Thomas Simpson Spear

• Born: 19 Jan 1825, Bloomfield NJ
• Marriage: Sarah Matilda Dodd on 20 May 1846 in Bloomfield NJ
• Died: 2 Dec 1895, Columbus GA

  General notes:

Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• He worked from circa 1845 to 1857 as a silversmith and watchmaker in Bloomfield NJ

• He worked from 1858 to 1880 as a silversmith and watchmaker in Columbus GA

• Advertised in the Columbus Enquirer (Columbus GA), 26 Jun 1858, that he was the ". . . succeessor to S. B. Purple, Purple's Old Stand, Jones Building. . ."

• He appeared on the 1880 census taken at nances, Muscogee, GA, listed as a jeweler and watchmaker.

Thomas married Sarah Matilda Dodd on 20 May 1846 in Bloomfield NJ. (Sarah Matilda Dodd was born on 16 Sep 1827 in Bloomfield NJ and died on 19 Aug 1887.)