↑ Source: #S451 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Married 27-Apr-1840. Text: YES
↑ Source: #S452 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Married 27-Apr-1840. Text: YES
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Source: S449 Media: Family Abbreviation: SPENCER, James family - SPENCER Title: SPENCER, James family - SPENCER Author: Glen & Cleo SPENCER Publication: Salt Lake City, UT, 12-Mar-1998 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
Source: S450 Media: Military Abbreviation: Civil War pension files - SPENCER Title: War Department, Record and Pension Divison, National Archives, Washington, DC Author: US Army Text: Widow's pension #505275 CONT James M. SPENCER CONT Co. K 11th Reg't MO Mouted Cavalry CONT enrolled 13-Mar-1862 and ??? 1-Sep-1862, from enrollment to Nov-186? he held the rank of private and during that period the rolls show him present except as follows: 31-Aug-1862 absent paroled at Newark, MO 1-Aug-1862. CONT ---------------------------- CONT Declaration of Original Pension of a Widow - Child or Children under 16 Years of Age CONT State of MO, County of Adair CONT On this 9-Feb-1891 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Ruth SPENCER, aged 69 years, a resident of Bashiar, Adair Co., MO, who, being duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the pension provided by acts of Congress granting pensions to widows, to wit: CONT That she is the widow of James M. SPENCER who volunteered under the name James M. SPENCER at " on the 1-Apr-1862, as a privt. in Co. K, 11 MO ?? commanded by Capt. WISLY? ? of the war of 1861-5 who died after discharge of disease contracted in Service on the 12-Oct-1884. CONT That she was married under the name of Ruth CRAIG to said James M. SPENCER on the 30-Apro-1840 by George HUNTER Esq. at Ripley Co., IN, there being no legal barrier to such marriage. None under 16 years of age. CONT That she has not in any manner been engaged in, aided or abetted the rebellion in the United States: that no prior application as widow has been filed. Filed claim as mother Act 27-Jun-1890, no. 458.789. CONT That her post office address is Bashear, Adair Co., MO. CONT Signed Ruth SPENCER, her mark. Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
Source: S451 Media: Family Abbreviation: SPENCER, James family - SPENCER, Charles Title: SPENCER, James family - SPENCER, Charles Author: Charles SPENCER Publication: 22-Feb-1998 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
Source: S452 Media: Family Abbreviation: SPENCER, James family - ORNES Title: Descendants of James and Ruth (CRAIG) SPENCER Author: Lynne L. ORNES Publication: 457 Hancock Rd., Aiken, SC 2901, (803) 649-0980 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
Source: S449 Media: Family Abbreviation: SPENCER, James family - SPENCER Title: SPENCER, James family - SPENCER Author: Glen & Cleo SPENCER Publication: Salt Lake City, UT, 12-Mar-1998 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
Source: S450 Media: Military Abbreviation: Civil War pension files - SPENCER Title: War Department, Record and Pension Divison, National Archives, Washington, DC Author: US Army Text: Widow's pension #505275 CONT James M. SPENCER CONT Co. K 11th Reg't MO Mouted Cavalry CONT enrolled 13-Mar-1862 and ??? 1-Sep-1862, from enrollment to Nov-186? he held the rank of private and during that period the rolls show him present except as follows: 31-Aug-1862 absent paroled at Newark, MO 1-Aug-1862. CONT ---------------------------- CONT Declaration of Original Pension of a Widow - Child or Children under 16 Years of Age CONT State of MO, County of Adair CONT On this 9-Feb-1891 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Ruth SPENCER, aged 69 years, a resident of Bashiar, Adair Co., MO, who, being duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the pension provided by acts of Congress granting pensions to widows, to wit: CONT That she is the widow of James M. SPENCER who volunteered under the name James M. SPENCER at " on the 1-Apr-1862, as a privt. in Co. K, 11 MO ?? commanded by Capt. WISLY? ? of the war of 1861-5 who died after discharge of disease contracted in Service on the 12-Oct-1884. CONT That she was married under the name of Ruth CRAIG to said James M. SPENCER on the 30-Apro-1840 by George HUNTER Esq. at Ripley Co., IN, there being no legal barrier to such marriage. None under 16 years of age. CONT That she has not in any manner been engaged in, aided or abetted the rebellion in the United States: that no prior application as widow has been filed. Filed claim as mother Act 27-Jun-1890, no. 458.789. CONT That her post office address is Bashear, Adair Co., MO. CONT Signed Ruth SPENCER, her mark. Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
Source: S451 Media: Family Abbreviation: SPENCER, James family - SPENCER, Charles Title: SPENCER, James family - SPENCER, Charles Author: Charles SPENCER Publication: 22-Feb-1998 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
Source: S452 Media: Family Abbreviation: SPENCER, James family - ORNES Title: Descendants of James and Ruth (CRAIG) SPENCER Author: Lynne L. ORNES Publication: 457 Hancock Rd., Aiken, SC 2901, (803) 649-0980 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
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