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William Spears
1793 - 1847 (53 years)-
Name William Spears Born 4 May 1793 Scotland, United Kingdom 
Gender Male Died 7 Mar 1847 Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States Buried Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States Person ID I452 Speirs-Taylor Last Modified 28 Oct 2016
Father Adam Speirs, b. 1765, Blainslie, Scottish Borders, Scotland , d. Dec 1837, Beaver Dam, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 72 years) Mother Mary Tait, b. Abt 1767, Scotland , d. Jan 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States (Age ~ 75 years) Married 15 Apr 1791 Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1] Notes - 9/30/2016 - No birth record for William Spears in Roxburghshire. Good records. LDS film 1067946. Roland Astorga
Family ID F69 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jennety Broom, b. 10 Mar 1811, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland , d. 23 Dec 1900, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 89 years) Children 1. Mary Speirs, b. 2 Nov 1846, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States , d. 7 Nov 1846, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States (Age 0 years)Last Modified 27 Oct 2014 Family ID F175 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 4 May 1793 - Scotland, United Kingdom 
Died - 7 Mar 1847 - Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States Buried - - Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Documents 
1830 US Census
South Ward, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. page 24
Thomas Spires Household
1 male 30-40....37- William (1793)
1 male 20-30....26- Thomas (1804)
1 fem 20-30.....26- Polly Cochran (1804)
1840 US Census
Hancock County, Illinois (probably Nauvoo)
William Spears Household
1 male 40-50.....47- William (1793)
1 fem 60-70..........unknown
1 fem 70-80......73- Mary Tait Speirs (1767)
George Spears Household
1 male 40-50.....41- George (1799)
1 fem 30-40......37- Sarah Churchfield (1803)
1 male 0-5........4- William (1836)
1 male 0-5...........unknown
1 fem 0-5.........2- Margaret (1838
1 fem 60-70..........unknown
Thos Spears Household
1 male 30-40.....36- Thomas (1804)
1 fem 20-30......36- Polly Cochran (1804)
1 fem 10-15......10- Mary (1830)
1 male 5-10.......6- Adam (1834)
1 male 0-5........4- George (1836)
1 male 0-5........3- Henry (1837)
1 male 0-5........2- Orson (1838)
William and Janet Spears in the LDS Church Membership
William was ordained an elder in the LDS Church. He died at Winter Quarters, Nebraska.
Land in Nauvoo, Illinois, Sold by Janet and William Speirs
When the "Mormons" were forced to leave their homes, they had to quickly sale their property or simply leave. The Hancock Eagle, dated 22 May 1846, tells of the circumstances.
Newspaper article from “Uncle Dale’s Readings in Early Mormon History (Newspapers of Illinois and Indiana)
http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/il/miscill3.htm#052246
Headstones 
The Memorial Headstone of William Spears in the Mormon Pioneer Cemetery
William Spears
Birth: May 4, 1793, Scotland
Death: Mar. 7, 1847
Winter Quarters / Florence
Douglas County
Nebraska, USA
Find A Grave Memorial # 35005617
Notes:
William died at Winter Quarters 7 Mar 1847 of blackleg at the age of 53 years 10 mo 3 days. Recorded SLC Family History Library Film #928,352. Also 978.2254V3e Inscriptions Found on Tombstones & Monuments in Early LDS Burial Grounds, p. 57.
Plot: Grave #97
Histories 
Recollections of William Henry Harrison Spears about Thomas Speirs
William is the son of William, son of Thomas Speirs.
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Sources - [S54] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910.
Name: Adam Speirs
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 15 Apr 1791
Marriage Place: Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
Spouse: Mary Tait
FHL Film Number: 1067946
- [S54] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910.