MY GRANDFATHER:  John Preston SPEARS: (#2)

• Born:  19 July 1869 in ? AL or GA ?
• Married:  Lillie Cheba (BEVILL) SPEARS
  19 Jan 1893 Bevill Farm Alto (Cherokee) TX
• Died:  28 May 1948
• Buried:  Old Palestine Cemetary Alto (Cherokee) TX
• Children: 
  • Gertrude SPEARS
    • Born:  15 Feb 1896 (Cherokee) TX
    • Married: James Elmer DURHAM
      27 Apr 1929
    • Died: 9 Mar 1979 (Cherokee) TX
  • Lurline SPEARS
    • Born:  28 Aug 1898 (Cherokee) TX
    • Died: 23 July 1904 at age 6 of Typhoid Fever
  • John Edward SPEARS
    • Born:  15 Mar 1901 (Cherokee) TX
    • Married: Ola Mae GENTRY
      25 Dec 1922
    • Died: 27 Aug 1975 in Houston, TX
  • Jimmie Lula SPEARS
    • Born:  28 July 1903 (Cherokee Co) TX
    • Married: Otto G. BERNIER
      23 May 1935
  • Harold Homer SPEARS
    • Born:  6 Dec 1906 (Cherokee) TX
    • Married: E. Velma FOLSOM
    • Died: 10 Aug 1971--in Houston, TX
  • Alton Lee SPEARS--(#1)
    • Born:  29 Apr 1910 (Cherokee) TX
    • Married: #3 Dorothy Louise FARLEY
    • Died: 29 Sept 1976 (Cherokee) TX
  • Lois Cheba SPEARS
    • Born:  26 Sept 1912 (Cherokee) TX
    • Died: 9 Sept 1934 (Cherokee) TX
  • James Manson SPEARS
    • Born:  4 Dec 1914 (Cherokee) TX
    • Died: 23 Nov 1934 (Cherokee) TX
  • Roy Bevill SPEARS
    • Born:  29 May 1917 (Cherokee) TX
    • Married: Ellen WEBER
    • Died: 11 Jan 1998--Center, TX

MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER: John M. SPEARS: #3

• Born:  Feb. 1835/1836 (Randolph) AL
• Married:  Susan E. (SUGGS)
  ca. 1855/1856 (Randolph) AL
• Died:  After 1920
  Note: I found him on the 1920 Census.
• Buried:  Alto Cem., Alto (Cherokee)  TX
  Note: I have not found their headstones yet.
• Children: 
  • George Washington Lafayette SPEARS
    • Born:  ca. 1857 (Randolph) AL
    • Married:  #1 Lillie Ann Carrie McELROY
    • Died:  ca. 1934
    • Children:
      • John Wylie SPEARS
        • Born: 28 Sept 1878 (Attala) MS
        • Married:  Minnie Pearl KEY
          29 July 1908 - Lufkin (Angelina) TX
        • Died: 24 Mar 1955 (Angelina) TX
      • Alious SPEARS
        • Born: ca. 1880
      • Claudia SPEARS
      • Born: ca. 1888
      • Ernest Edwin SPEARS
      • Born: 28 July 1890 (Cherokee) TX
      • Married:  Fannie Lou Docia ALLEN
      • Died: ca. 1958
      Source: Bobbie Lou Bridges
      • James Earl SPEARS
      • Born: ca. 1892
      • Married:  Audra Bessie PHELPS
      • Died: 2 Dec 1937 (Angelina) TX
      • Neil SPEARS
      • Born: ca. 1892
      • Maudie Mae SPEARS
      • Born: ca. 1895
      • Carlie Louise SPEARS
      • Born: ca. 1897
      • William Jennings Bryant SPEARS
      • Born: 27 June 1899 (Cherokee) TX
      • Married:  Tiny Ethel Belle SIMS
      • Died: 2 Jan 1976 (Angelina) TX
  • Judith J. SPEARS
    • Born:  ca. 1858 (Randolph) AL
    • Married: ?
    • Died: ?
    Note: I have not found Judith after the 1860 (Randolph) AL Census.
  • Alexander Hamilton SPEARS
    • Born:  Aug 1859 (Randolph) AL
    • Married: Lula Eva HARRISON
      17 Mar 1886 (Attala) MS
    • Died: ca. 1943 (Ellis) TX
    • Children:
      • George SPEARS
        • Born: May 1887 (Attala) MS
        • Died: ?
      • Eva SPEARS
        • Born: ca. Nov 1888 (Attala) MS
      • Carry L. SPEARS
      • Born: ca. Nov 1890 (Attala) MS
      • Sudie Kate SPEARS
      • Born: 1 Aug 1892 - (Cherokee) TX
      • Cherry B. SPEARS
      • Born: ca. Dec 1894 (Cherokee) TX
      • Everette Alexander SPEARS
      • Born: 23 Oct 1896 (Cherokee) TX
      • Died: 5 Aug 1970 (Travis) TX
      • Exy M. SPEARS
      • Born: ca. Nov 1898 (Cherokee) TX
  • Louisa SPEARS
    • Born:  ca. 1866--?GA
    • Married: ?
    • Died: ?
    Note: I have not found Louisa after the 1880 (Attala) MS Census.
  • John Preston SPEARS--(#2)
    • Born:  19 July 1869--?GA
    • Married: Lillie Cheba BEVILL
      19 Jan 1893 Bevill Farm (Cherokee) TX
    • Died: 28 May 1948 (Cherokee) TX
  • James J. SPEARS
    • Born:  ca. 1871 - ?GA
    • Died: 6 Jan 1888 - (Attala) MS
  • Ida E. SPEARS
    • Born:  ca. 1873 - ?AL
    • Married: ?
    • Died: ?
    Note: I have not found Ida after the 1880 (Attala) MS Census.
  • William Dave SPEARS
    • Born:  13 Feb 1875 - ?AL
    • Married: Mattie MOSELEY
      17 Nov 1898 - (Cherokee) TX
    • Died: 10 Jan 1962
    • Children:
      • W. Alfred SPEARS
        • Born: ca. 1901 (Cherokee) TX
        • Died: ca. 1946
      • Erbon Vernard SPEARS
        • Born: 30 Aug 1903 (Cherokee) TX
        • Died: 12 Aug 1994
      • Bertha SPEARS
      • Born: 3 Oct 1905 (Cherokee) TX
      • Homer SPEARS
      • Born: ca. 1908 (Cherokee) TX
      • Ruth SPEARS
      • Born: ca. 1910 (Cherokee) TX
      • Morris SPEARS
      • Born: ca. 1913 (Cherokee) TX
      • Allene SPEARS
      • Born: ca. 1914 (Cherokee) TX
      • SonnyBoy? SPEARS
      • Born: ca. 1918 (Cherokee) TX
  • Clarence M. SPEARS
    • Born:  ca. 1877--?AL
    • Married: ?
    • Died: ?
    Note: I have not found Clarence after the 1900 (Cherokee) TX Census.

MY GREAT-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Joshua SPEARS (#4?)

• Born: ca. 1814 - GA? or SC?
• Married: Mary (Polly) MICHUM
  16 Feb 1834 Bethel Church (Chambers) AL
• Died: ?
• Buried: ?
• Children:
  • John M. SPEARS--(#3)
    • Born:  ca. 1834 (Randolph) AL
    • Married: Susan E, ?SUGGS?
    • Died: after 1920
  • Parallee SPEARS
    • Born:  25 July 1836 (Randolph) AL
    • Married: William W. SPEARS--(1st Cousins)
    • Died: 7 Apr 1908 (Walker) AL
    • Children:
      • Mary J. M. (Elizabeth) SPEARS
        • Born: ca. 1858 (Randolph) AL
      • William Daniel Joshua SPEARS
        • Born: 27 Apr 1859 (Randolph) AL
        • Married: Rebecca MESSER
        • Died: 3 Oct 1946 (Walker) AL
      • Martha C. SPEARS
      • Born: ca. 1860 (Randolph) AL
      • Amanda SPEARS
      • Born: ca. 1862 (Randolph) AL
      Source: Joseph SPEARS
  • William Columbus SPEARS
    • Born:  24 Sept 1839 (Randolph) AL
    • Married: Catherine Jane PINKSTON
    • Died: 21 Jan 1917 (Pontotoc) MS
    • Children:
      • Andrew Jackson SPEARS
        • Born: 22 Jan 1859 (Randolph) AL
        • Married: Virginia Gentsy SLEDGE
        • Died: 3 June 1924 (Union) MS
      • John William D. SPEARS
        • Born: 15 May 1861 (Randolph) AL
        • Married: Mary Ann (Molly) HALE
        • Died: 18 Aug 1920 (Pontotoc) MS
      • Christopher Columbus SPEARS
      • Born: 9 Mar 1968 (Randolph) AL
      • Married: Florence Etta SIMPSON
      • Died: 31 May 1896 (Pontotoc) MS
      • Thomas J. SPEARS
      • Born: 10 Aug 1866 (Randolph) AL
      • Married: Reni E. C. HALE
      • Died: 27 Nov 1915 (Pontotoc) MS
      • Rosa Evelyn (Rosie) SPEARS
      • Born: 22 Feb 1867 (Randolph) AL
      • Married: William Y. BAKER
      • Died: 2 Apr 1929 (Pontotoc) MS
      • Francis Samuel (Sim) SPEARS
      • Born: Apr 1869 (Randolph) AL
      • Married: Nora Belle DILLARD
      • Died: ca. 1944 (DeSOTO) MS
      • Nicie SPEARS
      • Born: 11 Oct 1871 (Randolph) AL
      • Married: Albert Lee (Ab) DILLARD
      • Died: 17 Dec 1897 (Pontotoc) MS
      Source: Rufus C. TUBBS, Jr.
  • Francis Marion (Babe) SPEARS
    • Born:  6 Jul 1840 (Randolph) AL
    • Married: #1 Martha ?
      • Born:  ca. 1843 AL
    • Died: 1 Apr 1909 (Randolph) AL
    • Children:
      • Thomas Hilary SPEARS
        • Born: 9 Sept 1859 (Randolph) AL
        • Married: Elizabeth (Betty) JOHNSON
        • Died: 22 Sept 1936 Atlanta, GA
      • Nancy SPEARS
        • Born: 31 Jan 1861 (Randolph) AL
        • Married: James W. SMITH
        • Died: 25 Aug 1925 (Randolph) AL
        Source: Bill SPEARS
    • Married: #2 Martha Samantha (COCKRELL) BLAIR/BLANE
      • Born:  Jan 1840 GA
    • Children:
      • Martha Ann SPEARS
        • Born: ca. 1868 (Randolph) AL
      • Sarah Matilda SPEARS
        • Born: ca. 1869 (Randolph) AL
        • Married: John SHAW
        • Died: 23 Feb 1955 (Randolph) AL
      • Mary SPEARS
        • Born: ca. 1880 (Randolph) AL
        Source: Mitzi TURNER
  • David C. SPEARS
    • Born:  ca. 1842 (Randolph) AL
    • Married: never married
    • Died: ca. 30 Mar 1865 Faison's Station, NC
      Note: Missing in action during the Civil War
      Source: Al RAGSDALE
  • Nancy H. SPEARS
    • Born:  ca. 1844 (Randolph) AL
    • Married: ?
    • Died: ?
    Note: I have not found Nancy after the 1860 (Randolph) AL Census

  SOURCES

• 1. Census, 1840 (Randolph) AL.
• 2. Census, 1850 (Randolph) AL.
• 3. Census, 1860 (Randolph) AL.
• 4. Census, 1870 (Randolph) AL.
• 5. Census, 1880 (Randolph) AL.
• 6. Land Patent, Certificate #5048.
• 7. Land Patent, Certificate #9986.
• 8. Land Patent, Certificate #21908.
• 9. Marriage, Application for License, Book 1 Page 5, (Chambers) AL.
• 10. Al RAGSDALE - SHEPHERD/SPEARS Researcher.
• 11. Declaration for an Original Pension of a Father or Mother.
• 12. Census, 1880 (Attala) MS.
• 13. Census, 1900 (Cherokee) TX.
• 14. Census, 1910 (Cherokee) TX.
• 15. Census, 1920 (Cherokee) TX.
• 16. Census, 1920 (Ellis) TX.
• 17. Marriage Certificate, Copy.
• 18. Register of Chattel Mortgages and Liens - (Cherokee) TX.
• 19. Cemetery Marker, Photograph.
• 20. Attala County, Miss. Cemeteries.
• 21. U. S. Social Security Act Application for Account Number.
• 22. Bevill - Burton Family History by: Mildred (SOLLEY) MORRIS.
• 23. Ann Breedlove - Attala County MS Library.
• 24. Death Certificate, Copy.
• 25. Texas Birth General Records.
• 26. Bobbie Lou BRIDGES - Descendant of Ernest Edwin SPEARS.
• 27. Joseph SPEARS - Descendant of Parallee and William SPEARS.
• 28. Rufus C. TUBBS, Jr. - Descendant of William Columbus SPEARS.
• 29. Bill SPEARS - Descendant of Francis Marion SPEARS.
• 30. Key and Collateral Families, Page 18, 42.
• 29. Mitzi TURNER - Descendant of Sarah Matilda SPEARS.