Lord Genealogy
and Family History
Other Surnames: Boyd, Dowd, Holmberg, Kershaw, Leach,
Spears, Wood
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This page was last updated October 19, 2006.
Acknowledgments
Many thanks for
correspondence with the
following who contributed to this study: Jean Cook, Dan Lord, Gina
Spears, and Eleanor Yurs.
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The Ancestry of Minnie Lord (
)
Descendants
of James Lord to three generations (.txt)
(November
8, 2005)
(.pdf)
(November
18, 2003)
Photos (Click to enlarge images)
| Photos
of unknown people or photos containing unknown people
(September 21, 2001) |
Minnie
Lord, Indianapolis, circa 1912-13 (November 6, 2002)
(photo courtesy of
Frances Robinson)
|
(l-r) Albert, Betty, Frances, Eleanor,
Lucie, and Arthur Spears, Peoria, February 7, 1942
(August 5, 2001) (photo courtesy of
Frances Robinson)
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|
(l-r)
Eleanor, Frances, Lucie, Betty, and Bertie Spears, 510 Morgan Street,
Peoria, circa 1923-24
(September 21, 2001) (photo courtesy of
Frances Robinson)
|
Photo and description of the Lord home on Vernon Street in Farmington, Fulton County, Illinois
(August 16,
2001) Text-only description
(August 16, 2001) |
Lewis Lord (aka Lewis Lord Russell)
(September 21, 2001) (photo courtesy of
Frances Robinson)
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James
Revell Lord
(October 15, 2003) (photo courtesy of
Frances Robinson) Also
see version with background
photographs enlarged. (October
15, 2003) |
|
Data
Notice for Census Records: Names and ages are transcribed exactly
as shown on the original record even if incorrect. Ages in years or
fractions thereof are given in parentheses. Send an email message to Andy
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Ahnentafel
ancestry of Minnie Lord. For any given individual, the individual's
father is twice the number and the individual's mother is twice the number plus
one. Blank lines separate generations. Click on a person's name to
see data related to that person.
1 Minnie Lord
2 Samuel Lord
3 Martha Jane Wood
4 James Lord
5 Betty/Margaret
Anne Leach
6 Robert
Wood
7 Sarah "Sally" Brewer
12 William Wood
14 Absalom Brewer
15 Ann "Nanny" _____ (Surname
may be Worsnop. Click here
to read more.)
Descendants
of Minnie Lord's paternal grandfather. Click on a person's name to
see data related to that person.
James Lord
. He married Betty/Margaret Anne Leach
.
I.
Molly Lord
. She married Edward Kershaw
.
A.
Edwin Kershaw
. He married Louisa Adelaide Christian
.
1.
Jessie Kershaw
. She married Arthur Riggs
.
2.
Norman Kershaw
. He married (1) _____ _____
. He married (2) _____ _____
.
3.
Molly Kershaw
.
4.
Robert Kershaw
. He married Mary Barker
.
B.
Fannie Kershaw
. She married John Dowd
.
II. John Lord
.
III. Thomas Lord
.
IV. Abraham Lord
. He married Rhoda Lee .
A. Sarah Lord .
B. James Lord .
C. Molly Lord .
D. Hannah Lord .
E. Betty Lord .
F. Naomi Lord .
G. Alice Lord .
H. Beatrice Lord .
V. Betty
Lord
.
VI. James Lord
.
VII. George Lord
.
VIII. Samuel Lord
. He married Martha Jane Wood.
A.
Eunice Lord
. She married (1) John Holmberg
. She married (2) William Plumer
.
1.
Charles Sumner Holmberg
. He married Nina Kyes
. no issue
B.
Robert Lord
. no issue
C.
Lois Lord
. She married William John Boyd
.
1.
Charlesa Fae Boyd
. She married Henry H. Strothmann
.
2.
Roy Lester Boyd
.
3.
Margaret Eleanor Boyd
. She married Frank G. Burgett
.
4.
Wilma Anne Boyd
. She married Clemens "Bing" Meyerhoff
.
5.
James Donald Boyd
.
6.
Lois Daphne Boyd
. She married Ward Butterwick
.
D.
James Revell Lord
. He married Mary Jane MacKenzie
.
1.
Robert Cameron Lord
.
E.
Eleanor Lord
. She married Gilbert Roy Holliday
.
1.
Lawrence Holliday
. He married (1) Marian ________
. He married (2) Charlotte ________
.
F.
Minnie Lord
. She married Locke Harmon Spears.
1.
Eleanor Lord Spears
. She married Charles Elmer Yurs
.
2.
Elizabeth Ann Spears
. She married Glenn Boyd Muirhead
.
3.
Lucie Miriam Spears
. She married Verne Burnell(e) Setbacken
.
4.
Albert James Spears
. He married Esther Eileen Burgard
.
5.
Frances Louise Spears
. She married Omar Keethes Robinson
.
6.
Arthur Reid Spears, Sr.
. He married Barbara Thiel
.
G.
Samuel Lord, Jr.
. He married (1) Josephine Schnider
. He married (2) Edna May Ruppell
.
1.
Bruce Lord
.
2.
Irene F. Lord
. She married Robert McLain Matheny
.
3.
Robert S. Lord
. He married Dorothy Louise McGurk
.
H.
Joseph Lord
. He married Ellen Cecelia (Nell) Driscoll
.
1.
Margaret Irene Lord
. She married Herman Francis Willkie
.
2.
James Lawrence Lord, Sr.
. He married Dorothy Marie Boble
.
3.
Marian Martha Lord
.
4.
Charmian Cecelia Lord
. She married Charles J. Bozic
.
5.
Joseph Edward Lord
.
6.
Thomas Hywel Lord
. He married (1) Margaret (Marjorie) Sohyda
. He married (2) Myrtle ________
.
I.
George Lewis Edward Lord
.
IX. Robert Lord
.
X. Joseph
Lord
. He married Eliza Clegg
.
A.
Sarah E. Lord
.
B.
George A. Lord
.
XI.
______ Lord
.
(According to the obituary of Samuel Lord, 11 children were born to James Lord
and Betty Leach.)
1871 British Census, John Earnshaw, Leeds, Yorkshire,
England (February 14, 2005)
Earnshaw, John (40), Rachael H. (43);
Davis, John (15); Lord, Samuel (22)
1881 British Census, William Quimby and Samuel Lord, Leeds, Yorkshire,
England (October 23, 2002)
Quimby, William (25), *Sarah A. (21)
Lord, Samuel (32), *Martha J. (32), Eunice
(7), Robert (5), Louie (4), James (3), Eleanor (7/12)
*Sarah Quimby and Martha Lord are
half-sisters.
1900 Census, Samuel Lord, Farmington, Fulton County, Illinois
(October 22, 2003)
Lord,
Samuel (51), Martha J. (52); Hollenburg, Eunice (26); Lord, Louise (24), James
(22), Elenor (19), Minnie (17), Samuel Jr. (15), Joseph (12?), Geo L. (10);
Hollenburg, Sumner (6)
1910 Census, Samuel Lord, Farmington, Fulton County, Illinois (March 22, 2003)
Lord, Samuel (61), Martha J. (62), James
(32), Samuel Jr. (23), Joseph (22), Louis (20); Holliday, Nellie E. (28),
Lawrence (8); Vincent, Walter (29)
1920 Census, Samuel Lord, Farmington, Fulton County, Illinois (March 22, 2003)
Lord, Samuel (70), Martha Jane (71);
Holliday, Eleanor (39)
death certificate, Martha Jane Lord
(August 5, 2001)
obituary,
Samuel Lord, Peoria Star, Thursday, November 18, 1920 (August 7, 2001)
passenger
list, Martha Jane Lord, ship Ohio, arrived November 6, 1888 (October
5, 2006)
passenger
list, Samuel Lord (1st trip), ship Britannic, arrived
October 3, 1881 (October
5, 2006)
1910 Census, William Plummer, Farmington, Fulton County, Illinois (March
25, 2004)
Plummer, William (42), Eunice R. (35);
Holmberg, Charles S. (16)
1920 Census, Charles Holmberg, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (March
25, 2004)
Holmberg, C. S. (26), Nina (25); Starkey,
Nina (3); Kyes, L. Kent (20); Starkey, Fred (36)
1930 Census, Charles Holmberg, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (March
10, 2004)
Holmberg, Charles (36), Nina (35); Starkey,
Fred (46), Nina Mary (13)
1900 Census, William Boyd, Farmington, Fulton County, Illinois (March
25, 2004)
Boyd, Wm. (31), Louie (23), Charlisa (2),
Roy L. (5?/12)
1910 Census, William Boyd, Percy, Randolph County, Illinois
(December 14, 2005)
Boyde, Wm. J. (40), Louis (32), Charlesa
(12), Roy (10), Margrett (4), Anna W. (4/12)
1920 Census, William Boyd, Percy, Randolph County, Illinois (March 22, 2003)
Boyd, William J. (51), Lois (41), Roy L.
(20), Margaret E. (14), Anna W. (10), Lois D. (1)
1930 Census, William Boyd, Percy, Randolph County, Illinois (March 22, 2003)
Boyd, Wm (61), Lois (52), Wilma (20),
Daphne (10)
funeral notice,
Lois Boyd (August 21, 2001)
1930 Census, Henry Strothmann, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
(January 12, 2005)
Strothmann, Henry H. (38), Charlesa B. (32)
1920 Census, James Lord, Takoma Park, Montgomery County, Maryland (March 22, 2003)
Lord, James (41), Mary (42), *Helen (11),
Robert C. (3 11/12)
*Helen Curtis, Mary's daughter from a
prior marriage
1930 Census, James Lord, Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado (March 22, 2003)
Lord, James (52), Mary (52), Robert (14)
1910 Census, Samuel Lord, Farmington, Fulton County, Illinois (March 22, 2003)
Lord, Samuel (61), Martha J. (62), James
(32), Samuel Jr. (23), Joseph (22), Louis (20); Holliday, Nellie E. (28),
Lawrence (8); Vincent, Walter (29)
1920 Census, Samuel Lord, Farmington, Fulton County, Illinois (March 22, 2003)
Lord, Samuel (70), Martha Jane (71);
Holliday, Eleanor (39)
1910 Census, Minnie Lord, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (January 2, 2003)
Snyder, Ella (44); Chambers, Paulina (25),
Ruth (19); Lord, *Minnie (27)
*Minnie Lord was a roomer with Ella Snyder and
was working as a bookkeeper for a mine workers' union.
1920 Census, Locke Spears, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois (November 7, 2002)
Spears, Locke H. (39), Minnie L. (36),
Eleanor (4 4/12), Elizabeth A. (2 10/12), Lucie M. (10/12); Rother, Emma (27)
1930 Census, Locke Spears, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois (February 5, 2003)
Spears, Locke H. (49), Minnie (47), Eleanor
L. (14), Elizabeth A. (13), Lucie M. (11), Elmer J. (9), Frances L. (7), Arthur
R. (5)
marriage license and marriage return,
Locke and Minnie Spears (August 5, 2001)
death certificate,
Locke Spears (August 5, 2001)
obituary,
Locke Spears, Peoria Star, Tuesday, April 3, 1951 (August 5, 2001)
death
certificate, Minnie Spears
(August 7, 2001)
obituary,
Minnie Spears, Peoria Star, Tuesday, October
10, 1950 (August 5,
2001)
1930 Census, Sam Lord, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois (March 22, 2003)
Lord, Sam (45?), Edna M. (30), Irene (5),
Robert (3 11/12)
obituary
Peoria Journal Star, Thursday, August 20, 1970 (August 5, 2001)
1920 Census, Joseph Lord, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois (March 22, 2003)
Lord, Joseph (31), Nellie (30), Margaret
(5), James (4), Marian (3), Charman (1)
1930 Census, Joseph Lord, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois (March 22, 2003)
Lord, Joseph (42), Nellie C. (42),
Margaret I. (16), James L. (14), Marian M. (13), Charmian C. (12), Thomas H. (5)
filmography,
Lewis L. Russell, at The Internet Movie Database (November
16, 2005)
1841 British Census, James Lord, Rochdale, Lancashire,
England (April 26, 2006)
Lord, James (35), Betty (25), Molly (7),
John (5), Thomas (3), Abrm (1)
1851 British Census, James Lord, Butterworth, Lancashire,
England (October 31, 2005)
Lord, James (46), Betty (36), Mally (18),
John (15), Thomas (14), Abraham (13), Betty (9), James (6), George (4), Samuel
(2)
1861 British Census, James Lord and John Lord, Butterworth and Rochdale, Lancashire,
England (May 6, 2005)
Lord, James (56), Betty (45), Molly (27),
Thomas (22), Abraham (20), Betty (17), James (16), George (14), Samuel (12),
Robert (9), Joseph (3)
Lord, *John (25), Sarah (24), James (2),
Abraham (2 wks)
*Uncertain if this John is James' and
Betty's son John.
1871 British Census, James Lord and Edward Kershaw, Butterworth, Lancashire,
England (February 14, 2005)
Lord, *Thomas (30), Margaret A. (29),
William (2), Robert (8/12)
Lord, James (66), Betty (56), Betty (27),
Robert (19), Joseph (13); Binn, John (23)
Kershaw, Edward (40), Molly (38), Edwin
(10/12)
*Uncertain if this Thomas is James' and
Betty's son Thomas.
1881 British Census, Betty Lord and Edward
Kershaw, Butterworth, Lancashire,
England (February 14, 2005)
Lord, *James (36), Elizabeth (36), Walter
(9), Sarah (4)
Lord, Betty (66), Robert (29), Joseph (23),
Eliza (23), Sarah E. (3/12)
Kershaw, Edward (50), Molly (49), Edwin
(10), Fanny (5)
*Uncertain if this James is Betty's son
James.
1871 British Census, James Lord and Edward Kershaw, Butterworth, Lancashire,
England (February 14, 2005)
Lord, *Thomas (30), Margaret A. (29),
William (2), Robert (8/12)
Lord, James (66), Betty (56), Betty (27),
Robert (19), Joseph (13); Binn, John (23)
Kershaw, Edward (40), Molly (38), Edwin
(10/12)
*Uncertain if this Thomas is James' and
Betty's son Thomas.
1881 British Census, Betty Lord and Edward
Kershaw, Butterworth, Lancashire,
England (February 14, 2005)
Lord, *James (36), Elizabeth (36), Walter
(9), Sarah (4)
Lord, Betty (66), Robert (29), Joseph (23),
Eliza (23), Sarah E. (3/12)
Kershaw, Edward (50), Molly (49), Edwin
(10), Fanny (5)
*Uncertain if this James is Betty's son
James.
1891 British Census, Edward Kershaw,
Blatchinworth and Calderbrook, Lancashire,
England (February 14, 2005)
Kershaw, Edward (60), Molly (58), Edwin
(20), Fanny (15)
1901 British Census, Molly Kershaw,
Littleborough, Lancashire,
England (March 13, 2005)
Kershaw, Mollie (67), Edwyn (29)
1871 British Census, Abraham Lord,
Blatchinworth and Calderbrook, Lancashire,
England (September 17, 2006)
Lord, Abraham (30), Rhoda (28), Sarah (6),
James (5), Molly (2), Hannah (6/12)
1881 British Census, Abraham Lord,
Blatchinworth and Calderbrook, Lancashire,
England (September 17, 2006)
Lord, Abraham (40), Rhoda (38), Sarah (16),
James (15), Molly (12), Hannah (10), Betty (8), Naomi (6), Alice (3)
1891 British Census, Abraham Lord, Wardleworth, Lancashire,
England (September 17, 2006)
Lord, Abraham (50), Rhoda (48), Sarah (26),
Molly (22), Hannah (22), Betty (18), Naomi (16), Alice (13), Beatrice (4 )
1901 British Census, Abraham Lord, Rochdale, Lancashire,
England (September 17, 2006)
Lord, Abraham (60), Rhoda (58), Sarah (36),
Molly (32), Betty (28), Naomi (26), Alice (23), Beatrice (14)
1881 British Census, Betty Lord and Edward
Kershaw, Butterworth, Lancashire,
England (February 14, 2005)
Lord, *James (36), Elizabeth (36), Walter
(9), Sarah (4)
Lord, Betty (66), Robert (29), Joseph (23),
Eliza (23), Sarah E. (3/12)
Kershaw, Edward (50), Molly (49), Edwin
(10), Fanny (5)
*Uncertain if this James is Betty's son
James.
1891 British Census, Joseph Lord, Bury,
Lancashire,
England (February 14, 2005)
Lord, Joseph (33), Eliza (33), Sarah E.
(10), George A. (4)
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