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Descendants of Stephen Spencer

Generation No. 1

1.  STEPHEN² SPENCER  (SAMUEL¹ SPENCER?) was born Abt. 1801 in Bradley, Penobscot County, Maine.  He married SARAH in Probably Bradley, Penobscot County, Maine.  She was born Abt. 1803 in Scotland, and died Bef. 1870.

Notes for STEPHEN SPENCER:

Family was located: 1850 Maine, 1860 Illinois, 1870 Iowa, 1880 Nebraska

Children of STEPHEN SPENCER and SARAH are:

              i.     SAMUEL³ SPENCER, b. Abt. 1830.

             ii.     JAMES K. SPENCER, b. Abt. 1832.

2.         iii.     GEORGE SPENCER, b. Abt. 1834, Maine.

            iv.     HORTENSE SPENCER, b. Abt. 1840.

3.          v.     JOHN FRANCIS SPENCER, b. August 03, 1846, Bradley, Penobscot County, Maine.

4.         vi.     FRED SPENCER, b. Abt. 1855, Illinois.

           vii.     SARAH JANE SPENCER, b. Abt. 1859.

Generation No. 2

2.  GEORGE³ SPENCER (STEPHEN², SAMUEL¹ SPENCER?) was born Abt. 1834 in Maine.  He married MARTHA.  She was born Abt. 1833 in Maine.

Children of GEORGE SPENCER and MARTHA are:

              i.     EVA⁴ SPENCER, b. Abt. 1853.

             ii.     FREDERICK SPENCER, b. Abt. 1856.

            iii.     JANE SPENCER, b. Abt. 1857.

            iv.     EDGAR SPENCER, b. Abt. 1858.

             v.     FRANK SPENCER, b. Abt. 1860.

            vi.     ALBERT SPENCER, b. Abt. 1862.

           vii.     ELLA SPENCER, b. Abt. 1865.

          viii.     WILLIAM SPENCER, b. Abt. 1866.

            ix.     GEORGE SPENCER, b. Abt. 1869.

3.  JOHN FRANCIS³ SPENCER (STEPHEN², SAMUEL¹ SPENCER?) was born August 03, 1846 in Bradley, Penobscot County, Maine.  He married (1) LOUISE Bef. 1870.  She was born Abt. 1849 in Indiana.  He married (2) SARAH ALICE HELDENBRAND Abt. 1878 in Benton County, Iowa, daughter of JOHN HILDENBRAND and UNKNOWN.  She was born October 11, 1858 in Stark County, Ohio.

Notes for JOHN FRANCIS SPENCER:

1880 Census location: Lynn, Clay, Nebraska

1910 Census, Tryon Precinct, McPherson County, Nebraska:

1920 census, West Lincoln, Lancaster Co., Nebraska

Children of JOHN SPENCER and SARAH HELDENBRAND are:

              i.     GEORGE⁴ SPENCER, b. Abt. 1880.

5.          ii.     LEO SPENCER, b. Abt. 1882, Nebraska.

6.         iii.     JOHN FRANCIS SPENCER, b. October 25, 1891, Norton, Kansas; d. February 1965, Nevada, Vernon Co. , MO.

4.  FRED³ SPENCER (STEPHEN², SAMUEL¹ SPENCER?) was born Abt. 1855 in Illinois.  He married MARY.  She was born Abt. 1855 in Ohio.

Children of FRED SPENCER and MARY are:

              i.     HOWARD⁴ SPENCER, b. Abt. 1878.

             ii.     BERTHA SPENCER, b. Abt. 1880.

Generation No. 3

5.  LEO⁴ SPENCER (JOHN FRANCIS³, STEPHEN², SAMUEL¹ SPENCER?) was born Abt. 1882 in Nebraska.  He married SARAH E. CASSENS, daughter of ROBERT CASSENS and TRESSA RODGERS.  She was born Abt. 1891 in Nebraska.

Children of LEO SPENCER and SARAH CASSENS are:

              i.     DORA B.⁵ SPENCER, b. Abt. 1915.

             ii.     AVA A. SPENCER, b. Abt. 1916.

6.  JOHN FRANCIS⁴ SPENCER (JOHN FRANCIS³, STEPHEN², SAMUEL¹ SPENCER?) was born October 25, 1891 in Norton, Kansas, and died February 1965 in Nevada, Vernon Co. , MO.  He married (1) BERTHA BROWN Bef. 1920.  She was born in Missouri, and died Bef. 1920 in Nebraska.  He married (2) TRESA SCORNBELT Abt. 1927.  She was born 1900 in Holland, and died 1945 in Nevada, Vernon Co. , MO.  He married (3) BERTHA RACHEL LOVE Abt. 1952, daughter of WILLIAM LOVE and NELLIE PUTNAM.  She was the widow of JAMES OTIS BAKER. She was born June 23, 1889 in Diamond, Missouri, and died August 06, 1960 in Nevada (Vernon Co.) Missouri.  He married (4) GLADYS HOWARD Abt. 1962.  She was born March 20, 1900 in Nevada, Vernon Co. , MO, and died December 1978 in Nevada, Vernon Co. , MO.

Notes for JOHN FRANCIS SPENCER:

John married (3) Bertha Rachel (Love) Baker, widow of James Otis Baker.

She was the widowed mother of his son Vern Spencer's wife, Marjorie.

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WW l    Draft Registrations 1917-1918

Spencer, John Francis, born 25 Oct 1891 Norton KS,

Resides McPherson  Co. NE 

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Children of JOHN SPENCER and BERTHA BROWN are:

              i.     LEONA⁵ SPENCER, b. Abt. 1913, Nebraska.

             ii.     VERA SPENCER, b. Abt. 1915, Nebraska.

            iii.     VERN SPENCER, b. Abt. 1917, Nebraska; d. July 18, 2006, Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri; m. MARJORIE BAKER, 1945, Nevada (Vernon Co.) Missouri, daughter of James Otis and Bertha (Love) Baker; b. July 20, 1925, Nevada (Vernon Co.) Missouri.

James R. Baker Jr.