Morton Cecil SPICER

1887 - 1922  (35 years)

• Birth	13 Feb 1887	IA   [1, 2, 3]
  Military Note	5 Jun 1917	Sandstone, Pine, MN   [3, 4]
  	On June 5 1917, Morton Cecil Spicer registers for the WWI draft. He gives his residence as Sandstone, MN and states he was born on Feb. 13, 1887 in MXXX Valley (illegible), Iowa. His occupation is listed as farmer, he states he has a wife and 3 children. He states that he served 1 year in the 8th US Cavalry. The registrar states he is of medium height and build with blue eyes and brown hair. According to his sister Evelena, Morton deliberately exposed himself to TB in order to get an early discharge from the military.
  Death	23 Dec 1922	Pine Co., MN   [5]
  Burial	Finnish Lutheran Cemetery, Finlayson, Pine, MN   [6, 7]
  	Find A Grave e-Memorial

  
  

  Father	William Harrison SPICER,   b. 8 Jul 1852, MI d. 20 Mar 1931, Brainerd, Crow Wing, MN (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Arina Philinda DAVIS,   b. 11 Mar 1856, Davenport, Scott, IA d. 28 Dec 1928, Finlayson, Pine, MN (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F4123	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hazel SHERIDAN,   b. 19 Apr 1897, IA d. 12 May 1982, Beltrami Co., MN (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	11 Jul 1911	St. Paul, Ramsey, MN   [1, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F4127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ruth Emma COOPER,   b. 31 Jul 1897, Blue Earth Co., MN d. 11 Feb 1961, Brooklyn Center, Hennepin, MN (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	31 May 1921	Hennepin Co., MN   [1, 10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F4128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Feb 1887 - IA Marriage - 11 Jul 1911 - St. Paul, Ramsey, MN Military Note - 5 Jun 1917 - Sandstone, Pine, MN Marriage - 31 May 1921 - Hennepin Co., MN Death - 23 Dec 1922 - Pine Co., MN Burial - - Finnish Lutheran Cemetery, Finlayson, Pine, MN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S496] Wallewein Family, 496. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900. [S201] National Archives and Records Administration, WW I Draft Registration Cards, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.), 201. [S549] Spicer Family File, 549. [S102] MN Department of Health, Ancestry Minnesota Death Index, 102. [S957] Dalby Database, 957. [S500] Find A Grave, 500. [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910. [S101] MN Department of Health, Ancestry Minnesota Marriage Index, 101. [S507] Michele Belisle, Michele Kendall Belisle, 507. [S527] Harrington-Brown, Cooper data, 527. [S106] MACO, Minnesota Official Marriage System MOMS, 106.