The Atlanta Constitution 4 April 1908 Death Claims Prof. Spier. Well-Known Atlantan Had Been in Poor Health for Eight Years. Professor J.P. Spier, a Confederate veteran and one of the most widely known citizens of the city, died at his residence on Houston street yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Though his death came as a surprise to his friends, Professor Spier had been in poor health for some years, having about eight years ago given up his work as expert accountant on account of prolonged ill health. Since that time he has devoted his energies to the training of bookkeepers and other business men, many of the most prominent young men of this city having been his pupils. Professor Spier was born in Pike county in 1844, being the son of Judge Allison Spier. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted in the First Georgia cavalry, serving until the end of the war. He is survived by his wife and one son, William Kendall Spier. The body will be carried to Fairburn, Ga., this morning for funeral and interment. Any information on this family welcomed... 1 Allison Connett Spier b: 28 December 1803 in Hancock County, Georgia d: 24 October 1865 in Fayette County, Georgia . +Mary Middlebrooks b: 31 March 1807 in Georgia d: 25 April 1860 in Fayette County, Georgia m: Abt. 1830 in Monroe County, Georgia [?] ... 2 [1] Mary Palestine Spier b: 16 June 1833 in Monroe County, Georgia d: 29 November 1904 in Fayette County, Georgia ....... +Joseph Jarrell b: Abt. 1827 in Georgia d: in (Civil War) m: 31 January 1849 in Pike County, Georgia src: Marriage Record - Pike County, Georgia ... *2nd Husband of [1] Mary Palestine Spier: ....... +William Malone b: 29 April 1820 in Georgia d: 07 November 1897 in Fayette County, Georgia m: 19 December 1865 in Fayette County, Georgia ... 2 Alfred Spier b: Abt. 1835 in Monroe County, Georgia ... 2 Benjamin A.H. Spier b: Abt. 1837 in Monroe County, Georgia ... 2 James H. Spier b: Abt. 1840 in Pike County, Georgia ... 2 Martin Spier b: Abt. 1841 in Pike County, Georgia ... 2 Allison Spier b: Abt. 1843 in Pike County, Georgia ... 2 Jackson P. Spier b: Abt. 1845 in Pike County, Georgia d: 03 April 1908 in Fulton County, Georgia ....... +Helen L. /?/