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Mary Rachael Spencer 1850 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 February 1850

Birth Location: Hickory Grove, York County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: July 1921

Death Location: Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: George Cobb

Mother: Margaret Childers

Spouse(s): Thomas Spencer

Children(s): Andrew Spencer, James Spencer, Robert Spencer, Fannie Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Luster Spencer, Theodore Spencer, Mattie Spencer, Mable Spencer

In 1850, Mary Rachael Spencer entered the world in Hickory Grove, York County, South Carolina, United States of America, born to George Washington Goforth Cobb and Margaret Caroline Childers. Mary Rachael Spencer married Thomas N. Spencer, and had children including Andrew Washington Spencer, James M. Spencer, Robert Arthur Spencer, Fannie Bell Spencer, Thomas Jefferson Spencer, Luster Goforth Spencer, Theodore McCall Spencer, Mattie Gertrude Spencer, Mable Spencer. Mary Rachael Spencer passed away in 1921 in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1850, Mary Rachael Spencer entered the world in Hickory Grove, York County, South Carolina, United States of America, born to George Washington Goforth Cobb and Margaret Caroline Childers.
  • Mary Rachael Spencer married Thomas N. Spencer, and had children including Andrew Washington Spencer, James M. Spencer, Robert Arthur Spencer, Fannie Bell Spencer, Thomas Jefferson Spencer, Luster Goforth Spencer, Theodore McCall Spencer, Mattie Gertrude Spencer, Mable Spencer.
  • Mary Rachael Spencer passed away in 1921 in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Cobb
1817 – 1863
Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
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Margaret Childers
1825 – 1909
Birth Location: York Dist., SC
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Spencer
1824 – 1907
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Andrew Spencer
1874 – 1943
Birth Location: York County, South Carolina, USA
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James Spencer
1879 – 1954
Birth Location: York County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Robert Spencer
1880 – 1938
Birth Location: York Co. South Carolina
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Fannie Spencer
1882 – 1928
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Thomas Spencer
1884 – 1963
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Luster Spencer
1888 – 1945
Birth Location: York County, South Carolina
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Theodore Spencer
1889 – 1954
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Mattie Spencer
1891 – 1974
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Mable Spencer
1893 – 1894
Birth Location: York Co. South Carolina
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Mary Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Mary Spencer
1850 – 1921
Birth Place: Hickory Grove, York County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
George Washington Goforth Cobb
1817 – 1863
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Margaret (Caroline) Childers
1825 – 1909
York Dist., SC
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Spencer's Descendants

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Mary (Rachael) Spencer (3 February 1850 – July 1921) m. Thomas (N.) Spencer (3 March 1824 – 30 March 1907)
  1. 1. Andrew (Washington) Spencer (14 Jul 1874 – 10 Feb 1943)
  2. 2. James (M.) Spencer (14 February 1879 – 8 Jul 1954)
  3. 3. Robert (Arthur) Spencer (4 Sep 1880 – 11 Oct 1938)
  4. 4. Fannie (Bell) Spencer (16 Sep 1882 – 30 Jun 1928) m. Furman (D) Hardin (3 Feb 1876 – 18 Nov 1938)
    1. 1. Alice (Isabelle Hardin) Childers (26 Jun 1899 – 5 Oct 1979)
    2. 2. Stacie (Gertrude) Hardin (11 Jun 1901 – 27 May 1973) m. Wister (Allison) Brandon (11 Jul 1895 – 30 May 1965)
      1. 1. Betty Brandon (16 Jun 1929 – 28 Jan 2009) m. Jack Pannell (7 Jul 1925 – 31 Jul 2007)
        1. 1. Rebecca (Lee Pannell) Johnson (8 Mar 1949 – 8 May 2024)
        2. 2. Dorothy (Kay) Pannell (2 May 1950 – 25 December 2005) m. George Smith
        3. 3. Jack (Thomas) Pannell (8 Feb 1956 – 15 Jan 2021) m. Pauline Pannell (28 October 1947 – 15 January 2021)
        4. 4. Jerry (Wayne) Pannell (27 Dec 1959 – 31 Mar 2016)
        5. 5. Alice (Jean) Pannell m. John (Wesley) Hastings (10 Sep 1943 – 20 Dec 1998)
    3. 3. Rachel (E) Hardan (12 Oct 1903 – 28 Mar 1970)
    4. 4. Edward (Finley) Hardin (3 Nov 1904 – 6 Nov 1940)
    5. 5. ( (Mattie ) Ora Lee Hardin) Spencer (8 Mar 1907 – 4 Mar 1996)
    6. 6. Leamon (Andrew) Hardin (1 Feb 1909 – 1 Mar 1970)
    7. 7. Rebekah (M) Hardin (abt 1910 – )
    8. 8. Ben (Thomas) Hardin (8 Jan 1912 – Sep 1969)
    9. 9. Ida (Clementine Hardin Patterson) Crocker (4 Nov 1913 – 25 May 1985)
    10. 10. (Saltus) (Sally Mae) Hardin (1915 – 10 Feb 1986)
    11. 11. James (Furman) Hardin (19 November 1917 – 7 May 1987)
    12. 12. Sarah (Rosebud) Martin (27 Apr 1925 – 23 Jan 2000)
  5. 5. Thomas (Jefferson) Spencer (10 Aug 1884 – 11 Jun 1963)
  6. 6. Luster (Goforth) Spencer (18 Sep 1888 – 28 Nov 1945)
  7. 7. Theodore (McCall) Spencer (27 Apr 1889 – 4 Sep 1954)
  8. 8. Mattie (Gertrude) Spencer (5 June 1891 – 1 November 1974)
  9. 9. Mable Spencer (1 MAY 1893 – 8 July 1894)

Mary Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1850
3 February 1850
Birth of Mary Rachael Spencer in Hickory Grove, York County, South Carolina, United States of America
Hickory Grove, York County, South Carolina, United States of America
1921
July 1921
Age 71
Death of Mary Rachael Spencer in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1850
    Event Place: Hickory Grove, York County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1921
    Event Place: Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hickory Grove, York County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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