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Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer 1861–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 APR 1861

Birth Location: Port Hope, St. Clair, Michigan

Death Date: 22 APR 1900

Death Location: Swartz Creek, Genesee County, Michigan

Father: Thomas Spencer

Mother: Elizabeth Thomas

Spouse(s): Robert Leighton

Children(s): Bessie Leighton, Albert Leighton, Mary Leighton, Herbert Leighton, Frank Leighton, Roy Leighton, Evalina Leighton, Mabel Leighton, Robert Leighton, Emma Leighton, Sarah Leighton

Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer was born in 1861 in Port Hope, St. Clair, Michigan, the child of Thomas Charles Spencer And Elizabeth Thomas. In 1880, Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer resided in Arlington, Van Buren, Michigan, United States. Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer married Robert Leighton, and had children including Albert Thomas Leighton, Bessie Ellen Leighton, Emma Leighton, Evalina Alice Anna Leighton, Frank William Leighton, Herbert Spencer Leighton, Mabel Leighton, Mary Emma Leighton, Robert Leighton, Roy Ernest Leighton, Sarah Olive Leighton. Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer passed away in 1900 in Swartz Creek, Genesee County, Michigan.

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Biography

  • Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer was born in 1861 in Port Hope, St. Clair, Michigan, the child of Thomas Charles Spencer And Elizabeth Thomas.
  • In 1880, Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer resided in Arlington, Van Buren, Michigan, United States.
  • Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer married Robert Leighton, and had children including Albert Thomas Leighton, Bessie Ellen Leighton, Emma Leighton, Evalina Alice Anna Leighton, Frank William Leighton, Herbert Spencer Leighton, Mabel Leighton, Mary Emma Leighton, Robert Leighton, Roy Ernest Leighton, Sarah Olive Leighton.
  • Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer passed away in 1900 in Swartz Creek, Genesee County, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Julia Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Julia Spencer
1861–1900
Birth Place: Port Hope, St. Clair, Michigan
Parents
Thomas Charles Spencer
1832–1908
Ohio
Elizabeth Thomas
1835–
New York
Grandparents
William (Riley) Spencer
1805–1853
Canandaigua, Ontario, NY USA
Elizabeth Carnaby
1804–1897
North Newbald, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Spencer
1769–1868
Lydia Doolittle
1775–1810
Thomas Carnaby
1778–1869
Susannah Akitt
1780–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas SPENCER
1726–1801
Thankful ACKLEY
1737–
David Doolittle
1736–1771
Taphatha Doolittle
1740–1812

Julia Spencer's Descendants

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Julia (Emaline "Emma") Spencer (6 APR 1861–22 APR 1900) m. Robert Leighton (2 FEB 1849–16 MAR 1932)
  1. 1. Bessie (Ellen) Leighton 1885–1979
  2. 2. Albert (Thomas) Leighton 1889–1993 m. Zella 1887–
    1. 1. Mildred (Ruth) Leighton 1918–
  3. 3. Mary (Emma) Leighton 1894–1995
  4. 4. Herbert (Spencer) Leighton 1882–1963 m. Hilda (Marie) Ward 1895–1988
    1. 1. Alvie (Spencer) Leighton 1926–2013 m. Dorothea (I) Johnson 1918–
    2. 2. Viola Leighton 1918–
    3. 3. Frances Leighton 1920–
    4. 4. Lester (Benton) Leighton 1922–1970
    5. 5. Melvin Leighton 1931–1955
    6. 6. Raymond (Kenneth) Leighton 1938–1999
  5. 5. Frank (William) Leighton 1887–1940 m. Evelyn (Elizabeth) Bigelow 1895–
    1. 1. Catherine Leighton 1913–
    2. 2. Arthur (Hurbert) Leighton 1915– m. Emily Jane 1915–
    3. 3. Bernice Leighton 1917–
    4. 4. Bernard Leighton 1917–
  6. 6. Roy (Ernest) Leighton 1892–1973
  7. 7. Evalina (Alice "Anna") Leighton 1898–1965 m. John (Arthur) Reynolds 1894–1973
  8. 8. Mabel Leighton 1882–1901
  9. 9. Robert Leighton 1884–1974 m. Mabel F 1884–
    1. 1. Violet (M) Leighton 1920–
    2. 2. Nephi (R) Leighton 1923–
    3. 3. Virgil (H) Leighton 1921–
  10. 10. Emma Leighton 1894–
  11. 11. Sarah (Olive) Leighton 1896–1961 m. Garnet (Russell) Spring 1896–1941 m. Orman (Jackson "Ormie") McClarey 1878–1978 m. Garnet (Russell) Spring 1896–1941 m. Orman (Jackson "Ormie") McClarey 1878–1978
    1. 1. Wiona (Opal) Spring 1919–2003 m. Robert (C) Paddock 1928–2001 m. Max (J.) Morey 1913–1961
      1. 1. Garnet (Russell) Morey 1951–1951
    2. 2. Juanita (M) Spring 1922–1976
    3. 3. Loretta (Bernice) McClary 1927–1994 m. Herman (Paul) Clementson 1918–1984
    4. 4. Kathleen (Carol) McClary 1938–1998
    5. 5. Wiona (Opal) Spring 1919–2003 m. Robert (C) Paddock 1928–2001 m. Max (J.) Morey 1913–1961
      1. 1. Garnet (Russell) Morey 1951–1951
    6. 6. Juanita (M) Spring 1922–1976
    7. 7. Loretta (Bernice) McClary 1927–1994 m. Herman (Paul) Clementson 1918–1984
    8. 8. Kathleen (Carol) McClary 1938–1998

Julia Spencer's Timeline

4 Records

1861
6 APR 1861
Birth of Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer in Port Hope, St. Clair, Michigan
Port Hope, St. Clair, Michigan
1880
1880
Age 19
Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer resided here in Arlington, Van Buren, Michigan, United States
Arlington, Van Buren, Michigan, United States
1900
22 APR 1900
Age 39
Death of Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer in Swartz Creek, Genesee County, Michigan
Swartz Creek, Genesee County, Michigan
1910
1910
Age 49
Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer resided here in Mason, Arenac, Michigan, USA
Mason, Arenac, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 APR 1861
    Event Place: Port Hope, St. Clair, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Arlington, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: 607; Family History Film: 1254607; Page: 320D; Enumeration District: 206; Image: 0673
    [3] Ancestry.com, Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1920 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The Library of Michigan; Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920; Rolls: 1-302; Archive BarcodeItem Number: 30000008346003; Roll Number: 24; Certificate Number: 5
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mason, Arenac, Michigan; Roll: T624_635; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1374648

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Arlington, Van Buren, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Arlington, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: 607; Family History Film: 1254607; Page: 320D; Enumeration District: 206; Image: 0673

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 APR 1900
    Event Place: Swartz Creek, Genesee County, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Ancestry.com, Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1920 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The Library of Michigan; Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920; Rolls: 1-302; Archive BarcodeItem Number: 30000008346003; Roll Number: 24; Certificate Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Mason, Arenac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mason, Arenac, Michigan; Roll: T624_635; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1374648

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Michigan, United States
    Record Source: Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index

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