John W. Spry

John W. was born in 1853 in MO / ILL.¹   John W.'s father was Charles Spry and his mother was Nancy Taylor. He had two brothers and two sisters, named William R., Winfield, Sarah and Mary E..  He was the third oldest of the five children. He had three half-brothers and four half-sisters, named James H., Cyrus H., Lewis Enoch, Nancy E., Malinda C., Harry and Annine.