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Major Garfield Spears 1910–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1910

Birth Location: New River, Anderson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 4 Jan 1957

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Spears

Mother: Alice Spears

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In 1910, Major Garfield Spears entered the world in New River, Anderson, Tennessee, USA, born to William Harrison Spears And Alice Lillie Buttram Spears. Major Garfield Spears passed away in 1957 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1910, Major Garfield Spears entered the world in New River, Anderson, Tennessee, USA, born to William Harrison Spears And Alice Lillie Buttram Spears.
  • Major Garfield Spears passed away in 1957 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

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Major Spears's Ancestors

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Major Spears
1910–1957
Birth Place: New River, Anderson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Harrison Spears
1889–1938
Tennessee, USA
Alice (Lillie (Buttram)) Spears
1885–1968
Fentress, Tennessee
Grandparents
Milley (Jane (Price)) Spears
1874–1954
Virginia, USA
Doctor (or Dock Buttram or) Bertram
1855–1908
Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, USA
Telitha (A. Crouch or) Partee
1854–1939
Fentress Co., Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Susan Buttram
1810–
Will Crouch
1810–1895
Sarah Crouch
1830–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major Spears's Timeline

2 Records

1910
17 Sep 1910
Birth of Major Garfield Spears in New River, Anderson, Tennessee, USA
New River, Anderson, Tennessee, USA
1957
4 Jan 1957
Age 47
Death of Major Garfield Spears in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1910
    Event Place: New River, Anderson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1957
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

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