Margaret America Spires (abt. 1853 - 1936)

Born about 1853 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 Jan 1936 at about age 83 in Norman Park, Colquitt, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Margaret Spires was born in 1853 in Georgia, United States. Her parents were William Spires and Elizabeth Johnson.

When Margaret America "Merica" Spires was born in 1853, in Georgia, United States, her father, William Charles Spires, was 40 and her mother, Elizabeth "Betsy" Johnson, was 33.

She married William W Webb on 25 July 1891, in Berrien, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son.

She lived in District 1487, Cook, Georgia, United States in 1920 and District 1184, Colquitt, Georgia, United States in 1930.

She died on 4 January 1936, in Norman Park, Colquitt, Georgia, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery, Sparks, Cook, Georgia, United States.

• Fact: Residence (1870) Greenfield, Colquitt County, Georgia, United States^[1]
• Fact: Residence (1880) Robinson and Warrior, Colquitt County, Georgia, United States^[2]

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Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSR-JMP : 12 April 2016), Margret Spires in household of William Spires, Georgia, United States; citing p. 19, family 123, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,643.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LK-8QT : 11 August 2017), Margarett Spires in entry for John Boyd, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 14, sheet 275B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0141; FHL microfilm 1,254,141.

• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVG-7Y9 : Sat Oct 21 16:04:51 UTC 2023), Entry for William Webb and America Spires, 25 Jul 1891.

• "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWZC-4NP : 11 January 2020), America Spires in entry for William Webb, 1891.

• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3NH-CMS : Fri Oct 06 12:08:43 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas B Sharp and Elizebeth Sharp, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJD9-28Q : Fri Dec 08 00:27:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Joel McConnell and Sallie McConnell, 1920.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVV-SZK3 : 13 April 2023), America Spires, ; Burial, Sparks, Cook, Georgia, United States of America, Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 21641975, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4SN-7T8 : 24 December 2014), America Spires, 04 Jan 1936; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Colquitt, Georgia, certificate number 636, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.

• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/101074870/person/202062407349/facts?_phtarg=Huo22134 : accessed 8 March 2019), profile for Margaret Spires.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 January 2019, 05:30), entry for Margaret Spires(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L5VD-G1D); contributed by various users.