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James Elmore SPENCER

James Elmore SPENCER

Male 1831 - 1915  (83 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Elmore SPENCERJames Elmore SPENCER was born 29 Jul 1831, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 3 Jan 1915, Blue, Tyler Co, WV; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.

    James married Elizabeth THOMAS 9 Jun 1857. Elizabeth (daughter of Henry THOMAS and Sarah BAKER) was born 24 Mar 1831, Tyler Co, (W)VA; died 23 Nov 1910, Tyler Co, WV; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Sarah Ann SPENCER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Apr 1857, Tyler Co, (W)VA; died 17 Feb 1954; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.
    2. 3. Wesley SPENCER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Aug 1858, Tyler Co, (W)VA; died 8 Aug 1932, Meeker, Tyler Co, WV; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.
    3. 4. George SPENCER  Descendancy chart to this point was born CA 1860, Tyler Co, (W)VA; died Bef Apr 1930.
    4. 5. Martha Jane SPENCER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Jun 1867, Tyler Co, WV; died 10 Jun 1947, Lima, Tyler Co, WV; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.
    5. 6. Elijah H. SPENCER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 May 1875, Tyler Co, WV; died 11 Nov 1941, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sarah Ann SPENCERSarah Ann SPENCER Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 29 Apr 1857, Tyler Co, (W)VA; died 17 Feb 1954; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Blue, Tyler Co, WV
    • Census: 1880, McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV

    Sarah married Oliver Philip W. GATRELL 23 May 1880, Tyler Co, WV. Oliver (son of Stephen GATRELL and Deidamia WEEKLEY) was born 5 Nov 1850; died 18 Aug 1922, Blue, Tyler Co, WV; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Orve E. GATRELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Apr 1885, Tyler Co, WV; died 4 Mar 1946, Alma, Tyler Co, WV; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.
    2. 8. Minnie Evelyn "Evie" GATRELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Feb 1886, Blue, Tyler Co, WV; died 26 Aug 1914, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV.

  2. 3.  Wesley SPENCERWesley SPENCER Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 25 Aug 1858, Tyler Co, (W)VA; died 8 Aug 1932, Meeker, Tyler Co, WV; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.

    Wesley married Laura STONEKING 1880. Laura (daughter of Elisha STONEKING and Elizabeth FORD) was born 10 Jan 1862, Tyler Co, (W)VA; died 22 Dec 1902, Meeker, Tyler Co, WV; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Wesley married Katherine Leslie UNDERWOOD 1906. Katherine (daughter of Silas UNDERWOOD and Eleanor "Ella" SMITH) was born 18 Jul 1872, Tyler Co, WV; died 22 Jul 1957, Leavittsburg, Trumbull Co, OH; was buried , Victory (aka Big Moses) Cemetery, Indian Crk Rd, Booher, Tyler Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  George SPENCERGeorge SPENCER Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born CA 1860, Tyler Co, (W)VA; died Bef Apr 1930.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1916, Tyler Co, WV

    George married Ida WISE 29 Oct 1916, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV. Ida (daughter of Nathan WISE and Margery DAVIS) was born 1870, Tyler Co, WV; died 1956; was buried , Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Martha Jane SPENCERMartha Jane SPENCER Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 15 Jun 1867, Tyler Co, WV; died 10 Jun 1947, Lima, Tyler Co, WV; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.

    Martha married Samuel "Sammie" STONEKING 1889. Samuel was born 1864; died 20 Jun 1911, Tyler Co, WV; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Anna Elizabeth STONEKING  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Dec 1895, Tyler Co, WV; died 1983; was buried SEC. S.D., LOT 222, Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.
    2. 10. Clarence Glen STONEKING  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Mar 1905, Braden (Lima), Tyler Co, WV; died 26 Nov 1957, Braden (Lima), Tyler Co, WV; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.

  5. 6.  Elijah H. SPENCERElijah H. SPENCER Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 22 May 1875, Tyler Co, WV; died 11 Nov 1941, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Alma, Tyler Co, WV
    • Residence: 1902, Tyler Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV

    Elijah married Mary C. WHITE 10 Aug 1902, Walnut Fork, Tyler Co, WV. Mary (daughter of Francis Marion WHITE and Mary Margaret WOODBURN) was born 5 May 1885, Tyler Co, WV; died 3 Feb 1959, Weirton, Hancock Co, WV; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Dessie Audra SPENCER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jun 1903, Blue, Tyler Co, WV; died 16 Apr 1986; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.
    2. 12. Virginia Mapheldell SPENCER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Jan 1914, Blue, Tyler Co, WV; died 3 Nov 2002; was buried , Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton, Hancock Co, WV.
    3. 13. Bernice Missouri SPENCER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jan 1916, Tyler Co, WV; died 9 Apr 1997, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA; was buried , Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton, Hancock Co, WV.
    4. 14. Lloyd Sylvester SPENCER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 May 1919, Tyler Co, WV; died 8 Nov 1942, World War II; was buried , North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Orve E. GATRELLOrve E. GATRELL Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sarah2, 1.James1) was born 1 Apr 1885, Tyler Co, WV; died 4 Mar 1946, Alma, Tyler Co, WV; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.

    Orve married Zell BOOHER 1927, Tyler Co, WV. Zell (daughter of William W. BOOHER and Katherine Leslie UNDERWOOD) was born 12 Jul 1901, Iuka, Tyler Co, WV; died 9 Mar 1984, Warren, Trumbull Co, OH; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  2. 8.  Minnie Evelyn "Evie" GATRELLMinnie Evelyn "Evie" GATRELL Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sarah2, 1.James1) was born 22 Feb 1886, Blue, Tyler Co, WV; died 26 Aug 1914, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
    • Residence: 1910, Tyler Co, WV
    • Residence: 1911, Homestead, Allegheny Co, PA

    Minnie married Howard Ethelbert ADAMS 18 Apr 1910, Blue, Tyler Co, WV. Howard (son of George Whitman ADAMS and Rachel Laverna WALLER) was born May 1877, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV; died 8 Nov 1949, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV; was buried , Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Emmett Howard ADAMS  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Apr 1911, Homestead, Allegheny Co, PA; died 5 Jun 1975, New York; was buried SECTION 27, Mt. Adnah Cemetery, Fulton, Oswego Co, NY.
    2. 16. Richard Harry ADAMS  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 9.  Anna Elizabeth STONEKINGAnna Elizabeth STONEKING Descendancy chart to this point (5.Martha2, 1.James1) was born 14 Dec 1895, Tyler Co, WV; died 1983; was buried SEC. S.D., LOT 222, Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.

    Anna married Clyde Leslie WARNER 13 May 1917. Clyde was born 6 Nov 1894, Meeker, Tyler Co, WV; died 10 Nov 1973, Alma, Tyler Co, WV; was buried SEC. S.D., LOT 222, Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. William Sherl WARNER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Feb 1927, Meeker, Tyler Co, WV; died 24 Sep 1984; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.

  4. 10.  Clarence Glen STONEKINGClarence Glen STONEKING Descendancy chart to this point (5.Martha2, 1.James1) was born 30 Mar 1905, Braden (Lima), Tyler Co, WV; died 26 Nov 1957, Braden (Lima), Tyler Co, WV; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Residence: 1946, Lima, Tyler Co, WV
    • Census: 1950, Walnut Fork, Tyler Co, WV

    Clarence married Freda Louise THOMAS 24 Sep 1946, Winchester, VA. Freda (daughter of Ernest Melvin THOMAS and Martha Emeline DAILEY) was born 1928, Tyler Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  5. 11.  Dessie Audra SPENCERDessie Audra SPENCER Descendancy chart to this point (6.Elijah2, 1.James1) was born 24 Jun 1903, Blue, Tyler Co, WV; died 16 Apr 1986; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1923, Frew, Tyler Co, WV

    Dessie married Chester A. YEATER 4 Aug 1923, Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV. Chester (son of Emory YEATER and Edith BATES) was born 20 Apr 1901, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV; died 19 May 1979, Brevard Co, FL; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  6. 12.  Virginia Mapheldell SPENCERVirginia Mapheldell SPENCER Descendancy chart to this point (6.Elijah2, 1.James1) was born 6 Jan 1914, Blue, Tyler Co, WV; died 3 Nov 2002; was buried , Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton, Hancock Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Amarillo, Potter Co, TX

    Virginia married Paul Augusta PETTIT 1937, Hancock Co, WV. Paul (son of William Augusta PETTIT and Maggie M. DELANCEY) was born 31 Mar 1912, Pursley, Tyler Co, WV; died 18 Dec 1974, Amarillo, Potter Co, TX; was buried , Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton, Hancock Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Virginia married Woodrow W. HAMILTON. Woodrow (son of Caleb Columbus HAMILTON and Susan J. RIGGS) was born 2 Nov 1912, Alma, Tyler Co, WV; died 28 Jul 2006; was buried , Batavia Union Cemetery, Batavia, Clermont Co, OH. [Group Sheet]


  7. 13.  Bernice Missouri SPENCERBernice Missouri SPENCER Descendancy chart to this point (6.Elijah2, 1.James1) was born 17 Jan 1916, Tyler Co, WV; died 9 Apr 1997, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA; was buried , Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton, Hancock Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Weirton, Hancock Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV

    Bernice married Woodrow Wilson GASTON 15 May 1938. Woodrow (son of James Albert GASTON and Armina Alice TRADER) was born 4 Mar 1913, Doddridge Co, WV; died 9 Apr 2000; was buried , Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton, Hancock Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 14.  Lloyd Sylvester SPENCERLloyd Sylvester SPENCER Descendancy chart to this point (6.Elijah2, 1.James1) was born 1 May 1919, Tyler Co, WV; died 8 Nov 1942, World War II; was buried , North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia.

    Other Events:

    • Military: (ENLISTED 5/6/1942); 49th Infantry, 8th Armored Div, WW II (Purple Heart)
    • Census: 1930, McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV
    • Residence: 1935, Alma, Tyler Co, WV

    Lloyd married Mabel Ethyl DELOE 19 Oct 1935, Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV. Mabel (daughter of Cyrus Vernon DELOE and Martha Jane "Mattie" KENDALL) was born CA 1915, Tyler Co, WV; died Bef May 2005. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 15.  Emmett Howard ADAMSEmmett Howard ADAMS Descendancy chart to this point (8.Minnie3, 2.Sarah2, 1.James1) was born 1 Apr 1911, Homestead, Allegheny Co, PA; died 5 Jun 1975, New York; was buried SECTION 27, Mt. Adnah Cemetery, Fulton, Oswego Co, NY.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Pennellville, Oswego Co, NY
    • Residence: Fulton, Oswego Co, NY
    • Residence: 1914, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, West Homestead, Allegheny Co, PA
    • Census: 1930, 1940, Victory Ridge, Ritchie Co, WV
    • Occupation: 1940; Hathaway Hatchery (part-time)
    • Residence: 1940, Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV
    • Military: From 5 Aug 1942 to 22 Aug 1945; Tec 5, US Army, World War II


  2. 16.  Richard Harry ADAMSRichard Harry ADAMS Descendancy chart to this point (8.Minnie3, 2.Sarah2, 1.James1)

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1914, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV

    Notes:

    Adopted by his uncle, Z. Y. Bates, when he was 35.


  3. 17.  William Sherl WARNERWilliam Sherl WARNER Descendancy chart to this point (9.Anna3, 5.Martha2, 1.James1) was born 22 Feb 1927, Meeker, Tyler Co, WV; died 24 Sep 1984; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1945, Alma, Tyler Co, WV
    • Military: From 2 Mar 1946 to 6 Aug 1947; U.S. Army, World War II

    William married Lenora Belle STARKEY 27 Aug 1949, Harrison Co, WV; divorced 19 Apr 1983. Lenora (daughter of Clair STARKEY and Thelma Virginia EARLE) was born 14 Mar 1933, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV; died 4 Feb 2017, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  4. 18.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (13.Bernice3, 6.Elijah2, 1.James1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded

    Living married Wanda Lee VIRTUE. Wanda (daughter of Willard Clemmer VIRTUE and Martha KLIMANSKY) was born 9 Mar 1941, Weirton, Hancock Co, WV; died 17 Nov 1990, Hershey, Dauphin Co, PA; was buried , Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton, Hancock Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Living married Living. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 5

  1. 19.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (18.Living4, 13.Bernice3, 6.Elijah2, 1.James1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded


  2. 20.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (18.Living4, 13.Bernice3, 6.Elijah2, 1.James1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded