Well I finally found my Granny Marys death certificate. My Grandmother Omelia "Howell" Rice was the informant for her death certificate. She lists as my GGrandmother's.. Father.. ALFRED SPEARS and my GGrandmother's.. Mother ..JANIE LeFEVERS. I have always called my GGrandmother "Granny Mary" so Alfred Spears and Janie LeFevers would be my GGGrandparents. The problem is that the census that I found in Nashville TN. listed a Mary Spears and Eliza Spears living with a family (I need to look up the name) in the 1880 census from White Co and the Mary Spears was 8 years old and Eliza Spears was of the age to be her Mother. My Granny Mary was born April 5, 1871. QUESTION..... could Janie Lefevers be the Eliza Spears......Janie Eliza Lefevers Spears???????? And did Alfred die and leave her a young widow with a young child???? Does anyone know who Janie Lefevers parents were and Alfred Spears parents were??? My Granny Mary has been my wall that I couldn't get past Need Help.!!!!! PS My Granny Mary married Lewis Howell in Feb of 1892 and gave birth to my Grandmother Omelia Howell in either 1894 0r 1896. The reason for the two dates is that the census says that my Grandmother was 6 yrs old in the 1900 census but info supposedly copied from the family Bible said that Omelia was born in 1896. The census said that Omelia was learning to read so she had to have been 6 years old in the 1900 census. (My deduction). Glenna gshea@sheltonbbs.com .