Husband: Morris America
Census name: Morris Spencer 1
Born: Apr-15-1846 in Allegany Co, MD 2,3
Died: Nov-11-1934 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 2,4
Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 2
Military: Pvt, Co C, 6th Regt, W.Va. Inf, Civil War 5,6,7,8 (see note 1)
Father: Warmie Spencer
Mother: Nancy Spicer
Wife: Mary Martha Woodburn 9
Also known as: Martha Woodburn 9
Married: Apr-29-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
Born: 1840 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 11,12
Died: Mar-27-1934 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Census: 1870 1910 20 30 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
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Notes
M Child 1: Henry William America Also known as: William Henry America 13 Born: Feb- 1-1870 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Died: Apr-30-1945 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 13 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1870, 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Ida Victoria Seeders b. Jul-19-1870 d. Sep- 1-1949 Also known as: Ida Cedars 14 Married: Nov- 9-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 (see note 2)
F Child 2: Pearley Ellen America Census name: Ellen B. America 15 Born: May- -1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,3,15 Died: bef Apr 1906 17 Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Elisha Elsworth Vincent b. Nov- 5-1871 d. Jan-14-1947 Also known as: Elsworth Vincent 18 Married: Jan-21-1896 in Tyler Co, WV 19
F Child 3: Lucretia America Born: Jan- -1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 20,11,3 Died: 1959 11 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1900, 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Silas Floyd Griffin b. Jun- -1879 Also known as: Floyd Griffin Married: Feb- 6-1902 3 (see note 3)
M Child 4: Wesley Warden America Born: Apr- 3-1884 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 16,13 Died: Apr-23-1960 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1900, 1930, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: timber worker 13 Occupation: 1940 laborer, W.P.A. 21 Wife: Anna May Harper b. Jun- 2-1893 d. Aug- 1-1943
Sources: (1) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (6) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (7) American Civil War Soldiers [database online], Ancestry.com. (8) Military Grave Marker. (9) Obituary of granddaughter. (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Morris America, 22, b. Allegany Co Md, res. Doddridge Co, son of Nancy Spencer; and Mary M. Woodburn, 26, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridg Co, dau of Thomas & Lucrecia Woodburn. Married Apr 29 1869 in Doddridge County. MR p. 162 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791819&Type=Marriage. (11) Headstone (year only) (12) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (13) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) Death record of son. (15) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) Record of husband's remarriage. (18) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Elsworth Vincent, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Pearley E. America, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jan 21 1896 in Tyler County at the residence of the officiating minister. MR p. 158 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792701&Type=Marriage. (20) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (21) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) Event Notes Note (1) Morris America filed for a veteran's invalid's pension on Feb 13 1883. In the 1890 Veterans Schedule, he was listed as having "disease of head & chest" which he had "contracted in service." Note (2) At John Seeders. Note (3) at Thomas Brown's residence