Re: What was the draw ? For people to come to Williamson Co, TX ?
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What was the draw ? For people to come to Williamson Co, TX ?
Michelle Doss 9/02/10
In 1870 your Stephen was in Austin Co, TX:
Spiers[sic], Stephen, 33, b MS
" Jane, 28, b TN
" James, 2, b TX
" Anna, ?/12, b TX, born April
So, are you asking why he would leave Austin Co to go to Williamson Co, or why he came to Texas itself?
In 1870 he doesn't own any land. And, unfortunately the 1880 census does not ask if they owned land. Quite often moves are because of land. Have you checked land records? Did he own land in Williamson Co?If so, when did he obtain that land and who did it buy it from?
By the 1900 census Stephen owns a mortgaged farm.
TX Dth Indx thru 1976 -- http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html?..#w=;p=2;c=1320964;t=searchablehttp://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html?..#w=;p=2;c=1320964;t=searchable -- You can view digitized copy of original death record, see more details, make copies and look for others, too.
Name: Jessie W. Spiars
Death Date: 01 Oct 1945
Death Place: Williamson County, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: white
Death Age: 69 years 11 months 15 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1875
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Steve Spiars
Father's Birthplace: Miss
Mother's Name: Janie Henderson
Mother's Birthplace: Miss.
Occupation: Retired
Place of Residence: Granger, Williamson, Tex.
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Masadonia, Texas
Burial Date: 02 Oct 1945
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2218185
Digital Film Number: 4030505
Image Number: 1738
Reference Number: certificate # 46467
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Dona Naomi Jane Goff
Death Date: 05 Aug 1963
Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 85 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 02 Oct 1877
Birthplace: Granger, Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Stephen Allen Spiers
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Janie Henderson
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Houston, Harris, Texas
Cemetery: Macedonia
Burial Place: Taylor, Texas
Burial Date: 06 Aug 1963
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2117291
Digital Film Number: 4028351
Image Number: 3129
Reference Number: CN 51047
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Stephen M. Spiars
Death Date: 10 Dec 1954
Death Place: Austin State Hospital, Austin, Travis, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: white
Death Age: 75 years 1 month 24 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1879
Birthplace: Williamson County, Texas
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Steve Spiars Sr.
Father's Birthplace: Louisiana
Mother's Name: Dona Jane Henderson
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Occupation: Farmer
Place of Residence: Granger, Williamson, Texas
Cemetery: Belton
Burial Place: Belton, Texas
Burial Date: 10 Dec 1954
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2114329
Digital Film Number: 4165417
Image Number: 1506
Reference Number: cn 63750
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
The name Leggitt shows up as informant on some of the DCs and the doctor on one.
Now, some of the information doesn't quite match on the following, except I think this is the son John on the 1900 census. Both show born Jan 1882. DCs often have errors and are only as accurate as the knowledge of the informant, and in this case the informant was the hospital.
Name: John H. Spiars
Death Date: 17 Jul 1953
Death Place: Galveston, Galveston, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: white
Death Age: 71 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 22 Jan 1882
Birthplace: Granger, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Steve Spiars
Father's Birthplace: Granger, Texas
Mother's Name: Nancy Jane Henslee
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation:
Place of Residence: Granger, Williamson, Texas
Cemetery: Maecdania
Burial Place: Granger, Texas
Burial Date: 17 Jul 1953
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2113981
Digital Film Number: 4030522
Image Number: 1175
Reference Number: cn 40838
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Happy Hunting (^_^)
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Re: What was the draw ? For people to come to Williamson Co, TX ?