Clara Augusta (Abney) Spears (1871 - 1948)

Born 3 May 1871 in Jasper, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Henry Spears — married 6 Feb 1889 in St. Landry, Louisiana, United States

Died 25 May 1948 at age 77 in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States

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Biography

Clara (Abney) Spears was born in Mississippi.

Clara was the daughter of George Abney and Rachel Hartfield. She married James Henry Spears.

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 23 May 2021, 02:19), entry for Clara Augusta Abney (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LRC3-1T7 ); contributed by various users.
• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm , (FamilySearch Record: MFFV-TB8 : accessed 8 January 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBX-CSD Image number 00134, Clara Abney (8), single daughter, in household of George Abney (41) in Bastrop, Texas, United States. Born in Missouri, United States.
• Marriage: "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," citing St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 870,698, (FamilySearch Record: QKJH-1H22 : accessed 8 January 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-G5YY-QKW Image number 00092, Clara Augusta Abney marriage to James H Spears on 6 Feb 1889 in St. Landry, Louisiana, United States.
• 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920," citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll ; FHL microfilm , (FamilySearch Record: MHT8-2Y4 : accessed 8 January 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRJT-YLY Image number 00891, Clara A Spears (48), wife, in household of J Henry Spears (51) in Jefferson, Texas, United States. Born in Mississippi.
• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930," citing enumeration district (ED) ED 42, sheet 18A, line 6, family 435, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2362; FHL microfilm 2,342,096, (FamilySearch Record: C9KY-VZM : accessed 8 January 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RZZ-CRK Image number 00528, Clara A Spears (59), wife, in household of James H Spears (62) in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States. Born in Mississippi.
• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940," citing enumeration district (ED) 123-56, sheet 5A, line 34, family 101, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4077, (FamilySearch Record: KW23-BD9 : accessed 8 January 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9MY-D9XY, Clara A Spears (68), wife, in household of James H Spears (72) in Ward 3, Beaumont, Justice Precinct 1, Jefferson, Texas, United States. Born in Mississippi.
• Death: "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," citing certificate number 22124, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,218,864, (FamilySearch Record: K39P-1XK : accessed 8 January 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GY19-WV1G, Clara Augusta Spears death 25 May 1948 (born 3 May 1871), daughter of G P Abney & Rachel Heartfield, in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States.
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image), (Find A Grave: Memorial #122742972 : accessed 8 January 2023), Memorial page for Clara Augusta Abney Spears (3 May 1871-25 May 1948), citing Old DeKalb Cemetery, De Kalb, Bowie County, Texas, USA; Maintained by farmwife (contributor 47758006).