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Samuel Spears 1885–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1885

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: 18 Apr 1946

Death Location: Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA

Father: Thomas Spears

Mother: Sarah Spears

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Samuel Spears was born in 1885 in Illinois, USA, the child of Thomas Jefferson Spears And Sarah C Spears. In 1900, Samuel Spears resided in Quarry, Jersey, Illinois, USA. Samuel Spears passed away in 1946 in Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Spears was born in 1885 in Illinois, USA, the child of Thomas Jefferson Spears And Sarah C Spears.
  • In 1900, Samuel Spears resided in Quarry, Jersey, Illinois, USA.
  • Samuel Spears passed away in 1946 in Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA.

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Samuel Spears's Ancestors

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Samuel Spears
1885–1946
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Spears
1841–1903
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Sarah (C) Spears
1845–1917
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Spencer (Speer) Sr
1765–1852
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Rosanna Wells
1810–1870
Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Speer
1736–1796
Rebecca Estep
1755–1840
Richard Wells
1752–1814
Susannah Hutchinson
1775–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Sr
1722–1816
Nancy Brown
1722–

Samuel Spears's Timeline

3 Records

1885
Jun 1885
Birth of Samuel Spears in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 15
Samuel Spears resided here in Quarry, Jersey, Illinois, USA
Quarry, Jersey, Illinois, USA
1946
18 Apr 1946
Age 61
Death of Samuel Spears in Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1885
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Quarry, Jersey, Illinois; Roll: 309; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0042
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1968, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1921-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Quarry, Jersey, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Quarry, Jersey, Illinois; Roll: 309; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0042

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1946
    Event Place: Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1968, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1921-1940

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