Some Descendants of James Spencer and Mary Caldwell

Rita’s Family: Ancestors of Helen Spencer
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James Francis Spencer and Mary Charlotte Caldwell

20. James Francis Spencer {a,b,c,f} was born 21 May 1841 in Franklin Co, Missouri, and died 12 Jul 1896 in Sarcoxie (Jasper) Missouri. He is a son of Abraham Spencer [40] and Nancy Jamison [41]. James married 26 Jan 1865 in Lawrence Co, Missouri,

21. Mary Charlotte Caldwell {a,b,d,e,f,g}. Mary was born 31 Aug 1849 in Boone Co, Missouri, and died 3 Feb 1921 in Sarcoxie (Jasper) Missouri. She is a daughter of Thomas Caldwell [42] and Lucinda McBride [43].

James and Mary are both buried in Carthage (Jasper) Missouri. They were Baptists.

James served in the Civil War, in Company G, 76th Enrolled Missouri Militia. His brother William was in the same Company. Company G was formed entirely from Jasper County men, and was based at Bowers Mill. They did not serve through the entire war, but were called up several times as needed to defend against guerilla attacks in the county. James enrolled as a private in October 1862 and served for at least four months at that time. He was activated again in October 1864, this time as a “2nd Sergeant”, and served until February 1865. He may have had other periods of service in between those two -- the records are not very good.

It is possible that James and Mary eloped: Mary was only 15 when they married, and they were married by a Justice of the Peace in another county from where they lived. We have a copy of the certificate written and signed by Richard P. Colly, Justice of the Peace for Lawrence County. They are shown in the 1880 census in Lawrence County.

After James died, Mary married 13 Jun 1898 in Jasper (Jasper) Missouri, James F. Cline, another Civil War veteran. They lived in Jasper, and are listed there in the 1900 census. After James Cline died, Mary moved back to Sarcoxie to be near her son, N. Cicero. She lived alone, but girls from the nearby farms spent weekdays and nights with her while they attended high school. She moved in with Cicero during her last illness.

20.1. Louisa Frances Spencer {a,b} was born 17 Dec 1866 in Jasper Co, Missouri. She married 24 Dec 1885 in Jasper County, George Cook. He was born probably around 1860 in Germany. Louisa was called Lula or Ludy. Louisa is one of our sources of information, passed second-hand through her niece [10.5] Rosine Spencer.

20.1.1. Frank G. Cook {a,b} was born 6 Nov 1888 in Jasper Co, Missouri. He married 18 Nov 1908 in Crane (Stone) Missouri, Minnie Ethelyne Cutburth.
Frank and Minnie had one son that we know of:

20.1.2. James Rudolph Cook {a,b} was born 7 Oct 1898 in Jasper Co, Missouri. He married 31 Dec 1917 in Crane (Stone) Missouri, Zuma Wiley.
James and Zuma had one son that we know of (second cousin to us):

20.1.2.1. James Rudolph Cook Jr. {a,b} was born 11 Dec 1920 in Crane (Stone) Missouri.

20.1.3. Alberta Cook {a,b} was born 26 Jun 1903 in Jasper Co, Missouri, and died in Ohio. She married 31 Dec 1917 in Aurora (Lawrence) Missouri, ___ Leffingwell.

20.3. Charles Edward Spencer {a,b} was born 20 Aug 1881 in Carthage (Jasper) Missouri, and died 31 Aug 1954 in Lakewood (Jefferson) Colorado. He married 23 Sep 1903 in Carthage (Jasper) Missouri, Ida May Wetherell, the daughter of Charles Nelson Wetherell and Delphine Mendenhall Green (b. Ohio). Ida May was born 26 Sep 1881 in Carthage (Jasper) Missouri, and died 21 Jun 1955 in Lakewood (Jefferson) Colorado. Charles and Ida lived in Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado. Charles at various times was a salesman, banker and farmer. They were Baptists. Both were cremated after death, and Charles had his ashes scattered over the mountains west of Denver.
Charles and Ida had two children (first cousins to us):

20.3.1. Eloise Jaudon Spencer {a,b} was born 25 Dec 1904 in Jasper (Jasper) Missouri, and died 17 Mar 1977 in Wheat Ridge (Jefferson) Colorado. She was an educator and a musician.

20.3.2. Richard Nelson Spencer {a,b} was born 17 Jul 1909 in Carthage (Jasper) Missouri. He married 5 May 1935 in Lakewood (Jefferson) Colorado, Elberta Louise Vogel, the daughter of Conrad H. Vogel and Nettie Hooper. Elberta Louise (she went by Louise) was born 23 Mar 1910 in Palisade (Mesa) Colorado. Richard was a Metallurgical Engineer (Colorado School of Mines) and a musician; Elberta Louise was a commercial artist. Richard did mining consulting, and they lived at times in Missouri, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Oregon, Philippines, Peru, Brazil, Washington DC and Washington State. They were in the Philippines during WW II, and were imprisoned for several years by the Japanese.
Elberta Louise is one of our sources for family information.
Richard and Elberta had two children (second cousins to us):

a. Rosine E. Spencer research notes and correspondence.
b. Elberta Louise Vogel Spencer notes and correspondence.
c. Militia enrollment cards (National Archives)
d. 1880 census, Missouri
e. 1900 census, Missouri
f. James Spencer and Mary Caldwell: Marriage certificate
g. Mary Caldwell Spencer and James F. Cline: marriage license

Rita’s Family: Ancestors of Helen Spencer

James Francis Spencer and Mary Charlotte Caldwell