Aaron Curtis Spears (1912 - 1977)

Born 10 Feb 1912 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States

Husband of Gertie L. (Ray) Spears — married before 16 Oct 1940 in Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Aaron Spears was a Mississippian.

Aaron Spears lived in Louisiana.

Aaron Curtis Spears was born on February 10, 1912 in Meridian, Mississippi.^[1]

The census data from 1940, as well as the obituary of daughter, Annette Spears Centanni, references her parents as Gertie Ray Spears and Aaron C. Spears: ^[2]

Census Data

United States Census, 1940 ^[3]

Ward 1, New Orleans, Louisiana

1. Curtis A Spears, Head, M, 28, married, Wood-work machinist, b. Mississippi
2. Gertie Spears, Wife, F, 27, married, b. Mississippi
3. Iva A Spears, Daughter, F, 8, single, b. Mississippi
4. Curtis W Spears, Son, M, 0, single, b. Mississippi

Aaron Curtis Spears passed away in June 1977.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Aaron Curtis Spears in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947." https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/334677826:2238?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 8 Mar. 2022.
2. ↑ "Death: Iba Annette Spears," The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana, 30 August 1967, page 2, column 6, digital image GenealogyBank : accessed 7 March 2022), Newspaper Archives.

   "Iba Annette Spears, wife of Michel R. Centanni, Sr.... daughter of Gertie Ray Spears and Aaron C. Spears...Age 33 years. A native of Meridian, Mississippi, and a resident of Laplace, La. for the past year."

3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYP8-99Z : 08 March 2022), household of Curtis A Spears, Ward 1, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 36-8, sheet 4A, NARA microfilm publication T627 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1416.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYLY-PZZ : 10 January 2021), Aaron Spears, Jun 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).