Springer, Irma Boyd

Female 1879 - 1965  (86 years)


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  • Name Springer, Irma Boyd 
    Born 2 Jan 1879  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census Jun 1900  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • According to the 1900 U.S. enumeration, Irma B. Springer, a 21 year old public school teacher, lived on Clay Street with her father, Henry Springer, a 50 year old manufacturer of buggy supplies, her mother, Virginia M. Springer, age 42, and her five siblings: Rebecca C. Springer (age 17), in school; Elizabeth Springer (age 14), in school; Robert E. Springer (age 11), in school; Virginia C. Springer (age 9), in school; and, Henry J. Springer (age 6), in school.
    Occupation Before 1906-1943  [4

    •           Irma taught kindergarten in St. Louis and Edwardsville, Illinois prior to her marriage in 1906. Following her husband's death in 1913, she returned to Edwardsville with her two children and resumed her teaching career until her retirement on 4 June 1943.
    Died 29 Mar 1965  Nashville, Washington County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Address:
    Washington County Hospital 

    •      The following obituary was published in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois), on Tuesday, 30 March 1965.

           Mrs. Irma Harris, 86, a retired teacher, who resided the past 11 years with her daughter, Mrs. Virginia Huegely of Nashville, died there Monday at 4:40 p.m. at Washington County Hospital. She had been hospitalized one year.
           She had taught kindergarten in St. Louis and Edwardsville until her marriage on June 6, 1906 to Warren Des Champs Harris, a St. Louis attorney. When Mr. Harris died on March 20, 1913 Mrs. Harris returned to Edwardsville with her family and taught in the schools here until her retirement. She taught from May 1913 until June 4, 1943 in Edwardsville.
           The daughter of Henry James and Virginia Evans Springer, she was born Jan. 2, 1879 in Edwardsville.
           Surviving in addition to her daughter are one son, Warren Harris of San Francisco, Calif.; one granddaughter; and a sister, Mrs. David W. (Rebecca) Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville. She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
           Mrs. Harris was a member of the NEA and IEA, and a charter member of the Daughters of the American Revolution of Edwardsville until she moved. She was a member of St. John's Methodist Church.
           Visitation will be after 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Weber Funeral Home where final rites will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday from the chapel. The Rev. Ray B. Porter of Nashville will officiate. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
    Buried 1 Apr 1965  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Address:
    Woodlawn Cemetery 
    • Irma was buried beside her husband, Warren D. Harris (1878-1913).
    Person ID I7413  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2018 

    Father Springer, Henry James,   b. 12 Aug 1848, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1930, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Evans, Mary Virginia,   b. Sep 1857, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 22 Nov 1877  Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    • According to the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, an online database hosted by the Illinois State Archives, Henry J. Springer and Jennie M. Evans received a marriage license in Madison County, Illinois or were married on or about 22 November 1877.
    Census (family) Jun 1900  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • According to the 1900 U.S. enumeration, the household on Clay Street consisted of Henry Springer, a 50 year old manufacturer of buggy supplies, and his wife Virginia M. Springer, age 42 They had been married for 22 years. Also in the household were there six children: Irma B. Springer (age 21), a public school teacher; Rebecca C. Springer (age 17), in school; Elizabeth Springer (age 14), in school; Robert E. Springer (age 11), in school; Virginia C. Springer (age 9), in school; and, Henry J. Springer (age 6), in school.
    Census (family) Jan 1920  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    • According to the 1920 U.S. enumeration, the household at 248 Fourth Street consisted of "Henry G." Springer, a 71 year old owner and manager of a manufacturing company, his wife, Virginia E. Springer, age 61, and their son, Henry J. Springer, age 26, single, a laborer in a garage.
    Census (family) Apr 1930  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14

    •      According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, the household at 404 Fourth Street consisted of Henry J. Singer, Sr., age 81 and his wife, Virginia E. Springer, age 71. Also living in the home was their son, Henry J. Singer, Jr., age 36. Living nearby at 412 Fourth Street was Henry and Virginia's married daughter, Rebecca C. (Springer) Fiegenbaum and her family.
    Family ID F2379  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harris, Warren DesChamps,   b. Mar 1878, Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1913, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 35 years) 
    Married 6 Jun 1906  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16

    •      In a column titled 25 Years Ago, the following wedding notice was republished in The Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois) on Tuesday, 9 June 1931.

                Warren DesChamps Harris and Irma Boyd Springer, married.

           Miss Irma Boyd Springer of this city and Warren DesChamps Harris of St. Louis were united in marriage the evening of June 6 at 8:30 at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Springer. The ceremony was performed in the parlor which was in white and green, the mantel being banked with Easter lilies and ferns and an arch of green leaves and catalpa blooms raised above it. The bridal party stood in front of this.
           The ribbon bearers were, Misses Elizabeth and Virginia Springer. Miss Mittie Sherer, the bridesmaid, of St. Louis, was accompanied by Chilton Arkinson of St. Louis, the groomsman. Her sister Miss Rebecca Springer, was her maid of honor. The best man was Samuel B. McPheeter, St. Louis. The ring service was employed by F. H. Knight.
    Children 
     1. Harris, Virginia,   b. 9 May 1907, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Harris, Warren D.,   b. 1908,   d. 1987  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2646  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T623, roll ?, page 20A. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville Township, Edwardsville, Ward 2, Supervisor’s District 12, Enumeration District 48, census sheet 20 [288A], enumerated on 19 June 1900; Henry J. Springer household, Clay Street, dwelling 415, family 416, lines 32-39. Access through Ancestry.com in February 2012.
           In the household was: 34) Springer, Irma B.; daughter; white; female; born in January 1879; age 21; single; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Missouri.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 U.S. census for this person.

    2. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), Irma B. (Springer) Harris. Memorial #103583516.
      (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103583516 in 2018). Accessed in April 2016. Record created by "TammyG" on 14 January 2013. Digital image of grave marker added by "TammyG" on 19 March 2014. This is a marker shared with Warren D. Harris (1878-1913). The memorial page included a transcription of an obituary published in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois), on Tuesday, 30 March 1965. Some of the data on the memorial page has been gathered from sources which are not identified.
           Irma B. (Springer) Harris was born on 2 January 1897 at Edwardsville, Illinois, the daughter of Henry James and Virginia Evans Springer.

    3. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T623, roll ?, page 20A. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville Township, Edwardsville, Ward 2, Supervisor’s District 12, Enumeration District 48, census sheet 20 [288A], enumerated on 19 June 1900; Henry J. Springer household, Clay Street, dwelling 415, family 416, lines 32-39. Access through Ancestry.com in February 2012.
           The household consisted of: 32) Springer, Henry; head; white; male; born in August 1849; age 50; married, for 22 years; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; manufacturer of buggy supplies; 0 months unemployed; can read; can write; speaks English; owns home, free of mortgage; home is a house. 33) Springer, Virginia M.; wife; white; female; born in September 1857; age 42; married, for 22 years; born in Missouri; father born in Virginia; mother born in Virginia; can read; can write; speaks English. 34) Springer, Irma B.; daughter; white; female; born in January 1879; age 21; single; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Missouri; teacher in public school; 3 months unemployed; can read; can write; speaks English. 35) Springer, Rebecca C.; daughter; white; female; born in October 1882; age 17; single; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Missouri; at school, for 9 months; can read; can write; speaks English. 36) Springer, Elizabeth; daughter; white; female; born in October 1885; age 14; single; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Missouri; at school, for 9 months; can read; can write; speaks English. 37) Springer, Robert E.; son; white; male; born in September 1888; age 11; single; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Missouri; at school, for 9 months; can read; can write; speaks English. 38) Springer, Virginia C.; daughter; white; female; born in November 1890; age 9; single; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Missouri; at school, for 9 months; can read; can write; speaks English. 39) Springer, Henry J.; son; white; male; born in June 1893; age 6; single; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Missouri; at school, for 9 months; can read; can write; speaks English.

    4. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), Irma B. (Springer) Harris. Memorial #103583516.
      (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103583516 in 2018). Accessed in April 2016. Record created by "TammyG" on 14 January 2013. Digital image of grave marker added by "TammyG" on 19 March 2014. This is a marker shared with Warren D. Harris (1878-1913). The memorial page included a transcription of an obituary published in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois), on Tuesday, 30 March 1965. Some of the data on the memorial page has been gathered from sources which are not identified.
           Irma B. (Springer) Harris taught kindergarten in St. Louis and Edwardsville, Illinois prior to her marriage in 1906. Following her husband's death in 1913, she returned to Edwardsville with her two children and resumed her teaching career until her retirement on 4 June 1943.

    5. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), Irma B. (Springer) Harris. Memorial #103583516.
      (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103583516 in 2018). Accessed in April 2016. Record created by "TammyG" on 14 January 2013. Digital image of grave marker added by "TammyG" on 19 March 2014. This is a marker shared with Warren D. Harris (1878-1913). The memorial page included a transcription of an obituary published in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois), on Tuesday, 30 March 1965. Some of the data on the memorial page has been gathered from sources which are not identified.
           Irma B. (Springer) Harris died on Monday, 29 March 1965 at 4:40 p.m. in Washington County Hospital, at Nashville, Illinois, at the age of 86. She had been hospitalized one year. For the past 11 years she had resided at Nashville with her daughter, Mrs. Virginia Huegely.

    6. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), Irma B. (Springer) Harris. Memorial #103583516.
      (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103583516 in 2018). Accessed in April 2016. Record created by "TammyG" on 14 January 2013. Digital image of grave marker added by "TammyG" on 19 March 2014. This is a marker shared with Warren D. Harris (1878-1913). The memorial page included a transcription of an obituary published in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois), on Tuesday, 30 March 1965. Some of the data on the memorial page has been gathered from sources which are not identified.
           Final rites for Irma B. (Springer) Harris were to be conducted at Weber Funeral Home, Edwardsville, Illinois, at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, 1 April 1965. Rev. Ray B. Porter of Nashville, Illinois was to officiate. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Edwardsville, Illinois (Section 1, lot 627). The photo of the shared memorial marker shows the inscription: Harris; Warren D. 1878-1913; Irma S. 1879-1965.

    7. [S104] Personal communication, from Thomas G. Allen to J. Mark Fiegenbaum on 26 February 2012 via email.
      Rebecca Charlotte Springer, daughter of John Henry James Springer and Mary Virginia Evans, was born 5 October 1882 at Edwardsville, Illinois.

    8. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T623, roll ?, page 20A. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville Township, Edwardsville, Ward 2, Supervisor’s District 12, Enumeration District 48, census sheet 20 [288A], enumerated on 19 June 1900; Henry J. Springer household, Clay Street, dwelling 415, family 416, lines 32-39. Access through Ancestry.com in February 2012.
           In the household was: 32) Springer, Henry; head; male; born in August 1849; age 50; married, for 22 years; and, 33) Springer, Virginia M.; wife; female; born in September 1857; age 42; married, for 22 years.
           By calculation from the information provided, the marriage would have taken place about 1877-1878. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 U.S. census for these individuals.

    9. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 389, page 6B. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville Township, Edwardsville, Ward 2, Supervisor’s District 14, Enumeration District 50, census sheet 6B, enumerated on 6 January 1920; Henry G. Springer household, 248 Fourth Street, dwelling 129, family 136, lines 75-77. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2012.
           In the household was: 75) Springer, Henry G.; head; male; white; age 71; married; and, 76) Springer, Virginia E.; wife; female; white; age 61; married. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for these individuals.

    10. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T626, roll 541, page 7B. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville Township, Edwardsville, Ward 2, Supervisor’s District 23, Enumeration District 30, census sheet 7B, enumerated on 7 April 1930; Henry J. Springer household, 404 Fourth Street, dwelling 179, family 196, lines 82-84. Access through Ancestry.com in February 2012.
           In the household was: 82) Springer, Henry J., Sr.; head; age 81; married, at age 27; and, 83) Springer, Virginia E.; wife; age 71; married, at age 20.
           By calculation from the information provided, the marriage would have taken place about 1875-1876 or 1878-1879, depending on the accuracy of the reported ages in 1930 and ages at the time of marriage.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for these individuals.

    11. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 Henry James Springer; 1848-1930.
      (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2542) in March 2012. Accessed in March 2012. Original data from "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947; Index." FamilySearch: Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Family History Library film number 1644131.
           Henry James Springer. Birth date: 12 August 1848. Death date: 3 June 1930. Occupation: Manufacturer. Race: white. Marital status: married. Street address: 404 Fourth. Name of spouse: Verginia [sic] E. Springer.

    12. [S110] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 [online database] (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/marriage.html - last confirmed in March 2012), Springer - Evans marriage.
      Accessed in March 2012. Henry J. Springer and Jennie M. Evans were granted a marriage license or were married on 22 November 1877. Madison County, Illinois marriage license 356; volume 7, page 44.

    13. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 389, page 6B. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville Township, Edwardsville, Ward 2, Supervisor’s District 14, Enumeration District 50, census sheet 6B, enumerated on 6 January 1920; Henry G. Springer household, 248 Fourth Street, dwelling 129, family 136, lines 75-77. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2012.
           The household consisted of: 75) Springer, Henry G.; head; owns home, free of mortgage; male; white; age 71; married; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; owner/manager of a manufacturing company; work status=o.a. 76) Springer, Virginia E.; wife; female; white; age 61; married; can read; can write; born in Missouri; father born in Virginia; mother born in Virginia; speaks English; occupation=none. 77) Springer, Henry J.; son; male; white; age 26; single; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Missouri; speaks English; laborer, in a garage; work status=w.

    14. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T626, roll 541, page 7B. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville Township, Edwardsville, Ward 2, Supervisor’s District 23, Enumeration District 30, census sheet 7B, enumerated on 7 April 1930; Henry J. Springer household, 404 Fourth Street, dwelling 179, family 196, lines 82-84. Access through Ancestry.com in February 2012.
           The household consisted of: 82) Springer, Henry J., Sr.; head; owns home; home value=$8,000; owns radio; family does not live on a farm; male; white; age 81; married, at age 27; did not attend school since September 1929; can read and write; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=none. 83) Springer, Virginia E.; wife; female; white; age 71; married, at age 20; did not attend school since September 1929; can read and write; born in Missouri; father born in Virginia; mother born in Virginia; speaks English; occupation=none. 84) Springer, Henry J., Jr.; son; male; white; age 36; single; did not attend school since September 1929; can read and write; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Missouri; speaks English; proprietor, of gas filling station; class of worker=e; worked on last regular work day; veteran of the U.S. armed forces; served in WW [i.e., World War I].

    15. [S211] Article or notice, The Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois); Tuesday, 9 June 1931; page 4.
      In a column titled "25 Years Ago," the wedding notice "Warren Deschamps Harris and Irma Boyd Springer, married" was republished, indicating that the wedding, which occured at 8:30 p.m. on 6 June, took place in 1906. The ceremony was held in the home of the bride's parents and included her three sisters, Rebecca, Elizabeth, and Virginia.

    16. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), Irma B. (Springer) Harris. Memorial #103583516.
      (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103583516 in 2018). Accessed in April 2016. Record created by "TammyG" on 14 January 2013. Digital image of grave marker added by "TammyG" on 19 March 2014. This is a marker shared with Warren D. Harris (1878-1913). The memorial page included a transcription of an obituary published in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois), on Tuesday, 30 March 1965. Some of the data on the memorial page has been gathered from sources which are not identified. Some of the data on the memorial page has been gathered from sources which are not identified.
           Irma B. Springer and Warren Des Champs Harris, a St. Louis attorney, were married on 6 June 1906. The place of marriage was not provided.