Clarissa Maxine (Morris) Blanchard (1925 - 2017)

Born 28 Sep 1925 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Jay Dean Spahr — married 1 Feb 1943 (to 13 Apr 1946) in Spring Lake, Ottawa Co., Michigan, USA

Wife of Robert William Steele — married after 1946 (to after 1958) in Ottawa County, Grand Haven, Michigan

Wife of Raymond Joseph Veeder — married Jun 1970 in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Wife of Malcom Edward Blanchard — married Mar 1997 in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 2017 at age 91 in McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, United States

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Biography

Maxine was born on 28 September 1925 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA. She was the daughter of Everett Daniel Morris and Julia Olive (Wright) Morris.^[1]

Julia and Everett

Maxine says in her autobiography:^[2]

I was born 28 Sept. 1925 at our home, 1854 Renfo St., Springfield, Ill,. Dr. H.H. Tuttle attended my mother, with the help of Grandmother Wright. I asked mom if I was named after anyone and she said no. She had a friend by that name and she just liked it. She wanted to call me Maxine Clarissa but it didn't sound right with Morris. Also there was a cartoon character at the time called Clara Bell Cow^[3] and was afraid I would be teased by other kids."^[2]Quotes by Maxine from her personal recollections that she recorded for her family and on file with her son Ron Spahr.^[4]

In writing about when she moved to Michigan, she wote:

I understand dad worked for the R.R. for a while.^[5][6] When work became hard to get, we moved to a farm in Pottawatomie, {abt 1928, most likely somewhere around Pottawattomie Bayou which is south east of Grand Haven)^[7] "near Grand Haven, Michigan. Dad's Uncle Vin had moved to Michigan, and lived on a farm outside of Spring Lake. He sent word that there was work to be found in the area. Their belongings were packed in large wooden crates (They were stored upstairs at 910 Maison St., in Grand Haven.^[2]

In the 1930 census Maxine (age 4) was living in Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan. Age: 4. Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter.^[8]

On 1 February 1943 Maxine (age 17) was living in Grand Haven, Michigan when she married Jay Dean Spahr in Spring Lake, Ottawa Co., Michigan, USA.^[9][10] The couple had one child: Ron Spahr.

When Maxine was 20 she married on 29 June 1946 in Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA. Divorce:^[11]

Maxine passed away at her home in Texas on Monday the 28th of September, 2017. ^[12]Maxine was cremated and her remains were interred Monday, 31st of July, 2017 at; Restlawn Cemetery, Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan, USA^[13]

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• Combined two marriage facts. First dated '29 June 1946', second dated '29 June 1946'.
• Combined two marriage facts. First dated '29 June 1946', second dated '10 June 1947'.
• There is no source with source id 'S26'. GEDCOMPare typically does this when there is a source which is a record for a different person (such as the spouse). The ref is still added but is missing the source repository data.
• A fact of type 'Residence' had no date but shared a ref with a 'Marriage' fact with the date '1 February 1943'. So the fact with no date had its date set to that.

Acknowledgements

Maxine originally created this profile and I became the profile manager after her death in 2017.

This Profile continues to be a work in progress

Sources

1. ↑ State of Illinois, Certificate of Birth; copy in the possession of Ron Spahr
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Quotes by Maxine from her personal recollections that she recorded for her family and on file with her son Ron Spahr.
3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Clarabelle Cow," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clarabelle_Cow&oldid=1013625264 (accessed June 2, 2021).
4. ↑ State of Illinois, Certificate of Birth; copy in the possession of Ron Spahr
5. ↑ ”1926 JEFFERSONS DIRECTORY of the city of SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (Illinois, USA),” image 360 of 779, page/n764; (https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10705-158992501/everett-morris-in-us-city-directories); Jeffersons Printing Company, (Springfield, Illinois Publishers); U.S. City Directories, MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd., (accessed 2 June 2021)
6. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Illinois Terminal Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Illinois_Terminal_Railroad&oldid=996876344 (accessed January 28, 2021).
7. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by her childred and record by her sonRon Spahr
8. ↑ 1930 Census: 1930 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Master Listing Source: Y Year: 1930; Census Place: Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan; Roll: 1023; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 904.0; FHL microfilm: 2340758. Citing: Year: 1930; Census Place: Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan; Roll: 1023; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 904.0; FHL microfilm: 2340758 (accessed 17 September 2020)
9. ↑ "1940, United States Census," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4P8-JVT : Morine Morris in household of Everett Morris, Grand Haven, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 70-13, sheet 14A, line 7, family 286, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1808.(10 January 2021)
10. ↑ "Morris-Spahr Wedding Vows Are Exchanged", Grand Haven Daily Tribune, (Grand Haven, Michigan); Tuesday, February 2, 1943, Page 3; Loutit District Library, 407 Columbus Ave., Grand Haven, Michigan (viewed 3 August 2016). A PDF file of the February 2, 1941 issue of the Grand Haven Daily Tribune, is held by Ron Spahr. A copy of the article can be provided upon request.
11. ↑ Marriage: Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Master Listing Source: Y. (accessed 17 September 2020)
12. ↑ State of Texas Death Certificate. In possession of Ron Spahr
13. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by her childred and record by her sonRon Spahr

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Kathy (Steele) Lauman and Ronald Spahr, her half brother. Their most-recent common ancestor is Clarissa Morris, the mother of both Kathy (Steele) Lauman and Ronald Spahr. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Mother, based on sharing 3444 cM across 26 segments.