Jesse
Leland
Spires
Born in Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Cleveland Washington Spires Jr, James Jackson Spires, Georgia Estelle Spires, Rachel Christine (Spires) Taylor and Jacqueline Spires
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 14
in Wilcox, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jan 2019
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Biography
Jesse Spires died young.
Descendant of John Ganzer Spires.
Leland was born in 1932,[1] the fourth of seven children to Cleveland Washington Spires Sr and Lola Belle Wofford. His siblings were: Cleveland Washington Jr, James Jackson, Georgia Estelle, Rachel Christine, Jacqueline, and Living.[2]
- Fact: Residence (22 Apr 1940) District 1177, Ryles Mill, Wilcox, Georgia, United States[3]
Household Role Sex Status Age Est Birth Birthplace Occupation Cleveland Spires Head M M 38 abt 1902 Georgia Farm Laborer Lula Spires Wife F M 37 abt 1903 Georgia James Spires Son M S 16 abt 1924 Georgia Leland Spires Son M S 7 abt 1933 Georgia Christine Spires Dau F S 3 abt 1937 Georgia Living Son M S 6 mo abt 1939 Georgia
He passed away in 1947 at the age of 14.[1][2]
- Fact: Burial (9 May 1947) Cannonville Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilcox County, Georgia, United States[2][4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: V4MT-515 : accessed 24 Dec 2014), death index record of Jessie L Spires, 1932 - 7 May 1947, Wilcox, Georgia, United States; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry.com (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5426 #938694 : 2001); citing Wilcox, Georgia, certificate number 11448, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "News Article", Newspapers.com (Newspapers Clip: 129467124 : accessed 5 Aug 2023) Obituary for Jesse Leland Spires, Published in The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, Page 2, (Sat) 10 May 1947. Ancestry.com Media
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: K754-CVF : accessed 27 Jul 2023), Leland Spires in household of Cleveland Spires, District 1177, Ryles Mill, Wilcox, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 156-6, sheet 6B, line 52, NARA microfilm publication T627 (Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.) roll 00723. Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #48758635 : accessed 5 Aug 2023)
- ↑ "Find a Grave", database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #26436734 : accessed 10 Aug 2023), memorial page for Jessie Leland Spires (Jun 1932–May 1947); citing Cannonville Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilcox County, Georgia, United States; Maintained by: Find a Grave.
- See Also:
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Person: GM28-WM7 : modified 11 Aug 2023, 01:13), profile for Jesse Leland Spires; contributed by various users.
- "Public Member Trees kih1962/ageorgiaangel", database, Ancestry.com (Ancestry Profile : accessed 10 Aug 2023), profile for Jesse "Leland" Spires.
Acknowledgement
Spires-437 was created by Karen Ivey Herndon on 27 Jan 2019. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Karen and others.
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