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Ira Alva Spohr

Birth	:	5 May 1895 Edgewood, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	27 Dec 1947 Ruidoso, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
Burial	:	Poyner Cemetery, Gilbertville, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4435900, -92.2298800
Description	:	NOTE: Ira's family members all used the surname spelling, SPORE. It is unknown why he used the spelling, SPOHR, instead, or if he ever legally had it changed. Ira never married. He resided for many years as a boarder in the home of the widow, Mrs. Ella A. Moore in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA. ********************************** Ira Alva Spohr in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Name: Ira Alva Spohr Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 5 May 1894 Birth Place: Near Edgewood, Iowa Father: William T Spohr Mother:... Read More	NOTE: Ira's family members all used the surname spelling, SPORE. It is unknown why he used the spelling, SPOHR, instead, or if he ever legally had it changed. Ira never married. He resided for many years as a boarder in the home of the widow, Mrs. Ella A. Moore in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA. ******************************** Ira Alva Spohr in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Name: Ira Alva Spohr Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 5 May 1894 Birth Place: Near Edgewood, Iowa Father: William T Spohr Mother: Mary E Sherwood SSN: xxxxxxxxx Notes: Mar 1937: Name listed as IRA ALVA SPOHR ****************************** "EL PASO HERALD-POST" El Paso, Texas Monday, December 29th, 1947 [Page 17] FUMES BLAMED FOR DEATH OF MAN IN RUIDOSO COURT RUIDOSO, Dec. 29 ---- Death from asphyxiation is the verdict of a coroner's jury which investigated after the body of an Iowa motorist was found in a tourist cabin near Ruidoso. A driver's license identified the dead man as Ira Alva Spohr, 52, of Waterloo, Ia. ****************************** "THE COURIER" Waterloo, Iowa Monday, December 29th, 1947 [Page 2] IRA ALVA SPOHR Asphyxiation was found to be the cause of the death of Ira Alva Spohr, 52, of 721 Englewood avenue, who was found dead in a tourist cabin outside Ruidoso, N. M., Saturday, by a coroner's jury at an inquest conducted by Justice of the Peace Herbert Smith. Testimony showed a stove in the room was burning full force, and a rag had been stuffed into a vent hole in the door. The body was fully clothed, including shoes and two pairs of trousers. Sheriff Nick Vega said Spohr stopped at Ruidoso Friday night and was driving an automobile which had been damaged in an accident near Tucson, Ariz. The body was taken to a funeral home at Carrizozo, N. M., and is to be shipped at Kearns Garden chapel here. ****************************** "THE COURIER" Waterloo, Iowa Sunday, January 4th, 1948 [Page 2] IRA ALVA SPOHR Funeral services for Ira Alva Spohr, 52, of 721 Englewood avenue, who died Dec. 27 of asphyxiation in a Ruidoso, N. M., tourist camp, will be conducted by Rev. Milton Nothdurft, pastor of Linden Methodist church. Burial will be in Poyner township cemetery. ********************************

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Where is Ira Alva Spohr's memorial?
Ira Alva Spohr's memorial is located at: Poyner Cemetery, Gilbertville, Black Hawk County, USA.
When did Ira Alva Spohr death?
Ira Alva Spohr death on 27 Dec 1947 in Ruidoso, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Ira Alva Spohr's memorial?
Latitude: 42.4435900
Longitude: -92.2298800

Family Members:

Parent

William Tensley Spore

(1852 - 1940)

Mary Elizabeth Sherwood Spore

(1862 - 1946)

Siblings

(1878 - 1904)

(1881 - 1955)

(1884 - 1962)

(1888 - 1888)

(1889 - 1969)

(1892 - 1967)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Poyner Cemetery
Gilbertville, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4435900, -92.2298800

2. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Gilbertville, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4188300, -92.2181200

3. Saint Josephs Cemetery
Raymond, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4684150, -92.2136660

4. Sancta Maria Cemetery
Gilbertville, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4132560, -92.2060940

5. Washburn Cemetery
Washburn, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4139200, -92.2711700

6. Black Hawk County Cemetery
Evansdale, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4430200, -92.2931700

7. Muslim Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4838990, -92.2826380

8. Hillcrest Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4839270, -92.2826670

9. Sons of Jacob Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4839900, -92.2838040

10. Mount Zion Cemetery
Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5299988, -92.2589035

11. Waterloo Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4742012, -92.3582993

12. Anton Cemetery
La Porte City, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3418999, -92.2399979

13. Orange Township Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4241982, -92.3657990

14. Saint Francis Catholic Cemetery
Dunkerton, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5410461, -92.1832886

15. Elmwood Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4916992, -92.3578033

16. Fairview Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5107994, -92.3503036

17. Calvary Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4991989, -92.3660965

18. Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4716988, -92.3833008

19. New Barclay Cemetery
Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5113983, -92.0982971

20. Sawyer Cemetery
La Porte City, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3381004, -92.1519012

21. Zion Lutheran Jubilee Cemetery
Jubilee, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3843050, -92.0837440

22. Mount Olivet Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4594002, -92.3968964

23. Saint Marys of Mount Carmel Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3418000, -92.3280000

24. Fairview-Lester Cemetery
Dunkerton, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5628014, -92.1619034