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Helen Mercedes Fanning 1880–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1880

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 02 Feb 1962

Death Location: Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA

Father: Cyrus Fanning

Mother: Sarah Steele

Spouse(s): James Spencer

Children(s): James Spencer, Phil Spencer, Helen Spencer

Helen Mercedes Fanning was born in 1880 in Illinois, the child of Cyrus Fanning And Sarah Ann Steele. In 1880, Helen Mercedes Fanning resided in Murrayville, Morgan, Illinois, USA. Helen Mercedes Fanning married James R Spencer, and had children including Helen Virginia Spencer, James W Spencer, Phil Goodwin Spencer. Helen Mercedes Fanning passed away in 1962 in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA.

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Biography

  • Helen Mercedes Fanning was born in 1880 in Illinois, the child of Cyrus Fanning And Sarah Ann Steele.
  • In 1880, Helen Mercedes Fanning resided in Murrayville, Morgan, Illinois, USA.
  • Helen Mercedes Fanning married James R Spencer, and had children including Helen Virginia Spencer, James W Spencer, Phil Goodwin Spencer.
  • Helen Mercedes Fanning passed away in 1962 in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cyrus Fanning
1839–1915
Birth Location: Morgan, Illinois
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Sarah Steele
1838–1893
Birth Location: , , Pennsylvania, USA
SS

Spouses(s)

James Spencer
1878–1947
Birth Location: Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States of America
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Children(s)

James Spencer
1906–1989
Birth Location: Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA
JS
Phil Spencer
1908–1981
Birth Location: Silver Bow County, Montana, United States of America
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Helen Spencer
1911–1978
Birth Location: Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA
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Helen Fanning's Ancestors

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Helen Fanning
1880–1962
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Cyrus Fanning
1839–1915
Morgan, Illinois
Sarah (Ann) Steele
1838–1893
, , Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Chadwick) Fanning
1816–1840
Giles, Tennessee
Martha (Caroline Galloway) 🧬
1816–1878
Ft. Meigs, Alabama
Great-Grandparents
John #
1791–1861
Mary Stamp
1794–1876
Robert Galloway
1791–1822
Nancy Thompson
1799–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob #
1766–1814
Nancy Davis
–1826

Helen Fanning's Descendants

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Helen (Mercedes) Fanning (16 May 1880–02 Feb 1962) m. James (R) Spencer (8 November 1878–6 April 1947)
  1. 1. James (W) Spencer 1906–1989
  2. 2. Phil (Goodwin) Spencer 1908–1981
  3. 3. Helen (Virginia) Spencer 1911–1978

Helen Fanning's Timeline

4 Records

1880
16 May 1880
Birth of Helen Mercedes Fanning in Illinois
Illinois
1880
1880
Helen Mercedes Fanning resided here in Murrayville, Morgan, Illinois, USA
Murrayville, Morgan, Illinois, USA
1905
1905
Age 25
Helen Mercedes Fanning was married
None
1962
02 Feb 1962
Age 82
Death of Helen Mercedes Fanning in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA
Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1880
    Event Place: Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1905

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Murrayville, Morgan, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Feb 1962
    Event Place: Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA
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