This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xV.2ADE/148.1.2 Message Board Post: William Riley Spears is the son of Samuel H. and Elizabeth (Robinson) Spears, born July 4 1870 in Newton Co., I have done alot of in court house research as I live in Newton Co., adn have found many deeds for the Spears family and their relatives.