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Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas 1933–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1933

Birth Location: Gipsy, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 17 December 2002

Death Location: Indiana, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Joseph Buchanan

Mother: Mary Bair

Spouse(s): Wade Spencer

Children(s):

The story of Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas began in 1933 in Gipsy, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1935, Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas resided in Montgomery, Indiana, Pennsylvania. In 1940, Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas resided in Montgomery Township, Montgomery, Indiana, Pennsylv. Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas married Wade Spencer, and had children including Janet Eileen Thomas, Patrick Joseph Thomas. Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas passed away in 2002 in Indiana, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas began in 1933 in Gipsy, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1935, Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas resided in Montgomery, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1940, Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas resided in Montgomery Township, Montgomery, Indiana, Pennsylv.
  • Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas married Wade Spencer, and had children including Janet Eileen Thomas, Patrick Joseph Thomas.
  • Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas passed away in 2002 in Indiana, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Buchanan
1905–1973
Birth Location: Gipsy, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
JB
Mary Bair
1909–1974
Birth Location: Banks Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
MB

Spouses(s)

Wade Spencer
1926–1994
Birth Location: Banks, Pennsylvania, USA
WS

Children(s)

Joyce Thomas's Ancestors

Self
Joyce Thomas
1933–2002
Birth Place: Gipsy, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Joseph Don Buchanan
1905–1973
Gipsy, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary (Edith) Bair
1909–1974
Banks Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Joseph (W.) Buchanan
1876–1905
Banks, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
Magdalene (Ellen) Rairigh
1878–1943
Montgomery Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Orvie (Blair) Bair
1884–1964
Banks Township, Indiana, PA
Mary (Amanda) Fetterman
1886–1944
Canoe, Indiana, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
George Bair
1864–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joyce Thomas's Timeline

11 Records

1933
26 May 1933
Birth of Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas in Gipsy, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
Gipsy, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 2
Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas resided here in Montgomery, Indiana, Pennsylvania
Montgomery, Indiana, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 7
Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas resided here in Montgomery Township, Montgomery, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Montgomery Township, Montgomery, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 17
Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas resided here in Montgomery, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Montgomery, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
1951
1951
Age 18
Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas resided here in Arcadia, Pennsylvania, USA
Arcadia, Pennsylvania, USA
1992
1992
Age 59
Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas resided here in Barnesboro, PA
Barnesboro, PA
1993
1993
Age 60
Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas resided here in Barnesboro, PA
Barnesboro, PA
1997
1997-2002
Age 64
Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas resided here in Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania, USA
Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania, USA
2001
2001-2003
Age 68
Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas resided here in Portage, Pennsylvania, USA
Portage, Pennsylvania, USA
2002
17 December 2002
Age 69
Death of Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
2003
2003-2020
Age 70
Joyce Edith Buchanan Spencer Thomas resided here in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1933
    Event Place: Gipsy, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Montgomery Township High School; Year: 1951
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Indiana, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03518; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 32-53
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Indiana Gazette; Publication Date: 19 Dec 2002; Publication Place: Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.55785125,0.18558101,0.80679303&xid=3355
    [6] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Montgomery, Indiana, Pennsylvania; Roll: 238; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 32-74

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Montgomery, Indiana, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Indiana, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03518; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 32-53

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Montgomery Township, Montgomery, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Indiana, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03518; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 32-53

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Montgomery, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Montgomery, Indiana, Pennsylvania; Roll: 238; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 32-74

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Arcadia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Montgomery Township High School; Year: 1951
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Barnesboro, PA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Barnesboro, PA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1997-2002
    Event Place: Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2001-2003
    Event Place: Portage, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2003-2020
    Event Place: Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: East Freedom, PA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Portage, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Indiana Gazette; Publication Date: 19 Dec 2002; Publication Place: Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.55785125,0.18558101,0.80679303&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rossiter Rd 1
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Indiana Gazette; Publication Date: 3 Sep 1975; Publication Place: Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.5305325

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Struthers, Mahoning
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971 and 1973-2007

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 December 2002
    Event Place: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Indiana, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Indiana Gazette; Publication Date: 19 Dec 2002; Publication Place: Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.55785125,0.18558101,0.80679303&xid=3355
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