Born in Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Hash Spencer
and Martha Jane (Anderson) Spencer
Sister of
Rose Ann (Spencer) Shelton
Wife of
Charles Columbus Barker
— married
15 Sep 1897 (to 1 Aug 1914) in Grayson County, Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Carlyle V. Barker, Mayme Blanche (Barker) Blevins, Herbert Schley Barker, Howard Barker, Zetta R. (Barker) Hamby and Unknown Barker
Died
at age 36
in Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia
Profile last modified
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Contents |
Biography
1880 Spencer Families Census
See photo. Minnie is with her parents and 5 siblings.
- Name Minnie L Spencer
- Event Place Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States
- Gender Female
- Age 2
- Marital Status Single
- Race White
- Birth Year (Estimated) 1878
- Birthplace Virginia, United States
- Father's Birthplace North Carolina, United States
- Mother's Birthplace Virginia, United States
- Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
- John Spencer Self M 41 North Carolina, United States
- Martha Spencer Wife F 30 Virginia, United States
- Rutha E Spencer Daughter F 9 Virginia, United States
- Rose A Spencer Daughter F 8 Virginia, United States
- Soloman A Spencer Son M 5 Virginia, United States
- Elisha B Spencer Son M 4 Virginia, United States
- Minnie L Spencer Daughter F 2 Virginia, United States
- Callie Spencer Daughter F 0 Virginia, United States[1]
1897 Marriage
- Name Charlie Barker
- Birth Date 1877
- Birthplace Grayson County, Virginia
- Age 20
- Spouse's Name Minnie Spencer
- Spouse's Birth Date 1879
- Spouse's Birthplace Grayson County, Virginia
- Spouse's Age 18
- Event Date 15 Sep 1897
- Event Place Grayson County, Virginia
- Father's Name W.P. Barker
- Spouse's Father's Name J. Spencer
- Spouse's Mother's Name M.
- Race White
- Marital Status Single
- Spouse's Race White
- Spouse's Marital Status Single[2]
1897-1914
See Charles' profile for all additional information.
1914 Death
Minnie is buried beside Charles' 2nd wife Etta.
- Burial: Davis-Peak-Pugh Cemetery
- Mouth of Wilson, Grayson, Virginia
- Plot: Row 3; Plot 12
- Find A Grave Memorial# 93589396
Sources
- ↑ District ED 37, Sheet Number and Letter 387C, Household ID 14053858, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Publication Number T9, Film Number 1368, GS Film Number 1255368, Digital Folder Number 005162783, Image Number 00212
- ↑ Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, Indexing Project (Batch) Number M01343-0, System Origin Virginia-EASy, GS Film number 2048452, Reference ID 1897 line 98
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Minnie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Minnie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Minnie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Minnie:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Leah (Monk) Chaillet-Hines 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TF3256049 [compare], Ancestry member gagaman1
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~0.78%
Carol Arnold :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A153727 [compare], Ancestry member sapphire49
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