Jul-28-2018
Husband: Richard Spencer
Born: May-26-1804 1 Died: Oct-19-1873 1 Buried: in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 2 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 3 Father: Mother:
Wife: Elizabeth McCuen 4 Marriage Bond: Nov-26-1835 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5 Married: Nov- -1835 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5
Born: Feb-25-1811 1 Died: May-11-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,1 Buried: in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 2,7 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Father: Mother: Notes
M Child 1: William Jackson "Jack" Spencer Also known as: Jackson Spencer 8 Born: Sep-18-1836 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1,9 Died: Aug- -1862 10 (see note 1) Buried: in Kinney Cemetery, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Resided: 1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 9 Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 3,9 Wife: Catharine Salome Kinney b. Aug-16-1842 d. 1879 Also known as: Salome Kinney 6 Marriage license: Aug-22-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11 Married: Sep- 1-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 9
M Child 2: John Leslie Spencer Born: ca 1838 3 Died: May-11-1871 in Tyler Co, WV Buried: in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 7 Census: 1870 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Military: Wagoner, Co H, 4th W.Va. Cav, Civil War 12,13 Wife: Caroline Backus b. May- -1837 Also known as: Caroline Baccus 14 Married: Feb- 2-1859 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 15
M Child 3: Amos Thomas Spencer Census name: Thomas Spencer Born: Aug- 3-1843 16 (see note 2) Died: Jun-20-1924 16 Census: 1870 80, 1900 10 20 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 17 Wife: Catherine Doak b. Sep- -1843 Married: Feb-15-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
M Child 4: Moses Washington Spencer Also known as: Wash Spencer 4 Born: ca 1846 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 19 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 20,19 Wife: Rebecca Doak b. ca 1850 Married: Jun-20-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 21
F Child 5: Margaret E. Spencer Born: ca 1848 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 19 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Husband: Eli R. Davis b. Dec-17-1822 d. Nov-29-1899 Married: Aug-18-1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 22 Husband: James Alexander Smith b. Jan- -1858 Census name: Alexander Smith Married: Aug- 3-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 23
F Child 6: Sarah C. Spencer Born: ca 1851 24 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Nathan N. Davis b. Sep- 9-1824 Married: Jul- 8-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 24
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Gary Patterson, Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm. (3) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (4) Marriage record of son. (5) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=43625&Type=Marriage. (6) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (7) Findagrave.com. (8) Birth record of son. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 128, Line 3 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790779&Type=Marriage. (10) Diary of Flavius Josephus Ashburn (1832-1912). (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789697&Type=Marriage. (12) Historical Military Records, www.fold3.com. (13) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (14) Death record of son. (15) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (16) Obituary. (17) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (18) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (20) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Moses W. Spencer, 26, single, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Richard & Elizabeth Spencer; and Rebecca Doak, single, 22, b. & res. in Tyler Co, dau of Samuel & Elizabeth Doak. Married Jun 20 1872 in Tyler County. MR, p. 190 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791260&Type=Marriage. (22) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Eli R. Davis, 51, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Margaret E. Spencer, 26, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Aug 18 1874 in Doddridge County. No marital status indicated. MR p. 200 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791351&Type=Marriage. (23) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as James A. Smith, 58, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Margaret E. Spencer, 45, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Aug 18 1874 at residence of officiating minister, Thomas J. Smith. MR p. 50 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795521&Type=Marriage. (24) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) Event Notes Note (1) Death date on headstone is Dec 18 1861. But that is believed to be in error. On page 86 of his transcribed diary, Flavius Josephus Ashburn, a teacher and Baptist minister, states that on August 31, 1862, he and his wife Nancy attended the funeral service for William J. Spencer at Little Flint. Officiating at the service was William James, following which an "exhortation" was rendered by Flavius Ashburn himself. Ashburn's diary, which spans the years 1853 to 1867, is a detailed chronological accounting of his activities during that period of time. Its entries have been found to align consistently with events confirmed from other sources. On that basis, it appears that William J. Spencer died in late August 1862, rather than the December 1861 date on his headstone. The style of the headstone, front-and-back with his wife's on a common base, suggests that it was not made until her death in 1879, and that the wrong death date was provided for William. There are no death records in Doddridge County for the years 1861-1864, presumably because of the turmoil of the Civil War. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1844.Name Index