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Ethel Bell Spears 1891–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 December 1891

Birth Location: Texas, United States

Death Date: November 1982

Death Location: Sand Flat Cemetery, Van Zandt, Texas, United States

Father: E. Spears

Mother: Mary Abbott

Spouse(s): Edward Rashell, Thomas Blagburn

Children(s): Odis Rashell, Lewis Rashell, Curtis Rashell, Johnnie Rashell, Dial Rashell

Ethel Bell Spears was born in 1891 in Texas, United States, the child of E Levi William Spears And Mary Jane Molly Abbott. Ethel Bell Spears married Brunson, Edward Allen Rashell, Thomas Jefferson Wright Blagburn, and had children including Curtis T Rashell, Dial Rashell, Johnnie Leslie Rashell, Lewis Othell Rashell, Odis Thomas Rashell. Ethel Bell Spears passed away in 1982 in Sand Flat Cemetery, Van Zandt, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Ethel Bell Spears was born in 1891 in Texas, United States, the child of E Levi William Spears And Mary Jane Molly Abbott.
  • Ethel Bell Spears married Brunson, Edward Allen Rashell, Thomas Jefferson Wright Blagburn, and had children including Curtis T Rashell, Dial Rashell, Johnnie Leslie Rashell, Lewis Othell Rashell, Odis Thomas Rashell.
  • Ethel Bell Spears passed away in 1982 in Sand Flat Cemetery, Van Zandt, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

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Ethel Spears's Ancestors

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Ethel Spears
1891–1982
Birth Place: Texas, United States
Parents
E. Levi William Spears
1869–1925
Upshur, Texas, United States
Mary (Jane Molly) Abbott
1875–1974
Red River, Texas, United States
Grandparents
Nancy (Jane) Loftin
1854–
Arkansas, USA
James (Monroe) Spears
1849–1903
, Union Parish,Louisiana, United States
Benjamin (A) Abbott
1850–1911
Missouri, USA
Frances (D) Brown
1850–
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nancy (Loftin)
1823–
Nancy Stracener
1822–1863
Hezekiah Spears
1820–1863
Mary Hancock
1817–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Letitia Turner
1787–1856
John Spears
1792–1863

Ethel Spears's Descendants

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Ethel (Bell) Spears (19 December 1891–November 1982) m. Edward (Allen) Rashell (10 September 1890–14 June 1954) m. Thomas (Jefferson Wright) Blagburn (14 February 1881–25 April 1932)
  1. 1. Odis (Thomas) Rashell 1917–1956 m. Earnestine Compton 1915–2003
    1. 1. Odis (Thomas Rashell) Jr 1935–1998
    2. 2. Florence (Elizabeth) Rashell 1944–2023 m. Lewis (Edmond Creed) Sr 1927–1999
    3. 3. Charlene Rashell 1939–1939
    4. 4. David (Norman) Rashell 1950–1992
    5. 5. Azzie (Louise) Rashell 1938–2022 m. Jerry (Jerome Corley) Jr. 1930–2001
  2. 2. Lewis (Othell) Rashell 1922–1993
  3. 3. Curtis (T.) Rashell 1913–1926
  4. 4. Johnnie (Leslie) Rashell 1915–1981
  5. 5. Dial Rashell 1920–1921

Ethel Spears's Timeline

3 Records

1891
19 December 1891
Birth of Ethel Bell Spears in Texas, United States
Texas, United States
1982
11 November 1982
Age 91
Death of Ethel Bell Spears in Grand Saline, Van Zandt, Texas, United States
Grand Saline, Van Zandt, Texas, United States
1982
November 1982
Age 91
Burial of Ethel Bell Spears in Sand Flat Cemetery, Van Zandt, Texas, United States
Sand Flat Cemetery, Van Zandt, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 December 1891
    Event Place: Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1982
    Event Place: Grand Saline, Van Zandt, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: November 1982
    Event Place: Sand Flat Cemetery, Van Zandt, Texas, United States

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