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Joshua Octavius Spencer 1851–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1851

Birth Location: Selma, Dallas, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 18 Jan 1923

Death Location: Redwater, Bowie, Texas, USA

Father: William II

Mother: Lucinda Morris

Spouse(s): Emmonds Spencer

Children(s): Emil Spencer, Eula Lynch, Irwin Spencer, Gaskell Spencer, Judge Spencer, Guy Spencer, Cowen Spencer

The story of Joshua Octavius Spencer began in 1851 in Selma, Dallas, Alabama, USA. Joshua Octavius Spencer married Emmonds Spencer, and had children including Cowen Spencer, Emil Spencer, Eula Lynch, Gaskell R Spencer, Guy Spencer, Irwin Spencer, Judge Cuthberts Spencer. Joshua Octavius Spencer passed away in 1923 in Redwater, Bowie, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Octavius Spencer began in 1851 in Selma, Dallas, Alabama, USA.
  • Joshua Octavius Spencer married Emmonds Spencer, and had children including Cowen Spencer, Emil Spencer, Eula Lynch, Gaskell R Spencer, Guy Spencer, Irwin Spencer, Judge Cuthberts Spencer.
  • Joshua Octavius Spencer passed away in 1923 in Redwater, Bowie, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William II
1815–1870
Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, USA
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Lucinda Morris
1817–1880
Birth Location: Richmond, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Emmonds Spencer
1857–1942
Birth Location: Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Emil Spencer
1887–1982
Birth Location: Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
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Eula Lynch
1885–1956
Birth Location: Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
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Irwin Spencer
1881–1882
Birth Location: Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
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Gaskell Spencer
1880–1969
Birth Location: Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
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Judge Spencer
1878–1932
Birth Location: Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
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Guy Spencer
1890–1953
Birth Location: Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
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Cowen Spencer
1892–1894
Birth Location: –
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Joshua Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Spencer
1851–1923
Birth Place: Selma, Dallas, Alabama, USA
Parents
William Saladin Spencer II
1815–1870
Elbert, Georgia, USA
Lucinda (E) Morris
1817–1880
Richmond, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (Saladin Spencer) I
1790–1841
Richmond, Richmond, Georgia, USA
Dama Gross
1791–1867
Richmond, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Octavious Spencer
1761–1806
Mildred Scott
1761–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James ✭
1732–1799

Joshua Spencer's Descendants

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Joshua (Octavius) Spencer (10 Sep 1851–18 Jan 1923) m. Emmonds Spencer (22 Apr 1857–10 Feb 1942)
  1. 1. Emil Spencer 1887–1982
  2. 2. Eula Lynch 1885–1956
  3. 3. Irwin Spencer 1881–1882
  4. 4. Gaskell (R.) Spencer 1880–1969
  5. 5. Judge (Cuthberts) Spencer 1878–1932
  6. 6. Guy Spencer 1890–1953
  7. 7. Cowen Spencer 1892–1894

Joshua Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1851
10 Sep 1851
Birth of Joshua Octavius Spencer in Selma, Dallas, Alabama, USA
Selma, Dallas, Alabama, USA
1923
18 Jan 1923
Age 72
Death of Joshua Octavius Spencer in Redwater, Bowie, Texas, USA
Redwater, Bowie, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1851
    Event Place: Selma, Dallas, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1923
    Event Place: Redwater, Bowie, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Redwater, Bowie, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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