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Mary Ann Fielder1,2,3

#22573, (ca. 1854 - 1884)
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Key Events:

  • Mary Ann Fielder was born ca. 1854 in Alabama.4,5,6
  • Mary married James Taylor Spears, son of John W. Spears and Mary Ann Goldsmith.7,8
  • Mary apparently died between 1880 and 1900, when her husband appeared in the census with a different wife, A Sons of the American Revolution membership application states, without citing evidence but perhaps based on family information, that she died in 1884, near Boerne, Texas.9,10
Mary also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with James Taylor Spears:

  • Beulah Spears
  • Mildred Pearl Spears
  • John Clyde Spears

Citations

  1. George L. Fielder household, 1860 U.S. Census, Scott Co., Mississippi, shows name as Mary Fielder.
  2. G. L. Fielder household, 1870 U.S. Census, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, shows name as Mary Fielder.
  3. Pearl Spears Seymour, Pearl Spears, Certificate of Death, shows name as Mary Ann Fielder.
  4. George L. Fielder household, 1860 U.S. Census, Scott Co., Mississippi, shows age 6 and state.
  5. G. L. Fielder household, 1870 U.S. Census, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, shows age 16 and state, as Mississippi.
  6. J. T. Spears household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cooke Co., Texas, shows age 25 and state.
  7. J. T. Spears household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cooke Co., Texas, shows married.
  8. Pearl Spears Seymour, Pearl Spears, Certificate of Death, shows them as her parents.
  9. James T. Spears household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hardeman Co., Texas, shows wife as Inez, born Sep 1850 in Mississippi.
  10. Kerr, James Fielder application, National Society Sons of the American Revolution.

Sarah M. Fielder1,2,3

#22574, (ca. 1857 - )
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Key Events:

  • Sarah M. Fielder was born ca. 1857 in Alabama.4,5
  • Sarah married J. D. Simpson on 9 Dec 1876 in Cooke Co., Texas, with James Reed officiating.3
Sarah also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Citations

  1. George L. Fielder household, 1860 U.S. Census, Scott Co., Mississippi, shows name as Sarah M. Fielder.
  2. G. L. Fielder household, 1870 U.S. Census, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, shows name as S. M. Fielder.
  3. Marriage Record, Cooke Co., Texas, 2A:365, J. D. Simpson and S. M. Fielder.
  4. George L. Fielder household, 1860 U.S. Census, Scott Co., Mississippi, shows age 3 and state.
  5. G. L. Fielder household, 1870 U.S. Census, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, shows age 13 and state, as Mississippi.

Thomas Nolan Fielder1,2,3

#22575, (1861 - 1930)
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Key Events:

  • Thomas Nolan Fielder was born on 17 Jun 1861 in Mississippi.4,5,6
  • Thomas married Jessie Edna Cooke, daughter of Jim B. Cooke and Mary, on 13 Oct 1909 in Cooke Co., Texas, with Rev. H. B. Johnson officiating.7,8
  • Thomas died on 12 Nov 1930 in Myra, Cooke Co., Texas, at age 69.9,10
  • He was buried on 14 Nov 1930 in Hood Cemetery, Cooke Co., Texas.11,12
Thomas also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Child with Jessie Edna Cooke:

  • Don Shelby Fielder

Citations

  1. G. L. Fielder household, 1870 U.S. Census, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, shows name as T. N. Fielder.
  2. George L. Fealder household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cooke Co., Texas, shows name as Tomm Fealder.
  3. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 99551508, Thomas Nolan Fielder, includes tombstone photo showing same.
  4. G. L. Fielder household, 1870 U.S. Census, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, shows age 9 and state.
  5. T. N. Fielder, T. N., Standard Certificate of Death, shows date, with year as 1861, and state, as Texas.
  6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 99551508, Thomas Nolan Fielder, shows date, with year as 1864, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  7. Marriage Record, Cooke Co., Texas, 11:598, F. N. Felder and Jessie E. Cook.
  8. Thos N. Fielder household, 1910 U.S. Census, Clay Co., Texas, shows married 0 years.
  9. T. N. Fielder, T. N., Standard Certificate of Death, shows date, as 12th, town, county, and state.
  10. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 99551508, Thomas Nolan Fielder, shows date, as 1st., and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  11. T. N. Fielder, T. N., Standard Certificate of Death, shows date and cemetery.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 99551508, Thomas Nolan Fielder, includes tombstone photo.

James Taylor Spears1,2,3

#22577, (1848 - 1911)
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Parents

  • Father: John W. Spears
  • Mother: Mary Ann Goldsmith

Key Events:

  • James Taylor Spears was born on 15 Oct 1848 in Alabama.4,5,6
  • James married first Mary Ann Fielder, daughter of George L. Fielder and Sarah E. Britton.7,8
  • James married second Inez.9
  • James died on 29 Aug 1911 in Los Angeles Co., California, at age 62.10,6
  • He was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles Co., California.11
James also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Mary Ann Fielder:

  • Beulah Spears
  • Mildred Pearl Spears
  • John Clyde Spears

Citations

  1. J. W. Spear household, 1850 U.S. Census, Tallapoosa Co., Alabama, shows name as James T. Spear.
  2. James T. Spears household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hardeman Co., Texas.
  3. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 44904332, James Taylor Spears, includes tombstone photo showing same.
  4. J. W. Spear household, 1850 U.S. Census, Tallapoosa Co., Alabama, shows age 2 and state.
  5. James T. Spears household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hardeman Co., Texas, shows month, year, age 51, and state.
  6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 44904332, James Taylor Spears, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  7. J. T. Spears household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cooke Co., Texas, shows married.
  8. Pearl Spears Seymour, Pearl Spears, Certificate of Death, shows them as her parents.
  9. James T. Spears household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hardeman Co., Texas, shows married -- years.
  10. "California Death Index, 1905-1939," Ancestry.com, record for James T. Spears, shows date, county, and state.
  11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 44904332, James Taylor Spears, includes tombstone photo.

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