Robert Spiers

Abt 1802 - 1875  (73 years)

• Name	Robert Spiers
  Born	Abt 1802
  Gender	Male
  Died	1875
  Buried	Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines Co, Iowa, USA
  Person ID	I2034	Decker Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2019

  
  

  Family	Marrion Robertson,   b. Abt 1800,   d. 18 Aug 1839  (Age 39 years)
  Married	8 Dec 1821	Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  Children	1. Robert R. Speirs,   b. 7 Mar 1838, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland ,   d. 18 Apr 1916, Columbus  (Age 78 years)  [natural]   2. Margaret Speirs,   b. 1822,   d. 1899  (Age 77 years)  [natural]   3. Jennette Speirs,   b. 1824,   d. 1909  (Age 85 years)  [natural]   4. Marion Speirs,   b. 1826,   d. 1907  (Age 81 years)  [natural]   5. Elizabeth Speirs,   b. 1828,   d. 1915  (Age 87 years)  [natural]   6. Grace Ann Speirs,   b. 1832, Indiana, USA ,   d. 3 Mar 1890  (Age 58 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2019
  Family ID	F718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Robert Spier (also Spear, Spears, Speir, etc) was born in Scotland about 1802. He was age 48 in 1850 when he and three daughters appeared in Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, Ind. His death date is given in the probate of his estate and the burial place by the fact the Kossuth Cemetery Association filed a claim for the purchase of part of Lot 77, Old part, for $4, including a $3 sexton's fee. Robert married Marion Robertson on Dec. 8, 1821 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire. Robert Speir joined the former Pleasant Presbyterian Church on Sept. 9, 1848. He presented a testimonial about his good standing at Caledonia Presbyterian Church, which sits a couple of miles south on the Jefferson/Switzerland County line. On Dec. 17, 1856, the Pleasant minutes noted he had moved to Iowa more than a year earlier, but had not asked for a letter of dismission. He wrote that he had given his letter to another member who failed to obtain the proper signatures from the elders.