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• Birth	26 Sep 1798	Wilkes Co., Georgia
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Aug 1868	Jasper Co., Georgia
  Buried	Spearman Family Cemetery, Jasper Co., Georgia
  Person ID	I00246	NorthernAncestry
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2007
  Father	John Spearman, Sr.,   b. 31 Mar 1764, Essex Co., Virginia ,   d. Aug 1827, Jasper Co., Georgia
  Mother	Ann Dawson Toombs,   b. Abt 1773, Culpeper Co., Virginia ,   d. Dec 1829, Jasper Co., Georgia
  Family ID	F0925	Group Sheet
  Family	Martha Ledbetter,   b. 16 Jun 1810, Jones Co., Georgia ,   d. 17 Aug 1887, Jasper Co., Georgia
  Married	15 Mar 1827	Jasper Co., Georgia
  Children	> 1. John Spearman,   b. 31 Aug 1828, Jasper Co., Georgia ,   d. 9 Jul 1862, Ellison's Mill, Hanover Co., Virginia   2. Ann Spearman,   b. 15 Jan 1830, Coweta Co., Georgia ,   d. 3 Sep 1834, Heard Co., Georgia   3. Thomas Spearman,   b. 14 Sep 1831, Jasper Co., Georgia ,   d. 10 Dec 1856, Jasper Co., Georgia   4. Elizabeth Spearman,   b. 9 Mar 1833, Heard Co., Georgia ,   d. 18 Mar 1834, Heard Co., Georgia > 5. Sarah Spearman,   b. 19 May 1834, Jasper Co., Georgia ,   d. 3 Jun 1884, Jasper Co., Georgia > 6. William Spearman,   b. 4 Mar 1836, Jasper Co., Georgia ,   d. 12 Oct 1917, Jasper Co., Georgia > 7. Gabriel Toombs Spearman, Jr.,   b. 13 Mar 1838, Heard Co., Georgia ,   d. 18 Jun 1912, Social Circle, Walton Co., Georgia > 8. Martha Spearman,   b. 28 Mar 1841, Jasper Co., Georgia ,   d. 3 Oct 1900, Jasper Co., Georgia > 9. Matthew Whitfield Spearman, Sr.,   b. 19 Jan 1843, Jasper Co., Georgia ,   d. 16 Dec 1916, Shady Dale, Jasper Co., Georgia > 10. George Crawford Spearman,   b. 28 Sep 1845, Jasper Co., Georgia ,   d. 24 Jun 1893, Jasper Co., Georgia > 11. Mary Elizabeth Spearman,   b. 24 May 1849, Jasper Co., Georgia ,   d. Abt 1928, Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia
  Family ID	F1147	Group Sheet

• Notes

  1840: District 938, Heard, Georgia; G T Spearman; 2 m 0-5, 1 m 5-10, 1 m 10-15, 1 m 40-50, 1 f 0-5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 30-40 1850: District 46, Jasper, Georgia; Gabriel T Spearman abt 1798, Martha Spearman abt 1809, John Spearman abt 1828, Thomas Spearman abt 1832, Sarah Spearman abt 1835, William Spearman abt 1836, Gabriel Spearman abt 1838, Martha Spearman abt 1840, Mathew Spearman abt 1842, George Spearman abt 1846, Mary Spearman abt 1849 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, Gabriel T Spearman District 46, Jasper, Georgia Age Gender Race 75 Male Black 65 Female Black 41 Male Black 35 Male Mulatto 26 Female Black 23 Male Black 23 Male Black 18 Female Black 15 Female Black 14 Male Black 12 Male Black 10 Female Black 8 Female Black 8 Female Black 8 Male Black 3 Female Black Gabriel and Martha, his wife, are buried at the Spearman family cemetery. The inscription on the memorial placed by his children reads "Rev. Gabriel T. Spearman" and "Martha Ledbetter Spearman". Also in this cemetery is a stone with the inscription "Our Daughter, M.A.M. Blackwell, Sept 10, 1861, Feb 13, 1863. It is most likely the daughter of Martha Spearman and Samuel S. Blackwell. Directions to this cemetery are: Follow Highway 142 from Newborn toward Shady Dale. About one mile South of Farrar turn left on Midway Church Road. Cross the railroad track and continue to the intersection and turn left (about 3/10 mile). Follow road for about 1 1/2 mile to end of pavement and continue for another 4/10 mile. At a log road on the left a sign reads "QW9". About 50 yards further look for monument on left not more than 20 feet from road.