When Wilson Spohr was born on 17 February 1871, in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States, his father, Jacob Spohr, was 26 and his mother, Lydia Hoover, was 31. He married Ada Belle Shank on 30 July 1902. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Delta, Colorado, United States in 1920 and Election Precinct 11 Paonia, Delta, Colorado, United States for about 10 years. He died on 8 September 1948, at the age of 77, and was buried in New Plymouth, Payette, Idaho, United States.
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1871–1948 Male
1880–1929 Female
1904–1988 Male
1909–1909 Female
1915–1991 Male
1845–1909 Male
1839–1914 Female
1869–1946 Female
1871–1948 Male
1872–1912 Female
1873–1955 Female
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Irmgard, Ulrike.
German:
metonymic occupational name for a maker of spurs, from Middle High German spor ‘spur’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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