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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: Mariah Shaffer

Mother: Sarah Foulke

Spouse(s): Amanda Barnes

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

The story of Walter George Spence began in 1853 in Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA. Walter George Spence married Amanda Elizabeth Emma Barnes, and had children including Gus Spence, James Nolan Spence Sr, Lillie Spence Spence Haubenrich, Minnie A Spence, Walter W James Spence, Willie Spence. Walter George Spence passed away in 1923 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter George Spence began in 1853 in Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Walter George Spence married Amanda Elizabeth Emma Barnes, and had children including Gus Spence, James Nolan Spence Sr, Lillie Spence Spence Haubenrich, Minnie A Spence, Walter W James Spence, Willie Spence.
  • Walter George Spence passed away in 1923 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

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

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

Self
Walter Spence
1853–1923
Birth Place: Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Mariah Shaffer
1832–1913
Washington, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (A Bogart) Foulke
1825–1905
Washington Twp, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
William Scheffar
1809–1892
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Margaret) Walter
1809–1890
Salem Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Walters
1787–1849
Catharine Trout
1785–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Walter
1756–1807
Maria Sphar
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. Willie Spence 1879–1950
  2. 2. Lillie (Spence Spence) Haubenrich 1874–1947
  3. 3. James (Nolan Spence) Sr 1878–1965
  4. 4. Minnie (A) Spence 1883–1884
  5. 5. Gus Spence 1879–

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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