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My James Henderson "Henry" Spier married to Mary Frances (nee Whatley) Spier. Her headstone in Dadeville, Alabama says, "Spear." His in GA is "Spier." Step-bro. in same cemetary as Jas. spelled "Speir." Jas. step-mother is there, too. Since Jas. father married two sisters (one after other die), use of Speir by 2nd set of children vs. Spier may have been way to differentiate. There were many similar names in the two sets of children.
Jas. H. may have left his children w/Mary's parents to raise. Since her parents spelled Spear on her headstone, they may not have realized Jas. Henderson's last name was spelled Spier and may have spelled his children's last name Spear persisting down through the next generations.
If that's what happened, then the information I posted going back several generations from James Henderson Spier would be helpful to Spears descending from Wilson Henry Spear & their other children.
Jas. Henderson Spier served in Civil War from state of Arkansas. He is buried in Fairburn, Fayetteville Co, GA.
I have some will information and pictures of James' and Mary's headstones which I can share - jeepjunction@yahoo.com
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