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Clarissa Juliet (Hanks) Spencer (1851 - 1932)

Clarissa Juliet Spencer formerly Hanks
Born in Dover, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USAmap
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Wife of — married 1 Jan 1874 in Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USAmap
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Died at age 81 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USAmap
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Profile last modified | Created 27 Mar 2011
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Biography

Clarissa Juliet (Hanks) Spencer, daughter of Lucius Arunah Hanks (~1820 - 1904) and Hannah McMillan (~1832 - 1930), was born on 14 April 1851 in Dover, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA.

Her known siblings:

  1. George W. Hanks (~1853 - ~1934)

In the 1860 census Clarissa (age 9) was living in Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan, United States.[1]

Clarissa was about 23 when she married Civil War veteran Festus Eliel Spencer (1841 - 1909) on 1 January 1874 in Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA.[2]

Their known children were:

  1. Walter Addison Spencer (1875 - 1954)
  2. Sarah Amanda Spencer (1876 - 1936)
  3. Mary Eleanor (Spencer) Underhill (1878-1964)
  4. Kathryn Irene "Kate" Spencer (1881 - )
  5. Roswell E. "Roy" Spencer (1883 - )
  6. Charles Frederic Spencer (1885 - 1960)
  7. Guy Spencer (c.1895 - )[3]

In the 1880 census Clarissa (age 29) was living in Pittsfield, Washtenaw, Michigan, with husband Festus and their first three children.[4]

By 1900, still in Ypsilanti, she had given birth to seven children, all surviving, and three sons were still living at home with them.[5]

She was widowed in 1909; in 1910 she was living with a daughter and two sons.[6] By 1920 she was living alone with her daughter Kate.[7] Kate married and Clarissa was living in her Ypsilanti household in 1930.[8]

Clarissa died on 3 September 1932 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan, aged 81.[9] She was buried at Highland Cemetery in Ypsilanti, Michigan.[10]

Research Notes

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDX-SK7 : 18 February 2021), Clarissa J Hawks in entry for L A Hawks, 1860.
    L A Hawks Male 40 Vermont
    Hannah Hawks Female 27 New York
    Clarissa J Hawks Female 9 Ohio
    Geo W Hawks Male 7 Ohio
    1860 Census: Author: Ancestry.com. Title: 1860 United States Federal Census. Date: 2009,
    Page: Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: 134; Image: 134.
    • Data:
    • Text: Record for Clarissa J Hanks.
  2. "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNLZ-WPG : 2 March 2021), Festus E Spencer and Claracy Hanks, 1 Jan 1874; citing reference ID , various county clerks and libraries, Michigan; FHL microfilm 1,019,066.
  3. "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQZ4-L9V : 20 February 2021), Clara Spencer in entry for Guy Spencer, 19 Jun 1893; citing item 1 p 495 rn 457, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,322,558.
  4. 1880 Census:
    • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW3K-4D3 : 14 January 2022), Clara Spencer in household of Festus Spencer, Pittsfield, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district 235, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm; Roll: 608; Family History Film: 1254608; Page: 248D; Image: 0803.
    Festus Spencer Self Male 38 Ohio, United States
    Clara Spencer Wife Female 28 Ohio, United States
    Walter Spencer Son Male 5 Michigan, United States
    Amanda Spencer Dau Female 4 Michigan, United States
    Ellner Spencer Dau Female 2 Michigan, United States
  5. "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9BR-L87 : 11 March 2022), Clara Spencer in entry for Fester Spencer, 1900.
    Fester Spencer Head Male 58 Ohio
    Clara Spencer Wife Female 49 Ohio
    Roy Spencer Son Male 18 Michigan
    Fred Spencer Son Male 16 Michigan
    Guy Spencer Son Male 7 Michigan
  6. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLTC-X5G : accessed 23 October 2022), Clarrisa J Spencer, Ypsilanti Ward 2, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 148, sheet 6B, family 170, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 678; FHL microfilm 1,374,691.
    Clarrisa J Spencer Head Female 59 Ohio
    Kate I Spencer Daughter Female 28 Michigan
    Chas F Spencer Son Male 25 Michigan
    Guy A Spencer Son Male 17 Michigan
  7. "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ72-MM5 : 2 February 2021), Clarissa Spencer, 1920.
    Clarissa Spencer Head Female 68 Ohio
    Kathryn I Spencer Daughter Female 38 Michigan
  8. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7MV-B2N : accessed 23 October 2022), Clara Spencer in household of Jay E Williams, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 46, sheet 26B, line 60, family 721, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1030; FHL microfilm 2,340,765.
    Jay E Williams Head Male 39 Michigan
    Katherine Williams Wife Female 46 Michigan
    Clara Spencer Mother-in-law Female 79 Ohio
  9. "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF7G-7NS : 13 March 2018), Clarissa J Spencer, 03 Sep 1932; citing Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,130.
  10. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55124917/clarissa-juliet-spencer: accessed 23 October 2022), memorial page for Clarissa Juliet “Clara” Hanks Spencer (14 Apr 1851–3 Sep 1932), Find A Grave: Memorial #55124917, citing Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by RickW (contributor 46902750) .




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