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William Jesse Spears 

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1810 - 1860

 


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William Jesse Spears
1838 - 11/13/1862
William Jesse Spears was born about 1838 in Jackson Co., Florida and died on November 13, 1862 in Danville, Virginia. Actual date of birth is unknown. He lived to be about 24 years old.

His wife was possibly Elizabeth Martin, She lived next door (in the 1850 census).

In April of 1862 he and his brother John, enlisted in the CSA FL 5th Infantry under the command of Capt. W. Gregory. He fought in the battles of the 2nd Manassas, Antietam & Sharpsburg. He died of disease in Nov 1862 at Danville, VA. His son was born a month later.

His wife remarried in about 1867 to Thomas M. Parish Jr.
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Census1/1/1850 FL (Calhoun County) 12 yrs old 
Family#130 John SPEARS (age 41) GA, Malinda (34) GA, Mary (14) FL, Sarah ( 13) FL, William (11) FL, Temperance ( 9) FL, John ( 7) FL, Lewis (6 ) FL, Eliza (1) FL  
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Census7/24/1860 West Wynnton FL (Calhoun County) 22 yrs old 
126, 127 -Sarah J. Spears (age 24), William J. Spears (21), John M. Spears (19), Eliza Spears (14), Tempa Spears (11), Malinda Spears (10), Rachel Spears (8), Mary Spears (6) and William G. Montford (18). All were born in FL. Sarah keeps house, William is a farmer. John and William G. are laborers. Their estate is valued at $500, personal at $600. 
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Census7/24/1860 West Wynnton district FL (Calhoun County) 22 yrs old 
dweling#126, household#127 - Elizabeth Spears (age 24), William J. (21), John M. (19),Eliza (14), Tempa(11),Malinda (10),Rachel (8),Mary (6) & William G. Monford (18). Elizabeth keeps house. Brothers, William J. is a farmer and John is a laborer, William G. is also a laborer (his personal estate value $400). Estate value $500 and personal value $600. All were born in FL. 
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Military4/19/1862 Rico's Bluff FL (Calhoun County) 24 yrs old 
Film Number: M225 roll 8, William J. Spears- Enlisted as a Private with the CSA 5th Regiment, Florida Infantry Co. H.,   Source:  U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Military11/13/1862 Danville VA  24 yrs old 
William Spears - Company H, Florida 5th Infantry Regiment - Died of disease on 13 Nov 1862 at Danville, VA.   Source:  American Civil War Soldiers [database on-line].

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4 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory
4 1842 Congress passes the Armed Occupation Act of 1842. It entitles persons willing and able to bear arms against the Indians and establish themselves in villages along the borders of Indian territory ownership of their land after 5 years.
7 1845 Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator.
12 1850 Florida's total population has grown to 87,445. This includes about 39,000 slaves and 1,000 free blacks. Indians were not counted.
17 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins and war breaks out with most of the battles occurring in Central Florida. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
23 1861 No Floridian's voted for Lincoln during the 1860 election. On Jan. 10, 1861, Florida seceded from the U.S. and joined the Confederate States of America a few weeks later.
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1 1839 Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products.
6 1844 The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
15 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
18 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
21 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
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23 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
24 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
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2 1840 Oregon Trail is established
4 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
17 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
22 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
24 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.


The Children of William Jesse Spears

William Jesse Spears II
Born somewhere in Florida on December 12, 1862 and died in Calhoun, Florida on March 18, 1922. He was 59 years old.

He was born a month after his father died in the Civil War. When he was about five years old, his mother remarried to Thomas M. Parish Jr.

He married Mary in 1889 and they had seven child...
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