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Henry Clay Spence 1851–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1851

Birth Location: Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 18 Sept 1916

Death Location: Navarro County, Texas, USA

Father: Abram Spence

Mother: Elizabeth Criddle

Spouse(s): Susan Thomas

Children(s): Mary Spence, Ada Russell, Roland Spence, William Spence, George Spence, Sarah Spence, Freddie Spence

Henry Clay Spence was born in 1851 in Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA, the child of Abram Livington Spence And Elizabeth Criddle. Henry Clay Spence married Susan M Thomas, and had children including Ada C Russell, Freddie Spence, George Spence, Mary Jane Spence, Roland Spence, Sarah Spence, William Spence. Henry Clay Spence passed away in 1916 in Navarro County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Clay Spence was born in 1851 in Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA, the child of Abram Livington Spence And Elizabeth Criddle.
  • Henry Clay Spence married Susan M Thomas, and had children including Ada C Russell, Freddie Spence, George Spence, Mary Jane Spence, Roland Spence, Sarah Spence, William Spence.
  • Henry Clay Spence passed away in 1916 in Navarro County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abram Spence
1818–1862
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Elizabeth Criddle
1823–1909
Birth Location: , Greene, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susan Thomas
1857–1931
Birth Location: Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Spence
1872–1942
Birth Location: Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
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Ada Russell
1891–1978
Birth Location: Panoler, Mississippi
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Roland Spence
1887–1944
Birth Location: Mississippi
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William Spence
1882–1936
Birth Location: Mississippi
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George Spence
1875–1907
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Sarah Spence
1878–1949
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Freddie Spence
1896–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Henry Spence's Ancestors

Self
Henry Spence
1851–1916
Birth Place: Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Abram Livington Spence
1818–1862
Alabama, United States
Elizabeth Criddle
1823–1909
, Greene, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Spence's Descendants

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Henry (Clay) Spence (26 Feb 1851–18 Sept 1916) m. Susan (M) Thomas (1 January 1857–14 Aug 1931)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Spence 1872–1942 m. William (Edgar) Ware 1858–1932
    1. 1. William (Henry) Ware 1904–1969 m. Velma (I) Grimes 1907–1995
      1. 1. Robert (Edward) Ware 1932–2003 m. Barbara (Nell) Reneau 1934–2012 m. Adelle (Elizabeth) Thompkins 1924–2012 m. Willie (Ann) Garrett 1941–2016
      2. 2. Velma (Lee) Ware 1925–1925
      3. 3. Billie (Faye) Ware 1926–1993 m. William (Samuel) Beam 1925–1989
    2. 2. Eddie (Pearl) WARE 1903–1904
    3. 3. James (Franklin) Ware 1906–1907
    4. 4. Cora (Clay) Ware 1908–1995
    5. 5. Nora (Mae) Ware 1910–1990
    6. 6. Claude (Livingston) Ware 1913–1991
    7. 7. Oval Ware 1915–1915
    8. 8. John Ware 1891–
  2. 2. Ada (C) Russell 1891–1978
  3. 3. Roland Spence 1887–1944 m. Jennie Spence 1886–1974
    1. 1. Roland (Spence) Jr 1922–1987
  4. 4. William Spence 1882–1936
  5. 5. George Spence 1875–1907
  6. 6. Sarah Spence 1878–1949
  7. 7. Freddie Spence 1896–

Henry Spence's Timeline

2 Records

1851
26 Feb 1851
Birth of Henry Clay Spence in Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
1916
18 Sept 1916
Age 65
Death of Henry Clay Spence in Navarro County, Texas, USA
Navarro County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1851
    Event Place: Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sept 1916
    Event Place: Navarro County, Texas, USA
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