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Sara Jean Speer 1920–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1920

Birth Location: Buckingham, Tama, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 2 Sep 1999

Death Location: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA

Father: Harold Speer

Mother: Virlea Mitchell

Spouse(s): Marko Kalinich

Children(s): Tonia Kalinich

Sara Jean Speer was born in 1920 in Buckingham, Tama, Iowa, USA, the child of Harold Robert Speer And Virlea Lavina Mitchell. In 1925, Sara Jean Speer resided in Geneseo, Tama, Iowa, USA. In 1930, Sara Jean Speer resided in Geneseo, Geneseo, Tama, Iowa, USA. Sara Jean Speer married Marko Kalinich, and had children including Camille Kalinich Wagaman, Maria Kalinich Thompson, Tonia Kalinich. Sara Jean Speer passed away in 1999 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Sara Jean Speer was born in 1920 in Buckingham, Tama, Iowa, USA, the child of Harold Robert Speer And Virlea Lavina Mitchell.
  • In 1925, Sara Jean Speer resided in Geneseo, Tama, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1930, Sara Jean Speer resided in Geneseo, Geneseo, Tama, Iowa, USA.
  • Sara Jean Speer married Marko Kalinich, and had children including Camille Kalinich Wagaman, Maria Kalinich Thompson, Tonia Kalinich.
  • Sara Jean Speer passed away in 1999 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harold Speer
1888–1957
Birth Location: Geneseo, Tama, Iowa, USA
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Virlea Mitchell
1886–1976
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
VM

Spouses(s)

Marko Kalinich
1915–1997
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
MK

Children(s)

Tonia Kalinich
1947–2016
Birth Location: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
TK

Sara Speer's Ancestors

Self
Sara Speer
1920–1999
Birth Place: Buckingham, Tama, Iowa, USA
Parents
Harold Robert Speer
1888–1957
Geneseo, Tama, Iowa, USA
Virlea (Lavina) Mitchell
1886–1976
New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Robert Speer
1838–1913
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Thomas
1846–1926
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Charles Mitchell
1856–1910
Scotland
Lavina Pettapiece
1863–
North Gower Twp. Carleton Co. Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
James Speer
1803–1884
Margaret Crawford
1810–1893
John Thomas
1805–1879
Rachel Balla
1802–1857
John Pettapiece
1837–1902
Mary Mulvay\Mulvagh
1837–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jones Pettapiece
1799–1872
Ann (Mine)
1813–1881
Henry Mulvagh
1810–1851
Sarah Riddagh\Riddick
1810–1878

Sara Speer's Descendants

1.
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Sara (Jean) Speer (9 Jun 1920–2 Sep 1999) m. Marko Kalinich (Abt. 1915–13 Oct 1997)
  1. 1. Tonia Kalinich 1947–2016

Sara Speer's Timeline

9 Records

1920
9 Jun 1920
Birth of Sara Jean Speer in Buckingham, Tama, Iowa, USA
Buckingham, Tama, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 5
Sara Jean Speer resided here in Geneseo, Tama, Iowa, USA
Geneseo, Tama, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
Sara Jean Speer resided here in Geneseo, Geneseo, Tama, Iowa, USA
Geneseo, Geneseo, Tama, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Sara Jean Speer resided here in Dysart, Tama, Iowa
Dysart, Tama, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 20
Sara Jean Speer resided here in Geneseo, Geneseo, Tama, Iowa, USA
Geneseo, Geneseo, Tama, Iowa, USA
1946
5 Oct 1946
Age 26
Sara Jean Speer was married in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
1946
Abt. 1946
Age 26
Sara Jean Speer resided here in 118 High Street , Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
118 High Street , Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Sara Jean Speer resided here in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
1999
2 Sep 1999
Age 79
Death of Sara Jean Speer in Fairview Cemetery, Waterloo, Blackhawk County, Iowa, USA
Fairview Cemetery, Waterloo, Blackhawk County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1920
    Event Place: Buckingham, Tama, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: 714; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 104-84
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier; Publication Date: 5 Sep 1999; Publication Place: Waterloo, Iowa, USA; ,0.1754507,0.34543273,0.28338337&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1946
    Event Place: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier; Publication Date: 5 Sep 1999; Publication Place: Waterloo, Iowa, USA; ,0.1754507,0.34543273,0.28338337&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Geneseo, Tama, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Geneseo, Geneseo, Tama, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Geneseo, Tama, Iowa; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340419

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dysart, Tama, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Geneseo, Tama, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01207; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 86-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Geneseo, Geneseo, Tama, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Geneseo, Tama, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01207; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 86-9

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1946
    Event Place: 118 High Street , Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Courier; Publication Date: 3 Oct 1946; Publication Place: Waterloo, Iowa, USA; ,0.09528444,0.2709408,0.32394737&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: 714; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 104-84

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier; Publication Date: 5 Sep 1999; Publication Place: Waterloo, Iowa, USA; ,0.1754507,0.34543273,0.28338337&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1999
    Event Place: Fairview Cemetery, Waterloo, Blackhawk County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier; Publication Date: 5 Sep 1999; Publication Place: Waterloo, Iowa, USA; ,0.1754507,0.34543273,0.28338337&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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