Genealogy Wylie » John Thomas Spears [Wk ObBu] "Tommy" (1882-1948)
Personal data John Thomas Spears [Wk ObBu] "Tommy"
- He was born on January 9, 1882 in Pointer Creek, Pulaski County, Kentucky.
- He died on January 11, 1948 in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, he was 66 years old.
- He is buried in Somerset City Cemetery, Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky.
- A child of James William Spears and Isabella Spaw
- This information was last updated on October 5, 2013.
Household of John Thomas Spears [Wk ObBu] "Tommy"
He is married to Martha Elizabeth Chumbley.
They got married on December 31, 1903 at Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, he was 21 years old.
Child(ren):
- Beatrice Spears 1909-1974
- Naomi Spears 1911-1984
- May Spears 1916-2007
- Martha Spears 1924-< 1924
- Catherine Spears 1925-< 1925
Notes about John Thomas Spears [Wk ObBu] "Tommy"
SPEARS, John Thomas; KY; 1948, January 11; Somerset Newspaper--John Thomas Spears, age 66, died Sunday morning at his home in West Somerset following a short illness. He was born in Pulaski Co., January 9, 1882, being the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Spears. For many years he engaged in farming and was successful in this occupation. He also was an employee of the Southern Railway Company for a number of years, ill health forcing him to retire in 1934. He was well liked by his fellow workers and held in the highest esteem by his employers. He was a devoted husband and father. He will be sadly missed by many. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Martha Chumbley Spears; five daughters, Mrs. Coatney New, Waynesburg; Mrs. Marie Taylor, Somerset; Mrs. Bea Sword, Mrs. May White and Miss Naomi Spears,. all of Cincinnati; two sons, James Louis and Henry Spears, both of Cincinnati; five brothers, Hissie Spears, Mintonville; Catron Spears, Nelson Valley; Rufus, Banlow and Columbus Spears, all of Somerset, and one sister, Mrs. Rosie Correll, Somerset. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Cotter Avenue Church of God with the Rev. E. W. Carden officiating. Burial was in the Somerset City Cemetery
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2. John Thomas Spears, born Jan 09, 1882 in Pointer Creek, Pulaski Co., Somerset, KY; died Jan 11, 1948 in Somerset, Pulaski Co., KY;. He was the son of 4. James William Spears and 5. Isabella Spaw. He married 3. Martha Elizabeth Chumbley Dec 31, 1903 in Somerset, Pulaski Co., KY., AHO Lewis Chumbley. 3. Martha Elizabeth Chumbley, born Oct 26, 1886 in Somerset, Pulaski Co., KY; died Jan 17, 1948 in Somerset, Pulaski Co., KY; Bur. Somerset City Cem.,Sec 35,36 & 37. She was the daughter of 6. Lewis Chumbley and 7. Elizabeth C. Gossett.
More About John Thomas Spears: Burial: Bur. Somerset City Cem.,Sec 35,36 & 37 Census: 1910, Pulaski Co. Book, Pg 55, with 3 children Occupation: worked for the Southern railroad (Ferguson Yard, Somerset) and was a farmer.
More About Martha Elizabeth Chumbley: Fact 1: Grandmother had 5 children that were stillborn; buried at Ringold Cemetery; Religion: Member of Cotter St. Church of God since 1927
Children of John Spears and Martha Chumbley are: 1 i. Mary Coatney Spears, born Jun 24, 1905 in Somerset, Oil Center, KY; died Jun 06, 1985 in Waynesburg, Lincoln Co., KY., Stanford House; married Floyd New Aug 30, 1923 in Somerset, Pulaski Co., KY. ii. James Lewis Spears, born Apr 08, 1907 in Somerset, Pulaski Co., KY; died May 08, 1978 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH; Arlington Cemetery, Mt. Healthy; married Bess Loy 1927; born Jun 07, 1906; died Jun 18, 1997 in Cinti., OH; Arlington Cemetery, Compton Rd., Mt. Healthy. iii. Beatrice Spears, born Jun 07, 1909 in Pointer, Pulaski Co., KY; died Jul 08, 1974 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH; married (1) Otis Sutherland 1930; married (2) Hiram Soard Abt. 1946.
More About Beatrice Spears: Burial: Jul 13, 1974, Bur. Somerset City Cem. sec.35,36 &37
iv. Naomi Spears, born May 07, 1911 in Cains Store, Pulaski Co., KY; died Sep 16, 1984 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH; married Peter John Norky Jul 03, 1954 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn Co., Indiana; born Jun 13, 1904; died Dec 09, 1968 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH.
v. William Henry Spears, born Oct 18, 1913 in Pulaski Co., KY; died Jan 31, 1981 in Moores Hill, Ind,; married (1) Dena Hargis 1934 in Somerset, Pulaski Co., KY; born 1916 in Pulaski Co., KY; married (2) Buelah Agnew Aft. 1948.
More About William Henry Spears: Occupation: Southern Railroad (KY); Hilton Davis in Cinti.; retired from there
vi. May Spears, born Aug 04, 1916 in Pulaski Co., KY; married Fredrick Ervin White Feb 09, 1940 in Rising Sun, Indiana; Louis Phillips officiating; born Nov 11, 1918 in Chattanooga, TN; died Oct 30, 1982 in Orlando, FL.
More About May Spears: housewife and also worked at the same film companies as her sisters, Coatney and Naomi.
More About Fredrick Ervin White: Military service: Marine Corps; Honorable Discharge Oct. 31, 1945 from Camp Lejeune, NC Note:: Weapons qualification: Rifle Marksman 120ct43; Machine Gun Crewman Occupation: Worked in bakery as "oven man"; Single Spindle Drill Press Oper at Wright Airplane Co., Cinti., OH
vii. Mame Marie Spears, born Apr 04, 1919 in Somerset, Pulaski Co., KY; died Aug 31, 2000 in Orlando, FL; married Ernest Granville Taylor Jun 1944 in Somerset, Pulaski Co., KY; born Sep 08, 1920 in Somerset, Pulaski Co., KY; died Apr 11, 2002 in Orlando, FL.
More About Mame Marie Spears: Was employed by the school district in Orlando, FL and retired from there.
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Historical events
Birthday January 9, 1882
- The temperature on January 9, 1882 was about 5.8 °C. There was 15 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
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- May 6 » Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed to death by Fenian assassins in Phoenix Park, Dublin.
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Day of marriage December 31, 1903
- The temperature on December 31, 1903 was between -7.2 °C and -1.2 °C and averaged -4.7 °C. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (55%). Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
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- May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
- June 11 » A group of Serbian officers stormed the royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife, Queen Draga.
- June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
- September 27 » The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
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Day of death January 11, 1948
- The temperature on January 11, 1948 was between 3.4 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 17.9 mm of rain during 14.8 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
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- In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
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