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Hershel Maryland Spears 1916 – 2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Sepr 1916

Birth Location: Lewis County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 10 October 2014

Death Location: Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA

Father: Richard Spears

Mother: Alma Doyle

Spouse(s): Virginia Lawson

Children(s): Paul Spears

The story of Hershel Maryland Spears began in 1916 in Lewis County, Tennessee, USA. In 1930, Hershel Maryland Spears resided in Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA. Hershel Maryland Spears married Virginia Dell Lawson, and had children including Paul Lee Spears. Hershel Maryland Spears passed away in 2014 in Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Hershel Maryland Spears began in 1916 in Lewis County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1930, Hershel Maryland Spears resided in Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA.
  • Hershel Maryland Spears married Virginia Dell Lawson, and had children including Paul Lee Spears.
  • Hershel Maryland Spears passed away in 2014 in Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Spears
1891 – 1956
Birth Location: Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, United States
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Alma Doyle
1896 – 1993
Birth Location: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Virginia Lawson
1916 – 1998
Birth Location: Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Children(s)

Paul Spears
1938 – 2010
Birth Location: –
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Hershel Spears's Ancestors

Self
Hershel Spears
1916 – 2014
Birth Place: Lewis County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Richard Hasting Nicklous Spears
1891 – 1956
Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, United States
Alma (Victoria) Doyle
1896 – 1993
Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Nilus (Columbus) Spears
1855 – 1944
Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
Lenora (Ann) Grimes
1867 – 1925
Tennessee
Jacob (Woodville) Doyle
1844 – 1919
Hamilton Co., TN, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Fain
1862 – 1937
Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Doyle
1807 – 1894
Mary Moses
1811 – 1870
John Fain
1833 – 1900
Mary Gilmore
1828 – 1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Doyle
1784 – 1851
Sarah Raper
1789 – 1872
James Moses
1790 – 1852
Isabella Bedwell
1780 – 1850

Hershel Spears's Descendants

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Hershel (Maryland) Spears (2 Sepr 1916 – 10 October 2014) m. Virginia (Dell) Lawson (6 August 1916 – 19 August 1998)
  1. 1. Paul (Lee) Spears (20 March 1938 – 11 May 2010)

Hershel Spears's Timeline

3 Records

1916
2 Sepr 1916
Birth of Hershel Maryland Spears in Lewis County, Tennessee, USA
Lewis County, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
Hershel Maryland Spears resided here in Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA
Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA
2014
10 October 2014
Age 98
Death of Hershel Maryland Spears in Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA
Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sepr 1916
    Event Place: Lewis County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0003
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0003

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 2014
    Event Place: Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lewis County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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