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Samuel French Sperry 1843–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1843

Birth Location: Greeney, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 15 Nov 1936

Death Location: DeKalb County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Alfred Sperry

Mother: Elizabeth Githens

Spouse(s): Isabelle Sperry, Miriam Burton, Isabell Ellis

Children(s): Waneta Sperry, Lelia Sperry, Wanetia Noll, Edith Sperry, Samuel Jr, Edia Sperry, Nearest Sperry, Forest Sperry, Ruby Reed, William Sperry, Mary Sperry

The story of Samuel French Sperry began in 1843 in Greeney, Kentucky, United States. Samuel French Sperry married Isabell Bell H Ellis, Isabelle H Sperry, Miriam Groomer Burton, and had children including Edia C Sperry, Edith P Sperry, Forest Sperry, Lelia May Sperry, Mary Alice Sperry, Nearest Sperry, Ruby Pearl Reed, Samuel French Sperry Jr, Waneta Sperry, Wanetia B Noll, William Sherod Sperry. Samuel French Sperry passed away in 1936 in DeKalb County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel French Sperry began in 1843 in Greeney, Kentucky, United States.
  • Samuel French Sperry married Isabell Bell H Ellis, Isabelle H Sperry, Miriam Groomer Burton, and had children including Edia C Sperry, Edith P Sperry, Forest Sperry, Lelia May Sperry, Mary Alice Sperry, Nearest Sperry, Ruby Pearl Reed, Samuel French Sperry Jr, Waneta Sperry, Wanetia B Noll, William Sherod Sperry.
  • Samuel French Sperry passed away in 1936 in DeKalb County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alfred Sperry
1809–1893
Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
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Elizabeth Githens
1814–1865
Birth Location: Greenup, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Isabelle Sperry
1858–1934
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Miriam Burton
1853–1887
Birth Location: Daviess County, Missouri, USA
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Isabell Ellis
1858–1934
Birth Location: Pattonsburg, Daviess, Missouri, United States
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Children(s)

Waneta Sperry
1893–
Birth Location: Missouri
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Lelia Sperry
1877–1936
Birth Location: DeKalb, Missouri, United States
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Wanetia Noll
1892–1914
Birth Location: Daviess County, Missouri, United States of America
WN
Edith Sperry
1903–1910
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Jr
1890–1947
Birth Location: Daviess County, Missouri, United States of America
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Edia Sperry
1886–1887
Birth Location: Dallas Township, DeKalb, Missouri, United States
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Nearest Sperry
1875–1946
Birth Location: Daviess County, Missouri, United States of America
NS
Forest Sperry
1875–1910
Birth Location: Daviess, Missouri, United States
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Ruby Reed
1884–1974
Birth Location: Dallas Township, DeKalb, Missouri, United States
RR
William Sperry
1872–1937
Birth Location: Pattonsburg, Daviess, Missouri, United States
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Mary Sperry
1870–1941
Birth Location: Daviess, Missouri, United States
MS

Samuel Sperry's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Sperry
1843–1936
Birth Place: Greeney, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Alfred Sperry
1809–1893
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Elizabeth (Ann) Githens
1814–1865
Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (Newton) Githens
1788–1850
Franklin, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States
Susanna McGuire
1793–1822
Clark, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Githens
1760–1842
Sarah Newton
1768–1834
John McGuire
1756–1837
Ruth Webb
1765–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Githens
1720–1772
Rebekah Fearne
1722–1786
Thomas Heppard
1737–
Rhoda Zane
1740–
Edward McGuire
1720–1806
Elizabeth Wheeler
1735–1805
Esther Baker
1720–1782

Samuel Sperry's Descendants

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Samuel (French) Sperry (7 Oct 1843–15 Nov 1936) m. Isabelle (H) Sperry (Dec 1858–13 December 1934) m. Miriam (Groomer) Burton (13 Apr 1853–20 Sep 1887) m. Isabell ("Bell" H.) Ellis (2 Dec 1858–13 Dec 1934)
  1. 1. Waneta Sperry 1893–
  2. 2. Lelia (May) Sperry 1877–1936
  3. 3. Wanetia (B.) Noll 1892–1914
  4. 4. Edith (P) Sperry 1903–1910
  5. 5. Samuel (French Sperry) Jr 1890–1947 m. Iris (Velma) Bell 1912–1990 m. Grace (Elizabeth) Pyles 1891–1955
    1. 1. Katherine (Eugenia) Sperry 1912–2008
    2. 2. Charles (Lewis) Sperry 1913–1989
    3. 3. Virginia (Lee) Sperry 1918–2000
    4. 4. Samuel (French Sperry) III 1911–1920
    5. 5. Forrest (Earl) Sperry 1920–1967
    6. 6. Jean (Elizabeth) Sperry 1926–1997 m. Basil (Truman) Webb 1924–2019 m. Carl (Dale) Western 1932–1990
    7. 7. Garland (Junior "Gene") Sperry 1929–1972
  6. 6. Edia (C.) Sperry 1886–1887
  7. 7. Nearest Sperry 1875–1946
  8. 8. Forest Sperry 1875–1910
  9. 9. Ruby (Pearl) Reed 1884–1974
  10. 10. William (Sherod) Sperry 1872–1937
  11. 11. Mary (Alice) Sperry 1870–1941

Samuel Sperry's Timeline

2 Records

1843
7 Oct 1843
Birth of Samuel French Sperry in Greeney, Kentucky, United States
Greeney, Kentucky, United States
1936
15 Nov 1936
Age 93
Death of Samuel French Sperry in DeKalb County, Missouri, United States of America
DeKalb County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1843
    Event Place: Greeney, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1936
    Event Place: DeKalb County, Missouri, United States of America
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