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Jacob B Spies

24 Jun 1832 – 16 Apr 1915

Birth24 Jun 1832
Death16 Apr 1915
CemeteryBaker Cemetery
Ozark Acres , Sharp County , Arkansas , USA
Added byNancy Hall on 31 Mar 2011
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Moberly Morning Monitor, Moberly, Missouri, 6 june 1915, page 2: Died in Arkansas We have just received a clipping from the Hardy, Ar., Herald, containing mention of the death in that city of Jacob Spies, 83 years old, and former resident of this county, April 17, 1915. Mr. Spies was born in Switzerland in 1832 and came to this country when 19 years old, first landing in the East. Later he came to Randolph County and served in the Civil War as a Union soldier. He left this county 19 years ago, removing to Arkansas and also spent some time in California. Two sons and other relatives still reside in this county. In his pension files, Jacob lists his birthplace as "Canton Grisons, Switzerland." A Canton in Switzerland is like a state here in the U.S. Grisons is the name of that state. Grisons is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. The name means "Gray Union" in German, and in the other languages contains the word "gray"." from the wikipedia. In the Census, we find our Jacob Spies in Salt Springs Township, Randolph County, Missouri, 1870; Page 87, Done on 15 Aug, 1870. Post Office is listed as Cairo: Ancestry.com has this family listed as Spicer. Dwelling #592, Family #592: Spies, Jacob age 30; White male, Farmer;Value of Real Estate $400; Value of Personal Estate, $100; birthplace, Germany, Both father and mother marked as foreign born. He could read and write. With him are listed: Spies, M.H. (or M. A.), age 31, white female, keeping house. born in Missouri, could not read or write. Ladsip? Geo. F., age 17, white male, works on farm, born in Missouri, could not read or write. Mark, Julia A (or H) age 12, white female, born in Missouri, could not read or write. Census continues on page 8: Spies, Jacob, age 7, white male, born in Missouri Spies, R? age 4, white female, born in Missouri (This would have to be Nancy) Spies, John age 1, white male, born in Missouri. Spies, Jacob -- died 3 Jan 1873 4 miles E. of Huntsville, aged 10y 5m of Typhoid Pneumonia, son of Jacob Spies; OB THH (The Huntsville Herald, Huntsville, MO. 22 Jan 1873) 1880 US Census, Salt Springs Twnsp, Randolph Co. Missouri: Page 6: ED 114 Dwelling 45, Famiy 46 This family is listed under Jacob Spris in Ancestry.com. The handwriting is very poor on this census. Spies, Jacob; age 48; Occupation, farmer Mary (wife) age 46 Nancy? (dau) age 14 Handwriting is very poor-it looks like Carnz. John (son) age 12 Lewis (son) age 8 Mary (dau) age 8 (maybe twins?) Katie (dau) age 5 Additional information from 1880 census: Jacob lists his birth place as Switzerland. Both parents born in Switzerland. Mary lists her birthplace as Kentucky. Both parents born in Kentucky. All children listed as born in Missouri. 1890 Veterans (Civil War) census of Salt Springs Township, Randolph Co Missouri: Jacob Spies PVT: Dated 7 Jul 1890: Service E.9 Am. Inf Class: Invalid; Application # 793092:Certificate N#5943.46 State filed in: Missouri Then at the website: http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm We find: No. 1 Soldier Name: Spies, Jacob Side: Union Function: Cavalry Regiment Name: 9th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry In the United State national Archives. Civil War Compiled Military Service Records: {database online} Provo, UT: Ancestry.com 1999: Name: Jacob Spies Company: E Unit: 9 Missouri S.M. Cav. Rank - Induction: Private Rank - Discharge: Private Allegiance: Union There is no 1890 Census-Destroyed in a fire. In the 1900-U.S.Census: I found Jacob and his wife living in Arkansas next door to their daughter, Mary Spies Rose: Sharp county, Jackson Township, Arkansas: June 4, 1900: Sheet No 4901, E.D. 121 Dwelling #6; Family #6 Rose, B.G. (Should be D.G.??) Head white male born Oct 1872, 27 years old, married for 8 years, Born in Illinois; Father born in Missouri; Mother born in Missouri, Owner of a farm without debt. Had not been unemployed during the year. He could read, write, speak English. He was #5 on the Farm schedule. Rose, Mary: Wife, white married female, born March 1873, 27 years old, married 8 years, mother of 3 children; 3 children living. She was born in Missouri, Her father was born in Switzerland, listed her mother as born in MIssouri. She could read and write, and speak English. Their 3 Children: Lucy B., (daughter) born March 1892 in Missouri; 7 years old. Dolla May, (daughter) born Sept 1896 in Missouri, 4 years old Jacob (son) born Jan 1898 in Arkansas 1 year old Dwelling #7, Family #7: Same page listed above for 1900: Spies, Jacob: Head; White, male; born June 1832, 68 years old, married 38 years, born in Switzerland, both parents born in Switzerland. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1852, had been in the U.S. for 48 years. No naturalization. He was a farmer. He had not been unemployed. He could read, write, and speak English. He owned his farm. It was not mortgaged, and he was #7 on the farm schedule. Spies, Mary A.; wife, white female, born March 1834, 66 years old, married 38 years. She was the mother of 10 children by that marriage, and 6 were still living. She was born in Kentucky. Both her parents were born in Kentucky. She could not read or write. She could speak English. Note of Interest: on this same page, in Dwelling #10, is Ben F. Street or Strut, who was also born in Switzerland, and came to the U.S. in 1852. In 1910, Jacob has moved back to Missouri, alone, and lives with his daughter, Nancy Christina, and her husband, James Welcher: Thirteenth Census of the U.S., 5 May 1910: Camden County, Osage Township East half, Linn Creek (Village) page 13, E.D. 34 Dwelling 241: Welcher, James; Head, white male, age 47; married 26 years; born in Missouri; Both parents born in Ohio; could speak English; was a farmer, could not read or write; was owner of his farm with a mortgage; he owned his house with no mortgage, and was M6 on he farm schedule. Welcher, Nancy; wife; white female age 43; married 26 years; mother of 8 children-6 were living; born in Missouri; Father born Switzerland, Mother born in Kentucky; She could speak English, had no occupation; could not read or write; Welcher, James R; son; single white male age 18; born in Missouri, both parents born in Missouri; was a farmer on the home place; worked on his own; He could read and write and speak English; had attended school after 1 Sept. 1909. Welcher, May, daughter; single white female age 15; she and both parents were born in Missouri; she could speak English; had no occupation; She could read and write and had attended school after 1 Sept. 1909. Welcher, Mable (sic), daughter; single white female age 8; she and both parents were born in Missouri; She could read and write and had attended school after 1 Sept. 1909. Spies, Jacob, father-in-law; white male age 77; He was widowed. Born in Switzerland, both his parents were born in Switzerland; (Note someone marked out Switzerland and put in Germany on the census); he had no income; he could speak English and could read and write. Jacob Spies is not listed in the 1920 census. According to his pension files, Jacob Spies enlisted in the US Army in 8 April 1862. He was 29 years old. He was discharged 22 April 1865, at Renick, Missouri. He engaged in two battles. Albert Brockman was his Captain, Juielus Penhart was his Lieutenant; and Charles Bowler was his Sargeant. His comrades were Julius Miller and George Briar. Jacob was five foot 6 inches tall, had fair complexion, dark hair, and gray eyes. Jacob originally applied for a pension in Randolph County, Missouri on 4 July 1890. He appeared before the clerk of the circuit court, J.C.Samuel. Jacob stated he was 58 years old, a resident of Salt Spring Township, Randolph county, Missouri. He was honorably discharged at Sturgeion, Missouri on the 21st of April 1865. Stated on the application: "For the last ten years he has been severly afflicted with hip joint rheumatism, and for the last three years am so much afflicted that I am unable to make a living and I have no income except for the rent on 40 acres land, and the land not paid for but has a deed of trust on it for $125.00." Thomas W. Roberts and J.H. Miller of Huntsville, MO were witnesses. Wm R. Samuel was appointed as his lawyer (notice the similar name of the clerk of the court!!!!) He was appproved for admission into the pension program on 20 April 1891. "He alleges permanent disability, not due to vicious habits from affiction of hip joint, and rheumatisme." Awarded $6.00 per month. On 15 August, 1891, his lawyer, Wm Samuel, again pleaded Jacob's case: " he complains ???more and more unfit for manual labor and from even walking or standing for any length of time without great misery. " In April 1894, he was approved for a pension of $10.00 for "rhumatism, disease of heart and general debility." On August 4, 1897, his doctor filed an affidavit in Jacob's name with the clerk of the probate in Randolph county, Missouri. It states: "This is to certify that I have known Mr. Jacob Spies for two years. That his moral habits are good, and that he is addicted to no vicious or bad habits. I never gave him a medical examination until about six months ago when I treated him for a spell of fever. I find he has heart trouble as the result of rhumatism and which I think is sufficient to disable him from hard manual labor, But however he is able to do light labor at times. I have been a practicing physician for three years. W. R. Samuel was a witnes as was W. Daweson. The doctor was D.A.Baruchart, M.D. Two of Jacob's Huntsville neighbors filed a general affidavit at the same time: "We have been near neighbors and intimately acquainted with Jacob Spies for eight years and Fifteen years respectively, and know him to be a moral, industrious man, and not addicted to any vicious habits from our intimate acquaintance with him and his family. If he had been we would have known ?do not know anything about him ??,but we do know that for the last six years or more he has been complaining of rhusmatrism and we have very ofted noticed him when he was considerably crippled up with rlumatism, so much so as to be unable to do manual labor for ? often for ?long he was at any specified time, continuoulsy disabled at any one time we are unable to say but we know he is frequently so disabled. Signed G Kittle, or Seittle, or and UP Shoven or H.P Shover? There is a paper filed with the Dept of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions on 5 May 1898 stating: His wife as the former Mary A. Johnson. Married in Missouri, Chariton Co in Aug 1861. Living children were Christina born in 1866, John born in 1868, Lorentz born 1870, Mary born in 1873, and Kate born in 1857. He lived in Randolph county, Missouri until 1898, then in (Coats) Sharp county Arkansas until 8 May 1907 when he moved to Linn Creek, Camden County, Missouri. A surgeon's certificate was filed on 3 Dec 1902 at Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. Jacob was 70 years old, living at Coats, Sharp county, Arkansas. He was 5 foot 5 inches tall and weighted 117 pounds. He was suffering from Rheumatism, Nasal Catarrh, general and senile debility, and disease of the heart. The right collar bone was fractured near the "center and lets the shoulder drop three inches lower than the opposite". John Baker residing at Coats, Arkansas and Dan Clayton residing at Hardy, Arkansas, were witnessess. J.H.Miller and J.J. Breusch, residing in Moberly, Missouri certified that they were present and saw Jacob Spies, the claiment sign his name to the declaration, and they had been acquainted with him 35 years and 20 years respectively, "that he is the identical person he represents himself to be." On one affidavit dated 28 May 1903, , he claimed he was 71 years old, and had "received injury to my collar bone before the war, and it was not the result of any viscious habits on my part. I can't furnish any other proof as to when and how it was incurred as no one was present, and I ask that this disability be considered in my application for increase of pension." Pleasant King, a lawyer at Linn Creek, Camden Co. Missouri filed a a claim on 3 September 1904 for an increase in his pension. His fee was $2.00. The claim states that Jacob is approved for a $12.00 pension a month (up from $10.00 a month): he is 70 years old, totally unable to earn a support by manual labor. He alleges to have "rheumatism (hip joint), catarrh of head causing deafness, palpitation of heart, nervousness, (caused from exposure in the army) and age." On the Declaration For Pension filed on 25 June 1907, He declares that he is 75 years old, and a resident of near Linn Creek, Camden county, Missouri. Since leaving the service on 22 April 1865, he lived in Randolph County, Missouri until 1898, then in Sharp county Arkansas until May 8 1907, and since that date in Camden county, Missouri. He is listed as living with and as the father-in-law of James Welcher in the 1910 census in Camden County, Missouri. From this, we might assume that his wife, Mary A. Johnson, died sometime in April or May of 1907. On 29 May 1915, his daughter Mrs. D.A. Rose, wrote a letter to the Bureau of Pensions in Washington, D.C. : Jacob Spies, an old soldier, and the holder of pension certificate #594346 Act. May 11, 1912, died on the 16th day of April, 1915, at my house near Hardy, Arkansas. I am his daughter, and desire to know if I am not entitled to the amount due him on pension from Feb 4 to April 16th, the date of his death. If so, please send blanks for proof of death and proof of relationship. This was sent through her lawyers: Arthur Sullivan and WM B. Chesnut. Correspondence: On May 24, 2006, at 6:11 PM, Jan Porter Ahola wrote: Jacob Spies is listed in the Baker Cemetery (near Hardy in Sharp Co. Arkansas) . no dates on headstone. This is enscribed.. Company E 9th MO. S.M. Calvary. No listing for Mary Spies. Perhaps her headstone is not ledgible. This book was compiled in 1997. Sorry. If I can be of further assistance, please let me know. Jan Porter Ahola Baker Cemetery is listed on the web at: http://geocities.com/ [email protected] /baker-sh.htm Location: Location: Sharp County about 5 miles east of Hardy, Arkansas. Take Highway 62/412 east from Hardy. Turn onto Acres Road at the Ozark Acres entrance by the Spring Lake Baptist Church and follow the road to a "T". You can see the cemetery at the end of Acres Road. You can turn right or left to enter the driveways to the cemetery. This list was provided by Darlene Martin. It included the location of the lot but did not provide dates. I have included dates that I have found from some different sources. I hope to be able to get to this cemetery in the near future so that I may be able to fill in some dates. Thank you to Linda Slayton for sending updates for this cemetery. It is appreciated. As always, if you find someone to whom you are connected and would like a link, please let me know. Nancy Matthews Memorial Day Tradition -- For over 47 years a Memorial Day Service has been held at Baker Cemetery. The service starts at 11:00 am. The local VFW present a program, have a guest speaker, singing, business meeting and potluck dinner. block#6; row #16; Lot# 1 SPIES, Jacob -- b. no date; d. no date -- Co. E. - 9 Mo. S.M. Cav. ** In Row 16 there appears to be some spaces: 1 through 5 are not listed. Maybe Mary and other members of this family are there???? 6 16 1 SPIES, Jacob -- b. no date; d. no date 6 16 6 BAKER, Glenn B. -- b. 1898; d. 1950 6 16 7 BAKER, Minnie B. -- b. no date; d. no date 6 16 8 BAKER, George Elwood ** Good to receive your e-mail concerning the Baker Cemetery.  The only written record we have shows where Jacob Spies is buried.  There are two graves beside him, both are unknown burials, but have rock markers.  If I can get more info about this family, I'll let you know.  Thanks for sharing your info. Linda Slayton

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