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, Departme nt 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 enumeratio n 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. -

The 1900 census taker found Cortez and Della's family in the 76th household he visited in Vienna Township, farming, possibly, her late father Benjamin's farm across the way from Uncle William Hewitt. Vienna township, Genesee, Michigan, United States District: 29 Gender: Male Age: 43 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Number of Living Children: Years Married: 23 Birth Date: Jul 1857 Birthplace: Ohio Marriage Year (Estimated): 1877 Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace: Vermont Mother of how many children: Sheet Number and Letter: 4A Household ID: 78 Line Number: 34 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T623 GS Film Number: 1240711 Digital Folder Number: 004120223 Image Number: 00459 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Cortze Spears Head M 43 Ohio Dell Spears Wife F 40 Michigan Bertha Spears Daughter F 18 Michigan Benjamin Spears Son M 15 Michigan Marvin Spears Son M 11 Michigan Francis M Spears Daughter F 0 Michigan Martha Spears Granddaughter F 2 Michigan "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSM7-R1V : accessed 8 April 2018), Cortze Spears, Vienna township, Genesee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29, s heet 4A, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,711. -

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 3 4, sheet 2A, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 643; FHL microfilm 1,374,656. -

Name: Cortez Spears Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1920 Event Place: Detroit Ward 21, Wayne, Michigan, United States District: ED 667 Gender: Male Age: 62 Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Race (Original): White Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Relationship to Head of Household: Boarder Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Boarder Own or Rent: Birth Year (Estimated): 1858 Birthplace: Ohio Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Ohio Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 1 Sheet Number and Letter: 1A Household ID: 4 Line Number: 15 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T625 Affiliate Film Number: 819 GS Film Number: 1820819 Digital Folder Number: 004966197 Image Number: 01016 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Grace Vankoughlett Head F 39 Canada Norman Vankoughlett Son M 13 Michigan Newton Vankoughlett Son M 11 Michigan Cortez Spears Boarder M 62 Ohio Warren Richards Boarder M 55 Michigan Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4W-93X : accessed 23 January 2017), Cortez Spears in household of Grace Vankoughlett, Detroit Ward 21, Wayne, Michigan, United States; ci ting ED 667, sheet 1A, line 15, family 4, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 819; FHL microfilm 1,820,819. -

At his son Benjamin's Home Cortez C Spears Event Type: Death Event Date: 24 May 1936 Event Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States Gender: Male Age: 78 Marital Status: Widowed Birth Date: 13 Jul 1857 Birthplace: Ashtabula, Ohio Birth Year (Estimated): 1858 Father's Name: Milton R Spears Mother's Name: Louisa Green GS Film number: 001972705 , Digital Folder Number: 005237246 , Image Number: 02567 "Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952," index, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KFSN-WC8 : accessed 31 Aug 2014), Milton R Spears in entry for Cortez C Spears, 24 May 1936; citing Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United Sta tes; 02567; FHL microfilm 001972705.