Rita’s Family: Ancestors of Helen Spencer |
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NOTABLES: 10.5. Rosine is our main source for much of the Spencer family ancestry |
10. Napoleon Cicero Spencer {a,b,d,e,f} was born 17 Sep 1869 in Jasper Co, Missouri, and died 3 Jun 1950 in Salem (Dent) Missouri. He is a son of James Frances Spencer [20] and Mary Charlotte Caldwell [21]. He usually went by the name Cicero. He married 22 Jan 1890 in Marion Twp (Jasper) Missouri,
11. Grace Kilburn {a,b,c,e,f}. She was born 16 Aug 1869 in New London (Huron) Ohio, and died in 1902 in Carthage (Jasper) Missouri. She is a daughter of Henry Clay Kilburn [22] and Helen Cookingham [23]. Cicero and Grace are buried in Carthage (Jasper) Missouri.
N. Cicero was Baptist, and Grace was Methodist; they raised their children as Methodist. Cicero was a furniture maker and undertaker; the two jobs quite often went together back then, since the furniture maker would be the one who made the coffins.
Grace’s birth is recorded in Norwalk (Huron) Ohio (just a single line entry in a book, no certificate to copy). Cicero appears in the 1880 census in Missouri, and both Cicero and Grace appear in the 1900 census.
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| Grace Kilburn and N. Cicero Spencer, wedding photo, 22 Jan 1890. |
Napoleon Cicero and Grace had five children:
10.1. Homeretta Grace Spencer {a,b,g} (called Etta Spencer) was born 6 Nov 1890 in
Carthage (Jasper) Missouri, and died Jul 1988 in Florida. She married 1 Aug 1915 in
Sarcoxie (Jasper) Missouri, Truman Elliott Hayes, son of Daniel Hayes and Mary Catherine Groom
Mitchell. Truman was born in 1889 and died in 1949. Etta was a teacher.
Etta and Truman had ten children (first cousins to us):
10.1.1. unnamed Hayes {a,g} was born Sep 1916 in Forsythe (Taney) Missouri, and died at birth.
10.1.2. William Spencer Hayes {a,g}, details omitted.
10.1.3. Truman Daniel Hayes {a,g}, details omitted.
10.1.4. Robert Bruce Hayes {a,g}, details omitted.
10.1.5. Mary Helen Hayes {a,g}, details omitted.
10.1.6. Elizabeth Grace Hayes {a,g}, details omitted.
10.1.7. Homer Elliott Hayes {a,g}, details omitted.
10.1.8. unnamed Hayes {a,g} was born in 1925 in Alba (Jasper) Missouri, and died at birth.
10.1.9. Lawrence Kilburn Hayes {a,g}, details omitted.
10.1.10. Elma June Hayes {a,g}, details omitted.
10.2. Carl Kilburn Spencer {a,b} was born 31 Jul 1893 {a} or 29 Jul 1893 {b} in
Carthage (Jasper) Missouri. He married 6 May 1922 in Neosho (Newton)
Missouri, Mabel Audrey Stewart. She was born on 9 Jan (we don’t have the year, probably about 1895) in Anderson (McDonald)
Missouri, and died 6 Nov 1966 in Salem (Dent) Missouri. Carl was a mortician.
Carl and Mabel had two sons (first cousins to us):
10.2.1. George N. Spencer {a}, details omitted.
10.2.2. Thomas S. Spencer {a}, details omitted.
10.3. Helen June Spencer [5] (1896 MO - 1923 WI)
and Arthur Julius Sorenson are direct ancestors, separate page.
After Helen died, Arthur married her sister 10.5 Rosine.
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| Helen June Spencer | 1921 |
10.4. Leroy Spencer {a,b} was born about 1897 in Carthage (Jasper) Missouri, and died 1898 in Carthage.
10.5. Rosine Elizabeth Spencer {a,b} was born 3 Oct 1899 in Carthage (Jasper)
Missouri, and died 22 Aug 1988 in Indianapolis (Hamilton) Indiana. She married 3 Oct 1924 in
Berryville (Kenosha) Wisconsin, Arthur Julius Sorenson.
He had previously married her sister, 10.3 Helen. Rosine and Arthur are buried in Salem (Dent) Missouri.
Rosine is our primary source for most of the information on this branch of the family.
Rosine and Arthur had two children, listed under Arthur.
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| Rosine Spencer at 18 | Rosine Spencer |
Sources:
a. Rosine E. Spencer research notes and correspondence.
b. Elberta Louise Vogel Spencer notes and correspondence.
c. Grace Kilburn: birth record in Norwalk, Ohio
d. 1880 census, Missouri
e. 1900 census, Missouri
f. Wedding invitation
g. "Descendants of Truman Hayes and His Sisters and Brothers", descendant chart by William S. Hayes, 1991
Compiled by Bill Stupak. Last update: Aug 2010