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Franklin Cleveland Spears 1893–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1893

Birth Location: Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee

Death Date: 5 Feb 1975

Death Location: Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: James Spears

Mother: Cynthia Hensley

Spouse(s): Laura Spears, Eleanor Dexter

Children(s): Ralph Spears, Ernest Spears, Annie Spears, James Spears

In 1893, Franklin Cleveland Spears entered the world in Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, born to James Jim Franklin Spears And Cynthia Francella Hensley. Franklin Cleveland Spears married Eleanor Virginia Dexter, Laura Mey Spears, and had children including Annie Victoria Spears, Ernest Franklin Spears, James Spears, Ralph R Spears, Ruth M Spears. Franklin Cleveland Spears passed away in 1975 in Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1893, Franklin Cleveland Spears entered the world in Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, born to James Jim Franklin Spears And Cynthia Francella Hensley.
  • Franklin Cleveland Spears married Eleanor Virginia Dexter, Laura Mey Spears, and had children including Annie Victoria Spears, Ernest Franklin Spears, James Spears, Ralph R Spears, Ruth M Spears.
  • Franklin Cleveland Spears passed away in 1975 in Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Franklin Spears's Ancestors

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Franklin Spears
1893–1975
Birth Place: Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee
Parents
James Jim Franklin Spears
1864–1929
Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA
Cynthia (Francella) Hensley
1870–1910
Lewis, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Sarah (Jane) Pratt
1828–1889
Alabama
Nicholas ("Nick) Spears
1827–1917
Standing Rock, Lewis Co., Tennessee, USA
John (Alfred) Hensley
1812–1891
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sarah McGee
1808–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Franklin Spears's Descendants

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Franklin (Cleveland) Spears (10 Feb 1893–5 Feb 1975) m. Laura (Mey) Spears (7 Aug 1896–16 Feb 1988) m. Eleanor (Virginia) Dexter (abt 1922–)
  1. 1. Ralph (R) Spears 1932–1999 m. JoAnne Oss 1942–2010
  2. 2. Ernest (Franklin) Spears 1918–1991
  3. 3. Annie (Victoria) Spears 1920–1993
  4. 4. James Spears 1934–2009

Franklin Spears's Timeline

2 Records

1893
10 Feb 1893
Birth of Franklin Cleveland Spears in Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee
Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee
1975
5 Feb 1975
Age 82
Death of Franklin Cleveland Spears in Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1893
    Event Place: Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records
    [3] Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996
    [4] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Birmingham, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Birmingham, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1975
    Event Place: Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996

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