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Reason Ashley Spires (1898 - 1978)

Reason Ashley Spires
Born in Wilcox, Georgia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 9 Nov 1919 in Wilcox, Georgia, United Statesmap
Husband of — married about 1925 in Georgia, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 79 in Sebring, Highlands, Florida, United Statesmap
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Biography

Reason was born in 1898 as the oldest son to Daniel Spires and Eunice Selph.

1 Jun 1900: ED11 MD 1427 & 1487, Sparks town, Berrien County, Georgia. [1]

parents married about 1895 (about 5 years)
1. Daniel Spires, age 32, b. abt May 1868 in Georgia; Occupation: farmer; parents born in Georgia
2. Enna Spires, age 20, b. abt Sep 1880 in Georgia; parents born in Georgia
3. Reason A Spires, age 2, b. abt Feb 1898 in Georgia
4. William C Spires, age 4 mo, b. abt Jan 1900 in Georgia

29 Apr 1910: ED 139, MD 1158, Wilcox County, Georgia[2]

1. Dan Spires, age 43, b. abt 1867 in Georgia; Occupation: farmer, general
2. Eunice Spires, age 28, b. abt 1882 in Georgia
3. Reason A Spires, age 12, b. abt 1898 in Georgia
4. William C Spires, age 10, b. abt 1900 in Georgia
5. Cleveland W Spires, age 7, b. abt 1903 in Georgia
6. John C Spires, age 5, b. abt 1905 in Georgia
7. Leroy Spires, age 3, b. abt 1907 in Georgia
8. Mary J Spires, age 0, b. abt 1910 in Georgia

12 Sep 1918: Residence: Nashville, Berrien County, Georgia. Nearest Relative: Daniel James Spires, Nashville, Berrien County, Georgia[3]

After Sep 1918: Reason probably married Hattie Jane Spires, daughter of Thomas H Spires and Letha Boutin (maybe a cousin?) at about the age of 19. His WWI draft registration notes his nearest relative as his father, D.J. Spires, at age 18. The 1920 census records says he was married at age 19.

Reason and Hattie had the following children:

1. Bessie L Spires (b. abt 1909 - d. unk) NOTE: the 1920 lists Bessie as 11 years, b. abt 1909, and as the daughter of Reason and Hattie, but that would have meant she was born when Hattie and Reason were 9 and 10 years old, and apparently before they were married. She could possibly be a sister, a niece or a cousin.
2. John Spires (b. abt 1919 - d. unk)
3. Curtis Spires (b. abt 1923 - d. unk)
4. Unnamed Infant Spires (1923-1923)

19 Jan 1920: ED 149, Rochelle, Wilcox County, Georgia[4]

1. Reason Spires, age 21, b. abt 1899 in Georgia; Occupation: Laborer, farm
2. Hattie Spires, age 21, b. abt 1899 in Georgia
3. Bessie L Spires, age 11, b. abt 1909 in Georgia
4. John Spires, age 1, b. abt 1919 in Georgia

30 Aug 1923: Residence: Wilcox County, Georgia. [5]

Reason's wife, Hattie, died in 1923 the day after her son was born. [6] Reason remarried about 1925 to Mary Eleanor Wylie, daughter of William Freeman Wylie & Ilder Gertrude Chestnut. He was about 27 years old and she was about 13 years old.

Reason and Mary had the following children:

1. John William Spires (1927-1983)
2. Evelyn G Spires (b. abt 1929 - d. unk)
3. James Curtis Spires (1930-1993)
4. Charlie Pete Spires (b. abt 1932 - d. bef 2012)
5. Bonita Spires (1936-2012)
6. Benny Spires (b. abt 1947 - d. bef 2012)
7. Joyce Spires (b. unk - d. bef 2012)

3 Apr 1930: ED 5, MD 1158, part of Abbeville district, Wilcox County, Georgia.[7]

1. Reason A Spires, age 31, b. abt 1899 in Georgia; Occupation: Laborer, general farming; Age at time of 1st marriage: 19
2. Mary Spires, age 18, b. abt 1902 in Georgia; married at age 13; parents born in North Carolina
3. Curtis Spires, age 7, b. abt 1923 in Georgia
4. John W Spires, age 2, b. abt 1928 in Georgia
5. Evelyn G Spires, age 5 months, b. abt 1930 in Georgia

1 Apr 1935 - 17 Apr 1940: Road No 36, Rochelle District 1442, Wilcox County, Georgia.[8]

1. R A Spiers, age 42, b. abt 1898 in Georgia; Occupation: Laborer, farm
2. Mary Spiers, age 39, b. abt 1901 in Georgia
3. Curtis Spiers, age 17, b. abt 1923 in Georgia
4. W J Spiers, age 13, b. abt 1927 in Georgia
5. Evelyn Spiers, age 11, b. abt 1929 in Georgia
6. Charlie Spiers, age 8, b. abt 1932 in Georgia
7. Varnetta Spiers, age 4, b. abt 1936 in Georgia

16 Feb 1942: Residence: Rt 1, Abbeville, Wilcox County, Georgia. Relative: Mrs. R.A. Spires. [9]

17 Oct 1945: Residence: General Delivery, Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia. [10]

Sometime between 1945 and 1967, Reason moved to Highlands, Florida. His mother died in 1967 and she is buried in the same cemetery in Florida.

Reason died in 1978, at the age of 79, in Florida. [11][12] He is buried at Pinecrest Cemetery, Sebring, Highlands County, Florida. [13][14]

Links

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Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3FK-B8B : accessed 18 January 2019), Reason A Spires in household of Daniel Spires, Militia Districts 1427 & 1487 Sparks town, Berrien, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11, sheet 1A, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,180.
  2. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLLB-P26 : accessed 18 January 2019), Reason A Spires in household of Dan Spires, Militia District 1158, Wilcox, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 139, sheet 17B, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 219; FHL microfilm 1,374,232.
  3. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZ7-6PZ : 13 March 2018), Reason Ashley Spires, 1917-1918; citing Berrien County, Georgia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,556,961.
  4. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJX1-RH4 : accessed 18 January 2019), Reason Spires, Rochelle, Wilcox, Georgia, United States; citing ED 149, sheet 15A, line 30, family 64, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 286; FHL microfilm 1,820,286.
  5. "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDFW-5R7 : 4 December 2018), Reason Spires in entry for Infant Son Spires, 1923.
  6. "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDFC-37Z : 4 December 2018), Reason Spires in entry for Hattie Jane Spires, 1923.
  7. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:38DP-ZZM : accessed 18 January 2019), Reason A Spires, Abbeville, Wilcox, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 1A, line 48, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 393; FHL microfilm 2,340,128.
  8. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K754-CTG : 15 March 2018), R A Spiers, Militia District 1442, Wilcox, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 156-9, sheet 7B, line 47, family 106, 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 723.
  9. "Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2MP-D45 : accessed 18 January 2019), Reason Ashley Spires, 1941; citing Abbeville, Wilcox, Georgia, United States, Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147, National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri; FamilySearch digital folder 004756596.
  10. "Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QH-WJGF : accessed 18 January 2019), ...R A Spires in entry for John William Spires, 1941; citing Hawkinsville, Pulaski, Georgia..., United States, Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147, National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri; FamilySearch digital folder 004756596.
  11. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRXX-829 : 20 May 2014), Reason Spires, Jan 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  12. "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV7N-DNM : 25 December 2014), Reason A Spires, 09 Jan 1978; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 4352, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
  13. BillionGraves.com Grave record for Reason A Spires (1898 - 1978), BillionGraves Record 6441055 Sebring, Highlands, Florida, United States
  14. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 January 2019), 'memorial page for Reason A Spires (1 Feb 1898–Jan 1978), Find A Grave Memorial no. 58650972, citing Pinecrest Cemetery, Sebring, Highlands County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by MSue (contributor 47040510) .
  • "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1H-VG8C : 28 November 2018), R A Spires in entry for Benny Spires and Kathlen Guffey, 6 Sep 1969; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,893,540.
  • "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5N-NN42 : accessed 18 January 2019), Reason Spires in entry for Mrs Bonita Silva, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States, 03 Jun 2012; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.
  • "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5N-N694 : accessed 18 January 2019), Reason Spires in entry for Mrs Bonita Silva, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States, 03 Jun 2012; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.




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