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Hiram Spears 1816–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: January 7, 1902

Death Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

Father: Jefferson Spears

Mother: Rachel Tackett

Spouse(s): Charlotte Massa, Mary Dunn

Children(s): Amanda Dunn, Rachel Spears, Levi Dunn, Jasper Dunn, Susan Spears

Hiram Spears was born in 1816 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA, the child of Jefferson Spears And Rachel Tackett. Hiram Spears married Charlotte Massa, Mary Ann Dunn, and had children including Amanda Katherine Dunn, Jasper Dunn, Levi Perkins Dunn, Rachel Louise Spears, Susan Missouri Montgomery Spears. Hiram Spears passed away in 1902 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Hiram Spears was born in 1816 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA, the child of Jefferson Spears And Rachel Tackett.
  • Hiram Spears married Charlotte Massa, Mary Ann Dunn, and had children including Amanda Katherine Dunn, Jasper Dunn, Levi Perkins Dunn, Rachel Louise Spears, Susan Missouri Montgomery Spears.
  • Hiram Spears passed away in 1902 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jefferson Spears
1770–1820
Birth Location: Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA
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Rachel Tackett
1775–1870
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Charlotte Massa
1828–1899
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Dunn
1826–1900
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
MD

Children(s)

Amanda Dunn
1867–1939
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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Rachel Spears
1861–1923
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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Levi Dunn
1873–1965
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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Jasper Dunn
1846–1910
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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Susan Spears
1865–1919
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
SS

Hiram Spears's Ancestors

Self
Hiram Spears
1816–1902
Birth Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jefferson Spears
1770–1820
Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Rachel Tackett
1775–1870
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hiram Spears's Descendants

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Hiram Spears (1816–January 7, 1902) m. Charlotte Massa (December 6, 1828–January 8, 1899) m. Mary (Ann) Dunn (January 1826–1900)
  1. 1. Amanda (Katherine) Dunn 1867–1939 m. Riley (Monroe) Sherrell 1861–1929
    1. 1. George (Monroe) Sherrell 1889–1964 m. Alice (J.) Thomas 1894–1964
      1. 1. Clara (Estella) Sherrell 1916–1975 m. Jeff Spears 1911–1952
        1. 1. Wilma (Geraldine) Spears 1939–2023 m. Harold (Burtis) Mills 1933–2016
        2. 2. Bobbie (Lee) Spears 1936–2007
        3. 3. Treva (Joy) Spears 1937–2012 m. Kenneth Cunningham 1936–2010
      2. 2. Edgar Sherrell 1918–1998 m. Lou Spears 1903–1997
      3. 3. Oakley (Arnold) Sherrell 1924–2004 m. Lorene (A.) Dobbs 1924–2020
        1. 1. Jerry (Wayne) Sherrell 1944–2006
  2. 2. Rachel (Louise) Spears 1861–1923
    1. 1. Luther (Blackburn) Neal 1890–1957
  3. 3. Levi (Perkins) Dunn 1873–1965 m. Mary (Mollie) Jones 1875–1966
    1. 1. Oscar (Leo) Dunn 1904–1993 m. Lizzie (Ethel) Rice 1913–2004
      1. 1. Una (Aline) Dunn 1934–2024 m. Ronald (Lynn) Gantt 1932–1999
      2. 2. Alma (Florene) Dunn 1938–2007 m. Robert (Charles) Hargis 1935–1971
      3. 3. Albert Dunn 1933–2012 m. Mildred (Virginia) Dunn 1932–2018
    2. 2. Monroe (Evans) Dunn 1902–1987 m. Sally Blaylock 1919–2002
      1. 1. Kenny (Ray) Dunn 1948–2016
      2. 2. Willie (Lee) Dunn 1939–2012
  4. 4. Jasper Dunn 1846–1910 m. Sarah (Emiline) Montgomery 1849–1924
  5. 5. Susan (Missouri Montgomery) Spears 1865–1919 m. John (Wesley Carter) Sr 1868–1943
    1. 1. Samuel (F.) Carter 1904–1929 m. Mary (Vennie) Elrod 1912–2005
      1. 1. Author (Alonzo) Carter 1928–1929
    2. 2. Toy (Mansfield) Carter 1891–1938 m. Mary (Susan) Pennington 1869–1949
    3. 3. Charlotte (Rebecca) Carter 1900–1950 m. James (A.) Walker 1873–1956 m. J. (D.) Williamson 1881–1964
    4. 4. Charity (Carolyn) Carter 1887–1960 m. Schuyler (Kalafax) Dobbs 1883–1974
      1. 1. Nancy (Avo) Dobbs 1916–1999 m. Everette (Logan) Allison 1904–1953
        1. 1. Larry (Everette Allison) Jr 1951–2015
      2. 2. Erma (Belle) Dobbs 1922–2000 m. Toy (Sylvester) Vickers 1918–1984 m. Alfred (Elmer) Harris 1917–1995
        1. 1. Juanita (Nadine) Vickers 1940–2004 m. Willie (R.) Randolph 1934–1998
        2. 2. James (Monroe) Vickers 1943–1991
      3. 3. Clyda (R.) Dobbs 1910–1984 m. Burto Herron 1910–1988
        1. 1. Earl Herron 1936–2000
        2. 2. David (Lillard) Herron 1931–1974
      4. 4. Claude (Wesley) Dobbs 1913–1987 m. Lula (Jane) Vickers 1916–1999
        1. 1. John (Wesley) Dobbs 1935–1935
        2. 2. Freddie (Ray Dobbs) Sr. 1937–2014
      5. 5. Lorene (A.) Dobbs 1924–2020 m. Oakley (Arnold) Sherrell 1924–2004
      6. 6. Ova (Lennie) Dobbs 1913–1993 m. Luther Exum 1913–1974
        1. 1. Jim (Isaac) Exum 1938–1981
        2. 2. Oakley Exum 1941–1982 m. Joyce (Marie) Clouse 1941–2008
        3. 3. Ruby (Jean) Exum 1935–2008
        4. 4. Geraldene Exum 1946–2016 m. William (Gordon) Blaylock 1941–2013
        5. 5. James (Hulon) Exum 1936–1936
        6. 6. Royce Exum 1946–2012
        7. 7. Mirldene Exum 1950–1950
      7. 7. Dorothy (Anne) Dobbs 1930–2010 m. Harold (O.) Hahn 1937–1976
    5. 5. Marion (Tulley) Carter 1889–1972 m. Hattie (Mae) Medley-Allison 1900–1989 m. Alice Dobbs 1891–1914
      1. 1. Effie (Jane) Carter 1910–1936 m. Joseph (Washington) Ballew 1899–1987
        1. 1. Clay Ballew 1927–1927
        2. 2. Zelda (Christine) Ballew 1930–2021 m. Henderson (Joseph) Hodges 1905–1957 m. Robert (Edward Greene) Sr 1917–1992 m. Walter (Eugene) Myers 1934–1987 m. Lawrence (Edwin) Walling 1922–2010 m. Herbert (Austin) Horton 1919–1999
        3. 3. Ray Ballew 1927–1927
        4. 4. Lillie (Mae) Ballew 1933–2018 m. Billie (Keith) Tollison 1930–2011
        5. 5. Joe (Edward) Ballew 1927–2007 m. Ellen Cass 1927–2016
        6. 6. Horace (V.) Ballew 1929–1931
      2. 2. Horace (Vernal) Carter 1929–1929
      3. 3. John (Monroe) Carter 1919–1919
      4. 4. Edna (Norene) Carter 1934–1981 m. Robert (Clay Van) Allen 1927–2012 m. Charles (Hasting) Rich 1927–2011
      5. 5. Bertha (Evalena) Carter 1925–2001 m. Dennis (Marks) Jr. 1922–1989
        1. 1. James (Laverne) Marks 1945–1945
      6. 6. Van (Wesley) Carter 1923–1982 m. Helen (Ruth) Hedgecough 1932–2016 m. Jewel (Ernestine) Ellis 1925–1997
        1. 1. James (Wesley) Carter 1947–1974
        2. 2. Richard (Denning) Carter 1949–2014
        3. 3. Stephen (Michael) Carter 1951–2024
      7. 7. Lenwood (Littleton) Carter 1917–1999 m. Josie (Lou) Miller 1923–2015
        1. 1. Roger (Dale) Carter 1943–2015
      8. 8. Willie (Isaac) Carter 1920–1923
      9. 9. Mary (Susan) Carter 1912–1995 m. Elmer (Vel) Barr 1912–1996
        1. 1. Carrie (Edna) Barr 1927–2005 m. Edd (Everette) Edwards 1932–2009 m. William (Henry) Cox 1918–1973
      10. 10. Sarah (Rachel) Carter 1912–1997 m. Willie (Herbert) Dilldine 1903–1969 m. William (Haston) Smith 1896–1989
        1. 1. Mary (Katherine) Dilldine 1934–2020 m. L. (D.) Mabe 1931–2016
        2. 2. Alvin (Ralph) Dilldine 1924–1978 m. Australia Bell 1912–1992 m. Ora (Lee) Howell 1924–1970
        3. 3. Willie (Rhea) Dilldine 1932–1932
        4. 4. Herbert (Tulley) Dilldine 1940–1980 m. Donna (Jean) Dennis 1943–2008
    6. 6. John (Wesley Carter) Jr 1896–1978 m. Senia (Mary) Spears 1901–1965
      1. 1. Delbert (Clure Carter) Sr. 1921–2005 m. Betty (Jane) Burgess 1927–1990
      2. 2. Stella (Irene) Carter 1922–1990 m. Arthur (Charles) Weinkauf 1911–1995
        1. 1. Jay (Paul) Weinkauf 1940–1940
        2. 2. Arthur (Paul) Weinkauf 1942–2013 m. Alice Cabautan 1945–1993
      3. 3. Helen (Belle (Kitty)) Carter 1927–1983 m. David (Clayton) Mansfield 1920–2002
      4. 4. Edith (Joy) Carter 1929–2017 m. Burton (Paul) Kankula 1925–1998
      5. 5. George (Washington) Carter 1931–2023 m. Elaine –2017 m. Doris (Louise) Bonini 1932–1992
      6. 6. Herman (John) Carter 1932–2015 m. Edna (Ruth) Lowe 1930–2012
      7. 7. Ruth (Namoi) Carter 1934–2005 m. Jerome (Cornellius) Bard 1933–2010
      8. 8. Ella (Adaline) Carter 1924–1924
      9. 9. Paul (Jeremiah) Carter 1939–1941
    7. 7. Harvey (Jackson) Carter 1902–1983 m. Maggie (Lou) Nash 1907–1988 m. Velma (Clio) Roberts 1913–1967
    8. 8. Rindy (E.) Carter 1907–1907

Hiram Spears's Timeline

2 Records

1816
1816
Birth of Hiram Spears in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
1902
January 7, 1902
Age 86
Death of Hiram Spears in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 7, 1902
    Event Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
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