Francis
Marion
Spears
Born in Randolph, Alabama, United States
Son of William Spears
and Rachael (Unknown) Spears
Brother of
Lydia Ann Elizabeth (Spears) McLain
Husband of
Martha Elizabeth (Webb) Spears
— married
22 May 1881 in Clay County, Alabama
Descendants 
Father of
Gerome Henderson Spears, Willis Oscar Spears, Lillie L. Spears, Anna (Spears) Brown, Auston Columbus Spears, Lizzie Isella Spears, Rufus Wilburn Spears, John Henry Spears and Bessie Lee (Spears) Brown
Died
at age 67
in Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Jul 2011
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Biography
Francis was born in 1857. Francis passed away in 1925.
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- Brandy Spears, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Brandy and others.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JH-6JC : 13 January 2022), Marion Spears in household of William Spears, Election Precinct 3 Fox Creek, Clay, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch : accessed 5 November 2015, F M Spears in household of Wm Spears, Alabama, United States; citing p. 33, family 235, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,507.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch : accessed 5 November 2015, Marion Spears in household of William Spears, Fox Creek, Clay, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district 33, sheet 33D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0007; FHL microfilm 1,254,007.
- "Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1957," Ancestry : accessed 7 November 2015.
- "Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969," Ancestry : accessed 7 November 2015.
- "Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties)," Ancestry : accessed 7 November 2015.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch : accessed 4 November 2015, Frances M Spears, Township 1 N. Range 9 E., Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing sheet 6B, family 105, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,852.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch : accessed 5 November 2015, Francis N Spears, Jefferson, Coal, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 80, sheet 2B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,260.
- Robison and Blythe
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56947101/francis-marion-spears: accessed 15 April 2023), memorial page for Francis Marion Spears (15 Jun 1857–3 May 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56947101, citing Greenleaf Cemetery, Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by MillieBelle (contributor 46628380).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Francis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Francis:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Francis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Francis:
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Spears-1192 and Spears-169 appear to represent the same person because: This is the same person. Same dates.
Spears-1192 and Spears-169 do not represent the same person because: Different parents and dates of death as well as different places
Spears-1192 and Spears-169 appear to represent the same person because: Both profiles have the same birth date and similar death dates (the headstone is difficult to read), are married to Webb-1643, and are the father of Spears-168 and Spears-737. However, I believe this Francis is the child of William (Spears-1193) and Rachel (Unknown-298112), not Joshua and Mary. The census data for 1870-1910 in the sources for Spears-1192 are consistent with a birth year of 1857, while some of the data in the biography of Spears-169 suggests a birth year of 1840 (this is actually mentioned in the biography).
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Census Info: 1840 Randolph County, AL -- Page 205 Joshua SPEARS - 2 males under 5, 1 male 5 to 10, 1 male 20 to 30 -- 1 female 5 to 10, 1 female 30 to 40.
1850 Randolph County, AL -- Page 342B Joshua SPEARS age 36, Polly SPEARS age 40, John SPEARS age 16 (I think it is 16, my gggrandfather), Parallee SPEARS age 14, C. C. SPEARS (or C. A. -- actually William Columbus) age 12, Francis M. SPEARS age 10, David SPEARS age 8, Nancy SPEARS age 6.
1860 Randolph County, AL -- Page 763B (Living between John M. SPEARS and Joshua SPEARS) Francis M. SPEARS age 21, Martha SPEARS age 17, Thomas H. age 10/12.
I don't have them on the 1870 Census.
1880 Randolph County, AL Census -- Page ? (Next door to Joshua & Mary SPEARS) Marion SPEARS age 40, Martha A. SPEARS age 39, Joseph BLANE age 17 (listed as step-son), Ann SPEARS or BLANE age 12(listed as daughter)(has a line drawn for surname under Joseph BLANE), Matilda SPEARS or BLANE age 11, Mary SPEARS or BLANE age 1/12 (I'd say her last name was SPEARS).
Living next door to them is Hilary SPEARS age 22 (this is Francis Marion's son, Thomas Hilary by his first marriage), Betty SPEARS age 23, William SPEARS age 1.
Next door to them is James W. SMITH age 25?, Nancy SMITH age 22 (this is Francis Marion's daughter by his first marriage). http://genforum.genealogy.com/spears/messages/1265.html