Mary was the daughter of James L. and Mary E. (Green) Crews. She married David Spitler on 30 May 1877 in Jasper County, Illinois. They are on the 1880 census in Effingham County, Illinois with daughter Cora A. (age 2), and David's father Wesley (age 68) and brother George (age 27). David died in 1890 and Mary is on the 1900 census in Montrose, Effingham County, Illinois as head of household with children Cora A. (age 22), John C. (age 17), and Mary E. (age 13). She moved to Springfield, Illinois around 1912 where she later died.
Obituary:
SHERMAN'S MOTHER-IN-LAW DIES IN SPRINGFIELD
Springfield, Ill., May 29. – Mrs. Mary E. Spitler, mother-in-law of former United States Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman, died at one o'clock Friday afternoon at the residence, 903 South Lincoln avenue, of complications. She was 69 years old.
Mrs. Spitler was born in Jasper county in 1853 and was married in 1877 to David Spitler. After the death of her husband she came to Springfield, where she had been residing at the Sherman home for about ten years. Her daughter, Mrs. L. Y. Sherman, and an infant son preceded her in death.
Short funeral services were held at the residence at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon and the body sent to Montrose, where burial was made today.
Surviving are her son-in-law, Lawrence Y. Sherman; one daughter, Mrs. Harry Ebbert of Montrose; one son, J. C. Spitler of Effingham, two sisters, Mrs. Ephy Mason of Wheeler and Mrs. Ruben Woodard of Newton; two brothers, J. C. Crews of Wheeler and David B. Crews of Effingham.
- The Daily Journal-Gazette (Mattoon, IL), Mon, 29 May 1922, pg. 6
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Note – Some online trees have incorrectly identified David and Mary Elizabeth (Crews) Spitler of the tri-county area of Jasper-Effingham-Cumberland Counties, Illinois as the same as the David A. and Margaret Elizabeth (Allbaugh) Spitler who married on 1 Oct 1876 in Carroll County, Indiana. This latter Spitler couple are on the 1880 census in Carroll County, Indiana with daughters Clara and Cora (both age 3, apparently twins) and son Harley (age 2 months, born in Apr). They then moved to Chattanooga, Carroll County, Tennessee where they show up on the 1900 census with sons Harley (age 20) and Guy (age 14). Harley's 1936 Tennessee death certificate identifies his parents as David A. Spitler and Margaret Allbaugh.
Obituary:
SHERMAN'S MOTHER-IN-LAW DIES IN SPRINGFIELD
Springfield, Ill., May 29. – Mrs. Mary E. Spitler, mother-in-law of former United States Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman, died at one o'clock Friday afternoon at the residence, 903 South Lincoln avenue, of complications. She was 69 years old.
Mrs. Spitler was born in Jasper county in 1853 and was married in 1877 to David Spitler. After the death of her husband she came to Springfield, where she had been residing at the Sherman home for about ten years. Her daughter, Mrs. L. Y. Sherman, and an infant son preceded her in death.
Short funeral services were held at the residence at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon and the body sent to Montrose, where burial was made today.
Surviving are her son-in-law, Lawrence Y. Sherman; one daughter, Mrs. Harry Ebbert of Montrose; one son, J. C. Spitler of Effingham, two sisters, Mrs. Ephy Mason of Wheeler and Mrs. Ruben Woodard of Newton; two brothers, J. C. Crews of Wheeler and David B. Crews of Effingham.
- The Daily Journal-Gazette (Mattoon, IL), Mon, 29 May 1922, pg. 6
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Note – Some online trees have incorrectly identified David and Mary Elizabeth (Crews) Spitler of the tri-county area of Jasper-Effingham-Cumberland Counties, Illinois as the same as the David A. and Margaret Elizabeth (Allbaugh) Spitler who married on 1 Oct 1876 in Carroll County, Indiana. This latter Spitler couple are on the 1880 census in Carroll County, Indiana with daughters Clara and Cora (both age 3, apparently twins) and son Harley (age 2 months, born in Apr). They then moved to Chattanooga, Carroll County, Tennessee where they show up on the 1900 census with sons Harley (age 20) and Guy (age 14). Harley's 1936 Tennessee death certificate identifies his parents as David A. Spitler and Margaret Allbaugh.
Mary was the daughter of James L. and Mary E. (Green) Crews. She married David Spitler on 30 May 1877 in Jasper County, Illinois. They are on the 1880 census in Effingham County, Illinois with daughter Cora A. (age 2), and David's father Wesley (age 68) and brother George (age 27). David died in 1890 and Mary is on the 1900 census in Montrose, Effingham County, Illinois as head of household with children Cora A. (age 22), John C. (age 17), and Mary E. (age 13). She moved to Springfield, Illinois around 1912 where she later died.
Obituary:
SHERMAN'S MOTHER-IN-LAW DIES IN SPRINGFIELD
Springfield, Ill., May 29. – Mrs. Mary E. Spitler, mother-in-law of former United States Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman, died at one o'clock Friday afternoon at the residence, 903 South Lincoln avenue, of complications. She was 69 years old.
Mrs. Spitler was born in Jasper county in 1853 and was married in 1877 to David Spitler. After the death of her husband she came to Springfield, where she had been residing at the Sherman home for about ten years. Her daughter, Mrs. L. Y. Sherman, and an infant son preceded her in death.
Short funeral services were held at the residence at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon and the body sent to Montrose, where burial was made today.
Surviving are her son-in-law, Lawrence Y. Sherman; one daughter, Mrs. Harry Ebbert of Montrose; one son, J. C. Spitler of Effingham, two sisters, Mrs. Ephy Mason of Wheeler and Mrs. Ruben Woodard of Newton; two brothers, J. C. Crews of Wheeler and David B. Crews of Effingham.
- The Daily Journal-Gazette (Mattoon, IL), Mon, 29 May 1922, pg. 6
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Note – Some online trees have incorrectly identified David and Mary Elizabeth (Crews) Spitler of the tri-county area of Jasper-Effingham-Cumberland Counties, Illinois as the same as the David A. and Margaret Elizabeth (Allbaugh) Spitler who married on 1 Oct 1876 in Carroll County, Indiana. This latter Spitler couple are on the 1880 census in Carroll County, Indiana with daughters Clara and Cora (both age 3, apparently twins) and son Harley (age 2 months, born in Apr). They then moved to Chattanooga, Carroll County, Tennessee where they show up on the 1900 census with sons Harley (age 20) and Guy (age 14). Harley's 1936 Tennessee death certificate identifies his parents as David A. Spitler and Margaret Allbaugh.
Obituary:
SHERMAN'S MOTHER-IN-LAW DIES IN SPRINGFIELD
Springfield, Ill., May 29. – Mrs. Mary E. Spitler, mother-in-law of former United States Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman, died at one o'clock Friday afternoon at the residence, 903 South Lincoln avenue, of complications. She was 69 years old.
Mrs. Spitler was born in Jasper county in 1853 and was married in 1877 to David Spitler. After the death of her husband she came to Springfield, where she had been residing at the Sherman home for about ten years. Her daughter, Mrs. L. Y. Sherman, and an infant son preceded her in death.
Short funeral services were held at the residence at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon and the body sent to Montrose, where burial was made today.
Surviving are her son-in-law, Lawrence Y. Sherman; one daughter, Mrs. Harry Ebbert of Montrose; one son, J. C. Spitler of Effingham, two sisters, Mrs. Ephy Mason of Wheeler and Mrs. Ruben Woodard of Newton; two brothers, J. C. Crews of Wheeler and David B. Crews of Effingham.
- The Daily Journal-Gazette (Mattoon, IL), Mon, 29 May 1922, pg. 6
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Note – Some online trees have incorrectly identified David and Mary Elizabeth (Crews) Spitler of the tri-county area of Jasper-Effingham-Cumberland Counties, Illinois as the same as the David A. and Margaret Elizabeth (Allbaugh) Spitler who married on 1 Oct 1876 in Carroll County, Indiana. This latter Spitler couple are on the 1880 census in Carroll County, Indiana with daughters Clara and Cora (both age 3, apparently twins) and son Harley (age 2 months, born in Apr). They then moved to Chattanooga, Carroll County, Tennessee where they show up on the 1900 census with sons Harley (age 20) and Guy (age 14). Harley's 1936 Tennessee death certificate identifies his parents as David A. Spitler and Margaret Allbaugh.
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