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Louis Spires Family


 Louis Spires

 

Louis Spires was the oldest son of Elmer and Zenith Norris born in 11/3/1867 in Georgetown, Brown, Ohio. He married Gertrude Clara McKay and had the Following children: Louis Spires Jr, Robert Spires, Rolland C Spires, and George E Spires. Louis moved to Joliet, Illinois according to the 1910 Census and lived there until his death 2/17/1944.

I got the chance to meet a few of Louis family on Facebook. Jeri Vece was the daughter of Louis Spires Jr. Her father has done a ton of research on the Spires family and most of the research on the Spires family in Brown County Genealogical Society came from Louis Spires. The other cousin I have connected with is Deborah Fischer. She is the daughter of Robert Spires and we have came close over the past few years. She lives in New York so it is hard to see each other but we keep in touch with each other on Facebook, and she even made a visit to OKC to meet the family and attend the last family reunion. Below are some pictures and comments that she has posted on facebook that i would like to share.

From Deborah Fischer

This is my father, Robert Spires, his father is Louis In the far right in main photo!
I was born out of wedlock and did not know my fathers identity until 1981.
But did establish a long and wonderful relationship with Sharilynn Spires.(half sister)
Writer for West Palm beach post in Florida

Robert SpiresRobert Spires ObitRobert Spires Funeral Card
Gertrude Clara McKay Spires and Robert spires                            Gertrude Louis sr and Louis jr
                                    

 Gertrude and Louis jr                                                                    Gertrude Louis and Sharilynn spires

Sharilynn Spires Hoffman                                                                    Louis Spires Jr


Sharilynn Spires                                                                


Uncle Louis and Dorothy Spires
Aunt Ruth McKay andUncle Milt McKay -Gertrude Clara Spires brother)



Louis Spires Jr





Deborah Fischer (Robert Spires), Jim and Jeri Vece (Louis Spires)
This is Jeri and Jim Vece (Daughter of Louis Spires) I met Jim and Jeri in Illinois in 1992 in photo I’m ready to have my first child. Jeri shared with me the many artifacts her dad had! He had a passion fir genealogy that
Chris Reaves
 shares!!


Comments

  1. AnnetteFebruary 16, 2022 at 1:47 PM

    I am the grandson of louis spires jr

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  2. Chris ReavesFebruary 16, 2022 at 2:34 PM

    Welcome, i am in the Charles Spires line, Louis Jr uncle. Looking for someone who might have family photos that i could compare some of my unknown pictures with. I know some are Spires side.

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  3. AnnetteFebruary 16, 2022 at 2:50 PM

    I am Douglas E Spires My father was Louis E Spires the 3rd , i may have some older photos , my grandfather Louis E Spires had given me a book of spires genealogy with addresses when i was in junior high school . I havent really looked at it in decades , but he did do a lot of research on the spires side - He had told me that we are related to John and Richard Spires of Maryland i believe who were soldiers in the continental army during the revolutionary war . I appreciate the hard work everyone has done here . Very nice sight

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