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Elmer Jacob Spies

Birth	:	23 Nov 1918 West Union, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	29 May 2000 West Union, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	West Union Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.9611000, -91.8151600
Inscription	:	SPIES Jill J. 1954 - 1971 Joann 1925 - 2001 Elmer J. 1918 - 2000
Description	:	Father: Jacob W Spies b. 14 Jul 1889 in Diedenshausen, Westphalen, Germany d. 11 Apr 1948 in West Union, Fayette, Iowa m. 18 Mar 1914 in St. Peters Lutheran Church in Eldorado, Fayette, Iowa Mother: Magdalena Margretta Henrietta Koester b. 15 Jan 1893 in West Union, Fayette, Iowa d. 30 Apr 1970 in West Union, Fayette, Iowa. Extract from the 1920 Census: Name: Elmer J Spies Age: 1 1/12 Estimated birth year: 1918 Birthplace: Iowa Race: white Sex: male Relationship to head of house: son Parents: Jacob and Lena M Spies, ages 30 and 26 Home in 1920:... Read More	Father: Jacob W Spies b. 14 Jul 1889 in Diedenshausen, Westphalen, Germany d. 11 Apr 1948 in West Union, Fayette, Iowa m. 18 Mar 1914 in St. Peters Lutheran Church in Eldorado, Fayette, Iowa Mother: Magdalena Margretta Henrietta Koester b. 15 Jan 1893 in West Union, Fayette, Iowa d. 30 Apr 1970 in West Union, Fayette, Iowa. Extract from the 1920 Census: Name: Elmer J Spies Age: 1 1/12 Estimated birth year: 1918 Birthplace: Iowa Race: white Sex: male Relationship to head of house: son Parents: Jacob and Lena M Spies, ages 30 and 26 Home in 1920: Dover, Fayette, Iowa Address: farm Marital status: single Father's birthplace: Westphalia, Germany Mother's birthplace: Iowa Father's occupation: farmer - stock farm Occupation: none Siblings living at home: Hazel K (age 4 0/12) and Laura B (2 0/12) Census place: Dover, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: T625_489; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 88; Image: 709 Date: 12 Jan 1920 Extract from the 1930 Census: Name: Elmer Spies Age: 11 Estimated birth year: 1919 Birthplace: Iowa Race: white Sex: male Relation to head-of-house: son Home in 1930: Dover, Fayette, Iowa Marital status: single Education: able to speak English Education: able to read and write Father's birthplace: Germany Mother's birthplace: Iowa Occupation: attending school Siblings living at home: Hazel (age 15), Laura B (13), and Harold (1 3/12) Census place: Dover, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: 654; Page: ; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 820.0 Date: 22 Apr 1930 Extract from the 1940 Census: Name: Elmer J Spies Age: 24 Estimated birth year: 1919 Birthplace: Iowa Race: white Sex: male Relation to head-of-house: son Parents: Jacob and Lena Spies, ages 50 and 47 Home in 1940: Dover, Fayette, Iowa Marital status: single Highest grade of school completed: high school 4 years Living on farm: yes Place of residence in 1935: same house Father's birthplace: Germany Mother's birthplace: Iowa Father's occupation: farmer Occupation: farmer Industry: farm Salary or wage worker: not paid Number of weeks worked in 1939: 52 Amount of money wages or salary: $0 Has other income of more than $50: yes At work during week of March 24-30: yes Number of hours worked: not listed Siblings living at home: Laura B (age 23) and Harold H (11) Census place: Dover, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: T627_1160; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 33-10 Date: 22 Apr 1940 Death notice from the "Gazette" of Cedar Rapids, Iowa dated 30 May 2000: West Union Elmer Spies, 81, died Monday morning, May. 29, 2000, in Good Samaritan Center after a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Burnham-Wood Funeral Home, West Union. Obituary from the "Gazette" of Cedar Rapids, Iowa dated 31 May 2000: West Union Elmer Spies, 81, died Monday morning, May 29, 2000, in Good Samaritan Center after a long illness. Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Bethel Presbyterian Church, West Union. Burial: West Union Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Burnham-Wood Funeral Home, West Union. Survivors include his wife, JoAnn; two daughters, Christine Garrett of Seminole, Fla., and Karen Kohlmeyer of Fayette; a son, Craig of West Union; and a brother, Harold of West Union. He married Jo Ann Ruth Welzel 25 Feb 1951 in Eldorado, Fayette, Iowa.

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Elmer Jacob Spies's memorial is located at: West Union Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, USA.
When did Elmer Jacob Spies death?
Elmer Jacob Spies death on 29 May 2000 in West Union, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.9611000
Longitude: -91.8151600

Family Members:

Parent

Jacob W. Spies

(1889 - 1948)

Magdalena “Lena” Koester Spies

(1893 - 1970)

Spouse

Joann Ruth Welzel Spies

(1925 - 2001)

Siblings

Harold Henry Spies

(1928 - 2009)

Children

Jill Jemine Spies

(1954 - 1971)

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Coordinate: 42.9397011, -91.9357986

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Coordinate: 43.0625000, -91.7630997

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Coordinate: 42.9900017, -91.9708023

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