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Joseph G Spell 1807–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1807

Birth Location: Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 1877

Death Location: Indian Bayou, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: Benager Sr

Mother: Dorethea Foreman

Spouse(s): Melissa Hoffpauir

Children(s): Adelia Spell, Ely Spell, Louisiana Spell, Lucinda Spell, Melicianne Spell, Minerva Spell, Monroe Spell, Thomas Spell, Tilman Spell

Joseph G Spell was born in 1807 in Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA, the child of Benager Spell Sr And Dorethea Foreman. In 1860, Joseph G Spell resided in Attakapas, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. Joseph G Spell married Melissa Ann Mamma Sue Hoffpauir, and had children including Adelia Spell, Ely Spell, Louisiana Spell, Lucinda Adella Spell, Melicianne Lucy Ann Spell, Minerva Lisy Ann Spell, Monroe Spell, Thomas Spell, Tilman Spell. Joseph G Spell passed away in 1877 in Indian Bayou, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph G Spell was born in 1807 in Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA, the child of Benager Spell Sr And Dorethea Foreman.
  • In 1860, Joseph G Spell resided in Attakapas, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA.
  • Joseph G Spell married Melissa Ann Mamma Sue Hoffpauir, and had children including Adelia Spell, Ely Spell, Louisiana Spell, Lucinda Adella Spell, Melicianne Lucy Ann Spell, Minerva Lisy Ann Spell, Monroe Spell, Thomas Spell, Tilman Spell.
  • Joseph G Spell passed away in 1877 in Indian Bayou, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Spell's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Spell
1807–1877
Birth Place: Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Benager Spell Sr
1775–1850
Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, United States of America
Dorethea Foreman
1786–1860
Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Sterling Spell
1749–1784
North Carolina, Edgecomb County.
Susannah Benton
1760–1843
Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Spell
1735–1784
Elizabeth Benbo
1735–1784
Joseph Benton
1749–1800
Lucretia Cove
1738–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Spell
1714–1782
Elizabeth Jones
1711–1738

Joseph Spell's Descendants

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Joseph (G) Spell (1807–1877) m. Melissa (Ann "Mamma Sue") Hoffpauir (1812–1909)
  1. 1. Adelia Spell 1849–1938
    1. 1. William (Lee) Hoffpauir 1876–1940 m. Eugenia ("Aunt Jenny") Perry 1874–1968
      1. 1. Robert (George) Hoffpauir 1899–1978
      2. 2. Lucille (Etha) Hoffpauir 1907–1980
      3. 3. Gladney Hoffpauir 1906–1976
      4. 4. Maxie (R) Hoffpauir 1912–1984
      5. 5. Laura (Gertrude) Spell 1898–1988
      6. 6. Lucille (Eltha) Foreman 1904–1989
      7. 7. Nathan (Lee) Hoffpauir 1902–1980 m. Fedora (Agatha) Landry 1906– m. Odessa (B) Hoffpauir 1909–
        1. 1. Walden (Elias) Hoffpauir 1931–2007
        2. 2. Eugene (Gordon) Hoffpauir 1927–2016 m. Lillian (Alida Maraist) Hoffpauir 1924–2005
        3. 3. Audie (Ruth) Hoffpauir 1925–1999 m. Rudd (Warren Demarest) Jr 1923–1974
  2. 2. Ely Spell 1850–
  3. 3. Louisiana Spell 1847–1880
  4. 4. Lucinda (Adella) Spell 1869–1962
  5. 5. Melicianne (Lucy Ann) Spell 1841–1860
  6. 6. Minerva (Lisy Ann) Spell 1833–1860
  7. 7. Monroe Spell 1844–1918
  8. 8. Thomas Spell 1837–1861
  9. 9. Tilman Spell 1852–1937

Joseph Spell's Timeline

5 Records

1807
1807
Birth of Joseph G Spell in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, United States
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, United States
1807
1807
Birth of Joseph G Spell in Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 53
Joseph G Spell resided here in Attakapas, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
Attakapas, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
1877
17 Feb 1877
Age 70
Death of Joseph G Spell in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
1877
1877
Age 70
Death of Joseph G Spell in Indian Bayou, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA
Indian Bayou, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Attakapas, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1877
    Event Place: Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: Indian Bayou, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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