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Samuel D Spears 1903–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1903

Birth Location: Harnett Co, Harnett, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1972

Death Location: Chapel Hill (P), Orange, North Carolina, USA

Father: Samuel Spears

Mother: Alice McCallister

Spouse(s): Lizzie Johnson, Leana McNiell

Children(s): James Spears, Carlie Spears, Lieutenant Spears

Samuel D Spears was born in 1903 in Harnett Co, Harnett, North Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel Spears And Alice Mccallister. In 1920, Samuel D Spears resided in Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA. In 1930, Samuel D Spears resided in Neills Creek, Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolin. Samuel D Spears married Leana Mcniell, Lizzie Johnson, Mary Spears, and had children including 337 Cm Joe Elton Spears, Carlie Spears, Effulene Spears, Eugene Spears, James Vernon Spears, Julia Alice Spears, Lieutenant Spears, Oscer Spears. Samuel D Spears passed away in 1972 in Chapel Hill (P), Orange, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel D Spears was born in 1903 in Harnett Co, Harnett, North Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel Spears And Alice Mccallister.
  • In 1920, Samuel D Spears resided in Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1930, Samuel D Spears resided in Neills Creek, Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolin.
  • Samuel D Spears married Leana Mcniell, Lizzie Johnson, Mary Spears, and had children including 337 Cm Joe Elton Spears, Carlie Spears, Effulene Spears, Eugene Spears, James Vernon Spears, Julia Alice Spears, Lieutenant Spears, Oscer Spears.
  • Samuel D Spears passed away in 1972 in Chapel Hill (P), Orange, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Spears
1862–1931
Birth Location: Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
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Alice McCallister
1875–1933
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Lizzie Johnson
1910–2006
Birth Location: Black River, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
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Leana McNiell
1903–1926
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

James Spears
1925–1989
Birth Location: Lillington, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Carlie Spears
1925–1926
Birth Location: Durham, N.C.
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Lieutenant Spears
1922–1968
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Spears's Ancestors

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Samuel Spears
1903–1972
Birth Place: Harnett Co, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel Spears
1862–1931
Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Alice McCallister
1875–1933
North Carolina
Grandparents
Ed Spears
1832–
North Carolina
Emily McKoy
1838–
Camden, North Carolina, USA
THOMAS MATHEWS
1853–
North Carolina
MILLIE(Mily) McAllister
1854–
Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Frank Alister
1820–1931
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Spears's Descendants

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Samuel (D) Spears (12 Jun 1903–1972) m. Lizzie Johnson (1910–26 May 2006) m. Leana McNiell (1903–25 Dec 1926)
  1. 1. James (Vernon) Spears 1925–1989 m. Earnestine Dowdy 1929–1999
  2. 2. Carlie Spears 1925–1926
  3. 3. Lieutenant Spears 1922–1968 m. Luevinua Leach 1927–2005

Samuel Spears's Timeline

7 Records

1903
12 Jun 1903
Birth of Samuel D Spears in Harnett Co, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Harnett Co, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Samuel D Spears resided here in Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Samuel D Spears resided here in Neills Creek, Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Neills Creek, Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Samuel D Spears resided here in Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina
Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 37
Samuel D Spears resided here in Neills Creek, Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Neills Creek, Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Samuel D Spears resided here in Grove, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Grove, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
1972
1972
Age 69
Death of Samuel D Spears in Chapel Hill (P), Orange, North Carolina, USA
Chapel Hill (P), Orange, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1903
    Event Place: Harnett Co, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02926; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 43-26
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1304; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 85
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2341432
    [5] North Carolina, U.S., Deaths
    [6] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1304; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 85

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Neills Creek, Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2341432

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02926; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 43-26

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Neills Creek, Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Neills Creek, Harnett, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02926; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 43-26

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grove, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Angier, Harnett, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grove, Harnett, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1972
    Event Place: Chapel Hill (P), Orange, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
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