Genealogy Wylie » Albert Theodore Spears [Wk ] "Bert" (1878-1953)

Personal data Albert Theodore Spears [Wk ] "Bert" 

  • He was born on April 22, 1878 in Pulaski County, Kentucky.
  • He died on May 21, 1953 in Pulaski County, Kentucky, he was 75 years old.
  • He is buried in West Somerset Baptist ChurchCemetery, Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky.
  • A child of James William Spears and Isabella Spaw
  • This information was last updated on August 10, 2022.

Household of Albert Theodore Spears [Wk ] "Bert"

He is married to Costella Jane Russell.

They got married on February 14, 1895 at Pulaski County, Kentucky, he was 16 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Vina B. Spears  1896-1988
  2. Herbert Spears  1899-1956 
  3. Ethel Spears  1902-1974
  4. Arvil Lee Spears  1908-1953 
  5. Hazel May Spears  1910-2000
  6. Grace Agnes Spears  1915-2005 


Notes about Albert Theodore Spears [Wk ] "Bert"

Arvil Lee Spears
September 24, 1922 - February 16, 2004

Arvil Lee Spears, 81, Orange City, Florida, formerly of the Bethelridge Community passed away Monday February 16th, 2004 at his residence.
He was born September 24th, 1922 in Ansel, Kentucky the son of the late Theodore Spears and Vida Spears. He was a United States Army WWII Veteran, a POW, as well as attaining the rank of Corporal, a machinist for Corning Glass Works, Danville, Kentucky, a member of Franklin Lodge #28 F & AM, a member of York Rite, Danville, Kentucky and a member of the Lake Helen United Methodist Church.
He is survived by one son; Arvis Richardson Spears, Danville, Kentucky: two daughters; Anna Carolyn Spears Broce, St. Petersburg, Florida and Alice Rebecca Spears Smith, Deltona, Florida: one step brother; Ken Wesley; one half brother; Arnold Spears: one step sister; Lillian Wesley: four half sisters; Kay Wesley, Betty Spears, Sondra Drury and Faye Wesley: five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents: his wife; Avelene Godbey Spears, who passed away September 7th, 2000.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., at the Bethelridge United Methodist Church, Bethelridge, Kentucky with Brother Brian Janes and Chaplain Richard Otto officiating. Burial will be in Bethelridge Cemetery, Bethelridge, Kentucky. Visitation will be after 6:00 p.m., Friday, February 20th, 2004 at the Chapel of Morris and Hislope Funeral Home. Military honors will be given by American Legion Post #18 of Stanford, Kentucky. Masonic services will be 7:00 p.m., Friday. February 20th, 2004 by Mt. Gilead Lodge #255 of Science Hill.
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Albert Theodore Spears

Hezekiah Spears
± 1806-1897
Catherine Wesley
1806-> 1880
George Washington Spaw
± 1832-1862
Frances Dick
1836-1907
Isabella Spaw
1855-1919

Albert Theodore Spears
1878-1953

1895

Costella Jane Russell
1878-1969

Vina B. Spears
1896-1988
Herbert Spears
1899-1956
Ethel Spears
1902-1974
Arvil Lee Spears
1908-1953
Hazel May Spears
1910-2000
Grace Agnes Spears
1915-2005

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Historical events

Birthday April 22, 1878

  • The temperature on April 22, 1878 was about 12.0 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 21 » The first telephone directory is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
    • February 22 » In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
    • March 3 » The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano.
    • March 24 » The British frigate HMSEurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
    • June 15 » Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
    • December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.

Day of marriage February 14, 1895

  • The temperature on February 14, 1895 was about -8.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • March 15 » Heian Shrine is founded.
    • April 24 » Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
    • May 25 » The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Jingsong as its president.
    • October 4 » Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open Men's Golf Championship.
    • October 8 » Korean Empress Myeongseong is assassinated by Japanese infiltrators.
    • October 21 » The Republic of Formosa collapses as Japanese forces invade.

Day of death May 21, 1953

  • The temperature on May 21, 1953 was between 10.9 °C and 25.1 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
    • January 13 » An article appears in Pravda accusing some of the most prestigious and prominent doctors, mostly Jews, in the Soviet Union of taking part in a vast plot to poison members of the top Soviet political and military leadership.
    • January 20 » Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated as the 34th President of the United States of America.
    • April 29 » The first U.S. experimental 3D television broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV.
    • May 25 » Nuclear weapons testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test.
    • July 26 » Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment repel a number of Chinese assaults against a key position known as The Hook during the Battle of the Samichon River, just hours before the Armistice Agreement is signed, ending the Korean War.
    • September 12 » U.S. Senator and future President John Fitzgerald Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island.


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