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Lyman Potter Spencer (1840 - 1915)

Lyman Potter Spencer
Born in Geneva, Ashtabula, Ohio, USAmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at age 75 in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USAmap
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Biography

Birth & Origin

Lyman Potter Spencer was born on May 11, 1840, in Geneva, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA

Parents

Lymans father was Platt Rogers Spencer (1800-1864) and his mother was Persis Warren (Duty) Spencer (1806-1862)

In the 1850 census Lyman P Spencer (age 10) was in Geneva Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States.[1]

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Platt R Spencer M 49 years New York
Persis Spencer F 43 years New York
Robert C Spencer M 20 years Ohio
Sarah L Spencer F 17 years Ohio
Plat? R Spencer M 15 years Ohio
Henry C Spencer M 12 years Ohio
Harvey A Spencer M 12 years Ohio
Lyman P Spencer M 10 years Ohio
Phebe J Spencer F 8 years Ohio
Ellen R Spencer F 2 months Ohio
Mary Ziegler F 32 years Germany


Marriage

Their marriage took place at Geneva, near Cleveland, Ohio, on the southern shore of Lake Erie, June 9, 1863. Both are natives of Geneva, and descendants of old families of northern Ohio[2]

Children

On June 22, 1870 census Lyman P Spencer (age 30) was the head of household in Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, United States.[5]

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Lyman P Spencer' M 30 years Ohio
Fidelia Spencer F 25 years Ohio
Nellie Spencer F 4 years Ohio
Paul Spencer M 2 years Ohio
Virginia Spencer F 0 New York
Sarah Spencer F 36 years Ireland

Mr. and Mrs. Lyman P Spencer, who for a few years past have been residents of Orange, and formerly lived in Newark and Brooklyn, have been making a southern trip and receiving the felicitations of their friend in celebration of the completion of their fifty years of wedded life.

Mr. Spencer is 73 years old. He is a veteran of the Civil War, and was an officer with the Ohio troops in that service, At one time he had charge of the Passport Bureau in the State Department of Washington. He has since been known as an artist-penman, and in connection with the Spencerian writing publications. He is a son of Platt R Spencer, originator of that system of penmanship. During his youth Lyman P Spencer was a student under James A Garfield, at Hiram College.

Mrs. Spencer has been for many years practically without sight, an affliction she has borne with much courage. She reads the raised print books published for the blind, and is able to correspond with her friends by means of the typewriter, the use of which she has learned since her loss of sight.

From the immediate family circle of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer, consisting of six children and nine grandchildren- now widely scattered- none has ever been removed by death. The children of the couple are Miss May Spencer, of Philadelphia, with whom Mrs. Spencer is now staying; Mrs. H K Carpenter and Mrs. Ruth Warren, of Brooklyn; Mrs. A T Bass, of San Domingo; Platt Spencer, of Racine, Wis.; and Paul E Spencer, of North Yakima, Wash.; Mr. Spencer has living his three brothers and a sister, all of whom are his seniors, the eldest being 81 years old. [6]


Name

Name: Lyman Potter Spencer[7]

Birth

Birth:
Date: 11 MAY 1840
Place: Geneva, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA[8][9]

Death

Death:
Date: 10 JUN 1915
Place: Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA[10]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 14; Digital film/folder number: 004093876; FHL microfilm: 20207; Image number: 119; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01127-9
    FamilySearch Record: MXS5-921 (accessed 7 October 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XKR9-R3Q
    Lyman P Spencer (10) in Geneva Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio.
  2. ↑ Marriage: "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004016980; FHL microfilm: 890265; Record number: 31; Packet letter: E
    FamilySearch Record: XD4W-43T (accessed 7 October 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QYQ-FLW Image number 00303
    Lyman P Spencer marriage to Fidelia Bartholomew on 9 Jun 1863 in Ashtabula, Ohio, United States.
  3. ↑ Birth of son Spencer: "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004978835; FHL microfilm: 890258; Record number: 177; Packet letter: O
    FamilySearch Record: VR9Q-W51 (accessed 7 October 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR27-22L Image number 00182
    Spencer born to Lyman P Spencer on 19 Jan 1873 in Geneva, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States.
  4. ↑ Birth of daughter Spencer: "District of Columbia Birth Returns, 1874-1897"
    citing Page: cn 17229; Digital film/folder number: 004259111; FHL microfilm: 2114648; Record number: 79; Packet letter: G
    FamilySearch Record: F75K-ZXY (accessed 7 October 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DZ57-WR2 Image number 01279
    Spencer born to L P Spencer on 24 Nov 1878 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
  5. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
    citing Page: 20; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 3; Digital film/folder number: 004274963; FHL microfilm: 000552424; Image number: 597; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01587-4
    FamilySearch Record: M8FG-LSC (accessed 7 October 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-63JQ-MRT
    Lyman P Spencer (30) head of household in Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, United States. Born in Ohio.
  6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 September 2020), memorial page for Lyman Potter Spencer (1840–Jun 1915), Find A Grave: Memorial #105333090, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Marcia Shears (contributor 46565889) .
  7. ↑ Source: #S1 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Platt Rogers Spencer
  8. ↑ Source: #S1 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Platt Rogers Spencer
  9. ↑ Source: #S381 Data: Text: p 56 of 117
  10. ↑ Source: #S1 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Platt Rogers Spencer
  • Descendants of Michael Spencer, Generations 5 and 6, Part II Publication: Name: Spencer Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc; Location: Indianapolis IN; Date: 1987; NOTEhttp://myshgs.org




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