I sure will keep you in mind,for I have been told almost all the southern Spears are related in some way..Thanks Lucy,oh yes,wish I had a tea cake right now.yummy ----- Original Message ----- From: <TOMnLUCY@aol.com> To: <FLHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 7:23 PM Subject: [FLHOLMES] SPEARS > << Well,Im not sure,Wish I could be.My Spears,were from SC. Rebecha Spears,was > the dau of William Spears.Rebecah married Arthur Rudd. > Rebecha was born in 1808 in or around Barnswell,SC.She and Arthur moved too > Decatur County Ga in 1830,and in 1850 they were living in Coffee County, AL. > Its been told that several of Rebechas brothers and sisters followed..Im > having a hard time with the Spears.Have found them in Barnswell Census,but > after that its benn a rough row to hoe.It very well maybe a connection,for a > lot of the SC Spears came too Ga,and Al..Wish I could be of more help.. > Best Regards, > Shirley > >> > > I don't have much in my notes on Henry E. Spears b. 1881, except I found him > on the 1920 Geneva Co. Census, age 38, b. AL. with wife Leavie, age 39, born > AL and William age 9, b. AL. Couldn't read township (Slocomb). Both are > buried at Paynes Creek Cemetery, Hardee Co., FL. Henry married a second time > to Edna____? who had a sister Ida who came to live with them. Edna and Ida > were from Wisconsin, I believe. The Spears are related to me through my Dad's > sister Ruby, wife of William (both deceased). Ruby and William were married > 68 years. I grew up with (same area) this family, calling Henry E. "Grandpa" > same as my cousins. Aunt Ruby always had teacakes for me when I visited up > until her death in 1996. My cousins would be interested if you do make a > connection. Thanks for responding. > Lucy > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >
Does anyone know how to make the old fashioned Southern Tea Cake? No one ever ask my grandma to teach them . Wanda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Calhoun" <shirleycalhoun@msn.com> To: <FLHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 10:26 PM Subject: Re: [FLHOLMES] SPEARS > I sure will keep you in mind,for I have been told almost all the southern > Spears are related in some way..Thanks Lucy,oh yes,wish I had a tea cake > right now.yummy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <TOMnLUCY@aol.com> > To: <FLHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 7:23 PM > Subject: [FLHOLMES] SPEARS > > > > << Well,Im not sure,Wish I could be.My Spears,were from SC. Rebecha > Spears,was > > the dau of William Spears.Rebecah married Arthur Rudd. > > Rebecha was born in 1808 in or around Barnswell,SC.She and Arthur moved > too > > Decatur County Ga in 1830,and in 1850 they were living in Coffee County, > AL. > > Its been told that several of Rebechas brothers and sisters followed..Im > > having a hard time with the Spears.Have found them in Barnswell > Census,but > > after that its benn a rough row to hoe.It very well maybe a > connection,for a > > lot of the SC Spears came too Ga,and Al..Wish I could be of more help.. > > Best Regards, > > Shirley > > >> > > > > I don't have much in my notes on Henry E. Spears b. 1881, except I found > him > > on the 1920 Geneva Co. Census, age 38, b. AL. with wife Leavie, age 39, > born > > AL and William age 9, b. AL. Couldn't read township (Slocomb). Both are > > buried at Paynes Creek Cemetery, Hardee Co., FL. Henry married a second > time > > to Edna____? who had a sister Ida who came to live with them. Edna and > Ida > > were from Wisconsin, I believe. The Spears are related to me through my > Dad's > > sister Ruby, wife of William (both deceased). Ruby and William were > married > > 68 years. I grew up with (same area) this family, calling Henry E. > "Grandpa" > > same as my cousins. Aunt Ruby always had teacakes for me when I visited > up > > until her death in 1996. My cousins would be interested if you do make a > > connection. Thanks for responding. > > Lucy > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >