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Walter George Spence 1853 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1853

Birth Location: Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 13 Feb 1923

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Father: Sarah Foulke

Mother: Maria Shaffer

Spouse(s): Amanda Barnes

Children(s): Lillie Haubenrich, James Spence, Gus Spence, Willie Spence, Minnie Spence, Walter Spence

Walter George Spence was born in 1853 in Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Sarah A Bogart Foulke and Maria Shaffer. Walter George Spence married Amanda Elizabeth "Emma" Barnes, and had children including Lillie Spence Spence Haubenrich, James Nolan Spence, Gus Spence, Willie Spence, Minnie A Spence, Walter W James Spence. Walter George Spence passed away in 1923 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter George Spence was born in 1853 in Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Sarah A Bogart Foulke and Maria Shaffer.
  • Walter George Spence married Amanda Elizabeth "Emma" Barnes, and had children including Lillie Spence Spence Haubenrich, James Nolan Spence, Gus Spence, Willie Spence, Minnie A Spence, Walter W James Spence.
  • Walter George Spence passed away in 1923 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sarah Foulke
1825 – 1905
Birth Location: Washington Twp, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
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Maria Shaffer
1832 – 1913
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Amanda Barnes
1857 – 1949
Birth Location: Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Lillie Haubenrich
1874 – 1947
Birth Location: Humphreys County, Tennessee
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James Spence
1878 – 1965
Birth Location: Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Gus Spence
1879 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Willie Spence
1879 – 1950
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Minnie Spence
1883 – 1884
Birth Location: Darlington, Durham, United Kingdom
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Walter Spence
Birth Location: –
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Walter Spence's Ancestors

Self
Walter Spence
1853 – 1923
Birth Place: Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Sarah A Bogart Foulke
1825 – 1905
Washington Twp, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
Maria Shaffer
1832 – 1913
Washington, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William (B.) Shaffer
1809 – 1892
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Margaret "Peggy") Walter
1809 – 1890
Salem Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Philip Walter
1787 – 1849
Catherine Trout
1785 – 1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Walters
1756 – 1807
Maria Spahr
1764 – 1815

Walter Spence's Descendants

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Walter (George) Spence (6 Apr 1853 – 13 Feb 1923) m. Amanda (Elizabeth "Emma") Barnes (2 Mar 1857 – 29 Nov 1949)
  1. 1. Lillie (Spence Spence) Haubenrich (27 Mar 1874 – 29 Mar 1947)
  2. 2. James (Nolan) Spence (9 Feb 1878 – 14 Aug 1965)
  3. 3. Gus Spence (abt 1879 – )
  4. 4. Willie Spence (27 Jul 1879 – 25 Sep 1950)
  5. 5. Minnie (A) Spence (23 Jan 1883 – 23 Jan 1884)
  6. 6. Walter (W James) Spence

Walter Spence's Timeline

2 Records

1853
6 Apr 1853
Birth of Walter George Spence in Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
1923
13 Feb 1923
Age 70
Death of Walter George Spence in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1853
    Event Place: Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1923
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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