James Taylor Spears1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 22577, (1848 - 1911)
FatherJohn W. Spears4,5 (3 Dec 1826 - 8 Mar 1872)
MotherMary Ann Goldsmith4,5 (3 Aug 1829 - 2 Feb 1890)

Key Events:

Birth: 15 Oct 1848, Alabama6,7,8
Marriage: Mary Ann Fielder (about 1854 - 1884)9,10
Marriage: Inez [surname unknown] (Sep 1850 - 10 Mar 1921)11
Death: 29 Aug 1911, Los Angeles Co., California12,8
Burial: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles Co., California13
ChartsDescendants of David Dutt/Toot

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Narrative:

     James Taylor Spears was born on 15 Oct 1848 in Alabama.6,7,8
     He appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Tallapoosa Co., Alabama, in the household of his parents, John W. Spears and Mary Ann Goldsmith.14
     He moved to Louisiana with his parents before 1860. He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, in the household of his parents.15
     When James moved to Texas is unknown. He was not listed with his parents in the 1870 census in Louisiana nor has he been found elsewhere.
     James married first Mary Ann Fielder, daughter of George L. Fielder and Sarah E. Britton.9,10
     James and Mary appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Gainesville, Cooke Co., Texas, enumerated 3 Jun 1880. Their children Beulah, Mildred and John were listed as living with them.16
     His wife died, apparently in 1884 in Boerne, Texas.17,18
     He was a butcher in 1880, and a stockman by 1900.19,20
     James married second Inez [surname unknown].11
     James and Inez appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Quanah, Hardeman Co., Texas, at 3 Mercer, enumerated 16 Jun 1900, reporting they owned their home, free of mortgage. His daughter Mildred was listed as living with him.2
     It appears that James and Inez moved to California, as he died there and she continued to live there after his death. But when is unknown. They have not been found in the 1910 census.
     James died on 29 Aug 1911 in Los Angeles Co., California, at age 62.12,8 He was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles Co., California.13

Children:
     Children with Mary Ann Fielder:

  • Beulah Spears16,21 (5 Jan 1874 - 9 Dec 1946)
  • Mildred Pearl Spears16,2,22 (1 May 1876 - 11 Mar 1964)
  • John Clyde Spears16 (9 Aug 1877 - abt 8 Jun 1935)

Children:
     There were no children with Inez [surname unknown]

Citations

  1. [S9758] J. W. Spear household, 1850 U.S. Census, Tallapoosa Co., Alabama, shows name as James T. Spear.
  2. [S9757] James T. Spears household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hardeman Co., Texas.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 44904332, James Taylor Spears, includes tombstone photo showing same.
  4. [S9758] J. W. Spear household, 1850 U.S. Census, Tallapoosa Co., Alabama, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S9759] J. W. Spears household, 1860 U.S. Census, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S9758] J. W. Spear household, 1850 U.S. Census, Tallapoosa Co., Alabama, shows age 2 and state.
  7. [S9757] James T. Spears household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hardeman Co., Texas, shows month, year, age 51, and state.
  8. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 44904332, James Taylor Spears, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  9. [S9753] J. T. Spears household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cooke Co., Texas, shows married.
  10. [S9752] Pearl Spears Seymour, Certificate of Death, shows them as her parents.
  11. [S9757] James T. Spears household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hardeman Co., Texas, shows married -- years.
  12. [S4443] "California Death Index, 1905-1939," Ancestry.com, record for James T. Spears, shows date, county, and state.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 44904332, James Taylor Spears, includes tombstone photo.
  14. [S9758] J. W. Spear household, 1850 U.S. Census, Tallapoosa Co., Alabama.
  15. [S9759] J. W. Spears household, 1860 U.S. Census, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
  16. [S9753] J. T. Spears household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cooke Co., Texas.
  17. [S9757] James T. Spears household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hardeman Co., Texas, shows wife as Inez, born Sep 1850 in Mississippi.
  18. [S9762] Kerr application, National Society Sons of the American Revolution.
  19. [S9753] J. T. Spears household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cooke Co., Texas, shows occupation as butcher.
  20. [S9757] James T. Spears household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hardeman Co., Texas, shows occupation as stockman.
  21. [S9754] Mrs. James Kerr, Standard Certificate of Death, shows date, address, city, county, and state.
  22. [S9752] Pearl Spears Seymour, Certificate of Death.