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William Harrison SPICER

William Harrison SPICER

Male 1852 - 1931  (78 years)

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  • Birth 8 Jul 1852  MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Census 23 Jun 1880  Atkinson, Holt, NE Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • 1880 census at Atkinson, Holt, NE shows William Spicer, 28, farmer, b. NY, parents b. NY/NY; Arina, 24, b. IA, parents b. NOVA SCOTIA/ME; children b. MN: Valeria, 5; Claude, 3; John Spicer, brother, 18, b. NY, parents b. NY/NY.
    Census 20 Jun 1895  Mazeppa, Wabasha, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • 1895 Minnesota State census at Mazeppa, Wabasha, MN shows Wm. Spicer, 43, b. NY, in state 11 years, in district 11 years, laborer; Arina, 38, b. IA; Claude, 18, b. MN; Pearl, 13, b. NE; Lankyn, 11, b. NE; Morton, 7, b. NE; Nathan, 3, b. NE; Zelah, 5/12, b. MN.
    Census 16 Jun 1900  Mazeppa Township, Wabasha, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • 1900 census at Mazeppa Township, Wabasha, MN shows William Spicer, b. July 1852, 47, married 27 years, b. NY, parents b. NY/NY, farmer; Arina, b. Mar. 1857, 44, b. IA, parents b. NOVA SCOTIA/ME; 9 children born / 8 living; children: Lanklyn, b. August 1884, 15; b. NE; Morton B., b. Feb 1889, 11, b. IA; Sella, b. Dec 1894, 5; b. MN; Evelena, b. Jun 1897, 3, b. MN; William, b. Jan 1899, 1, b. MN.
    Census 1 Jun 1905  Mazeppa, Wabasha, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • 1905 Minnesota State census at Mazeppa, Wabasha, MN shows William Spicer, 52, b. NY, parents b. NY/NY, carpenter; Arina P., 49, b. IA, parents b. NOVA SCOTIA/ME; children b. MN: Valeria, 30; Lankyn, 20, carpenter; Morton, 16, b. IA; remaining ch b. MN: Zella, 10; Evalina, 7; William, 6; Nannie, 3. Note: The census is difficult to decipher, the child Morton, may be Nathan but given the age I decided it must be Morton.
    Census 11 May 1910  Pine Lake Township, Pine, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • 1910 census at Pine Lake Township, Pine, MN shows William H. Spicer, 57, married 37 years, b. NY, parents b. NY/NY, stone mason; Arina P., 54, 11 children born / 9 living, b. IA, parents b. CANADA/ME; children b. MN: Evalena J., 12; William C., 10; Nannie, 8.
    Census 10 Feb 1920  Pine Lake Township, Pine, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • 1920 census at Pine Lake Township, Pine, MN shows William Spicer, 68, b. NY, parents b. NY/NY, farmer; Arina, 64, b. IA, parents b. NOVA SCOTIA/ME; Morton, 30, son, married, b. IA, house plasterer; William, 21, son, b. MN, laborer, home farm; Mildred, 20, daughter-in-law; b. MN, parents b. MN/IA; Nanny, daughter, 18, b. MN, servant, private family; Cecil, grandson, 6, b. CO; Edwin, grandson, 5, b. MN.
    Note
    • William Spicer had cancer in his face which required many surgeries to remove the cancerous tissue and bone. Due to the surgeries, William's face was horribly disfigured and his sinus cavities were exposed which drained constantly and required frequent dressing changes. Despite severe pain from the facial mutilation(s), and the exposure of his open wounds to bacteria and germs, William survived, albeit miserably, in this condition for many years. His son, Lanklyn also suffered from facial cancer, however, his malignancies were diagnosed in the early stages and less extreme measures of treatment was provided, i.e. burning the malignancies.
      William Harrison Spicer made a blackboard for one of the first schools [in Holt County, Nebraska] which is written in 'Before Today' a book about the people who settled Holt County, Nebraska. The same book states, James Davis and Arina Wyman moved to Minnesota in 1855, a year before Arina Philinda Davis was born. Then moved their family to Holt County, Nebraska in 1878 with 13 children. Yet Arina and William Harrison's daughter, Valerie [Lanklyn's sister] was born in 1875, where I don't know, but their 2nd child, Claude was born in 1877 in Atkinson, Nebraska, a year before the book claims Arina Phylinda moved to Holt County, NE with her parents! So it is questionable that Arina Wyman and James Davis moved to Holt County, Nebraska with their 13 children after all.
      He was named after his uncle William Harrison.
      William moved his family back and forth between Minnesota and Nebraska on several occasions by covered wagon. On the family's last trip back to Minnesota, William and Arina's 6 year old son, Nathan, contracted scarlet fever and died near Winnebago City, Minnesota. Heart broken, William and Arina carried their small child away from the train and buried him under a small cherry tree on the prairie.
      Once the towns people heard that someone on the train had died of the fever they wired to all of the towns and villages ahead to warn them, and the people on the wagon train were shunned and made to stay away from the towns and villages. In later years one of Nathan's brother's went back to Winnebago in search of his brother's small grave in order to place a headstone but was unable to find it.
    Residence Apr 1895  [9] 
    • Moved with Arina and children, by covered wagon to Finlayson, MN.
    Death 20 Mar 1931  Brainerd, Crow Wing, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial 23 Mar 1931  Finnish Lutheran Cemetery, Finlayson, Pine, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10, 11] 

    Father Asa Holmes SPICER, II,   b. 18 Mar 1825, West Sparta, Livingston, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1896, Mazeppa, Wabasha, MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Nancy M CHAPMAN,   b. 3 Jun 1832, Nunda, Livingston, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1866, Mazeppa, Wabasha, MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years) 
    Family ID F4121  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Arina Philinda DAVIS,   b. 11 Mar 1856, Davenport, Scott, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1928, Finlayson, Pine, MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1872  Mazeppa, Wabasha, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Valeria Lyle SPICER,   b. 21 Mar 1875, Zumbrota, Goodhue, MN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Feb 1949, Spokane, Spokane, WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     2. Reverand Reverand Claude Urban SPICER,   b. 1 Feb 1877, Zumbrota, Goodhue, MN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1967, Verndale, Wadena, MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     3. Geneva Pearl SPICER,   b. 2 Jun 1882, Atkinson, Holt, NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1967, Olmsted Co., MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     4. Lanklyn Sylvestor SPICER,   b. 15 Aug 1884, Atkinson, Holt, NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1970, Pine Co., MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     5. Baby Boy SPICER,   b. 16 Jan 1886, Atkinson, Holt, NE Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Morton Cecil SPICER,   b. 13 Feb 1887, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1922, Pine Co., MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
     7. Nathan SPICER,   b. 1892   d. 16 Apr 1895, Winnebago, Faribault, MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
     8. Zella Enid SPICER,   b. 29 Dec 1894, Atkinson, Holt, NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Feb 1973, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     9. Evelena Joy SPICER,   b. 10 Jun 1897, Mazeppa Township, Wabasha, MN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 2003, St. Louis Park, Hennepin, MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 106 years)
     10. William Edwin SPICER,   b. 9 Jan 1899, Mazeppa Township, Wabasha, MN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1982, Rice Co., MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     11. Nannie SPICER,   b. 1901   d. 1988 (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F4123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Jul 1852 - MI Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 Dec 1872 - Mazeppa, Wabasha, MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 23 Jun 1880 - Atkinson, Holt, NE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 20 Jun 1895 - Mazeppa, Wabasha, MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 16 Jun 1900 - Mazeppa Township, Wabasha, MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Jun 1905 - Mazeppa, Wabasha, MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Mar 1931 - Brainerd, Crow Wing, MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 23 Mar 1931 - Finnish Lutheran Cemetery, Finlayson, Pine, MN Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S496] Wallewein Family, 496.

    2. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900.

    3. [S502] Descendants of William Sibley, 502.

    4. [S1880] 1880 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1880), 1880.

    5. [S954] 1895 Minnesota Census, (Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1977), 954.

    6. [S955] 1905 Minnesota Census, (Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1977), 955.

    7. [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910.

    8. [S1920] 1920 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1920), 1920.

    9. [S549] Spicer Family File, 549.

    10. [S957] Dalby Database, 957.

    11. [S500] Find A Grave, 500.


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