Brief Life History of Isaac Arthur
When Isaac Arthur Spray was born on 1 January 1846, in Warren, Iowa, United States, his father, John Charles Spray, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Aclisah Mills, was 22. He married Alta Elnora Ruble in 1889, in Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Amity, Yamhill, Oregon, United States in 1870. He died on 11 February 1904, in Cottage Grove, Lane, Oregon, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Cottage Grove, Lane, Oregon, United States.
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- Isaac Spray in household of John Spray, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Isaac Arthur Spray - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Arthur Spray
- Isaac Arthur Spray, "BillionGraves Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Warren, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Warren, Iowa, United States
1862 · The Homestead Act
The Homestead Act of 1862 gave each citizen 160 acres of land. The qualified applicants were required to build a home and cultivate the land for five years.
Name Meaning
English:
nickname for a thin person, from Middle English spray ‘slender shoot or twig’.
variant of Spry .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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