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James Nolan Spence 1878 – 1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Feb 1878

Birth Location: Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 14 Aug 1965

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Walter Spence

Mother: Amanda Barnes

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The story of James Nolan Spence Sr began in 1878 in Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America. James Nolan Spence Sr passed away in 1965 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Nolan Spence Sr began in 1878 in Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America.
  • James Nolan Spence Sr passed away in 1965 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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James Spence's Ancestors

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James Spence
1878 – 1965
Birth Place: Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Walter George Spence
1853 – 1923
Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Amanda (Elizabeth "Emma") Barnes
1857 – 1949
Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Sarah (A Bogart) Foulke
1825 – 1905
Washington Twp, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
Maria Shaffer
1832 – 1913
Washington, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Shaffer
1809 – 1892
Anna Walter
1809 – 1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Walter
1787 – 1849
Catherine Trout
1785 – 1861

James Spence's Timeline

2 Records

1878
9 Feb 1878
Birth of James Nolan Spence Sr in Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America
Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America
1965
14 Aug 1965
Age 87
Death of James Nolan Spence Sr in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1878
    Event Place: Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1965
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

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