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Willis Russell Spears 1912–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 September 1912

Birth Location: Texas, United States

Death Date: 22 May 1947

Death Location: Hamilton Beeman Cemetery, Navarro, Texas, United States

Father: E. Spears

Mother: Mary Abbott

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Willis Russell Spears was born in 1912 in Texas, United States, the child of E Levi William Spears And Mary Jane Molly Abbott. Willis Russell Spears passed away in 1947 in Hamilton Beeman Cemetery, Navarro, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Willis Russell Spears was born in 1912 in Texas, United States, the child of E Levi William Spears And Mary Jane Molly Abbott.
  • Willis Russell Spears passed away in 1947 in Hamilton Beeman Cemetery, Navarro, Texas, United States.

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Willis Spears's Ancestors

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Willis Spears
1912–1947
Birth Place: Texas, United States
Parents
E. Levi William Spears
1869–1925
Upshur, Texas, United States
Mary (Jane Molly) Abbott
1875–1974
Red River, Texas, United States
Grandparents
Nancy (Jane) Loftin
1854–
Arkansas, USA
James (Monroe) Spears
1849–1903
, Union Parish,Louisiana, United States
Benjamin (A) Abbott
1850–1911
Missouri, USA
Frances (D) Brown
1850–
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nancy (Loftin)
1823–
Nancy Stracener
1822–1863
Hezekiah Spears
1820–1863
Mary Hancock
1817–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Letitia Turner
1787–1856
John Spears
1792–1863

Willis Spears's Timeline

3 Records

1912
13 September 1912
Birth of Willis Russell Spears in Texas, United States
Texas, United States
1947
21 May 1947
Age 35
Death of Willis Russell Spears in Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States
Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States
1947
22 May 1947
Age 35
Burial of Willis Russell Spears in Hamilton Beeman Cemetery, Navarro, Texas, United States
Hamilton Beeman Cemetery, Navarro, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 September 1912
    Event Place: Texas, United States
    Record Source: Willis Russell Spears, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 4 June 2016), Willis Russell Spears, 21 May 1947; citing certificate number 83409, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,218

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1947
    Event Place: Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Willis Russell Spears, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 4 June 2016), Willis Russell Spears, 21 May 1947; citing certificate number 83409, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,218

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 May 1947
    Event Place: Hamilton Beeman Cemetery, Navarro, Texas, United States

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