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Moses Washington SPENCER

Moses Washington SPENCER

Male 1846 - Bef 1924  (~ 78 years)

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  • Name Moses Washington SPENCER 
    Born CA 1846  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880, 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 2] 
    Died Bef Jun 1924  [3] 
    Person ID I89593  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2018 

    Father Richard SPENCER,   b. 26 May 1804,   d. 19 Oct 1873  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth MCCUEN,   b. 25 Feb 1811,   d. 11 May 1892, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F18779  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca DOAK,   b. CA 1850, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 20 Jun 1872  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    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.) [5]
    Children 
     1. Effie B. SPENCER,   b. CA 1873
     2. Eli Gordon SPENCER,   b. 6 Jun 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1964  (Age 88 years)
     3. Euna Alberta SPENCER,   b. 3 Apr 1881, Kenton (now Canton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1964, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F38478  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    2. [S2108] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    3. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    4. [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.

    5. [S1567] Marriage record of son.