— born in Washington Twp., Grundy Co., MO:
  3.  John Thomas SPICKARD, b. 14 Oct 1854 
  4.  James SPICKARD, b. 1854/5
  5.  George Isaac Davis "Dick" SPICKARD, b. 29 Mar 1856 
  6.  Sarah Frances "Fannie" SPICKARD, b. 6 Feb 1858 
  7.  William Warren SPICKARD, b. 9 Feb 1859 
  8.  Alexander Union SPICKARD, b. 6 May 1862 
  9.  Benjamin Franklin SPICKARD, b. 1 May 1864 
10.  Mary Magdalene "Maggie" SPICKARD, b. 7 Feb 1866 
11.  Edward Augustus "Ed" SPICKARD, b. 12 Feb 1869 
12.  Melissa May SPICKARD, b. 21 Apr 1871 
13.  (Daughter) SPICKARD, died in infancy

1.  Family Group Sheet compiled by Betty Ann (Matthiesen) Cogliati and her grandmother, Maude Irene (Thompson) Rose.

2.  Dodd, Jordan R, ed.  1994.  Missouri Marriages: Early to 1850.   Liahona Res., Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-227).  26, Grundy Co., Missouri:

Spickard, George

Cantrom, Elizabeth

25 Jul 1847

Grundy Co.

3.  1850 Census Index/Microfilm (online at GenealogyLibrary.com):  Granite Creek, El Dorado Co., CA, p. 431A, ?/13, enumerated 7 Dec 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Gabriel Woodward	47	M	miner	1,000	N.C.
Reuben Higman?	23	M	"		Va.
John C. Beard	28	M	"		"
Geo. A. Speckard	30	M	"		Ia.
Henry H.   "	25	M	"		"

"Ia." was then an abbreviation for Indiana, not Iowa.  George's birthplace and age are off, but surely it is he because I can find no other.

4.  1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #21 of 25):  Buttsville P.O., Washington Twp., Grundy Co., MO, p. 453, PN 162, 1342/1149, enumerated 9 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

George Spickard	37	M		Farmer	3300	1580	Ohio
Mary	28	F					Mo
Charles	11	M					"
Delila	13	F					"
John T	7	M					"
James	5	M					"
George	4	M					"
Sarah	2	F					"
Wm	9/12	M					"
Luther Bell	16	M		Farm laborer			Ind
Franklin Martin	25	M		do			Ky

Delilah IRVIN-SPICKARD is Mary's daughter from her first marriage (to Alexander IRVIN).

5.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #24 of 26):  Edinburg P.O., Washington Twp., Grundy Co., MO, Roll M593_777, p. 414B, PN 24, 171/171, enumerated 5 Aug 1870
Spickard George 47 Farmer 4000 3000 Ohio
________ Mary A 42 Mo
________ Charles S 21 M  Mo
________ John T 15 M Mo
________ George I D 1 M Mo
________ Sarah F 12 F
________ William W 10 M Mo
________ Alexander  7 M Mo
________ Benj F 6 M Mo
________ Mary M 4 F Mo
________ Edward A 1 M Mo
Irvin Delila 23 F Mo
Dawson Jane 72 F Va
Spickard Benj F 30 M Farmer 1800 300 Ind
There is an Isabella SPICKARD (æ 1, b. MO) living next door with the STEWART family.  I wonder if she wasn't twin to Edward?

6.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1880 (Broderbund CD-320):  no MO records on CD.

7.  Veterans' Schedules:  U.S. Selected States, 1890 (Broderbund CD-131):  not found.

9.  1900 Census Index/Microfilm (online at Genealogy.com):  Spickardville Town, Franklin Twp., Grundy Co., MO, p. 16B, SD _, ED _, SH 16, enumerated 16 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

11

12

13

14

15

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

27

365

365

Spickard Mary A

Head

W

F

Feb 1829

91

WD

1

1

MO

KY

KY

Y

Y

Y

O

H

Denham Delilah

Dau

W

F

Aug 1847

52

WD

1

1

MO

OH

MO

Y

Y

Y

Denslow Leslie E

G-Son

W

M

April 1885

15

S

MO

MO

MO

At School

6

Y

Y

Y

"    Rosa L

G-Dau

W

F

Oct 1886

13

S

MO

MO

MO

At School

6

Y

Y

Y

"    Hugh W

G-Son

W

M

Nov 1890

9

S

MO

MO

MO

At School

6

Y

Y

Y

"    Stella L

G-Dau

W

F

Mar 1892

8

S

MO

MO

MO

At School

6

Y

Y

Y

Ludwick Samuel

Boarder

W

M

Jan 1825

76

WD

OH

VA

VA

Gardner

6

Y

Y

Y

Mary Ann certainly had more than one child.  Delilah (IRVIN-SPICKARD) DENHAM is Mary's daughter from her first marriage.  Also, Delilah's one child did not survive. 

10.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #24 of 36):  Spickardville City, Franklin Twp., Grundy Co., MO, Roll 783 (Book 1), p. 12B, SN 12B, SD 2, ED 48, enumerated 26 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

10

11

12

13

14

17

18

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

23

23

Hutton Maggie

Head

F

W

44

Wd

3

3

MO

OH

MO

Eng

own Income

N

0

Y

Y

O

F

H

______ Ester

Dau

F

W

20

S

MO

IN

MO

Eng

None

N

0

Y

Y

N

______ Pearl

Dau

F

W

19

S

MO

IN

MO

Eng

None

N

0

Y

Y

Y

______ Myrtle

Dau

F

W

16

S

MO

IN

MO

Eng

None

Y

Y

Y

Spickard Mary

Mother

F

W

81

Wd

12

10

MO

KY

KY

Eng

own Income

Y

Y

Y

Dunham Deliah

Sister

F

W

63

Wd

MO

MO

OH

Eng

own Income

Y

Y

Y

Denslow Stella

Niece

F

W

18

S

MO

IN

MO

Eng

None

N

0

Y

Y

Y

11.  John C. Spickard.  1990.  "Delilah Ervin Dunham." Grundy Gleanings (Grundy County Genealogical Society, Trenton, MO) 6(4): 1+3. Biographical sketch.  Says George & Elizabeth were married 25 Aug 1847. 

12.  John C. Spickard.  [1987.]  "Bible Records:  Family Bible of Roy & Maude Spickard." Grundy Gleanings (Grundy County Genealogical Society, Trenton, MO) 3(3): 4.  Family bible of George Alexander SPICKARD & Mary Ann THOMPSON. 

13.  "Death Notices:  Mary A. Thompson Spickard."  Grundy County Gazette, Grundy Co., MO. 

14.  B.F. Hoover et al.  1964.  Groff (Groeff) Cemetery, Mercer County, MO (online at the Mercer County MOGenWeb site):

SPICKARD	G.A. (George)		30 May 1899	75y 9m 1d; G.A.R. Civil War
SPICKARD	Eldorado C.	19 Apr 1853	16 Jul 1854	Son of Geo. & Mary

15.  Emanuel Spickard.  c1972.  Letter to John Carr SPICKARD. 

16.  Dr. James V. Spickard.  Spickard-Keeler Genealogy Page.

17.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).