Past and present of Menard County, Illinois .. . GEOKGE C. MRS. GEORGE C. SPEARS. PAST AND PRESENT OF MENARD COUNTY 35] his fathers Farm. Ee is now one of the fivesurviving members of his company which wenlto the front one hundred and fourteen strongand returned with ninety-two members. Fourare now living in Missouri. Mr. Spears continued to assist in the cultiva-tion of the home farm up to the time of hismarriage, which occurred December 20, 1849,in Clarys Grove, Menard county, Illinois, MissElizabeth V. Spears becoming his wife. Shewas born in Menard county two miles northeastof Tal
Past and present of Menard County, Illinois .. . GEOKGE C. MRS. GEORGE C. SPEARS. PAST AND PRESENT OF MENARD COUNTY 35] his fathers Farm. Ee is now one of the fivesurviving members of his company which wenlto the front one hundred and fourteen strongand returned with ninety-two members. Fourare now living in Missouri. Mr. Spears continued to assist in the cultiva-tion of the home farm up to the time of hismarriage, which occurred December 20, 1849,in Clarys Grove, Menard county, Illinois, MissElizabeth V. Spears becoming his wife. Shewas born in Menard county two miles northeastof Tallula, January 31, 1834. Her Spears, was horn in Civon county. Ken-tucky, March 1!). 1805, within two miles of thehome of our subject. He married MariaBlenkenship, who was horn in Rockinghamcounty. Virginia, December 15, 1802, theirmarriage being celebrated in Green count).Kentucky. August 19, L824. They emigratedto Illinois before the lands were onmarket and settled upon the farm whereoccurred the birth of Mrs. Spears, wifeof our subject. Her lather
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