Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Moses Washington SPENCER / Rebecca DOAK (F38478)

m. 20 Jun 1872


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  • Moses Washington SPENCERFather | Male
    Moses Washington SPENCER

    Born  CA 1846  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef Jun 1924   
    Buried     
    Married  20 Jun 1872  [1]  Doddridge Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Richard SPENCER | F18779 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth MCCUEN | F18779 Group Sheet 

    Rebecca DOAKMother | Female
    Rebecca DOAK

    Born  CA 1850  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Father  Samuel DOAK | F38477 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth ___ | F38477 Group Sheet 

    Effie B. SPENCERChild 1 | Female
    Effie B. SPENCER

    Born  CA 1873   
    Died     
    Buried     

    Eli Gordon SPENCERChild 2 | Male
    Eli Gordon SPENCER

    Born  6 Jun 1875  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1964   
    Buried    Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Martha Ann PRATT | F38480 
    Married  27 Oct 1941  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Euna Alberta SPENCERChild 3 | Female
    Euna Alberta SPENCER

    Born  3 Apr 1881  Kenton (now Canton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Jan 1964  Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  William "Willie" BIRCH | F48501 
    Married  21 Apr 1907  Flint Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 19 1880:
      Moses W. Spencer, 34, farmer; wife Rabecca, 30; dau Effie B, 7; son Elie G, 5; nephew Silas F. P. Spencer, 20, single, farmer.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 8 1900:
      Moses W. Spencer, 60, b. Feb 1840, farmer, married 40 yrs; wife Rheubeca, 58, b. Mar 1842, married 40 yrs, mother of 5 children (4 still living); son Gorden, 25, b. Apr 1875, single, farm hand; dau Unie A, 19, b. Sep 1880, single.
      (Note: Basis for ages and birth dates of Moses & Rebecca is not known. Their age in their marriage record and in all previous census records consistently put their births in about 1846 and 1850, respectively.) [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR, p. 190 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791260&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Moses W. Spencer, 26, single, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Richard & Elizabeth Spencer; and Rebecca Doak, single, 22, b. & res. in Tyler Co, dau of Samuel & Elizabeth Doak. Married Jun 20 1872 in Tyler County.

    2. [S1567] Marriage record of son.