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William Phillip Spears 1853–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1853

Birth Location: Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Death Date: June 1914

Death Location: Texas, United States

Father: John Spears

Mother: Louisa Reinhardt

Spouse(s): Susan Boykin

Children(s): Lucy Ridge, Henry Spears, Rose Spears, William Spears, Louisa Spears, George Spears, Mary Spears

William Phillip Spears was born in 1853 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, the child of John Henry Heinrich Von Spiern Spears And Louisa Reinhardt. In 1880, William Phillip Spears resided in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States. In 1900, William Phillip Spears resided in Wortham Town, Freestone, Texas. William Phillip Spears married Susan Elizabeth Boykin, and had children including George Jackson Spears, Henry Phillip Spears, Louisa Elizabeth Spears, Lucy Maggie Spears Ridge, Mary Bell Spears, Rose Nell Spears, William Madison Spears. William Phillip Spears passed away in 1914 in Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • William Phillip Spears was born in 1853 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, the child of John Henry Heinrich Von Spiern Spears And Louisa Reinhardt.
  • In 1880, William Phillip Spears resided in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States.
  • In 1900, William Phillip Spears resided in Wortham Town, Freestone, Texas.
  • William Phillip Spears married Susan Elizabeth Boykin, and had children including George Jackson Spears, Henry Phillip Spears, Louisa Elizabeth Spears, Lucy Maggie Spears Ridge, Mary Bell Spears, Rose Nell Spears, William Madison Spears.
  • William Phillip Spears passed away in 1914 in Texas, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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William Spears's Ancestors

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William Spears
1853–1914
Birth Place: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Parents
John Henry (Heinrich Von Spiern) Spears
1823–1872
Germany
Louisa Reinhardt
1833–1917
Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Grandparents
Theobald Reinhardt
1802–1873
Mölsheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Katherina (Elizabeth) Blesch
1805–1840
Flörsheim, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Reinhardt
1777–1841
Anna Gunglach
1782–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Reinhardt
1732–1808
Anna Scherer
1739–1808

William Spears's Descendants

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William (Phillip) Spears (Dec 1853–June 1914) m. Susan (Elizabeth) Boykin (16-July-1856–11-1916)
  1. 1. Lucy (Maggie Spears) Ridge 1888–1937 m. William (James) Ridge 1887–1951
    1. 1. Virginia (Jewel) Ridge 1913–2000 m. Gude Cantrell 1908–1990
      1. 1. Charles Cantrell 1933–2013 m. Martha (Joann) Cantrell 1934–2010
      2. 2. Ben Cantrell 1942–2015
    2. 2. John (Augusta) Ridge 1911–1971
    3. 3. Powell (V) Ridge 1913–
  2. 2. Henry (Phillip) Spears 1876–1961
  3. 3. Rose (Nell) Spears 1879–1953
  4. 4. William (Madison) Spears 1882–1994
  5. 5. Louisa (Elizabeth) Spears 1885–1966
  6. 6. George (Jackson) Spears 1891–1981
  7. 7. Mary (Bell) Spears 1894–1977

William Spears's Timeline

4 Records

1853
Dec 1853
Birth of William Phillip Spears in Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
1880
1880
Age 27
William Phillip Spears resided here in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
1900
1900
Age 47
William Phillip Spears resided here in Wortham Town, Freestone, Texas
Wortham Town, Freestone, Texas
1914
June 1914
Age 61
Death of William Phillip Spears in Texas, United States
Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1853
    Event Place: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: 692; Family History Film: 1254692; Page: 89C; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 0179.
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Freestone, Texas; Roll: T623_1636; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 36.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: 692; Family History Film: 1254692; Page: 89C; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 0179.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Wortham Town, Freestone, Texas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Freestone, Texas; Roll: T623_1636; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 36.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 1914
    Event Place: Texas, United States

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