Daughter of James H. Spear(s) and Mary Elsie Shew.
See *Note below about her father.
Married Luther A. Williams, 3 Nov. 1918, Walker County, Georgia.
Children:
Sarah Joanna Williams: Birth, 20 Sep 1921, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee.
Note: Sarah Joanna's surname was documented as Austell, in all the US Census records.
Sarah's maiden name was documented as Williams, when she married Walter Norman Bergeson.
***
Married David Parish Austell, 3 Jan. 1926, Coffee County, Tennessee.
Children:
David Buford Austell : Birth, 15 Oct 1928, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee
Mary Gloria Jannette Austell: Birth, 05 July 1931, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee
Charlotte Jane Austell: Birth, 05 Aug 1933, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee
James Henry Austell: Birth, 29 Jun 1935, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee
***
Married Samuel Moody Penn, 9 Jun 1965, Moore County, Tennessee.
***
Alta Mai Spears
Tennessee Births and Christenings, 1828-1939
Name: Alta Mai Spears
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 23 Feb 1913
Christening Place: St. Barnabas', Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1901
Birthplace: Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church, Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee
Father's Name: James Spears
Mother's Name: Mary E.
***
Alta's father, James H. Spear, was the son of James C. Spear and Narcissus J. Davis, whom were married, 6 Aug. 1873, Coffee County, Tennessee.
Narcissus J. Davis was the daughter of Henry N. Davis and Sarah Ann Holden.
In the 1880 US Census in Tullahoma, James Davis [Spear/s] was 6 years of age and living with his grandparents, Henry and Sarah Davis.
James H. Spear married Mary Elsie Shew, 5 May 1894, Coffee County, Tennessee.
In the 1900 US Census in Tullahoma, James H. and Mary E. Spears had a 1-year-old daughter, Ethel Spears.
They would later have two more daughters, Alta Mai and Cornelia, prior to their divorce ca 1905.
Elsie Spears remarries to a Gastron B. Peterson, 3 June 1905, Coffee County, Tennessee.
In the 1910 US Census in Tullahoma, Ethel, Alta Mai and Cornelia Peterson [Spears] are living with their mother and step-father.
In the 1910 US Census in Tullahoma, James H. Spears was divorced, working as a carpenter and living with his grandparents, Henry N. and Sarah Ann (Holden) Davis.
In the 1920 US Census enumerated on Jan. 6th, James H. Spear from Tennessee and divorced, is living in Denver, Colorado and working as a carpenter. Later that year in Denver on the 16th of October, he gets remarried to a Iola Coin.
Their marriage was short lived.
Iola Spear would pass away in 1922 and James would follow in 1923.
*Note: Her father, James H. Spear(s) is not to be confused with James A. Spears. These are two different people.
James A. Spears is not the Husband of Mary Elsie Shew and the father of Ethel, Alta and Cornelia.
James A. Spears was single, living with his parents and siblings in Wilson County, Tennessee, where the 1900 US Census was enumerated.
See *Note below about her father.
Married Luther A. Williams, 3 Nov. 1918, Walker County, Georgia.
Children:
Sarah Joanna Williams: Birth, 20 Sep 1921, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee.
Note: Sarah Joanna's surname was documented as Austell, in all the US Census records.
Sarah's maiden name was documented as Williams, when she married Walter Norman Bergeson.
***
Married David Parish Austell, 3 Jan. 1926, Coffee County, Tennessee.
Children:
David Buford Austell : Birth, 15 Oct 1928, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee
Mary Gloria Jannette Austell: Birth, 05 July 1931, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee
Charlotte Jane Austell: Birth, 05 Aug 1933, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee
James Henry Austell: Birth, 29 Jun 1935, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee
***
Married Samuel Moody Penn, 9 Jun 1965, Moore County, Tennessee.
***
Alta Mai Spears
Tennessee Births and Christenings, 1828-1939
Name: Alta Mai Spears
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 23 Feb 1913
Christening Place: St. Barnabas', Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1901
Birthplace: Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church, Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee
Father's Name: James Spears
Mother's Name: Mary E.
***
Alta's father, James H. Spear, was the son of James C. Spear and Narcissus J. Davis, whom were married, 6 Aug. 1873, Coffee County, Tennessee.
Narcissus J. Davis was the daughter of Henry N. Davis and Sarah Ann Holden.
In the 1880 US Census in Tullahoma, James Davis [Spear/s] was 6 years of age and living with his grandparents, Henry and Sarah Davis.
James H. Spear married Mary Elsie Shew, 5 May 1894, Coffee County, Tennessee.
In the 1900 US Census in Tullahoma, James H. and Mary E. Spears had a 1-year-old daughter, Ethel Spears.
They would later have two more daughters, Alta Mai and Cornelia, prior to their divorce ca 1905.
Elsie Spears remarries to a Gastron B. Peterson, 3 June 1905, Coffee County, Tennessee.
In the 1910 US Census in Tullahoma, Ethel, Alta Mai and Cornelia Peterson [Spears] are living with their mother and step-father.
In the 1910 US Census in Tullahoma, James H. Spears was divorced, working as a carpenter and living with his grandparents, Henry N. and Sarah Ann (Holden) Davis.
In the 1920 US Census enumerated on Jan. 6th, James H. Spear from Tennessee and divorced, is living in Denver, Colorado and working as a carpenter. Later that year in Denver on the 16th of October, he gets remarried to a Iola Coin.
Their marriage was short lived.
Iola Spear would pass away in 1922 and James would follow in 1923.
*Note: Her father, James H. Spear(s) is not to be confused with James A. Spears. These are two different people.
James A. Spears is not the Husband of Mary Elsie Shew and the father of Ethel, Alta and Cornelia.
James A. Spears was single, living with his parents and siblings in Wilson County, Tennessee, where the 1900 US Census was enumerated.
Daughter of James H. Spear(s) and Mary Elsie Shew.
See *Note below about her father.
Married Luther A. Williams, 3 Nov. 1918, Walker County, Georgia.
Children:
Sarah Joanna Williams: Birth, 20 Sep 1921, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee.
Note: Sarah Joanna's surname was documented as Austell, in all the US Census records.
Sarah's maiden name was documented as Williams, when she married Walter Norman Bergeson.
***
Married David Parish Austell, 3 Jan. 1926, Coffee County, Tennessee.
Children:
David Buford Austell : Birth, 15 Oct 1928, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee
Mary Gloria Jannette Austell: Birth, 05 July 1931, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee
Charlotte Jane Austell: Birth, 05 Aug 1933, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee
James Henry Austell: Birth, 29 Jun 1935, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee
***
Married Samuel Moody Penn, 9 Jun 1965, Moore County, Tennessee.
***
Alta Mai Spears
Tennessee Births and Christenings, 1828-1939
Name: Alta Mai Spears
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 23 Feb 1913
Christening Place: St. Barnabas', Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1901
Birthplace: Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church, Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee
Father's Name: James Spears
Mother's Name: Mary E.
***
Alta's father, James H. Spear, was the son of James C. Spear and Narcissus J. Davis, whom were married, 6 Aug. 1873, Coffee County, Tennessee.
Narcissus J. Davis was the daughter of Henry N. Davis and Sarah Ann Holden.
In the 1880 US Census in Tullahoma, James Davis [Spear/s] was 6 years of age and living with his grandparents, Henry and Sarah Davis.
James H. Spear married Mary Elsie Shew, 5 May 1894, Coffee County, Tennessee.
In the 1900 US Census in Tullahoma, James H. and Mary E. Spears had a 1-year-old daughter, Ethel Spears.
They would later have two more daughters, Alta Mai and Cornelia, prior to their divorce ca 1905.
Elsie Spears remarries to a Gastron B. Peterson, 3 June 1905, Coffee County, Tennessee.
In the 1910 US Census in Tullahoma, Ethel, Alta Mai and Cornelia Peterson [Spears] are living with their mother and step-father.
In the 1910 US Census in Tullahoma, James H. Spears was divorced, working as a carpenter and living with his grandparents, Henry N. and Sarah Ann (Holden) Davis.
In the 1920 US Census enumerated on Jan. 6th, James H. Spear from Tennessee and divorced, is living in Denver, Colorado and working as a carpenter. Later that year in Denver on the 16th of October, he gets remarried to a Iola Coin.
Their marriage was short lived.
Iola Spear would pass away in 1922 and James would follow in 1923.
*Note: Her father, James H. Spear(s) is not to be confused with James A. Spears. These are two different people.
James A. Spears is not the Husband of Mary Elsie Shew and the father of Ethel, Alta and Cornelia.
James A. Spears was single, living with his parents and siblings in Wilson County, Tennessee, where the 1900 US Census was enumerated.
See *Note below about her father.
Married Luther A. Williams, 3 Nov. 1918, Walker County, Georgia.
Children:
Sarah Joanna Williams: Birth, 20 Sep 1921, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee.
Note: Sarah Joanna's surname was documented as Austell, in all the US Census records.
Sarah's maiden name was documented as Williams, when she married Walter Norman Bergeson.
***
Married David Parish Austell, 3 Jan. 1926, Coffee County, Tennessee.
Children:
David Buford Austell : Birth, 15 Oct 1928, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee
Mary Gloria Jannette Austell: Birth, 05 July 1931, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee
Charlotte Jane Austell: Birth, 05 Aug 1933, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee
James Henry Austell: Birth, 29 Jun 1935, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee
***
Married Samuel Moody Penn, 9 Jun 1965, Moore County, Tennessee.
***
Alta Mai Spears
Tennessee Births and Christenings, 1828-1939
Name: Alta Mai Spears
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 23 Feb 1913
Christening Place: St. Barnabas', Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1901
Birthplace: Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church, Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee
Father's Name: James Spears
Mother's Name: Mary E.
***
Alta's father, James H. Spear, was the son of James C. Spear and Narcissus J. Davis, whom were married, 6 Aug. 1873, Coffee County, Tennessee.
Narcissus J. Davis was the daughter of Henry N. Davis and Sarah Ann Holden.
In the 1880 US Census in Tullahoma, James Davis [Spear/s] was 6 years of age and living with his grandparents, Henry and Sarah Davis.
James H. Spear married Mary Elsie Shew, 5 May 1894, Coffee County, Tennessee.
In the 1900 US Census in Tullahoma, James H. and Mary E. Spears had a 1-year-old daughter, Ethel Spears.
They would later have two more daughters, Alta Mai and Cornelia, prior to their divorce ca 1905.
Elsie Spears remarries to a Gastron B. Peterson, 3 June 1905, Coffee County, Tennessee.
In the 1910 US Census in Tullahoma, Ethel, Alta Mai and Cornelia Peterson [Spears] are living with their mother and step-father.
In the 1910 US Census in Tullahoma, James H. Spears was divorced, working as a carpenter and living with his grandparents, Henry N. and Sarah Ann (Holden) Davis.
In the 1920 US Census enumerated on Jan. 6th, James H. Spear from Tennessee and divorced, is living in Denver, Colorado and working as a carpenter. Later that year in Denver on the 16th of October, he gets remarried to a Iola Coin.
Their marriage was short lived.
Iola Spear would pass away in 1922 and James would follow in 1923.
*Note: Her father, James H. Spear(s) is not to be confused with James A. Spears. These are two different people.
James A. Spears is not the Husband of Mary Elsie Shew and the father of Ethel, Alta and Cornelia.
James A. Spears was single, living with his parents and siblings in Wilson County, Tennessee, where the 1900 US Census was enumerated.
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