Jesse Daniel Speas (1851 - 1933)

Born 26 Jan 1851 in Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Dora (Shore) Speas — married 18 Nov 1880 in Winston, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA

Died 1 Jan 1933 at age 81 in Bethanis Township, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

Jesse was born on 26 Jan 1851 in Forsyth County, North Carolina to Edwin Nathaniel and Antenetta Elvira (Styers) Speas.^[1]

The 1860 Census shows that Jesse was the 2nd of five children in the Speas household. They were living in Bethania, Forsyth County, North Carolina. Like most families in this area, they were farmers. The census also indicates that Jesse and his siblings attended school.^[2]

The family was still in Bethania at the time of the 1870 Census. They have grown to include 9 children now.^[3]

He married Dora Shores on 18 Nov 1880 in Winston Township, Forsyth County, North Carolina. He was 29, and she was 25. The marriage record indicates that he was widowed, but there is no image to confirm that.^[4]

Jesse died on 1 Jan 1933. He was still a resident of Bethania Township in Forsyth County, North Carolina.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPX8-CFH : 4 July 2015), Jesse Daniel Speas, 01 Jan 1933; citing Bethanis Twp, Forsyth, North Carolina, fn 1612 cn 62, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,065.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDD1-43G : 30 December 2015), Jesse D Spease in entry for Edwin N Spease, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWZY-VRX : 17 October 2014), Jesse D Spease in household of Edwin Spease, North Carolina, United States; citing p. , family 117, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,636.
4. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8DG-4VD : 22 December 2016), Jesse D. Speas and Dora Shores, 18 Nov 1880; citing Winston, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States, p. 11, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 899,598.