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Johnny Hiram Spears 1905–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 JUL 1905

Birth Location: Peytonsburg, Kentucky

Death Date: 6 OCT 1969

Death Location: Glasgow, Kentucky

Father: Darius Spears

Mother: Calista Watkins

Spouse(s): Vera Hill

Children(s): Milton Spears

The story of Johnny Hiram Spears began in 1905 in Peytonsburg, Kentucky. Johnny Hiram Spears married Vera Ernest Hill, and had children including Milton Randall Spears. Johnny Hiram Spears passed away in 1969 in Glasgow, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of Johnny Hiram Spears began in 1905 in Peytonsburg, Kentucky.
  • Johnny Hiram Spears married Vera Ernest Hill, and had children including Milton Randall Spears.
  • Johnny Hiram Spears passed away in 1969 in Glasgow, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Johnny Spears's Ancestors

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Johnny Spears
1905–1969
Birth Place: Peytonsburg, Kentucky
Parents
Darius Spears
1864–1908
Cumberland County, Kentucky
Calista (Belle) Watkins
1867–1953
, Cumberland, Kentucky
Grandparents
James (Harrison) Spears
1839–1927
Peytonsburg, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
Almira (Paralee Polly) Long
1826–1897
Great-Grandparents
William Speer
1810–1831
Hannah Dulworth
1811–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Speer
1784–1876
Elizabeth Atkins
1788–1868

Johnny Spears's Descendants

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Johnny (Hiram) Spears (7 JUL 1905–6 OCT 1969) m. Vera (Ernest) Hill (2 FEB 1906–27 AUG 1979)
  1. 1. Milton (Randall) Spears 1929–2019

Johnny Spears's Timeline

2 Records

1905
7 JUL 1905
Birth of Johnny Hiram Spears in Peytonsburg, Kentucky
Peytonsburg, Kentucky
1969
6 OCT 1969
Age 64
Death of Johnny Hiram Spears in Glasgow, Kentucky
Glasgow, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 JUL 1905
    Event Place: Peytonsburg, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 87, Ed. 1, Tree #0288
    [2] 288.FTW
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 October 2019, 20:22), entry for John Hiram Spears(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L6KH-8B1
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Johnnie H Spears, 06 Oct 1969; citing Death, Barren, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 January 2020), Almira Long in entry for James Speer, 1858.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 15 January 2020), John Spear, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 153, sheet 2A, line 39, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 613; FHL microfilm 2,340,348.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 2 December 2019), J H Spears, Civil District 4, Clay, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14-7, sheet 9A, line 1, family 129, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3880.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 15 January 2020), John H Speer in household of Darius Speer, Spears, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 72, sheet 8B, family 150, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 472; FHL microfilm 1,374,485.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 15 January 2020), John H Spears in household of Darwin Spears, Spears, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States; citing ED 71, sheet 7A, line 11, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 566; FHL microfilm 1,820,566.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 OCT 1969
    Event Place: Glasgow, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 87, Ed. 1, Tree #0288
    [2] 288.FTW
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 October 2019, 20:22), entry for John Hiram Spears(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L6KH-8B1
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Johnnie H Spears, 06 Oct 1969; citing Death, Barren, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 January 2020), Almira Long in entry for James Speer, 1858.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 15 January 2020), John Spear, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 153, sheet 2A, line 39, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 613; FHL microfilm 2,340,348.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 2 December 2019), J H Spears, Civil District 4, Clay, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14-7, sheet 9A, line 1, family 129, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3880.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 15 January 2020), John H Speer in household of Darius Speer, Spears, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 72, sheet 8B, family 150, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 472; FHL microfilm 1,374,485.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 15 January 2020), John H Spears in household of Darwin Spears, Spears, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States; citing ED 71, sheet 7A, line 11, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 566; FHL microfilm 1,820,566.

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