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     Alexander White Spence was born in September 1892 at Texas.^2,1 He was the son of Wendel Spence and Stella White.¹

     Amanda A. Spence was born circa 1845 at Ohio 1842 per Findagrave.com memorial.¹ She married William Elmore Fuller, son of Rufus Hamilton Fuller and Deborah Silena Randall, on 17 January 1866 at Peoria Co., IL. Amanda A. Spence died in 1872 at Oneida, Knox Co., IL. She was buried in 1872 at Oneida Cemetery, Oneida, Knox Co., IL, Findagrave #5756034.

     Carl Spence was born circa 1903 at Texas.¹ He was the son of Robert Wendel Spence and Ella West.¹

     Charles Spence was born on 4 June 1868 at Lawrence Co., MO, Ancestry.com. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.¹ He married Mary Ella Friend circa 1896.¹ Charles Spence died on 29 December 1929 at age 61 Ancestry.com. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. He was buried in January 1930 at Lutheran Cemetery, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL, Findagrave #138925443.

     Charles Metcalf Spence was born circa 1905 at Texas.¹ He was the son of Wendel Spence and Stella White.¹

     Charlotte Spence was born on 18 April 1894. She was the daughter of Joseph Spence and Fannie Lee Metcalfe. Charlotte Spence married William Arthur Smith in 1914. Charlotte Spence died on 14 January 1962 at age 67. She was buried in January 1962 at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis Co., TX, Findagrave #47719804.

     Constance Spence was born circa 1898 at Texas.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Wendel Spence and Ella West.¹

     David A. Spence was born on 22 February 1864 at Iowa.¹ He married Clara Adelaide Wheeler.¹ David A. Spence died on 3 January 1924 at age 59. He was buried in January 1924 at Grand View Cemetery, Spalding, Greeley Co., NE, Findagrave #23222795.

     David Wendel Spence was born on 20 September 1868 at Travis Co., TX.¹ He was the son of Joseph Spence and Margaretta Deaderick Wendel. David Wendel Spence married Lucy Reese, daughter of Judge Thomas Sidney Reese and Mary Virginia Lester. David Wendel Spence died on 28 June 1917 at Galveston, Galveston Co., TX, at age 48 Biography:

David Wendel Spence, B.Sc., C.E., a native of Austin, Texas, was born on the 22d day of September 1868. He first attended private schools in Austin and was four years at Prof. Bickler's Texas German and English Academy at that place. In 1889 he graduated from the University of Texas with the degree of B.Sc. In September of 1889, he entered Ann Arbor, where he remained one year at post-graduate work. After a year's practical work at Denver, he obtained the degree of C.E. at Ann Arbor. He was then draughtsman a while at Denver, and in November of 1891 was chief engineer with the South Halsted Street Iron Works. He here designed the girders for the Congress Street Hotel, an addition to the Auditorium Hotel. In August of '02, he accepted the position of Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Drawing at the A. and M. College of Texas.

He was buried in 1917 at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis Co., TX, Findagrave #47717479.

     David William Spence was born on 21 August 1922 at San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX.¹ He was the son of Thomas Reese Spence and Fay Baugh.¹ David William Spence died on 6 July 1994 at age 71. He was buried in July 1994 at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis Co., TX, Findagrave #47719006.

     Drucilla Spence was born on 3 July 1851 at Pike Twp. (probably), Clark Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of Simon B. Spence and Margaret Jane Cost.¹

     Edith Spence was born on 15 September 1857 at Pike Twp. (probably), Clark Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of Simon B. Spence and Margaret Jane Cost.¹ Edith Spence died on 9 June 1935 at age 77.

     Elizabeth Spence was born on 29 July 1864 at Austin, Travis Co., TX.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Spence and Margaretta Deaderick Wendel. Elizabeth Spence married Carl Francis, son of John L. Francis and Sarah Mariah Cureton. Elizabeth Spence died on 18 January 1941 at San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, at age 76. She was buried in January 1941 at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis Co., TX, Findagrave #47720744.

     Elizabeth Spence was born on 31 August 1849 at Pike Twp. (probably), Clark Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of Simon B. Spence and Margaret Jane Cost.¹

     Ellen Spence married Robert Carnes.

     Elsie Dora Spence was born on 29 May 1915 at Spalding, Greeley Co., NE.¹ She was the daughter of David A. Spence and Clara Adelaide Wheeler.¹ Elsie Dora Spence married John David Munsinger, son of Franklin Munsinger and Rosa Vargason, in 1933. Elsie Dora Spence died on 2 June 1995 at California at age 80. She was buried in June 1995 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Red Bluff, Tehama Co., CA, Findagrave #121533684.

     Eva M. Spence was born in April 1864 at Pennsylvania.¹ She married John Charles Hess circa 1885.¹

     Florence Geraldine Spence was born on 7 November 1908 at Mexico City, Mexico.¹ She was the daughter of Dr. Harry Yandell Spence and Pearl Effa Stafford.¹ Florence Geraldine Spence married Howard Davis Eberhart, son of Frank Sebastian Eberhart and Morna Davis, on 3 July 1930 at Lane Co., OR. Florence Geraldine Spence lived on 24 April 1940 at 1574 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, Alameda Co., CA.²
Note: departed New York for Liverpool on the SS Media, for an estimate stay of three months. She died on 9 April 1996 at Eugene, Lane Co., OR, at age 87.

     George Baugh Spence was born circa 1925 at Texas.¹ He was the son of Thomas Reese Spence and Fay Baugh.¹

     Dr. Harry Metcalfe Spence was born on 2 October 1905 at San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX. He was the son of Joseph Spence and Fannie Lee Metcalfe. Dr. Harry Metcalfe Spence married Lois Gertrude Ames after April 1940. Dr. Harry Metcalfe Spence died on 11 May 1994 at Dallas, Dallas Co., TX, at age 88. He was buried in May 1994 at Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX, Findagrave #41533563.

     Dr. Harry Yandell Spence was born on 23 December 1871 at Austin, Travis Co., TX, Consular registration, Mexico City, Mexico, 24 APR 1908 shows birth year 1870.¹ He was the son of Joseph Spence and Margaretta Deaderick Wendel. Dr. Harry Yandell Spence married Pearl Effa Stafford, daughter of James Madison Stafford and Sarah Ellen Hardman. Dr. Harry Yandell Spence lived bet 1908 and about 1911, Consular registration, Mexico City, Mexico, 24 APR 1908. Not listed in the 1910 U.S. census. He lived on 12 January 1920 at 1790 Alder Street, Eugene, Lane Co., OR, Physician.² He died on 28 May 1933 at age 61. He was buried in 1933 at Rest-Haven Memorial Park, Eugene, Lane Co., OR, Findagrave #113833912.

     Harry Yandell Spence Jr. was born on 16 September 1919 at Eugene, Lane Co., OR.¹ He was the son of Dr. Harry Yandell Spence and Pearl Effa Stafford.¹ Harry Yandell Spence Jr. lived on 24 April 1940 at 1574 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, Alameda Co., CA, living with sister Geraldine and Howard Eberhart.² He began military service WW II service. He married Alice Virginia Viser, daughter of Robert Hardy Viser and Anna Marguerite Koonce. Harry Yandell Spence Jr. died on 14 April 1965 at Veterans Administration Hospital, Durham, Durham Co., NC, at age 45 Death Certificate #11819

Obituary, Greensboro, North Carolina Daily News, Friday, April 16, 1965:

Harry Y. Spence, lecturer in international health and consultant for international health programs at the University of North Carolina, died early Thursday morning at Duke Medical Center. He was 45.
He is survived by his wife and one daughter, both of Chapel Hill. Dr. Spence, who received his medical degree from the University Medical School in Richmond, Va., was a native of Eugene, Ore.

Cause of death: on 14 April 1965 massive myorcardial infarction. He was buried in April 1965 at Arlington National Cemeter, Arlington, Arlington Co., VA, Findagrave #49320922.

     Ida Elizabeth Spence was born on 9 September 1899 at Washington Co., PA. She was the daughter of William Spence and Jessie Pallett.¹ Ida Elizabeth Spence married Allie Ossie Powell, son of Harry Clifford Powell and Amanda Sally Pettit, on 18 December 1918 at Washington Co., PA. Ida Elizabeth Spence died on 1 November 1955 at Washington Co., PA, at age 56.

     James Herschel Spence was born on 3 February 1907 at Maquon, Knox Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Charles Spence and Mary Ella Friend.¹ James Herschel Spence married Marjorie Ellen Walker, daughter of Jasper Newton Walker and Myrtle Gladys McClure, on 11 November 1933 at Peoria, Peoria Co., IL. Occupation: Hardware salesman in 1940 at East Peoria, Tazewell Co., IL.² James Herschel Spence died on 23 July 1998 at Peoria, Peoria Co., IL, at age 91 OBITUARY - Journal Star (Peoria, IL), Friday, July 24, 1998

PEORIA, IL - J. Herschel Spence, 91, of 1201 Northmoor, formerly of East Peoria, died at 4:56 a.m. Thursday, July 23, 1998, at Methodist Medical Center.
Born Feb. 3, 1907, in Maquon, he married Marjorie E. Walker on Nov. 11, 1933, in Peoria. She died Feb. 15, 1993, in Peoria.
One sister and one brother also preceded him in death.
Surviving are two sons, James of Peoria and Allan of Tremont; and three grandchildren.
He was founder of Spence Tool and Rubber.
He was a life member of Masonic Lodge 15, AF&AM, for 50 years; Mohammed Temple, Shrine, AAONMS; and Scottish Rite Bodies, Valley of Peoria, for more than 50 years.
He attended Glen Oak Christian Church.
Services will be private. Burial will be in Fondulac Cemetery, East Peoria. Arrangements are by Remmert Funeral Home, East Peoria.

He was buried in July 1998 at Fon du Lac Township Cemetery, East Peoria, Tazewell Co., IL, Findagrave #55568516.

     John J. Spence was born on 5 April 1855 at Pike Twp. (probably), Clark Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Simon B. Spence and Margaret Jane Cost.¹

     Joseph Spence was born on 3 December 1826 at Pennsylvania.¹ He married Margaretta Deaderick Wendel, daughter of David Wendel and Sarah Hale Neilson, on 1 March 1853. Occupation: Land agent in 1880 at Austin, Travis Co., TX.¹ Joseph Spence died on 14 May 1894 at age 67. He was buried in May 1894 at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis Co., TX, Findagrave #47716855.

     Joseph Spence was born on 2 January 1858 at Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN.¹ He was the son of Joseph Spence and Margaretta Deaderick Wendel. Joseph Spence married Fannie Lee Metcalfe, daughter of James Minor Metcalfe and Mary Jane Taylor, on 13 January 1885 at Ben Ficklin, Tom Green Co., TX. Occupation: Lawyer and Judge in early San Angelo, Texas. Joseph Spence died on 13 December 1919 at San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX, at age 61. He was buried in December 1919 at Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX, Findagrave #41528301.

     Joseph Spence was born circa 1893 at Texas.¹ He was the son of Robert Wendel Spence and Ella West.¹

     Joseph Gilbert Spence was born circa 1901 at Texas.¹ He was the son of Wendel Spence and Stella White.¹

     Lina Gracie Spence was also known as "Grace". She was born on 19 February 1903 at Seneca Twp., Noble Co., OH. She married Barney Leach on 7 June 1919 at Monroe Co., OH. Lina Gracie Spence died on 12 August 1988 at Barnesville, Belmont Co., OH, at age 85. She was buried in August 1988 at Crestveiw Cemetery, Barnesville, Belmont Co., OH, Findagrave #143016089.