Lea Head wrote: > Hoping someone will take pity on an old, frustrated woman who has >spent the last week trying to figure out who Ambrose Spear's parents >and family were. This Ambrose was born abt 1878 in KY and married >Settie Bailey on 13 Jan 1898 in Monroe Co. (copy actually says >Ambroe). Later, in the 1930 Monroe Co. census, he turns up but wife's >name is Mattie D., age 45. Children enumerated then were Homer J., >Harlan C., Hanley F., Cloyd H. and Losie R. Many thanks in advance >for any scrap of comfort or information .....................Lea Head > ======================================================================= Lea, I looked at this for a while this morning and intend to spend more time, since I have a lot of Spear interests. Here are some observations. Settie Bailey, the first wife of Ambros(e) was Lousettie C Bailey. I have some data on her ancestry: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dougmoore&id=I18239 Settie died on 4 Oct 1905 and is buried in Bailey Cem in Monroe Co. Ambrose then married Martha (Mattie) D Emmert on 23 Nov 1905 in Monroe Co. I have a lot on the Emmerts: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dougmoore&id=I20186 Mattie and Ambrose are both buried in Bailey Cem near Settie. L C Spear: 1 May 1875 - 4 Oct 1905 (This is Settie) Ambrose Spear: 2 May 1880 - 14 Dec 1946 Mattie D Spear: 27 Apr 1884 - 12 Jan 1936 Ambrose is listed in the Monroe Co census in 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930. There is a 2nd Ambrose Spear in the 1910 census, but I didn't find him in the other years. You probably saw the Francis Spear in the 1880 Edmonson Co census, with his 2 year old son Ambrose M(Martin) Spear. This might be your Ambrose. I think that this Francis Spear is the one from Cumberland Co. Have you looked at the DC for Ambrose? This should resolve the parent question. He is listed in the KY DC index: SPEARS AMBROS 066 MONROE MONROE 12-14-1946 005 02057 1947 Doug Moore moore@asu.edu -- |==================================================================| | J.Douglas Moore Mathematics.. http://math.asu.edu/~moore/home | | moore@asu.edu Genealogy.... http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore | |==================================================================| | Math Department Office: (480)965-3720 HOME: | | Arizona St. U. Fax: (480)965-8119 5223 E Tamblo Dr | | Tempe,AZ 85287 Home: (480)893-1144 Phoenix,AZ 85044 | |==================================================================| | Tempe Symphony Orchestra.. http://www.tempe.gov/arts/events/TSO/ | |==================================================================| | "An empty vessel makes the most noise." (Shakespeare, Henry V) | |==================================================================|