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Lela Vincent Spence 1913–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1913

Birth Location: Buffalo, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 5 Aug 2009

Death Location: Washington, PA.

Father: Robert Spence

Mother: Tamar Rea

Spouse(s): John Dornberger

Children(s): Darlene Dornberger

Lela Vincent Spence was born in 1913 in Buffalo, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Robert Thompson Spence And Tamar Vincent Rea. Lela Vincent Spence married John Jacob Dornberger, and had children including Barbra Joan Dornberger, Darlene Dornberger, Gladys A Dornberger. Lela Vincent Spence passed away in 2009 in Washington, PA..

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Biography

  • Lela Vincent Spence was born in 1913 in Buffalo, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Robert Thompson Spence And Tamar Vincent Rea.
  • Lela Vincent Spence married John Jacob Dornberger, and had children including Barbra Joan Dornberger, Darlene Dornberger, Gladys A Dornberger.
  • Lela Vincent Spence passed away in 2009 in Washington, PA..

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lela Spence's Ancestors

Self
Lela Spence
1913–2009
Birth Place: Buffalo, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Robert Thompson Spence
1862–1928
Washington Twp, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
Tamar (Vincent) Rea
1870–1956
Rea Station, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Mariah Shaffer
1832–1913
Washington, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (A Bogart) Foulke
1825–1905
Washington Twp, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Scheffar
1809–1892
Anna Walter
1809–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Walters
1787–1849
Catharine Trout
1785–1861

Lela Spence's Descendants

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Lela (Vincent) Spence (8 Mar 1913–5 Aug 2009) m. John (Jacob) Dornberger (29 Oct 1913–12 May 1980)
  1. 1. Darlene Dornberger 1937–2020 m. Kenneth (H) Waisure 1938–2012

Lela Spence's Timeline

10 Records

1913
8 Mar 1913
Birth of Lela Vincent Spence in Buffalo, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Buffalo, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
1932
13 Sep 1932
Age 19
Lela Vincent Spence was married In Clarksburg, W. VA.
Clarksburg, W. VA.
1932
13 Sep 1932
Age 19
Lela Vincent Spence was married in Clarksburg, West Virginia
Clarksburg, West Virginia
1935
1935
Age 22
Lela Vincent Spence resided here in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia
Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia
1937
1937
Age 24
Lela Vincent Spence resided here in Clarksburg; Bridgeport; Wilsonburg, West Virginia, USA
Clarksburg; Bridgeport; Wilsonburg, West Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 27
Lela Vincent Spence resided here in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
Lela Vincent Spence resided here in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 38
Lela Vincent Spence resided here in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
2009
7 Aug 2009
Age 96
Lela Vincent Spence resided here in Burlington, Vermont, USA
Burlington, Vermont, USA
2009
5 Aug 2009
Age 96
Death of Lela Vincent Spence in Williston, Vermont, USA
Williston, Vermont, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1913
    Event Place: Buffalo, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04408; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 17-27
    [2] West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Burlington Free Press; Publication Date: 7 Aug 2009; Publication Place: Burlington, Vermont, USA; pid=131036887
    [5] Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1915, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Birth Certificates, 1906-1913; Box Number: 540; Certificate Number Range: 43651-46650
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Burlington Free Press; Publication Date: 7 Aug 2009; Publication Place: Burlington, Vermont, USA; ,0.5523391,0.3374571,0.96087146&xid=3355
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 2106; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 92-819
    [9] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1932
    Event Place: Clarksburg, W. VA.
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Burlington Free Press; Publication Date: 7 Aug 2009; Publication Place: Burlington, Vermont, USA; pid=131036887

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1932
    Event Place: Clarksburg, West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Burlington Free Press; Publication Date: 7 Aug 2009; Publication Place: Burlington, Vermont, USA; ,0.5523391,0.3374571,0.96087146&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04408; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 17-27

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Clarksburg; Bridgeport; Wilsonburg, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04408; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 17-27

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, 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: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 2106; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 92-819

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 2009
    Event Place: Burlington, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: Vermont, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Burlington Free Press; Publication Date: 7 Aug 2009; Publication Place: Burlington, Vermont, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio
    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: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 2106; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 92-819

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: WILLISTON, Williston, VT.
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Burlington Free Press; Publication Date: 7 Aug 2009; Publication Place: Burlington, Vermont, USA; pid=131036887

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Williston, Chittenden, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Burlington Free Press; Publication Date: 7 Aug 2009; Publication Place: Burlington, Vermont, USA; ,0.5523391,0.3374571,0.96087146&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 2009
    Event Place: Williston, Vermont, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Burlington Free Press; Publication Date: 7 Aug 2009; Publication Place: Burlington, Vermont, USA; pid=131036887
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Burlington Free Press; Publication Date: 7 Aug 2009; Publication Place: Burlington, Vermont, USA; ,0.5523391,0.3374571,0.96087146&xid=3355
    [5] Vermont, U.S., Death Index, 2008-2019, Internet Archive; Vermont Death Index 2008-2020
    [6] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Washington, PA.
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Burlington Free Press; Publication Date: 7 Aug 2009; Publication Place: Burlington, Vermont, USA; pid=131036887
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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