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Joshua S Spears 1812–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 AUG 1812

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Wedowee, Randolph, Alabama, USA

Father: Mercer Spears

Mother: Elizabeth Dodd

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Joshua S Spears was born in 1812 in Georgia, USA, the child of Mercer Spears And Elizabeth Betsy Dodd. Joshua S Spears passed away in 1885 in Wedowee, Randolph, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua S Spears was born in 1812 in Georgia, USA, the child of Mercer Spears And Elizabeth Betsy Dodd.
  • Joshua S Spears passed away in 1885 in Wedowee, Randolph, Alabama, USA.

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Joshua Spears's Ancestors

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Joshua Spears
1812–1885
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
Mercer Spears
1780–1876
Ninety Six, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America
Elizabeth (Betsy) Dodd
1785–1854
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Spears) Sr.
1746–1844
Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Anne (Spears) Spears
1758–1820
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
John (DODD) 🧬
1764–1840
Fauquier, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Scales
1769–1825
Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Spears
1720–1764
Mary Moss
1732–1817
John Jr
1708–1781
Elizabeth Rawlings
1715–1777
Captain Sr
1740–1801
Mary Luttrell
1744–1801
Henry Scales
1743–1818
Mary Jennings
1745–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Speir
1693–1764
Margaret Austin
1660–1730
William III
1688–1773
Elizabeth Martin
1687–1758
Captain Va"
1676–1742
Ann Lewis
1680–1742
James Rawlings
1689–1745
Sarah Holladay
1693–1788
Nathaniel DODD
1712–1784
Sarah Dodd
1721–1802
James Jr
1685–1766
Joseph Sr
1716–1773
Mary (scales)
1718–1803
Mary Watts
1725–1765
Richard Crunk
1724–1766

Joshua Spears's Timeline

2 Records

1812
17 AUG 1812
Birth of Joshua S Spears in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1885
1885
Age 73
Death of Joshua S Spears in Wedowee, Randolph, Alabama, USA
Wedowee, Randolph, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 AUG 1812
    Event Place: Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Wedowee, Randolph, Alabama, USA

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