Frances Mariah Spence (1837 - 1860)

Born 19 Aug 1837 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 23 Oct 1860 at age 23 in Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Frances Maria was born in 1837. She was the daughter of Hugh Spence and Jane Louisa Ward.^[1] She passed away in 1860. ^[1]

Census 1850
Frances Spence was living with her family in the Sixty Eighth District, Wythe County, Virginia, United States. Hugh is identified as a merchant with a real estate valued at $6,800. William Snavely is identified as a clerk.
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Hugh Spence M 49 Ireland
Jane L Spence F 34 Virginia
Frances M Spence F 13 Virginia
John M Spence M 11 Virginia
Adam McKee Spence M 9 Virginia
Ellen Spence F 0 Virginia
William H Snavely M 25 Virginia ^[2]

Census 1860
Nancy Spence was living with her father Hugh Spence, in Wytheville, District 68, Wythe, Virginia, United States with his children, his new wife, and three children related to his late wife. Hugh is listed as a merchant with real estate valued at $12,000 and personal estate valued at $66,000. John Spence is listed as a clerk.
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Hugh Spence M 59 Ireland
Nancy Spence F 33 Virginia
Mariah Spence F 22 Virginia
John Spence M 20 Virginia
Ellen Spence F 10 Virginia
John W Ward M 11 Virginia
James Ward M 9 Virginia
Mary Ward F 8 Virginia
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The 1860 Census Slave Schedule shows the following entries for Hugh Spence.
19 slaves, most of them children. ^[4]

Death
Name: Mariah Spence
Age: 23 years 2 months 4 days
23 Oct 1860
Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States
Father's Name: Hugh Spence
Mother's Name: Jane L. Spence ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQ9-H5Y : 10 March 2018), Mariah Spence, 23 Oct 1860; citing Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, reference e 12; FHL microfilm 2,048,587.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DB-FM1 : 23 December 2020), John M Spence in household of Hugh Spence, Wythe, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM7-BZC : 18 February 2021), Hugh Spence, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W2XR-KNT2 : 16 October 2019), Hugh Spence, 1860.
5. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQ9-H5Y : 29 January 2020), Mariah Spence, 1860.