Eva Spencer

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• Name	Eva Spencer  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	Feb 1840 Washington, Maryland, USA [4]
  Gender	Female
  A Notice--Letters of Administration	​ Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [5]
  Enslaved	Yes [6]
  Lincoln Cemetery Map	Block C Section #15 Plot #402
  Residence	1887 120 South 2nd, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
  Residence	1900 450 Cameron st, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4]  –  Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Mother
  Surprise Party	20 Mar 1925 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [7]
  Died	11 May 1926 1424 Reese ave, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 5, 6, 8]
  Obituary for Mrs. Eva Jones	12 May 1926 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [8]
  Name	Eva Jones [6]
  Name	Eve Sturgis [4]
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 6, 9]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	FORMER SLAVE DIED YESTERDAY Mrs. Eva Jones, a former slave in a Maryland plantation, died yesterday at her home, 1424 Reese street. She was 95 years old. Coming to this city soon after being freed, Mrs. Jones resided here most of the time since then. She made her home with her son, William Sturgis, and after his death, with her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Sturgis. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the home. The Rev. C. F. Jenkins, pastor of the Second Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Lincoln Cemetery. She is survived by a grandson, John Sturgis, and a niece, Mrs. Emma Smith, of this city. Former Slave Died Yesterday. (1926, May 12). *The Evening News*, 28. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-news-former-slave-died-yeste/151911834/](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-news-former-slave-died-yeste/151911834/)
  Person ID	I23275 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mother Unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F8195 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Irvin Erwin Sturgis b. Abt 1825, Washington, Maryland, USA
  Children	1. William Sturgis (Age 67 years) b. 1858, Maryland, USA d. 1 Nov 1925, 1424 Reese ave, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 67 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F7833 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Husband Unknown Jones b. Abt 1820
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F8076 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S45] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S10] Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 2, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1402; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0045. [S5657] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 1927-01-04 - A Notice--Letters of Administration, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 1927-01-04;), A Notice--Letters of Administration 1927-01-04. https://www.newspapers.com/article/harrisburg-telegraph-a-notice-letters-o/151911593/?xid=637 [S5659] Newspapers.com - The Evening News - 1926-05-12 - Former Slave Died Yesterday, (Name: The Evening News; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 1926-05-12;), Former Slave Died Yesterday 1926-05-12. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-news-former-slave-died-yeste/151911834/?xid=637 [S5658] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 1925-03-20 - Surprise Party, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 1925-03-20;), Surprise Party 1925-03-20. https://www.newspapers.com/article/harrisburg-telegraph-surprise-party/151911734/?xid=637 [S5656] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 1926-05-12 - Obituary for Mrs. Eva Jones, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 1926-05-12;), Obituary for Mrs. Eva Jones 1926-05-12. https://www.newspapers.com/article/harrisburg-telegraph-obituary-for-mrs-e/151911366/?xid=637 [S4] Findagrave, (Location: Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;), Eva Jones 11 May 1926. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253994438/eva-jones