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Ernest Fred Spencer

Male 1887 - 1965  (78 years)


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  • Name Ernest Fred Spencer 
    Born 23 Jun 1887  Lum, Lapeer, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence Jan 1923  Libby, Lincoln, Montana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 25 May 1940  School District 4 Libby, Lincoln, Montana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    _FSFTID L64H-RKN 
    Died 28 Jun 1965  Libby, Lincoln, Montana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 1 Jul 1965  Libby, Lincoln, Montana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I289  Tarbert - Waldo
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2018 

    Father Peter Ann Spencer,   b. 18 Jan 1845, Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1923, Libby, Lincoln, Montana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Sally L. French,   b. 21 Jun 1852, Almont, Lapeer, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1916, Charlevoix, Charlevoix, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 20 May 1872  Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F20  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mabel Mitchell,   b. 31 Aug 1897, Ironton, Charlevoix, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1963, Libby, Lincoln, Montana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 26 Apr 1916  Charlevoix, Charlevoix, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mabel Luceile Spencer,   b. 14 Apr 1917, Libby, Lincoln, Montana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1983, Libby, Lincoln, Montana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     2. Kenneth Clair Spencer,   b. 25 Oct 1918, Libby, Lincoln, Montana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1986, Libby, Lincoln, Montana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     3. Ralph Emerson Spencer,   b. 11 Aug 1920, Woodland, Clark, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 2006, Libby, Lincoln, Montana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     4. Leonard Melvin Spencer,   b. 15 May 1923, Libby, Lincoln, Montana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 2000, Libby, Lincoln, Montana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2018 
    Family ID F15  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Jan 1923 - Libby, Lincoln, Montana, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Jun 1965 - Libby, Lincoln, Montana, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1 Jul 1965 - Libby, Lincoln, Montana, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Ernest and Mabel Spencer
    Ernest and Mabel Spencer
    Ernest F. Spencer 1882-1885 (age 78)
    Mabel M. Spencer 1897-1963 (age 65-66)

  • Notes  Census:
    • Notes from Census event:
      1) «b»Ernest Spenser«/b», head, 0, male, white, age 53, Married, not attending school, completed 8«sup»th«/sup» grade, 8, born in Michigan, 62, 1935 -same house, employed for pay - yes, word 42 hour the week before, labor, saw mill, wage or salary worker in private work, 988 09 1, weeks worked in 1939 - 25, income - 720, no other source of income, line 49, # of household visitation -312,owned house, value of home 200, live on farm.
      2) Mable Spenser (Circle next to name indicate that she furnished information to census taker), wife, 1, female, white, 52, marriage, not attending school, completed 8«sup»th«/sup» grade, 8, born in Michigan, 62, 1935 -same house, Does work, Home Housework, 5, no income.
      3) Kenneth Spenser, son , 2, male, white, age 21, single, not attending school, completed 8«sup»th«/sup» grade, 8, born in Montana, 88, 1935 -same house, employed for pay - yes, word 42 hour the week before, labor, saw mill, wage or salary worker in private work, 988 09 1, weeks worked in 1939 - 25, income - 720, no other source of income.
      4) Ralph Spenser, son, 2, male, white, age 19, single, not attending school, completed High School - 4 year, 30, born in Washington, 96, 1935 -same house, Employed for pay or Public Emergency Work: No, seeking work: yes, income: 0, no other income.
      5) Leonard Spenser, son, 2, male, white, age 17, single, attending school, completed High School - 2 year, 10, born in Montana, 88, 1935 -same house, Employed for pay or Public Emergency Work: No.
      6) Talbert Le Roy [LeRoy Tarbert], Son-in-law, 5, male, white, age 20 [20 wrote over 22, ancestry.com age 50. All wrong], married, not attending school, Completed 8«sup»th«/sup» grade, 8, born in Idaho, 89, 1935 -same house, employed for pay - yes, work 42 hour the week before, labor, saw mill, wage or salary worker in private work, 988 09 1, weeks worked in 1939 - 35, income - 600, no other source of income.
      7) Lucille Le Roy, Daughter, 2, female, white, 22, married, , not attending school, Completed 2«sup»nd«/sup» year of high school, 8, born in Idaho, 89, 1935 -same house, 10, Montana, 88, not employed, home -Housework, 5. 8) Selma Le Roy, granddaughter, 4, female, white, age 2, single, not attending school, born in Montana, 88.
      9) Ernest Le Roy, grandson, 4, male, white, age 1, single, not attending, born in Montana, 88.

  • Sources 
    1. [S174] Montana Birth Certificate, Montana, Birth Registration # 15, County File #255 (1917), Mabel Lucille Spencer (Reliability: 3).
      Registration #15; State of Montana Birth Certificate
      Name of Child: Mabel Lucille Spencer; F; White, Born Alive; First child (1s[t]); April 14, 1917, Dr. J. H. Morrison;
      Name of Parents: Earnest Fred Spencer and Mabel Mitchell; both white; both born in Mich.
      Residence: Libby, Montana; Father's Occupation: Lumberman
      Copy received from the Lincoln County, Montana Clerk and Recorder, Janet B. F. Siegel; File #255
      14 Apr 1917.

    2. [S160] Montana, Lincoln, Libby - The Western News, Montana. Libby., Jan 1923; paper. (Reliability: 3).
      PETER SPENCER DIES AT CAMP
      Peter Spencer, 78 years old, passed away at the home of his sons at Camp One Monday morning, January 8. He had been a sufferer from paralysis for the last two years. He is survived by four sons and two daughters: Ernest Spencer, Levi Spencer Vernon Spencer and Mrs. Fred Decker of Libby, James Spencer of Goshen, Ind., and Mrs. Heath of Spo-kane.
      Funeral services were held in the Gompf chapel Wednesday, Rev. Mat-ney of the Methodist church officiting.
      1923.

    3. [S184] Montana, Lincoln County - 1940 - U.S. census, Montana, Lincoln, (https://familysearch.org/: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T627, roll 2223, Libby, enumeration district (ED) 27-6, sheet 14B, household 314, Ernest Spenser household, accessed 27 Jul 2017 (Reliability: 3).
      Ernest Spenser, head, 0, male, white, age 53, Married, not attending school, completed 8th grade, 8, born in Michigan, 62, 1935 -same house, employed for pay - yes, word 42 hour the week before, labor, saw mill, wage or salary worker in private work, 988 09 1, weeks worked in 1939 - 25, income - 720, no other source of income, line 49, # of household visitation -312,owned house, value of home 200, live on farm; Mable Spenser (Circle next to name indicate that she furnished information to census taker), wife, 1, female, white, 52, marriage, not attending school, completed 8th grade, 8, born in Michigan, 62, 1935 -same house, Does work, Home Housework, 5, no income; Kenneth Spenser, son , 2, male, white, age 21, single, not attending school, completed 8th grade, 8, born in Montana, 88, 1935 -same house, employed for pay - yes, word 42 hour the week before, labor, saw mill, wage or salary worker in private work, 988 09 1, weeks worked in 1939 - 25, income - 720, no other source of income; Ralph Spenser, son, 2, male, white, age 19, single, not attending school, completed High School - 4 year, 30, born in Washington, 96, 1935 -same house, Employed for pay or Public Emergency Work: No, seeking work: yes, income: 0, no other income; ; Leonard Spenser, son, 2, male, white, age 17, single, attending school, completed High School - 2 year, 10, born in Montana, 88, 1935 -same house, Employed for pay or Public Emergency Work: No; Talbert Le Roy [LeRoy Tarbert], Son-in-law, 5, male, white, age 20 [20 wrote over 22, ancestry.com age 50. All wrong], married, not attending school, Completed 8th grade, 8, born in Idaho, 89, 1935 -same house, employed for pay - yes, work 42 hour the week before, labor, saw mill, wage or salary worker in private work, 988 09 1, weeks worked in 1939 - 35, income - 600, no other source of income; Lucille Le Roy, Daughter, 2, female, white, 22, married, , not attending school, Completed 2nd year of high school, 8, born in Idaho, 89, 1935 -same house, 10, Montana, 88, not employed, home -Housework, 5; Selma Le Roy, granddaughter, 4, female, white, age 2, single, not attending school, born in Montana, 88; Ernest Le Roy, grandson, 4, male, white, age 1, single, not attending, born in Montana, 88.
      25 May 1940.