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Nicholas Bowman Spencer 1836–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1836

Birth Location: Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 20 Aug 1919

Death Location: Owsley County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Joseph *

Mother: Isabella Spencer

Spouse(s): Mary Stamper

Children(s): Nancy Spencer, Dillard Spencer, Henry Spencer, John Spencer, Lucinda Spencer, William Spencer, Brantly Spencer, Deborah Spencer, Edith Spencer, Ellen Spencer, Mollie Spencer, Sanford Spencer

Nicholas Bowman Spencer was born in 1836 in Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Charles Joe Charkey Spencer And Isabella Elizabeth Bowman Spencer. In 1870, Nicholas Bowman Spencer resided in Thomas, Beattyville, Lee, Kentucky, USA. Nicholas Bowman Spencer married Mary Sarah Stamper, and had children including Brantly Spencer, Deborah Jean Spencer, Dillard Spencer, Edith Belle Spencer, Ellen Spencer, Henry Spencer, John Elsbury Spencer, Lucinda Spencer, Mollie Spencer, Nancy Eveline Spencer, Sanford Spencer, William Houston Spencer. Nicholas Bowman Spencer passed away in 1919 in Owsley County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Nicholas Bowman Spencer was born in 1836 in Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Charles Joe Charkey Spencer And Isabella Elizabeth Bowman Spencer.
  • In 1870, Nicholas Bowman Spencer resided in Thomas, Beattyville, Lee, Kentucky, USA.
  • Nicholas Bowman Spencer married Mary Sarah Stamper, and had children including Brantly Spencer, Deborah Jean Spencer, Dillard Spencer, Edith Belle Spencer, Ellen Spencer, Henry Spencer, John Elsbury Spencer, Lucinda Spencer, Mollie Spencer, Nancy Eveline Spencer, Sanford Spencer, William Houston Spencer.
  • Nicholas Bowman Spencer passed away in 1919 in Owsley County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Nicholas Spencer's Ancestors

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Nicholas Spencer
1836–1919
Birth Place: Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Joseph Charles "Joe Charkey" Spencer *
1812–
Lee, Virginia, USA
Isabella (Elizabeth Bowman) Spencer
1820–1876
Clay, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Moses Spencer
1786–1861
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Deaton) Spencer
1793–1874
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph GGF
1738–1837
Mary GGM
1736–1816
John Sr
1766–1845
Isabell Brantley
1769–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Spencer
1706–1775
Sarah Hill
1709–1755
Capt. Deaton
1736–1781
Sarah Jackson
1746–1790
Lewis Brantley
1724–
Mary Shakleford
1730–1799

Nicholas Spencer's Descendants

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Nicholas (Bowman) Spencer (23 Dec 1836–20 Aug 1919) m. Mary (Sarah) Stamper (10 Jun 1843–15 April 1945)
  1. 1. Nancy (Eveline) Spencer 1859–1919
  2. 2. Dillard Spencer 1859–1974
  3. 3. Henry Spencer 1861–1949
  4. 4. John (Elsbury) Spencer 1861–1918
  5. 5. Lucinda Spencer 1865–1955
  6. 6. William (Houston) Spencer 1862– m. Serilda Cockerham 1866–1929
    1. 1. Floyd Spencer 1881–1976
  7. 7. Brantly Spencer 1862–1953
  8. 8. Deborah (Jean) Spencer 1874–
  9. 9. Edith (Belle) Spencer 1872–1958
  10. 10. Ellen Spencer 1878–1964
  11. 11. Mollie Spencer 1882–1960
  12. 12. Sanford Spencer 1877–1954

Nicholas Spencer's Timeline

3 Records

1836
23 Dec 1836
Birth of Nicholas Bowman Spencer in Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 34
Nicholas Bowman Spencer resided here in Thomas, Beattyville, Lee, Kentucky, USA
Thomas, Beattyville, Lee, Kentucky, USA
1919
20 Aug 1919
Age 83
Death of Nicholas Bowman Spencer in Owsley County, Kentucky, USA
Owsley County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1836
    Event Place: Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Thomas, Beattyville, Lee, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1919
    Event Place: Owsley County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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