Father: Daniel Harris (1776-1865)
Mother: Phoebe Holt (1785-1860)
Marriage: 16 Mar 1836 - , Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Wife Mary Quartermass
Born: 17 Nov 1811 - , , New York, USA
Christened:
Died: 15 Jul 1891
Buried:
Husband Warren Harris
Born: 13 Dec 1813 - , , New York, USA
Christened:
Died: 9 Dec 1892
Buried:
Father: Daniel Harris (1776-1865)
Mother: Phoebe Holt (1785-1860)
Marriage: 12 Apr 1835 - , Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Other Spouse: Mary ( - ) - , , New York, USA
Noted events in his life were:
• Alt Birth - , , Ontario, Canada
• Alt Birth, 13 Dec 1813 - West, , Oxford, Ontario
Wife Lucy Janes
AKA: Lucy Janes, Lucy Janes
Born: 26 Apr 1816
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Husband Warren Harris
Born: Abt 1834 - , Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Father: Ely Harris (1809-1891)
Mother: Sarah Stafford (1809-1853)
Marriage: Abt 1859
Wife Cecilia Mitchell (?)
Born: Abt 1835
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Died:
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