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Ethel Bell Spears 1896–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1896

Birth Location: Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 11 Nov 1982

Death Location: Grand Saline, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States of America

Father: E. Spears

Mother: Mary Abbott

Spouse(s): Thomas Blagburn, Edward Rashell

Children(s): Curtis Rachell, Odes Rashell, Johnnie Rashell, Dial Rashell, Hattie Blagburn, W Blagburn, Louis Rashell

Ethel Bell Spears was born in 1896 in Texas, United States of America, the child of E Levi William Spears And Mary Jane Molly Abbott. In 1910, Ethel Bell Spears resided in Justice Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas, USA. In 1935, Ethel Bell Spears resided in Rural, Van Zandt, Texas. Ethel Bell Spears married Edward Allen Rashell, Thomas E Blagburn, and had children including Curtis T Rachell, Dial Rashell, Hattie Mae Blagburn, Johnnie Leslie Rashell, Lewis R Blagburn, Louis Othell Rashell, Odes Thomas Rashell, W J Blagburn, Willie Pearl Blagburn. Ethel Bell Spears passed away in 1982 in Grand Saline, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ethel Bell Spears was born in 1896 in Texas, United States of America, the child of E Levi William Spears And Mary Jane Molly Abbott.
  • In 1910, Ethel Bell Spears resided in Justice Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, Ethel Bell Spears resided in Rural, Van Zandt, Texas.
  • Ethel Bell Spears married Edward Allen Rashell, Thomas E Blagburn, and had children including Curtis T Rachell, Dial Rashell, Hattie Mae Blagburn, Johnnie Leslie Rashell, Lewis R Blagburn, Louis Othell Rashell, Odes Thomas Rashell, W J Blagburn, Willie Pearl Blagburn.
  • Ethel Bell Spears passed away in 1982 in Grand Saline, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ethel Spears's Ancestors

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Ethel Spears
1896–1982
Birth Place: Texas, United States of America
Parents
E. Levi William Spears
1869–1925
Upshur, Texas, United States
Mary (Jane Molly) Abbott
1875–1974
Red River, Texas, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ethel Spears's Descendants

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Ethel (Bell) Spears (19 Dec 1896–11 Nov 1982) m. Thomas (E) Blagburn (Feb 1882–1933) m. Edward (Allen) Rashell (14 Feb 1881–13 Jun 1954)
  1. 1. Curtis (T) Rachell 1913–1926
  2. 2. Odes (Thomas) Rashell 1917–1956
  3. 3. Johnnie (Leslie) Rashell 1915–1981
  4. 4. Dial Rashell 1920–1921
  5. 5. Hattie (Mae) Blagburn 1929–2013 m. Buster Hashert 1908–1985
  6. 6. W (J) Blagburn 1931–1986 m. Lillian (Louise) Bradley 1928–1981
  7. 7. Louis (Othell) Rashell 1920–1993

Ethel Spears's Timeline

5 Records

1896
19 Dec 1896
Birth of Ethel Bell Spears in Texas, United States of America
Texas, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 14
Ethel Bell Spears resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 39
Ethel Bell Spears resided here in Rural, Van Zandt, Texas
Rural, Van Zandt, Texas
1940
1940
Age 44
Ethel Bell Spears resided here in J P 8, Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
J P 8, Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
1982
11 Nov 1982
Age 86
Death of Ethel Bell Spears in Grand Saline, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
Grand Saline, Van Zandt, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1896
    Event Place: Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [3] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [4] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04155; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 234-27

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Van Zandt, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04155; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 234-27

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J P 8, Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04155; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 234-27

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04155; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 234-27

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grand Saline, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1982
    Event Place: Grand Saline, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Saline, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

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