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Elvira Spears 1844–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 10, 1844

Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: April 27, 1904

Death Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Spears

Mother: Ascenith Dunnegan

Spouse(s): Nathaniel Massa

Children(s): Thomas Spears

The story of Elvira Spears began in 1844 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA. Elvira Spears married Nathaniel Smith Massa, and had children including Thomas Spears. Elvira Spears passed away in 1904 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elvira Spears began in 1844 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA.
  • Elvira Spears married Nathaniel Smith Massa, and had children including Thomas Spears.
  • Elvira Spears passed away in 1904 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Spears
1820–1902
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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Ascenith Dunnegan
1818–1880
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nathaniel Massa
1837–1915
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas Spears
1865–1928
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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Elvira Spears's Ancestors

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Elvira Spears
1844–1904
Birth Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Spears
1820–1902
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Ascenith (Senia) Dunnegan
1818–1880
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Jefferson Spears
1770–1820
Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Rachel Tackett
1775–1870
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elvira Spears's Descendants

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Elvira Spears (June 10, 1844–April 27, 1904) m. Nathaniel (Smith) Massa (September 23, 1837–February 17, 1915)
  1. 1. Thomas Spears 1865–1928 m. Mary (S.) Brown 1869–1955
    1. 1. Jeff Spears 1911–1952 m. Clara (Estella) Sherrell 1916–1975
      1. 1. Wilma (Geraldine) Spears 1939–2023 m. Harold (Burtis) Mills 1933–2016
      2. 2. Bobbie (Lee) Spears 1936–2007
      3. 3. Treva (Joy) Spears 1937–2012 m. Kenneth Cunningham 1936–2010
    2. 2. Lou Spears 1903–1997 m. Edgar Sherrell 1918–1998
    3. 3. Senia (Mary) Spears 1901–1965 m. John (Wesley Carter) Jr 1896–1978
      1. 1. Delbert (Clure Carter) Sr. 1921–2005 m. Betty (Jane) Burgess 1927–1990
      2. 2. Stella (Irene) Carter 1922–1990 m. Arthur (Charles) Weinkauf 1911–1995
        1. 1. Jay (Paul) Weinkauf 1940–1940
        2. 2. Arthur (Paul) Weinkauf 1942–2013 m. Alice Cabautan 1945–1993
      3. 3. Helen (Belle (Kitty)) Carter 1927–1983 m. David (Clayton) Mansfield 1920–2002
      4. 4. Edith (Joy) Carter 1929–2017 m. Burton (Paul) Kankula 1925–1998
      5. 5. George (Washington) Carter 1931–2023 m. Elaine –2017 m. Doris (Louise) Bonini 1932–1992
      6. 6. Herman (John) Carter 1932–2015 m. Edna (Ruth) Lowe 1930–2012
      7. 7. Ruth (Namoi) Carter 1934–2005 m. Jerome (Cornellius) Bard 1933–2010
      8. 8. Ella (Adaline) Carter 1924–1924
      9. 9. Paul (Jeremiah) Carter 1939–1941

Elvira Spears's Timeline

2 Records

1844
June 10, 1844
Birth of Elvira Spears in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
1904
April 27, 1904
Age 60
Death of Elvira Spears in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 10, 1844
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 27, 1904
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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