Lydia Amelia Spier 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Born: 16 August 1885, Trempealeau, WI 2 3 5 6 7
- Marriage (1): Joseph Edward Johnston on 30 June 1912 in Chicago, IL 1 2 3 4
- Died: 24 December 1963, Chicago, IL at age 78
- Buried: After 24 December 1963, Calumet Park, IL
 Another name for Lydia was Lydia Marie Spier.
Birth Notes:
Name: Lydia Amelia Spier
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1885
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Father's Name: Louis Spier
Father's Birthplace: USA
Mother's Name: Emma Cramer
Mother's Birthplace: USA
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00329-6
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
GS Film number: 1305595
Citing this Record:
"Wisconsin, Births and Christenings, 1826-1926," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRYV-1ZR : accessed 01 Dec 2014), Lydia Amelia Spier, 16 Aug 1885; citing Wisconsin, reference ; FHL microfilm 1305595.
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Name: Lydia A Spier
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 16 Aug 1885
Event Place: Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Affiliate Film Number: 0284
Record Number: 002662
Citing this Record:
"Wisconsin, Birth Index, 1820-1907," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VHHT-362 : accessed 01 Dec 2014), Lydia A Spier, 16 Aug 1885; from "Wisconsin Births, 1820-1907," Ancestry.com; Trempealeau, Wisconsin, reel 0284, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Vital Records Division, Madison.
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Death Notes:
Name: Lydia Marie Johnston
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 24 Dec 1963
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Address: 306 W 113th St
Gender: Female
Age: 78
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Housewife
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1884
Birthplace: Trempealeau, , Wisconsin
Funeral Home: Fred D Doty And Son
Cemetery: Cedar Park Calumet Park
Father's Name: Louis Spear
Mother's Name: Emma Kramer
Entry Number: 90529
GS Film Number: 009300602
Digital Folder Number: 007590542
Image Number: 00023
Citing this Record:
"Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV9J-WM32 : accessed 8 January 2015), Lydia Marie Johnston, 1963.
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Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 7 June 1900. 6
1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 137, Dwelling 92, Family 93
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
home owned no mortgage
Lydia A. Spier..Daughter..Aug 1885..14..WI
(Living with father and step-mother.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Chicago, IL on 18 April 1910. 7
1910 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 431, Family 57, Roll 248
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
6453 Lexington Avenue, 7th Ward
Lydia Spier..Boarder..24..WI..Housekeeper
(Lydia was a live-in housekeeper at the residence of Louise B. McIverney).
• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Chicago, IL on 6 January 1920. 2
1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 591, Family 123, Roll 312, 9th Ward
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
243 W. 113th Street; Home rented
Lydia Johnston..Wife..34..WI
(Living with husband and 2 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Chicago, IL on 1930. 3
1930 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 387, Dwelling 209, Family 257, Roll 430
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 9th ward
306 West 113th Street; Home rented, $45
Lydia Johnson..Wife..43..WI
(Living with husband and 2 children.)
NOTE - If her birth date was 16 Aug 1885, then her age should have been 44 instead of 43.
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• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Chicago, IL on 12 April 1940. 4
1940 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 103-606, Family 135, Roll 940
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
306 113th Street, Ward 9, Home owned $4000
Lidia Johnston..Wife..50..WI..9th grade
(Living with husband.)
NOTE - If her birth date was 16 Aug 1885, then her age should have been 54 instead of 50.
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• She was buried after 24 December 1963 in the Cedar Park Cemetery in Calumet Park, IL.
Lydia married Joseph Edward Johnston, son of George Lewis Johnston and Julia, on 30 June 1912 in Chicago, IL.1 2 3 4 (Joseph Edward Johnston was born on 6 February 1883 in Eton, Berkshire, England,1 2 3 4 died on 11 January 1968 in Harvey, IL and was buried on 12 January 1968 in Calumet Park, IL.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Chicago, IL on 6 January 1920. 2
1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 591, Family 123, Roll 312, 9th Ward
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
243 W. 113th Street; Home rented
Joseph Johnston..Head..36..ENG..Immig. 1904.. Cabinetmaker, Car Works
Lydia Johnston..Wife..34..WI
George Johnston..Son..5..IL
Julia Johnston..Dau..11m..IL
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Chicago, IL on 1930. 3
1930 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 387, Dwelling 209, Family 257, Roll 430
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 9th ward
306 West 113th Street; Home rented, $45
Joseph E. Johnson..Head..47..ENG..Naturalized 1904..Cabinet Maker , Railroad Car Shop
Lydia Johnson..Wife..43..WI
George Johnson..Son..16..IL
Julia Johnson..Dau..11..IL
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Chicago, IL on 12 April 1940. 4
1940 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 103-606, Family 135, Roll 940
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
306 113th Street, Ward 9, Home owned $4000
Lidia Johnston..Wife..50..WI..9th grade
Joseph Johnston..Head..57..ENG..8th grade..earned $1000 in 1939..Cabinet Maker, Car Manufacturer
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Marriage Notes:
Name: Joseph Johnston
Age: 29
Birth Date: 1883
Spouse's Name: Lydia Spier
Spouse's Age: 26
Spouse's Birth Date: 1886
License Type: Marriage
Event Date: 30 Jun 1912
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
GS Film number: 1030519
Digital Folder Number: 4271717
Image Number: 578
Reference ID: 591115
Citing this Record:
"Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N7CV-4WB : accessed 01 Dec 2014), Joseph Johnston and Lydia Spier, 30 Jun 1912; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, 591115, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1030519.
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