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George Washington Spear 1848–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1848

Birth Location: Montgomery Co., Alabama

Death Date: 04 Mar 1881

Death Location: Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Pleasant Dr.

Mother: Nancy Caffey

Spouse(s): Margaret Carlile

Children(s): Elizabeth Pettit

The story of George Washington Spear began in 1848 in Montgomery Co., Alabama. George Washington Spear married Margaret Elizabeth Carlile, and had children including Elizabeth Belle Pettit. George Washington Spear passed away in 1881 in Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of George Washington Spear began in 1848 in Montgomery Co., Alabama.
  • George Washington Spear married Margaret Elizabeth Carlile, and had children including Elizabeth Belle Pettit.
  • George Washington Spear passed away in 1881 in Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pleasant Dr.
1807–1881
Birth Location: Anson County, North Carolina
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Nancy Caffey
1816–1850
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
NC

Spouses(s)

Margaret Carlile
1855–1930
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA
MC

Children(s)

Elizabeth Pettit
1877–1969
Birth Location: –
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George Spear's Ancestors

Self
George Spear
1848–1881
Birth Place: Montgomery Co., Alabama
Parents
Pleasant Washington Spear Dr.
1807–1881
Anson County, North Carolina
Nancy (Ann) Caffey
1816–1850
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Hooper) Caffey
1793–1835
Rockingham, Gillford, North Carolina, USA
Mary (( Shellcoat)) Shelcott
1796–1836
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Caffey
1752–1826
Mary Buchanan
1755–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Caffey
1729–1785
Suffiah Sophia)
1730–1777
John Buchanan
1734–1763
Jane Russell
1731–1814

George Spear's Descendants

1.
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George (Washington) Spear (18 Sep 1848–04 Mar 1881) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Carlile (27 Oct 1855–20 Aug 1930)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Belle) Pettit 1877–1969

George Spear's Timeline

2 Records

1848
18 Sep 1848
Birth of George Washington Spear in Montgomery Co., Alabama
Montgomery Co., Alabama
1881
04 Mar 1881
Age 33
Death of George Washington Spear
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1848
    Event Place: Montgomery Co., Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Mar 1881
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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