Calista Betsy Spears

1878 - 1941  (62 years)

• Name	Calista Betsy Spears
  Birth	18 Dec 1878	Painsville, Lake, Ohio   [1]
  	Calista B. Spears Event Type: Birth Event Date: 18 Dec 1878 Event Place: Painesville, Lake, Ohio Gender: Female Race: white Father's Name: M. R. Spears Mother's Name: Annie Lilly Reference ID: v 1 p 114 , GS Film number: 974914 , Digital Folder Number: 004978863 , Image Number: 00091 "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X6W8-74Q : accessed 31 Aug 2014), M. R. Spears in entry for Calista B. Spears, 18 Dec 1878; citing v 1 p 114, Painesville, Lake, Ohio; FHL microfilm 974914.
  		Spears Calista Birth
  Gender	Female
  Obituary	Aft 28 Jul 1941
  	newspaper
  Ω Census Census Family Member	Jun 1880	Painesville, Lake County, Ohio
  	William R Jones Event Type: Census Event Year: 1880 Event Place: Painesville, Lake, Ohio, United States Gender: Male Age: 33 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Occupation: Day Laborer Relationship to Head of Household: Self Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self Birth Year (Estimated): 1847 Birthplace: Ohio, United States Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T9 Affiliate Film Number: 1038 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace William R Jones Self M 33 Ohio, United States Anna Jones Wife F 35 Pennsylvania, United States Martha Stears Stepdaughter F 13 Ohio, United States Louisa Stears Stepdaughter F 3 Ohio, United States Colista R Stears Stepdaughter F 1 Ohio, United States District: 87 , Sheet Number and Letter: 412D , GS Film Number: 1255038 , Digital Folder Number: 004243645 , Image Number: 00830 "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M89X-81L : accessed 02 Sep 2014), William R Jones, Painesville, Lake, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 412D, NARA microfilm publication T9. Witness Role: Principal: [F785] ...of (parents not known) Witness Role: Census Family Member: [I503] Calista Betsy SPEARS Witness Role: Census Family Member: [I504] Louisa SPEARS Witness Role: Census Family Member: [I365] Martha Alice SPEARS
  		Lillie Betsy + Jones 1880
  _UID	FDFF34B321E9A9448824FE7DCC8D3345D260
  Death	28 Jul 1941	Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio
  	Cause: Ashtabula General Hospital of Hodgkins Disease
  	Calista Betsy Brown Event Type: Death Event Date: 28 Jul 1941 Event Place: Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio Residence Place: Address: 3823 Spencer Avenue Gender: Female Age: 61 Marital Status: Married Race: White Occupation: Housewife Birth Date: 18 Dec 1879 Birthplace: Painesville, O. Birth Year (Estimated): 1880 Burial Date: 31 Jul 1941 Burial Place: Cemetery: Glenwood Father's Name: Melten Spears Father's Titles and Terms: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Betsy Anne Lillie Mother's Titles and Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Waterford, Pa. Spouse's Name: Charles Edward Brown Spouse's Titles and Terms: File Number: fn 40598 GS Film number: 2023918 Digital Folder Number: 004035636 Image Number: 03071 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZCM-R3V : 9 March 2018), Charles Edward Brown in entry for Calista Betsy Brown, 28 Jul 1941; citing Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, reference fn 40598; FHL microfilm 2,023,918.
  		Spears-Calista-Betsy-Death Media Date: 28 JUL 1941 Keywords: death
  Burial	31 Jul 1941	Conneaut, Ashtabula Co., Ohio
  	Address: Glenwood Cemetery, Rte 20
  	Birth: Dec. 18, 1879 Painesville Lake County Ohio, USA Death: Jul. 28, 1941 Ashtabula Ashtabula County Ohio, USA Daughter of Melten Spears and Betsy Anne Lillie Spears. Wife of Harry Lester Borden (1881-1951). Mother of Margaret Louise Borden. Wife of Charles Edward Brown. Source: familysearch.org    Family links:   Children:   Margaret Borden Brown (1904 - 1992)*   *Calculated relationship   Burial: Glenwood Cemetery Conneaut Ashtabula County Ohio, USA Memorial# 111304874
  Person ID	I503	Dutcher-Cummings
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Milton Rathborn Spears,   b. 5 May 1832, Monroe, Ashtabula., Ohio d. 25 Feb 1880, Painsville, Lake Co., Ohio (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Betsy Anna Lillie,   b. 23 Oct 1846, Waterford, Erie Co., Pennsylvania d. 22 Oct 1926, Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	21 Oct 1875	Ashtabula County, Ohio
  	Milton R. Spears Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 21 Oct 1875 Event Place: Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Spouse's Name: Betsey Ann Lillie Reference ID: p301 , GS Film Number: 890266 , Digital Folder Number: 004922506 , Image Number: 00198 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VN3Y-FQG : accessed 31 Aug 2014), Milton R. Spears and Betsey Ann Lillie, 21 Oct 1875; citing Ashtabula, Ohio, United States, reference p301; FHL microfilm 890266.
  		Spears Milton Marraige Betsy Lillie
  Family ID	F163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Harry Lester Borden,   b. Abt 1878
  Marriage	7 Jul 1897	Port Dover, Ontario, Canada
  	Name: Harry Borden Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 07 Jul 1897 Event Place: Port Dover, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 19 Birth Year (Estimated): 1878 Father's Name: Wm Borden Mother's Name: Ida Borden Spouse's Name: Calista Spears Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1879 Spouse's Father's Name: Walter Spears Spouse's Mother's Name: Annie Spears GS Film Number: 1870918 Digital Folder Number: 004529266 Image Number: 00908 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: V01474-8 "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZY1-5PL : 9 December 2020), Harry Borden and Calista Spears, 07 Jul 1897; citing registration , Port Dover, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,918.
  Children	1. Jesse E. Borden,   b. 1898   d. 1898 (Age 0 years)   2. Margaret Louise Borden,   b. 15 Nov 1904, Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio d. 23 Dec 1992, Geneva, Ashtabula Co., Ohio (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Charles Edward Brown,   b. 1881   d. 1944 (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1920	Ashtabula County, Ohio
  	Name: Charles E Brown Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 24 Dec 1920 Event Place: Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Age: 40 Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): 1880 Birthplace: Father's Name: Charles A Brown Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Alice E Curtiss Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Calista B Borden Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: 41 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1879 Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Father's Name: Milton Shears Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Anna Lillie Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: GS Film Number: 001183414 Digital Folder Number: 005016803 Image Number: 00726 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QC9-C3T : 10 December 2017), Charles E Brown and Calista B Borden, 24 Dec 1920; citing Ashtabula, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,183,414.
  Census	1920	Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio
  	Name: Calista B Borden Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1920 Event Place: Ashtabula Ward 3, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States District: ED 12 Gender: Female Age: 39 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Can Read: Can Write: Relationship to Head of Household: Housekeeper Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Housekeeper Own or Rent: Birth Year (Estimated): 1881 Birthplace: Ohio Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Michigan Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 4 Sheet Number and Letter: 4A Household ID: 85 Line Number: 33 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T625 Affiliate Film Number: 1346 GS Film Number: 1821346 Digital Folder Number: 004967397 Image Number: 00310 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Charles E BrownHeadM39Ohio Viola J BrownDaughterF14Ohio Calista B BordenHousekeeperF39Ohio Margeret BordenBoarderF15Ohio "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD5G-52Q : accessed 23 September 2018), Margeret Borden in household of Charles E Brown, Ashtabula Ward 3, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States; citing ED 12, sheet 4A, line 34, family 85, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1346; FHL microfilm 1,821,346. Witness Role: Family Census: [I858] Margaret Louise BORDEN
  Family ID	F291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Middle name learned from death record (I have Image), Informant Husband Charles Lived 3823 Spencer Av, Ashtabula

  
  

• Sources

  [S52] Birth - Spears, Calista OH Lake County (Reliability: 3). Vol 1 Pg 114 Spears, Calista B. 1878 Dec 18 Place of Birth Ohio Lake Co. Painesville F W Father H. R. Spears Mother Annie Lilly Residence of Parents Painesville, Ohio http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohlake/vitalrec/birth/birspe.html Page: Vol 1 Page 114