20 Apr 1860, Michigan according to Cortez Spears on Death cert -

Name: Cortez C. Spears Race (Original): Age (Expanded): 20 years Birth Year: 1857 Birthplace: Ohio Spouse's Name: Dell Hewitt Spouse's Race (Original): Spouse's Age (Expanded): 18 years Spouse's Birth Year: 1859 Spouse's Birthplace: Michigan Event Date: 24 Sep 1877 Event Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: GS Film number: 2342461 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number: 4207589 Image Number: 370 Reference ID: v 2 p 272 rn 3342 Citing this Record: "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQSX-592 : 4 December 2014), Cortez C. Spears and Dell Hewitt, 24 Sep 1877; citing Flint, Genesee, Michigan, v 2 p 272 rn 3342, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,461. -

In 1880 Jared Spears and his younger brother Cortez were working for a lumberman, Darius W Godfrey, they as well as Cortez's wife Della were living with the family along a number of other workers. Cortez is listed as a laborer while Jared is listed as a "chopper". Name: Corters C Spears Event Type: Census Event Date: 1880 Event Place: Sylvan, Osceola, Michigan, United States District: ED 227 Gender: Male Age: 23 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Occupation: Laborer Relationship to Head of Household: Other Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Other Birth Year (Estimated): 1857 Birthplace: Ohio, United States Father's Birthplace: Ohio, United States Mother's Birthplace: Vermont, United States Note: Sheet Letter: D Sheet Number: 173 Sheet Number and Letter: 173D Household ID: 7571722 Person Number: 4 Volume: 1 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T9 Affiliate Film Number: 0600 GS Film Number: 1254600 Digital Folder Number: 005161031 Image Number: 00353 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Darius W Godfrey Self M 40 New York, United States Viola B Godfrey Wife F 26 Michigan, United States Minie M Godfrey Daughter F 5 Michigan, United States Elsie E Godfrey Daughter F 3 Michigan, United States Corters C Spears Other M 23 Ohio, United States Della A Spears Other F 20 Michigan, United States Wm T Turner Other M 24 Pennsylvania, United States Jared Spear Other M 25 Iowa, United States Wilbur Nichols Other M 20 New York, United States Allex Oleson Other M 33 Norway John Watts Other M 36 --- Charles Grandy Other M 23 New York, United States Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW3W-TX9 : 10 August 2016), Corters C Spears in household of Darius W Godfrey, Sylvan, Osceola, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 227, sheet 173D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0600; FHL microfilm 1,254,600. -

Name: Clark C Spears Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1910 Event Place: Flint Ward 6, Genesee, Michigan, United States District: ED 34 Gender: Male Age: 52 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1858 Birthplace: Ohio Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 2 Sheet Number and Letter: 2A Household ID: 37 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T624 Affiliate Film Number: 643 GS Film Number: 1374656 Digital Folder Number: 004972474 Image Number: 00271 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Clark C Spears Head M 52 Ohio Della A Spears Wife F 49 Michigan Marvin M Spears Son M 20 Michigan Frances M Spears Daughter F 10 Michigan Martha Spears Daughter F 11 Michigan Bertha L Cummings Daughter F 27 Michigan Flossie Cummings Granddaughter F 6 Michigan Cortez H Cummings Grandson M 4 Michigan Manley A Spears Nephew M 15 Michigan William Kelly Boarder M 37 Michigan Ralph Cole Boarder M 16 Michigan Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLPT-RJ8 : accessed 23 January 2017), Clark C Spears, Flint Ward 6, Genesee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 34, sheet 2A, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 643; FHL microfilm 1,374,656. -

Died of Lobar Pneumonia ? -