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William Nelson Spafford Sr.


Birth23 January 1827Kingston, Frontenac, Upper Canada, British North America
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for William Nelson Spafford Sr. (1827–1903), memorial #80101101.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for William Nelson Spafford Sr, ID: KWN2-HRT.

    Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951, database with images, FamilySearch, Wm M Spafford, 26 April 1903; citing Sevier County, Utah, United States, page 5, line 139; Utah; FHL microfilm 7579264.
Death26 April 1903Annabella, Sevier, Utah, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for William Nelson Spafford Sr. (1827–1903), memorial #80101101.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for William Nelson Spafford Sr, ID: KWN2-HRT.

    Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951, database with images, FamilySearch, Wm M Spafford, 26 April 1903; citing Sevier County, Utah, United States, page 5, line 139; Utah; FHL microfilm 7579264.
Burial1903Annabella Cemetery, Annabella, Sevier, Utah, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for William Nelson Spafford Sr. (1827–1903), memorial #80101101.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for William Nelson Spafford Sr, ID: KWN2-HRT.
FatherHorace Spafford
MotherMartha Stiles
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   • Emma Marie Johnson
Married13 March 1851Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for William Nelson Spafford and Emma Marie Johnson, ID: KWN2-HRT and ID: KWN2-HRR.

    Copy of Cemetery Records, Annabella, Sevier Co., Utah (Salt Lake City: Family History Library), p. 12, FHL microfilm 1421868.
          Children:
               Minerva Zerviah Spafford
               Emma Marie Spafford
               Azalia Marilla Spafford
               William Nelson Spafford Jr.
               Lillian Theresa Spafford
               Horace Spafford
               Willis Kelsey Spafford
               Laura Spafford
               Wealtha Spafford
               Don Carlos Spafford
               Ida Laprelle Spafford

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• 1840Pike County, Illinois, United States
• 1845Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1860Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
• 1880Annabella, Sevier, Utah Territory, United States
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• 1840 Population CensusPike County, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1860 Population CensusSpringville, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusSpringville, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusAnnabella Precinct, Sevier, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1900 Population CensusAnnabella Precinct, Sevier, UtahExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Warren Foote CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure17 Jun 1850
       Arrival17-18, 26 Sept 1850

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