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Harriet Celeste “Hattie” <I>Spires</I> Ely

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Harriet Celeste “Hattie” Spires Ely

Birth
Delta Township, Eaton County, Michigan, USA
Death
27 Jul 1931 (aged 61)
Arlington, Washington County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Calhoun, Harrison County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 4, Row 7
Memorial ID
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1st marriage to James R McGookin - 18 Sep 1882, license issued in Washington County, Nebraska
Children - William and John McGookin who were raised by their step-father and took his last name of Gibson.

2nd marriage to John A Gibson - 29 Apr 1891 at Missouri Valley, Iowa
Daughter - Naomi Gibson

3rd marriage to William Ely - 4 Jul 1899 at Missouri Valley, Iowa

6 Aug., 1931 - The Enterprise
Funeral services were held Wednesday morning for Mrs. W. K. Ely, formerly Harriet Spires. Mrs. Ely was 62 years old at her death. She was born in Michigan and moved to Iowa when a small girl. She moved to Arlington in 1899 after her marriage to W. K. Ely. She is survived by her husband, a daughter by a former marriage, Mrs. Speggers of Omaha, and two brothers, Henry and James of Missouri Valley. Interment was made in the Rose Hill cemetery at Calhoun, Iowa.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. News clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~
1st marriage to James R McGookin - 18 Sep 1882, license issued in Washington County, Nebraska
Children - William and John McGookin who were raised by their step-father and took his last name of Gibson.

2nd marriage to John A Gibson - 29 Apr 1891 at Missouri Valley, Iowa
Daughter - Naomi Gibson

3rd marriage to William Ely - 4 Jul 1899 at Missouri Valley, Iowa

6 Aug., 1931 - The Enterprise
Funeral services were held Wednesday morning for Mrs. W. K. Ely, formerly Harriet Spires. Mrs. Ely was 62 years old at her death. She was born in Michigan and moved to Iowa when a small girl. She moved to Arlington in 1899 after her marriage to W. K. Ely. She is survived by her husband, a daughter by a former marriage, Mrs. Speggers of Omaha, and two brothers, Henry and James of Missouri Valley. Interment was made in the Rose Hill cemetery at Calhoun, Iowa.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. News clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

Inscription

Mother
Hattie C.
Sept. 12, 1869
July 27,
ELY
Father
William K.
July 12, 1845
Feb. 13, 1936



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  • Created by: Tami
  • Added: Oct 31, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138106643/harriet_celeste-ely: accessed ), memorial page for Harriet Celeste “Hattie” Spires Ely (12 Sep 1869–27 Jul 1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 138106643, citing Calhoun Cemetery, Calhoun, Harrison County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Tami (contributor 46816427).