YourRoots by Genomelink
banner

Sign up to explore more

Create a free account to navigate family trees, view ancestors, and discover connections.

David Elijah Spain 1885–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1885

Birth Location: Attala Co., MS

Death Date: 6 May 1970

Death Location: Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: M Spain

Mother: Emma Dodd

Spouse(s): Mary Musselwhite

Children(s): Katherine Spain, Bessie Spain, Mary Spain, Louise Spain, Fredrick Spain, David Spain

David Elijah Spain was born in 1885 in Attala Co., MS, the child of M J Major Johnson Spain And Emma Josephine Dodd. In 1900, David Elijah Spain resided in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA. David Elijah Spain married Mary Leo Musselwhite, and had children including Bessie Spain, David Sidney Spain, Fredrick Johnson Spain, Katherine Price Spain, Louise Emma Spain, Mary Evelyn Spain. David Elijah Spain passed away in 1970 in Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Find more search results for David Spain
DS

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

This tree's reliability score:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Biography

  • David Elijah Spain was born in 1885 in Attala Co., MS, the child of M J Major Johnson Spain And Emma Josephine Dodd.
  • In 1900, David Elijah Spain resided in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA.
  • David Elijah Spain married Mary Leo Musselwhite, and had children including Bessie Spain, David Sidney Spain, Fredrick Johnson Spain, Katherine Price Spain, Louise Emma Spain, Mary Evelyn Spain.
  • David Elijah Spain passed away in 1970 in Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

M Spain
1862–1951
Birth Location: Mississippi
MS
Emma Dodd
1859–1945
Birth Location: Attala Co., Mississippi, USA
ED

Spouses(s)

Mary Musselwhite
1880–1947
Birth Location: Mississippi
MM

Children(s)

Katherine Spain
1907–1982
Birth Location: Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
KS
Bessie Spain
1910–2002
Birth Location: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
BS
Mary Spain
1915–2001
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
MS
Louise Spain
1912–1945
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
LS
Fredrick Spain
1908–1966
Birth Location: Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA
FS
David Spain
1916–1980
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
DS

David Spain's Ancestors

Self
David Spain
1885–1970
Birth Place: Attala Co., MS
Parents
M J(Major Johnson) Spain
1862–1951
Mississippi
Emma (Josephine) Dodd
1859–1945
Attala Co., Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
John (H.) Spain
1812–1881
South Carolina, USA
Jane ("Jinsey") Musgrove
1826–1879
South Carolina
James (McKee) Dodd
1821–1893
Pennsylvania
Mary (B) Ellett
1824–1897
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Spain
1780–
William Spain
1763–1841
Nowell Musgrove
1802–1880
Nancy Cooksey
1804–1870
John Ellett
1800–1867
Mary Boshad
1805–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Drury Spain
1712–1801
Mildred Oliver
1720–1803
Capt. veteran
1755–1820
Sarah Waters
1765–1841
William Cooksey
1775–1850
Mary Duke
1770–1881
Betsey Brown
1764–

David Spain's Descendants

1.
DS
David (Elijah) Spain (24 Feb 1885–6 May 1970) m. Mary (Leo) Musselwhite (1880–11 November 1947)
  1. 1. Katherine (Price) Spain 1907–1982 m. Lewis (Haywood Hollingsworth) Jr 1899–1953
    1. 1. Miriam (Claire) Hollingsworth 1926–2011 m. Richard (Douglas) Mantle 1915–1997
  2. 2. Bessie Spain 1910–2002 m. Gaston (Pettit) Jordan 1905–1976
    1. 1. David (Gaston) Jordan 1937–2022
  3. 3. Mary (Evelyn) Spain 1915–2001 m. Eulas (Martin) Murphy 1914–1981
  4. 4. Louise (Emma) Spain 1912–1945
  5. 5. Fredrick (Johnson) Spain 1908–1966 m. Martha (Ann) Carnes 1922–2011
    1. 1. Sudie (Ann) Spain 1947–2015
    2. 2. David (Frederick) Spain 1949–2021
  6. 6. David (Sidney) Spain 1916–1980 m. Verna (Lois) Jones 1925–1993
    1. 1. Philip (Sidney) Spain 1946–2022

David Spain's Timeline

16 Records

1885
24 Feb 1885
Birth of David Elijah Spain in Attala Co., MS
Attala Co., MS
1900
1900
Age 15
David Elijah Spain resided here in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1906
25 Dec 1906
Age 21
David Elijah Spain was married in Attala, Mississippi
Attala, Mississippi
1906
28 Dec 1906
Age 21
David Elijah Spain resided here in Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA
Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA
1907
Abt 1907
Age 22
David Elijah Spain resided here in West of Kosciusko
West of Kosciusko
1910
1910
Age 25
David Elijah Spain resided here in Beat 4, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1916
1916
Age 31
David Elijah Spain resided here in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 32
David Elijah Spain resided here in Attala County, Mississippi, USA
Attala County, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 35
David Elijah Spain resided here in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 45
David Elijah Spain resided here in Center, Center, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Center, Center, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 50
David Elijah Spain resided here in Rural, Attala, Mississippi
Rural, Attala, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 55
David Elijah Spain resided here in Beat 1, Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1941
Abt 1941
Age 56
David Elijah Spain resided here in Kosciusko
Kosciusko
1950
1950
Age 65
David Elijah Spain resided here in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 66
David Elijah Spain resided here in Mississippi
Mississippi
1970
6 May 1970
Age 85
Death of David Elijah Spain in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1885
    Event Place: Attala Co., MS
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War I Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918
    [2] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Attala County
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Clarion-Ledger; Publication Date: 9 May 1970; Publication Place: Jackson, Mississippi, USA; ,0.22314328,0.3661388,0.3011765&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1906
    Event Place: Attala, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: 800; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1240800

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1906
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Star Ledger; Publication Date: 28 Dec 1906; Publication Place: Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1907
    Event Place: West of Kosciusko
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Star-Herald; Publication Date: 4 Jan 1907; Publication Place: Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA; ,0.13903835,0.8146788,0.25676304&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 4, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 4, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: T624_732; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1374745

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Attala County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Attala County

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Center, Center, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Attala, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02008; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 4-2

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 1, Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02008; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 4-2

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1941
    Event Place: Kosciusko
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kosciusko, Attala, M

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Attala, MS
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kosciusko
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Clarion-Ledger; Publication Date: 9 May 1970; Publication Place: Jackson, Mississippi, USA; ,0.22314328,0.3661388,0.3011765&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1970
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Clarion-Ledger; Publication Date: 9 May 1970; Publication Place: Jackson, Mississippi, USA; ,0.22314328,0.3661388,0.3011765&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Find more search results for David Spain

About YourRoots

Family Tree Map

Explore your family tree geographically

Import your GEDCOM file to transform your family tree into an interactive global map. See your roots laid out visually and understand your true geographic heritage.

Powerful tools like "Trace Back To Me" instantly map your family's migration paths from a chosen ancestor all the way back to you.

LEARN MORE
AI Genealogy Research

Discover ancestors beyond "end-of-line" automatically

Import your family tree and let AI expand it for you. AI Ancestor Finder scans "end-of-line" ancestors to uncover their parents across hundreds of family lines at once. AI Deep Research analyzes selected ancestors and family clusters, suggesting relevant records and next steps.

Turn on Auto Research Mode to get new discoveries daily or weekly, so your tree keeps growing even while you're away.

LEARN MORE
DNA Match

Find more DNA matches across all DNA tests

Combine your DNA data with your family tree to unlock the full power of YourRoots DNA Match. Connect with relatives across major testing services — Ancestry, 23andMe, MyHeritage, and more.

View your matches' maps and trees to identify shared ancestors, and soon you'll be able to add them directly to your own tree and map.

LEARN MORE
Ancestry Reports

Ancestry DNA analysis that goes deeper than others

Unlock exclusive reports that reveal your deeper origins.

  • Deep Ancestry Report — Analyze 130+ ethnicities, sub-regions, and 1,800+ communities in one detailed view.
  • Global & Native American Reports — Developed with Stanford researchers to uncover hidden ancestries across all 22 chromosomes.
  • Ancient DNA Series — Compare your DNA with 1,000+ ancient genomes from Viking, Celtic, and early American civilizations.
LEARN MORE