Spoor

Logan County, Colorado

Alpheus F. and Emma (Goff) Spoor, 8 North 52 West

EMMA'S FAMILY

In 1850 Oswego County, New York, Wm. M. Goff is 35 Elizabeth Goff 30, Mary Goff 9, Martha Goff 6, Laura Goff 4, and Emma Goff 2.

In 1860 Oswego County, Chas Martin is 47, Maria Martin 47, Annette Goff 14, Emma G. Goff 12, Clarence Goff 9, Herbert Goff 7, Milly Goff 6, Carrie Goff 4, Loisa Goff 2, and Wm. Goff 1. .

ALPHEUS' FAMILY

In 1850 Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Cornelius Spoor is 50, Mary Spoor 50, Gardner Spoor 24, Alpheus Spoor 9, Asa Spoor 8, and John M. Crisloffa 4 .

Cornelius Spoor BIRTH unknown DEATH Apr 1862 BURIAL Aztalan Cemetery Milford, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, MEMORIAL ID 80047985.

In 1870 Liberty County, Texas, Mary "Speer" is 70, Elvira Speer 27, born born in Louisiana, Mary Green 12, and Phillip Green 10.

Mary Strong Stickle BIRTH 1801 DEATH 31 Oct 1895 BURIAL Aztalan Cemetery Milford, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, MEMORIAL ID 7014207.

Henry Filmore Corbello was born to Henry Corbello born in Lake Charles, Louisiana and Elvira Sprores born in Liberty County, Texas on August 15, 1872 - dying 1940 in Refugio, Texas

In October 1870, A.F. Spoor is on a committee of the Republican Party in Fremont, Nebaska.

March 1872 Fremont, Nebraska " Part of the men who left here in January, with A. T. Spoor, foreman, to shovel snow on the UPRR, returned on Sunday night last. They report heavy snow storms still raging in the mountains. Those that returned are farmers, and were obliged to come and attend to their work at home; the Company gave them passes both ways; they seem well pleased with their treatment whilst gone; they got $1.50 per day and board. A. T. Spoor returns the first of next week with all the men he can get to go with him.

ALPHEUS AND EMMA

Alpheus F. Spoor 33, and Emma G. Campbell married 25 Oct 1876 in Plum Creek, Nebraska, recorded in Dawson County.

Possibly: Neil "Cammell" is a railroad laborer in Rawlins Springs, Carbon County, Wyoming in 1870, 30, born in Scotland

In 1880 North Platte, Nebraska, Alpheus S. Spoor 37 is a railroad conductor, born in New York, Emma G. Spoor 35 Wife, Mary E. Spoor 4/12 Daughter, born in Nebraska, Naomi Campbell 11 Stepdaughter born in Iowa, Douglas Campbell 9 Stepson, born in Wyoming, and Walter Campbell 8 Stepson born in Iowa.

July 1883 Rico (located in present Dolores County, Colorado, hundreds of miles away from Sterling. " Mrs. A. F. Spoor was a visitor to Sterling last week."

December 1883 " Roadmaster A. G. Spoor, of the Union Pacific, is one of the most pleasant, as well as most useful citizens of Sterling."
"The Union Pacific Railway company has done much for the advancement of Sterling in locating a round house and the building of a fine hotel and splendid depot there. The former employs a considerable force of men, while the depot is an ornament to the town and the hotel, besides presenting a fine appearance, causes all travelers to see the place and gives to visitors a comfortable resting place. Messrs. Weeks & Son, proprietors of this hotel, are pleasant, accommodating gentlemen. Mr. P. S. Mahoney, of the Union Pacific, is one of the institutions of Sterling. He makes himself most agreeable to all visitors and does much to give them a favorable impression of Sterling. The News representative nominates Mr. Mahoney for representative in the legislature as soon as the new county, mentioned hereafter, is established. Mr. George E. Wilson, the veteran agent of the Union Pacific at Sterling, is a "59er' and is well known by the pioneers of Colorado. He sold eighteen years ago the first passenger ticket ever issued by the Union Pacific."

November 1884

1885 Fort Morgan "Roadmaster Spoor of Sterling, spent a day and night here this week, looking after the business of the Railroad company."

March 1885 Denver "M. C. King, E. L. Minter, J. C. Packard, B. M. Taylor, J. E. Wallace, Harry Wallace, M. Litch, S. D. Peer, M. H. Smith, A. J. Weir, D. B. Davis, W. H. Harris, James Chronnis, T. L. Watson, A. T. Spoor and H. Schneider, all residents of Sterling, stopped at the Brunswick last night. They all favor the establishment of the new county of Iliff and were in attendance at the committee meeting last evening."

In 1885 Weld County, Colorado, "L. A." Spoor is 42, a railroad roadmaster, E. G. Spoor 36 Wife, Edith Spoor 5, Daughter, Ethel Spoor 2 Daughter, Davin Campbell 17 Daughter, D. W. Campbell 15 Stepson, and Walter Campbell 13 Stepson.

November 1886 Sterling " A. F. Spoor has returned from his extended visit to Maryland."

"April 30, 1887 - The boom at Sterling is waxing stronger. The Burlington company has made large purchases in town, and Chicago parties have purchased several hundred acres adjoining the town on the west, and the Union Pacific, which has just been laying out a new addition, has just purchased the Bush tract south of town, about sixty acres, and yesterday they closed the deal with A. E. Spoor for eighty acres of his farm at $6O an acre. Thousands of dollars worth of residence and business lots are selling every day. The Burlington graders are at work upon the new line within two miles of Sterling, and the town is full of contractors. The Burlington people have rented the skating rink of George Gunn for a store-room. Farmers are arriving here every day from the East qfter lands."

August 1887 Sterling "Hon. A. F. Spoor and wife left on Wednesday for the mountains, foi the benefit of Mrs. Spoor’s health; which has been quite poorly for some time past."

February 1888 North Platte "A.F. Spoor, of Sterling, Colo., was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Spoor is now in the real estate business, for which he is admirably fitted."

1888

February 24, 1888 Holyoke, Colorado

1888 Sterling

April 1888 Fort Morgan "A. F. Spoor, of Sterling, spent several days in town last week. Mr. Spoor is a prominent ranchman of his town, and is looking up blooded stock for farm."

June 1888 "We want to say to the people west of us, our republican brethern, that A. F. Spoor, the old Platte Valley pioneer, is still one of our permanent fixtures; the same out-spoken honest and responsible republican he has always been. Honest and true to his friends, that is A. F. Spoor. He can forgive, but A. F. Spoor can never forget an insult." Sterling Record.
The Fort Morgan paper added "Mr. Spoor along with others of Logan county's best citizens have not forgotten the 'old war horse' and his methods."

Alpheus claimed 80 acres in section 32, 8N 52W in 1889.

May 1889 " A. F. Spoor, water commissioner district No. 64, Logan county, and W. F. Coxhead, water commissioner district No. 38, Garfield, Pitkin and Eagle counties, have filed their official bonds. "

June 1890

August 1890 Fort Morgan "Editor Spoor, of the Sterling Republican, was among us on Wednesday night, and we acknowledge a pleasant call."

"Editor Spoor, of the Sterling Republican , has struck a rich field for missionary labors in his county, and there is a chance for high old times down then* bet ween now an election day."

August 1890 Fort Morgan "Editor Spoor, of the Sterling Republican, has struck a rich field for missionary labors in his county, and there is a chance for high old times down there between now an election day."

October 1890, Cheely's Democrat, Sterling " Editor Spoor, who has been life long Republican and is a Republican yet, and editor of the Sterling Republican, says that John Henderson, candidate for state auditor, will get left in his own county. This sounds bad as it comes from a life-time Republican and an old soldier. The county is Republican by a small majority and if Henderson carries it he will do well. John Wilson, editor of the Advocate, shoulders Spoor's allegations and swears by Tobin's saloon that he can prove an alibi."

ALPHEUS AFTER MARY

Alpheus Spoor, for service in the 3rd Independent Battery, Wisconsin, received an invalid pension July 15, 1898 from Louisiana.

Likely :
Matilda Kolb married Alvin E. Sopin, "Alvarus E. Soper" April 24, 1896 in Green County, Wisconsin, and they're in Lafayette County, Wisconsin in 1900 with two kids, Alvin's father Samuel April 1831 in Vermont, and Mary "Kulb" born June 1884 in Wisconsin, sister.

"Elwood Soper" 38 and Mathilde 30 are in Washburn County Wisconsin in 1910, but Elwood - Alvin is widowed in 1920, 1930, and 1940.

Found in an early Birchwood newspaper, "Severe Loss by Fire :"
"About 4 o'clock Tuesday morning the barn belonging to Elwood Soper was
discovered to be on fire. It had gained such headway, nothing could be done
to save it or any of the contents, 6 cows, 2 head of young cattle, about 2 ton
of hay, some ground feed, a quantity of mangles, corn fodder and 25 chickens.
The building was insured for $100 but nothing on the contents. So great was
the sympathy of the entire community that before night of that day $78 was
raised by friends to buy a cow and feed. The donations ranged from 50c to
$1.00 or $2.00."

FindAGrave 119880222 says Matilda died in 1918, and her mother was Louisa Hoffmeister, father Emanuel Kolb. The Green County index says Mrs. A.E. Soper died April 3, 1918, a resident of Birchwood.

JENNIE

July 1923 Sterling "Miss Jennie L. Spoor was born near Lewis, Iowa, April 28, 1860, and died July 1923, at the Park Avenue Hospltal in Denver, Colo. She was united in marriage to Fremont J. Henderson at her parents' home near Lewis, Iowa, March 5 1882. There was born to this union two boy babies, in Iowa, both dying at birth; also two boys at Sterling, Colo., Paul F., now of Denver, and Frank S., now of Boulder, Colorado. She was born of sturdy New England stock - John A. and Louisa M. Spoor, early settlers of Iowa - and with her husband moved to Sterling, Colorado in 1887, where they have since resided and where she took an active interest in the moral, social and religious activities of the community. She became a member of the Congregational church at an early day at her Iowa home and joined the Presbyterian church of Sterling, Colorado, soon after her arrival and was an earnest and consistent member until the end, and was a charter member of the Sterling W. C. T. U.. which was the strong factor in putting the saloons out of Sterling and Logan county long before the state and national prohibition went into effect and also in other reforms to assist the community to raise families properly. She was also a member of the Eastern Star.
For the past ten or twelve years she had been somewhat of an invalid, but was ever a kind and loving wife and mother and leaves her husband and two sons and one granddaughter, also her sister's children and families near Lewis, Iowa, and a half sister and half brother in the east and relatives in Omaha, Nebraska, California and New England, besides hosts of friends, as she made a fast friend of whoever she came in touch with. The end came peacefully and she looked beautiful in the casket, without a trace of pain and there was certainly a wonderful meeting with relatives and friends on the other side.
Although the family residence has been in Sterling for thirty-six years, there has been no death and it was her expressed wish in the past that the remains be cremated and the ashes be eventually returned to the burial place of her parents near Lewis, Iowa. It was thought best to have the services In Denver, and as her church in Sterling was temporarily without a pastor Rev. Robert Karr of Boulder, pastor of the Presbyterian church of which Frank is on the official board, and who is more or less acquainted with all the family, held brief chapel services, and had given her almost constant attention during the months past while in Denver.
The husband and the sons and Chester H. Henderson, a nephew of the husband, acted as pall bearers and there were neighbors and friends, formerly from the old Iowa home as well as from Sterling, present at the ceremony.
There will probably be a memorial service held later at the Sterling, Colorado, home and at Lewis, Iowa, when the ashes are finally deposited.
The flowers were beautiful and in profusion and from many different individuals and organizations."

EMMA AFTER A.F.

Emma G. Spoor and Ferdinand Kayser married on 9 May 1893 in Sterling, Logan County. .

Emma Geraldine Goff Kayser BIRTH 18 Nov 1848 Oswego County, New York, DEATH 23 Jan 1922 BURIAL Riverside Cemetery Sterling, Logan County, Colorado, Plot ES 0233, MEMORIAL ID 55568491.

Ferdinand Kayser BIRTH 18 Oct 1852 Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, DEATH 18 Mar 1939 BURIAL Riverside Cemetery Sterling, Logan County, Colorado, plot ES 0232. MEMORIAL ID 55568467.
KAYSER, MARIE 04/30/1902 09/01/1972 SES 0238 KAYSER, ALBERT 12/25/1896 03/06/1977 SES 0237

EDITH

June 1900 "Mrs. D. W. Gunn and Miss Edith Spoor arrived here on the Colorado Special this morning from Hillsdale, Mich. Both ladies are step-daughters of Fred Kayser and will visit Mr. and Mrs. Kayser for a couple months."

October 1922 Sterling " Mrs. Edith Neale will leave Wednesday evening for Denvsr, where she expects to make her future home."

In 1930 Sterling, Edith Neale is 45, divorced, born in Nebraska, father in Missouri, mother in New York. Ferdinand Kayser, 78, born in Missouri of German parents, is with her, widowed.

Edith M. Spoor Neale BIRTH 24 Feb 1880 DEATH 6 May 1973 North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, BURIAL Riverside Cemetery Sterling, Logan County, Colorado, MEMORIAL ID 55326954.

CARRIE

June 1910 "Miss Ethel Spoor arrived in Sterling from Louisiana Friday. She will spend some time with her mother, Mrs. Fred Keyser, near Iliff. Miss Spoor is thinking of remaining in Colorado, and will possibly teach school in this county the coming year."

February 1916 " Miss Ethel Spoor, a trained nurse from the Toledo, Ohio, hospital, is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Whiteley at their home on South Second street. Miss Spoor is the daughter of Mrs. Fred Kayser, formerly Mrs. Spoor, who all the old timers of Sterling know."

August 1919 Sterling

July 1923 " Miss Ethel Spoor, a trained nurse from Sterling, Colo., is here on duty at the Haxtun hospital."

Carrie E. Spoor, 47, born in Nebraska, father in Wisconsin, mother in New York, is in Bent County, Colorado in 1930, a roomer at the V.A. hospital.

Lewis Johnson BIRTH 16 Jan 1863 DEATH 4 Feb 1946 BURIAL Riverside Cemetery Sterling, Logan County, Colorado, MEMORIAL ID 57262302.

Carrie Ethel Spoor and Lewis Johnson married in Sterling on August 28, 1939, recorded in Douglas County, Colorado.

Lewis was in Logan County in 1930, a retired farmer, 68, born in Sweden.

Carrie Ethel Spoor Johnson BIRTH 16 Oct 1882 DEATH 8 Jun 1971 BURIAL Riverside Cemetery Sterling, Logan County, Colorado, MEMORIAL ID 57262306.

NAOMI CAMPBELL

Naomi Campbell and D.W. Gunn married in Logan County on October 30, 1899.

In 1900 Hillsdale, Michigan, Daryns W. Gunn is farming, 43, married ten years to Naomi Gunn 30 Wife, Charles C. Gunn 9 Son, Margarette Gunn 5 Daughter, and Edith Starr 20 Sister-in-law.

Naomi C. Campbell Gunn BIRTH 20 Sep 1868 Iowa, DEATH 5 Sep 1933 Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, BURIAL Toledo Memorial Park Sylvania, Lucas County, Ohio, MEMORIAL ID 207699017 .

Darius W. Gunn, son of Chas. Gunn and Lodema Wilcox, BIRTH 7 Nov 1856 Rome, Essex County, New York, DEATH 14 Nov 1924 Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, BURIAL Toledo Memorial Park Sylvania, Lucas County, Ohio, MEMORIAL ID 207698950.

Charles Campbell Gunn BIRTH 4 Aug 1890 Sterling, Logan County, Colorado, DEATH 7 Mar 1950 Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, BURIAL Toledo Memorial Park Sylvania, Lucas County, Ohio, MEMORIAL ID 207697207

DOUGLAS CAMPBELL

William D. Campbell and Callie Fales married in Logan County on June 30, 1887.

Possibly the Douglas H. Campbell dying in October 1915 in Salt Lake City, 48, about, a painter born in Wyoming, unknown parents, to be buried in Mt. Olivet.
Mount Olivet Cemetery Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, PLOT T_98_13 MEMORIAL ID 156353.

WALTER CAMPBELL

In 1900 Denver, Walter is a servant, born August 1871 in Wyoming

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