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William Edgar Lee Spears 1923–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1923

Birth Location: Grenada, Mississippi

Death Date: 1 Nov 2008

Death Location: Greenwood, Marion, Indiana, USA

Father: James Spears

Mother: Ruby Smith

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William Edgar Lee Spears was born in 1923 in Grenada, Mississippi, the child of James Isacc Spears And Ruby Dale Smith. In 1930, William Edgar Lee Spears resided in Grenada, Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA. In 1935, William Edgar Lee Spears resided in Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi. William Edgar Lee Spears passed away in 2008 in Greenwood, Marion, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • William Edgar Lee Spears was born in 1923 in Grenada, Mississippi, the child of James Isacc Spears And Ruby Dale Smith.
  • In 1930, William Edgar Lee Spears resided in Grenada, Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1935, William Edgar Lee Spears resided in Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi.
  • William Edgar Lee Spears passed away in 2008 in Greenwood, Marion, Indiana, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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William Spears's Ancestors

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William Spears
1923–2008
Birth Place: Grenada, Mississippi
Parents
James Isacc Spears
1886–1937
Ruby (Dale) Smith
1897–1974
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Jasper (Newton) Smith
1859–1943
Mississippi
Alice (Jane) James
1861–1951
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
David Jr
1841–1864
Amanda Cooley
1842–1932
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Cooley
1818–1867
Rebecca Pinion
1816–1894

William Spears's Timeline

5 Records

1923
17 May 1923
Birth of William Edgar Lee Spears in Grenada, Mississippi
Grenada, Mississippi
1930
1930
Age 7
William Edgar Lee Spears resided here in Grenada, Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Grenada, Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
William Edgar Lee Spears resided here in Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi
Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 17
William Edgar Lee Spears resided here in , Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
, Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
2008
1 Nov 2008
Age 85
Death of William Edgar Lee Spears in Greenwood, Marion, Indiana, USA
Greenwood, Marion, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1923
    Event Place: Grenada, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Grenada, Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 2008
    Event Place: Greenwood, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017

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