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Strole Genealogy
and Family History
Other Surnames: Graves, Kiser,
Spears
Send questions, comments, or submissions to Andy.
Dates in parentheses refer to the posting of
an item on this page.
This page was last updated May 31, 2008.
Acknowledgments
Many thanks for
correspondence with the
following who contributed to this study: Mark
Arslan, Jean Cook, Lisa Evans, Rex Kibler, Kathryn Layman, Melvin Miller, Kim Morris, Lori
Myers, Betty Muirhead, Frances Robinson, Archie Strole, Janet Strole, Kim Torp, Pam Yates, and Eleanor Yurs.
Links
Mark
Arslan's Kiser Home Page provides excellent and thorough coverage of
the Strole family. Locke Spears appears with identification number 62421
in the listing of descendants of Elizabeth Kiser and Christian Strole (Locke's
great-great-grandparents).
The Graves Family
Association provides a detailed genealogy of our distant ancestor Captain
Thomas Graves of Virginia, a 1608 settler of Jamestown. Locke Spears'
great-grandmother, Drusilla Graves, is #679 in the descendant listing.
The page of Notable Family
Members lists others who descend from Captain Thomas Graves (Gen.
169).
Please note: Any lists of ancestors
or descendants on these pages are works continuously in progress. They are
not considered complete or totally accurate.
The Ancestry of
Locke Harmon Spears (
)
Ancestors
of Locke Spears to four generations (.pdf)
(December
5, 2003)
Photos
|
Minnie Lord and
Locke Spears, 1914
(August 13, 2006) (photo courtesy of
Jean Cook)
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Locke Spears plays
a Chickering grand piano at the YMCA in Peoria
(August 13, 2006) (photo courtesy of
Jean Cook)
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Irene Spears,
Pontiac, Livingston County, 1890
(August 13, 2006) (photo courtesy of
Jean Cook)
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|
Irene Spears
and Frank DeGraff, wedding day, July 10, 1918
(August 13,
2006) (photo courtesy of Jean Cook)
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Albert
"Bert" Spears, Delaware
(August 13,
2006) (photo courtesy of
Frances Robinson)
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Joseph Christian
Strole; Catharine (Sasseen) Strole; Edward Strole and Catharine (Sasseen)
Strole
(May 4, 2008) (photos courtesy of
Jean Cook and Eleanor Yurs)
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Photos
of unknown people or photos containing unknown people
(September 21, 2001)
|
(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) (September 21, 2001) (photo courtesy of
Frances Robinson)
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Mabel Spears, Pontiac, Livingston County
(September 21, 2001) (photo courtesy of Jane Peplow)
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Mabel Spears, Peoria, date unknown
(August 8, 2001) (photo courtesy of Gina Spears)
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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
to get a digital
image of a particular record.
General
Ahnentafel
ancestry of Locke H. Spears. 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 Locke Harmon Spears
2 Edward Locke Spears
3 Sarah
"Sazie" Belle Strole
4 Franklin P. Spears
5 Martha Short
6 Joseph Christian Strole
7 Catharine M. Sasseen
8 Nathan H. Spears
9 Elizabeth
H. Chinn
10 Theophilus Williamson Short
11 Sarah Patterson
12 John Strole
13 Drucilla Graves
14 David Sasseen
15 Martha Miller
24 Christian Martin Strole
25 Elizabeth Kiser
26 Joel Graves
27 Sarah Graves
28 William Sasseen
29 Sarah/Sally Roper
48 Peter Strohl
49 Margaretha Seybel
50 Michael Kiser
51 Mary Eppert??? or Lingel???
56 David Sasseen
57 Elizabeth Parrish or Harris
58 Joseph Roper
96 Johann Conrad Strohl
100 Valentine Keiser
101 Agnes _____
112 Elie (Elias) Sasseen
113 Susanne _____
224 Francois Sassin
225 Elisabeth _____
Descendants
of Locke Spears' maternal grandparents Joseph Strole and Catharine Sasseen.
Click on a person's name to
see data related to that person.
Joseph
Christian Strole. He married Catharine M. Sasseen.
I.
Martha E. "Mattie"
Strole
.
She married Peter N. Staff
. no issue
II.
Sarah "Sazie"
Belle Strole
.
She married Edward Locke Spears
.
A. Locke
Harmon Spears
.
He married Minnie Lord
.
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
.
B. Albert
Frank Spears
.
He married Ida Hewes
. no issue
C. Mabel
Estelle Spears
.
no issue
D. Grace
Irene Spears
.
She married Frank C. De Graff
.
no issue
III.
John Strole
.
no issue
IV.
Edward Strole
.
He married Elizabeth Osgood
.
1880 Census, William Balding, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
(October 6, 2003)
Baldwin, William
(57), Martha (46); Spears, *Edward (22), Saza (22); Badger, Hulda L. (18)
*Edward Spears is William Balding's stepson.
1900 Census, Edward Spears, Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois
(October 6, 2003)
Spears, Edward (41), Sarah (40), Locke H.
(19), Albret F. (18), Mable (15), Irene (10)
1910 Census, Sarah Spears, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois
(October 6, 2003)
Spears, Sarah
B. (51), H. Locke (28), Mabel E. (24), Irene (20)
1910 Census, Agnes Head, Seattle, King County, Washington
(June 24, 2006)
Hedd, Agnes B. (54),
Ha_ley (20), Lewis (19), Anna (16); Hill, Morton V. (32), Virginia (29);
Baldwin, * Martha (77); Speers, Ed L. (51)
*Martha Balding, mother of Agnes Head and Edward Spears.
1920 Census, Edward Spears, Peoria County Home
and Annex, Peoria County, Illinois
(October 6, 2003)
Spears, Edward
(61)
1920 Census, Sarah Spears, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois
(October 6, 2003)
Spear, S. B.
(59), Mabel (35)
1930 Census, Sarah Spears, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois
(October 6, 2003)
Spears, Sarah
B. (72), Mabel E. (42)
marriage license,
Edward and Sarah Spears (November 6, 2002)
marriage
return, Edward and Sarah Spears (November 6, 2002)
death certificate,
Sarah Spears (August 5, 2001)
obituary,
Sarah Spears, Peoria Star,
Monday, April 20, 1942 (August
21, 2001)
death
certificate, Edward Spears
(August 5, 2001)
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)
1910 Census, Albert Spears, Dover, Kent County,
Delaware
(June 24, 2006)
Spears, Albert F. (28)
1920 Census, Albert Spears, Sharon Hill,
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
(June 24, 2006)
Spears, Albert F. (37), Ida M. (37); Hewes,
Annie (72)
1930 Census, Albert Spears, Philadelphia,
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
(June 24, 2006)
Spears, Albert F. (48)
1930 Census, Ida Spears, Sussex County,
Delaware
(June 24, 2006)
Spears, Ida M. (49)
short
obituary, Albert Spears, Peoria Star, Saturday, November 18, 1933
(August 5, 2001)
obituary,
Albert Spears, Peoria Star, Monday, November
20, 1933 (August 5,
2001)
birth
certificate (August 5, 2001)
delayed supplement
to birth certificate (August
5, 2001)
obituary,
Peoria Journal Star, Tuesday, May 4, 1971
(August 5, 2001)
death
certificate (August 5, 2001)
1920 Census, Frank DeGraff, Peoria Heights,
Peoria County, Illinois
(October 6, 2003)
DeGraff, Frank (24),
Irene G. (28)
birth
certificate
(August 5, 2001)
death certificate (August 5, 2001)
obituary Peoria Star, Sunday, July 8,
1923 (August 5, 2001)
1850
Census, John Morrison, Fayette Township, Vigo County, Indiana
(September 10, 2004)
Morrison, John (36), Elizabeth (28),
Marilla (7), Melissa (3), Sucy (57); Strole, Joseph (22)
1860
Census, Joseph Strole and Edwin Sasseen, Vigo County, Indiana
(October 6, 2003)
Strole, Joseph (30), Catharine (30), Martha
(5), Sarah (3), John (4/12); Coward, Levi (19)
Sasseen, Edwin (24), Sarah (24), David E.
(4), Martha (2/12); P???sel, James S. (42)
1870
Census, Joseph Strole, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
(January 6, 2003)
Strole, J. C. (50), Catherine (40), Martha
(17), Sarah (12), John (9), Eddie (6)
1880 Census, Catharine Strole, Terre Haute, Vigo County,
Indiana
(October 6, 2003)
Strole, Charlotte M. (47), Mattie (24),
Edward (16)
marriage
record, Joseph Strole and Catharine Sasseen (September 15, 2004)
1900
Census, Peter Staff, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
(November 18, 2003)
Staff, Peter N. (56), Martha E. (46)
1910
Census, Peter Staff, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
(January 26, 2004)
Staff, Peter N. (66), Martha E. (56);
Strole, Joseph (34); Faltz, Floyd (26); Murray, Tomas (35); Landis, Charley F.
(19); _ampem, James F. (22); Berrel, Walter (23)
Martha Staff and Joseph Strole are first cousins.
Floyd Foltz is a second cousin to Locke Spears.
1920
Census, Martha Staff, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
(March 11, 2004)
Staff, Martha E. (57); Strole, Joe F. (45);
Horniday, John A. (21)
Martha and Joe are first cousins.
1930
Census, Martha Staff, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
(January 12, 2005)
Staff, Martha (65); Stroll, Joseph (56)
Martha and Joseph are first cousins.
marriage
record, Peter Staff and Martha Strole (September 15, 2004)
obituary,
Peter Staff (September
15, 2004)
obituary,
Martha Staff (September
15, 2004)
biography,
Peter Staff (source: Bradsby, H. C. History of Vigo County: with
biographical selections. 1891.) (March
4, 2006)
1850
Census, John Strole, Page County, Virginia
(January 6, 2003)
Strole, John
(48), Drucilla (51), John H. (21), Simeon F. (19), Alfred E. (16), Jacob P.
(12), Eliza (11), Elizabeth A. (9); Graves, Sarah E. (22)
1860
Census, John Strole, Page County, Virginia
(December 15, 2004)
Strole, John
(68), Drucilla (61), Alfred E. (26), Eliza (21), Elizabeth A. (18); Foltz, Joel
L. (15)
1870 Census, Benjamin Kite and Drucilla Strole, Vigo County,
Indiana (October 22, 2003)
Kite, Benjamin (25), *Elizabeth (25), Benj
F. (6), John Lewis (4), Ida J. (2), Jacob P. (1); Still, *Drusilla (77)
*Elizabeth Kite is the daughter of Drucilla
Strole.
photo of Drusilla Strole's gravestone at
Rose Hill Cemetery,
Vigo County, Indiana
(November 9, 2004)
1810
Census, Christian Strole, Harrisonburg Township, Rockingham County, Virginia
(December 16, 2004)
1820
Census, Christian Strole, Rockingham County, Virginia
(December 16, 2004)
1830
Census, Christian Strole, Rockingham County, Virginia
(December 16, 2004)
1840
Census, Christian Strole, Page County, Virginia
(December 16, 2004)
1850
Census, George Strole, Page County, Virginia
(December 16, 2004)
Strole, George (35), Catherine (36), Samuel
F. (16), Rebecca F. (14), Mary J. (11), Barbara A. (10), Isaac Harden (8), James
K. P. (5), John P. (3), Cyrum (1); Graves, John L. (17), *Elizabeth (81)
*Elizabeth (Kiser) Strole.
William Strole, Sarah Kibler
1850
Census, William Strole, Page County, Virginia
(January 11, 2007)
Strole,
William A. (29), Sarah A. (26), Asher M. (3), Francis A. (2)
1860
Census, William Strole, Washington Township, Newton County, Indiana
(January 11, 2007)
Strole,
William A. (40), Sarah (38), Asher M. (14), Francis A. (12), William L. (9),
Mary A. V. (5/12)
1870
Census, William Strole, Jefferson Township, Newton County, Indiana
(January 11, 2007)
Stroll,
William A. (51), Sarah A. (48), Asher M. (23), Francis A. (21), William L. (19),
Dolla A. L. W. (10), Greenberry K. (7); Hoke, Willington (16), Isaac C. (18)
1880
Census, Sarah Strole, Jefferson Township, Newton County, Indiana
(January 11, 2007)
Strole,
Sarah A. (57), Greenbury (16); Dean, Charles (8)
Jane Strole, Jacob Long
1850
Census, Jacob Long, Page County, Virginia
(January 10, 2007)
Long, Jacob
(30), Jane (27), Drucilla F. (4), John P. (2)
1860
Census, Jacob Long, Stratton Township, Edgar County, Illinois (January 10, 2007)
Long, Jacob
(41), Jane (40), Drusilla F. (14), John P. (12), Elizabeth (8), Nancy A.
(4)
1870
Census, Jacob Long, Edgar, Edgar County, Illinois (January 10, 2007)
Long, Jacob
(50), Jane (50), Frances (20), John P. (19), Elizabeth (17), Nancy (14)
1880
Census, Jacob Long, Clinton Township, Vermillion County, Indiana (January 10, 2007)
Long, Jacob
(61), Jane (60), Elizabeth (28), Ona (4)
Cynthia Strole, Gideon Foltz
1850
Census, Gideon Foltz, Page County, Virginia
(January 10, 2007)
Foltz,
Gideon (31), Cinthea (27), Joseph L. (5), Sarah J. (3), George P. (2), John S.
(3/12)
1860
Census, Gideon Foltz, Page County, Virginia
(January 10, 2007)
Foltz,
Gidion (41), Cynthia (37), Sarah J. (13), George P. (11), John S. (10), David F.
(9), Philip M. (8), Hardin C. (6), Mary A. D. (3), Gideon L. (1)
1870
Census, Gideon Foltz, Shenandoah Iron Works Township, Page County,
Virginia (January 10, 2007)
Foltz,
Gideon (51), Cynthia (47), George P. (21), John S. (20), Philip M. (17), Hardin
C. (15), Mary A. D. (13), Gideon L. (12), Eliza A. (10), Jacob A. (8), Elizabeth
L. (2)
1880
Census, Gideon Foltz, Clinton Township, Vermillion County, Indiana
(January 10, 2007)
Foltz,
Gideon (61), Cythia (57), Philip (25), Luther (21), Harden (23), Eliza (19),
Bettie (12)
Simeon Strole, Agnes Jane Kite
1860
Census, Simeon Strole, Clinton Township, Vermillion County, Indiana
(January 10, 2007)
Stroll,
Simeon F. (28), Agnes J. (22), Josephine (6), Angeline (5), Mary E. (3), John P.
(6/12)
1870
Census, Simeon Strole, Clinton Township, Vermillion County, Indiana
(January 10, 2007)
Stroll,
Simon (41), Jane (38), Josephine (16), Angeline (14), Mary (12), John (9),
Alfred (7)
1880
Census, Simeon Strole, New Goshen, Vigo County, Indiana
(January 10, 2007)
Strole,
Simeon (50), Nacy? J. (46), Mary E. (22), John P. (20), Eddie E. (16), Milton C.
(6)
Eliza Strole, Lewis Kite
1870
Census, Lewis Kite, Fayette Township, Vigo County, Indiana
(January 10, 2007)
Kite, Lewis
(38), Eliza (30), Clara (3), Noah R. (1)
1880
Census, Lewis Kite, Sargent Township, Douglas County, Illinois
(January 10, 2007)
Kite, Lewis
(34), Eliza (38), Clara J. (13), Ricy N. (11), Luther (6)
1900
Census, Lewis Kite, Liberty Township, Holt County, Missouri
(January 10, 2007)
Kite, Lewis
(53), Lucy (54), Luther (26)
1910
Census, Lewis Kite, Liberty Township, Holt County, Missouri
(January 10, 2007)
Kite, Louis
(6_), Eliza A. (70)
Elizabeth Strole, Benjamin Kite
1870 Census, Benjamin Kite and Drucilla Strole, Vigo County,
Indiana (October 22, 2003)
Kite, Benjamin (25), *Elizabeth (25), Benj
F. (6), John Lewis (4), Ida J. (2), Jacob P. (1); Still, *Drusilla (77)
*Elizabeth Kite is the daughter of Drucilla
Strole.
1880
Census, Benjamin Kite, Reno Township, Reno County, Kansas
(January 10, 2007)
Kite,
Benjamin (40), Elizebeth A. (38), Benjamin F. (16), John L. (14), Ida J. (12),
Jacob F. (11), Drusilla J? (6), Rosa A. (5), Martin M. (3), Clark H. (3/12)
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