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Giles Washington Spencer 1852–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 JUN 1852

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Death Date: 12 JUN 1908

Death Location: Chickamauga Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Father: George Spencer

Mother: Elizabeth Cannon

Spouse(s): Cordelia Campbell

Children(s): Elizabeth Spencer, Addie Spencer, Hattie Spencer, Samuel Spencer, Wilder Spencer, Sarah Spencer, DeForest Spencer, Grace Spencer, Curtis Spencer

Giles Washington Spencer was born in 1852 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of George Washington Spencer And Elizabeth Cannon. Giles Washington Spencer married Cordelia Loretta Campbell, and had children including Addie Lee Spencer, Curtis Wayne Spencer, Deforest Spencer, Elizabeth Lezzie Spencer, Grace Ruth Spencer, Hattie May Spencer, Samuel Jefferson Spencer, Sarah Spencer, Wilder Lee Spencer. Giles Washington Spencer passed away in 1908 in Chickamauga Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Giles Washington Spencer was born in 1852 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of George Washington Spencer And Elizabeth Cannon.
  • Giles Washington Spencer married Cordelia Loretta Campbell, and had children including Addie Lee Spencer, Curtis Wayne Spencer, Deforest Spencer, Elizabeth Lezzie Spencer, Grace Ruth Spencer, Hattie May Spencer, Samuel Jefferson Spencer, Sarah Spencer, Wilder Lee Spencer.
  • Giles Washington Spencer passed away in 1908 in Chickamauga Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Giles Spencer's Ancestors

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Giles Spencer
1852–1908
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Parents
George Washington Spencer
1812–1892
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Elizabeth Cannon
1817–1896
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Grandparents
James Spencer
1760–1847
Sarah Abbott
1789–1877
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Abbott
1761–1856
Pheobe Turner
1763–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Abbott
–1808
Mary Dennard
–1820
George Turner
1758–

Giles Spencer's Descendants

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Giles (Washington) Spencer (25 JUN 1852–12 JUN 1908) m. Cordelia (Loretta) Campbell (19 JUN 1851–6 FEB 1939)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ("Lezzie") Spencer 1878–1936 m. Walter (Preston) Overall 1874–1957
    1. 1. Walter (Preston Overall) Jr. 1912–
    2. 2. Bernice (Lucille) Overall 1905–1964
    3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Overall 1914–1946
  2. 2. Addie (Lee) Spencer 1880–1963 m. James (Robert) Horton 1878–1970
    1. 1. James (Durward) Horton 1902–1969 m. Bernice Wagner 1902–1970 m. Ruby (May) Lawless 1917–
      1. 1. David (Ward) Horton 1947–1951
  3. 3. Hattie (May) Spencer 1882–1934
  4. 4. Samuel (Jefferson) Spencer 1884–1967 m. Alice Winsett 1878–
    1. 1. Webb (T.) Spencer 1910–
    2. 2. Mariam Spencer 1920–
  5. 5. Wilder (Lee) Spencer 1886–1975 m. Julia McNelley 1896–
    1. 1. Wilder (L. Spencer) Jr. 1926–
    2. 2. Margarite Spencer 1921–
  6. 6. Sarah Spencer 1889–1889
  7. 7. DeForest Spencer 1890–1989 m. Cornelia (Bogart) Patterson 1899–1994
    1. 1. Fayette (Patterson) Spencer 1924–1964
    2. 2. Harry (DeForest) Spencer 1923–1969
  8. 8. Grace (Ruth) Spencer 1895–1994 m. Fred (Elbert Fassnacht) Sr. 1890–1974
    1. 1. Fred (Elbert Fassnacht) Jr. 1926–
    2. 2. Martha (Elizabeth) Fassnacht 1919– m. Frederick (Cecil) Babcock 1917–
  9. 9. Curtis (Wayne) Spencer 1893–1985 m. Augusta (Bowden) Boykin 1894–1975
    1. 1. Curtis (Wayne Spencer) Jr. 1923– m. Jeanne (Patterson) Will 1925–

Giles Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1852
25 JUN 1852
Birth of Giles Washington Spencer in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1908
12 JUN 1908
Age 56
Death of Giles Washington Spencer in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 JUN 1852
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 JUN 1908
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chickamauga Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee

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