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Willie Ellen (Ray) Spearman (1865 - 1953)

Willie Ellen Spearman formerly Ray
Born in Shelby County, Alabama, United Statesmap
Daughter of and
Sister of , [half], , [half], [half] and [half]
Wife of — married 25 Jan 1883 in Shelby County, Alabama, United Statesmap
Mother of
Died at age 88 in Shelby County, Alabama, United Statesmap
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Biography

Willie Ellen Ray was born the 14th of January 1865. Willie was the daughter of William Henry Ray and Nancy A. Gray.

Willie, age 7, appears in the 1870 Federal census in Shelby County, Alabama in the household of her father, William H. Ray.[1]

Willie, age 16, appears in the 1880 Federal census in Shelby County, Alabama in the household of her father, William Ray.[2]

Willie married James William Spearman on the 25th of January, 1883, in Shelby County, Alabama.[3]

Willie appears in the 1900 Federal census in Shelby County, Alabama in her husband's household. James' household appeared as follows: James age 38; Willie, age 36; Loutra age 14; David R. age 10, Earnest J. age 7; Elsie I age 5; and Julia M age 5 months.[4]

Willie appears in the 1910 Federal census in Shelby County, Alabama in the household of her husband. James' household appears as follows: James age 47; Willie E. age 45; Earnest J. age 16; Elzie I. age 14; July M. age 11; and Willie V. age 6.[5]

Willie appears in the 1920 Federal census in Shelby County, Alabama in the household of her husband. James' household appears as follows: James age 57; Willie age 53; May J. age 21; Lola W. age 16; and Eva L. Smith age 3, listed as grand daughter.[6]

Willie appears in the 1930 Federal census in Shelby County, Alabama in the household of her husband. James' household appears as follows: James age 65 and Willie age 65.[7]

Willie, age 75, appears in the 1940 Federal census in Shelby County, Alabama in the household of her son-in-law, Thomas Junior Stone.[8]

Willie died the 26th of June, 1953, Willie was buried in the Four Mile Baptist Church Cemetery, Shelby County, Alabama.[9]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH2M-W81 : 28 May 2021), W E Ray in entry for W H Ray, 1870.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4V6-1CC : 19 February 2021), Willis E Ray in household of William Ray, Spearmans, Shelby, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 126, sheet 305C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,031.
  3. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ65-2LK : 19 February 2021), James W. Shearman and Willie E. Ray, 25 Jan 1883; citing Shelby, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,571,845.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M96M-D38 : accessed 28 July 2021), James W Spearman, Precinct 9 Wilsonville Wilsonville town, Shelby, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 10B, family 175, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,039.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKW7-HX3 : accessed 28 July 2021), James W Spearman, Wilsonville, Shelby, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 112, sheet 9B, family 132, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 32; FHL microfilm 1,374,045.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXDJ-PTS : 31 January 2021), James W Spearman, 1920.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3KLZ-W3Z : accessed 28 July 2021), J W Spearman, Wilsonville, Shelby, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 9A, line 30, family 143, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 48; FHL microfilm 2,339,783.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V15W-CXS : 5 January 2021), Willie Spearman in household of T J Stone, Election Precinct 9 Wilsonville, Shelby, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 59-15, sheet 7A, line 21, family 109, 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 79.
  9. ↑ Find A Grave; with photo of tombstone; Memorial No. 75166245; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75166245/willie-ellen-spearman




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