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Matilda Spears 1844–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1844

Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: November 6, 1906

Death Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Spears

Mother: Nancy Dunnegan

Spouse(s): Zachariah LaFever

Children(s): Isaac LaFever

Matilda Spears was born in 1844 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA, the child of James Spears And Nancy Dunnegan. Matilda Spears married Zachariah Lafever, and had children including Isaac Newton Lafever. Matilda Spears passed away in 1906 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Matilda Spears was born in 1844 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA, the child of James Spears And Nancy Dunnegan.
  • Matilda Spears married Zachariah Lafever, and had children including Isaac Newton Lafever.
  • Matilda Spears passed away in 1906 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Spears
1814–1879
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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Nancy Dunnegan
1815–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Zachariah LaFever
1835–1910
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Isaac LaFever
1882–1962
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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Matilda Spears's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Spears
1844–1906
Birth Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Spears
1814–1879
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Nancy Dunnegan
1815–
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Jefferson Spears
1770–1820
Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Rachel Tackett
1775–1870
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matilda Spears's Descendants

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Matilda Spears (April 1844–November 6, 1906) m. Zachariah LaFever (December 1835–January 27, 1910)
  1. 1. Isaac (Newton) LaFever 1882–1962 m. Mary (Lou) Tollison 1882–1958
    1. 1. James (Robert) LaFever 1903–1969
    2. 2. Evy (Lena) LaFever 1906–1971
    3. 3. Dovie LaFever 1909–1909
    4. 4. Bertha LaFever 1915–1933 m. Harvey (D.) Mills 1913–1986
    5. 5. Charlie (A.) LaFever 1918–1995 m. Lula (Lucinda) Golden 1924–2013
      1. 1. Perry (Marstion) LaFever 1946–2021
      2. 2. Terry (Carson) LaFever 1947–1947
      3. 3. Clifford (Doyle) LaFever 1945–1990
    6. 6. Lillard LaFever 1923–1976

Matilda Spears's Timeline

2 Records

1844
April 1844
Birth of Matilda Spears in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
1906
November 6, 1906
Age 62
Death of Matilda Spears in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1844
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 6, 1906
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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