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Eliza Amelia Spencer 1846 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Mar 1846

Birth Location: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 06 Nov 1926

Death Location: Michigan, USA

Father: Robert Spencer

Mother: Caroline Lilly

Spouse(s): Finley Wilcox

Children(s): Julia Wilcox

The story of Eliza Amelia Spencer began in 1846 in Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, USA. In 1850, Eliza Amelia Spencer resided in Division 10, Berrien, Michigan. In 1860, Eliza Amelia Spencer resided in Porter, Van Buren, Michigan, United States. Eliza Amelia Spencer married Finley S. Wilcox, and had children including Julia Melvina Ann Wilcox. Eliza Amelia Spencer passed away in 1926 in Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Eliza Amelia Spencer began in 1846 in Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1850, Eliza Amelia Spencer resided in Division 10, Berrien, Michigan.
  • In 1860, Eliza Amelia Spencer resided in Porter, Van Buren, Michigan, United States.
  • Eliza Amelia Spencer married Finley S. Wilcox, and had children including Julia Melvina Ann Wilcox.
  • Eliza Amelia Spencer passed away in 1926 in Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Spencer
1809 – 1873
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Caroline Lilly
1810 – 1876
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
CL

Spouses(s)

Finley Wilcox
1838 – 1923
Birth Location: Greensburg, Kentucky, USA
FW

Children(s)

Julia Wilcox
1872 – 1954
Birth Location: Princeton, Maine, United States
JW

Eliza Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Spencer
1846 – 1926
Birth Place: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Parents
Robert Albert Spencer
1809 – 1873
Connecticut, USA
Caroline Lilly
1810 – 1876
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Ebenezer (Jeremiah) Spencer
1772 – 1851
Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Betsey (Elizabeth) Robinson
1770 – 1852
Litchfield County, Connecticut
David Lillie
1768 – 1868
Sharon, Litchfield Co, Connecticut
Laura Barstow
1768 – 1878
Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
David Lillie
1736 – 1821
Azubah BISSELL
1745 – 1815
Job Barstow
1758 – 1790
Sylvia Loring
1757 – 1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elisha Lillie
1699 – 1767
Sarah KNIGHT
1695 – 1779
George Bissell
1720 – 1789
Lydia Gay
1724 – 1789
Huldah House
1735 – 1790
Samuel Barstow
1734 – 1826
John Loring
1715 – 1759
Ruth Sturtevant
1715 – 1803

Eliza Spencer's Descendants

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Eliza (Amelia) Spencer (08 Mar 1846 – 06 Nov 1926) m. Finley (S.) Wilcox (10 Feb 1838 – 18 Jan 1923)
  1. 1. Julia (Melvina Ann) Wilcox (11 Mar 1872 – 12 Oct 1954) m. Frederick (Franklin) Hutson (20 Sep 1867 – 25 Dec 1943)
    1. 1. Raymond (Chester) Hutson (16 Dec 1907 – 08 Mar 1985) m. Mary (Alice) Ball (16 Dec 1908 – 27 Sep 1988)
      1. 1. Margaret (Ellen) Hutson (09 Jun 1941 – 18 Dec 2002) m. James Sly (13 Aug 1935 – 03 Apr 1991)
        1. 1. James (E) Sly (19 May 1958 – ) m. Gwendolyn (Kay) Gaskill (07 Oct 1964 – ) m. Janet (Eilene) Kirchmeyer (19 Oct 1956 – )

Eliza Spencer's Timeline

10 Records

1846
08 Mar 1846
Birth of Eliza Amelia Spencer in Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1850
1850
Age 4
Eliza Amelia Spencer resided here in Division 10, Berrien, Michigan
Division 10, Berrien, Michigan
1860
1860
Age 14
Eliza Amelia Spencer resided here in Porter, Van Buren, Michigan, United States
Porter, Van Buren, Michigan, United States
1870
1870
Age 24
Eliza Amelia Spencer resided here in Washington, Mercer, Missouri, United States
Washington, Mercer, Missouri, United States
1880
1880
Age 34
Eliza Amelia Spencer resided here in Grand Mound, Clinton, Iowa, United States
Grand Mound, Clinton, Iowa, United States
1900
1900
Age 54
Eliza Amelia Spencer resided here in Niles, Berrien, Michigan
Niles, Berrien, Michigan
1910
1910
Age 64
Eliza Amelia Spencer resided here in Niles Ward 3, Berrien, Michigan
Niles Ward 3, Berrien, Michigan
1920
1920
Age 74
Eliza Amelia Spencer resided here in Niles Ward 3, Berrien, Michigan
Niles Ward 3, Berrien, Michigan
1926
9 Nov 1926
Age 80
Eliza Amelia Spencer resided here in Saint Joseph, Michigan, USA
Saint Joseph, Michigan, USA
1926
06 Nov 1926
Age 80
Death of Eliza Amelia Spencer in Michigan, USA
Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1846
    Event Place: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Mercer, Missouri; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Porter, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: 997; Image: 459.
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Niles Ward 3, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 10, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: M432_346; Page: 159B; Image: .
    [6] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 10, Berrien, Michigan
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 10, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: M432_346; Page: 159B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Porter, Van Buren, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Porter, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: 997; Image: 459.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Washington, Mercer, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Mercer, Missouri; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Grand Mound, Clinton, Iowa, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Niles, Berrien, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Niles Ward 3, Berrien, Michigan
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Niles Ward 3, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Niles Ward 3, Berrien, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1926
    Event Place: Saint Joseph, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, The Herald-Press; Publication Date: 9 Nov 1926; Publication Place: Saint Joseph, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, ca. 1949 - ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Grou

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Michigan, United States
    Record Source: Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Nov 1926
    Event Place: Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995
    [2] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Niles, Berrien County, Michigan, USA
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