Genealogy for
William Jesse Spears
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William Jesse Spears
1838 - 11/13/1862
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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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 | Census | 1/1/1850 | 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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| Census | 7/24/1860 | 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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| Census | 7/24/1860 | 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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| Military | 4/19/1862 | 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.,  |
| Military | 11/13/1862 | Danville VA | 24 yrs old | | William Spears - Company H, Florida 5th Infantry Regiment - Died of disease on 13 Nov 1862 at Danville, VA.
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1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory |
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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. |
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1845 |
Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
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1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
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1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
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1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
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1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
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1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
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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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1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
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1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
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1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
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1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
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1862 |
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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The Children of William Jesse Spears
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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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