John Spencer Sr. was born in Albemarle County Virgina.He was the father of John Spencer Jr. and he died about July 1753. John Spencer Jr.was born in Virginia and was married to Mary.Their children were:
John Mollie Keziah William Benjamin
John Spencer Jr. died sometime after 1880. William Spencer was born Jan.19,1755 in Bedford County Virginia.He married Frances Spencer,she was born about 1756.Their children were:
William:born in Virginia John:born in Virginia Elizabeth:born about 1777 Virginia Thomas:born about 1779 Virginia Absolom:born about 1790 Virginia Ganaway:born Burke County NC Sallie:born Burke County NC Dock or Doctor:born about 1790 Burke County NC Joshua:born about 1792 Burke County NC Fannie:born Aug 16,1797 Burke County NC Caleb:born Nov. 1,1801 Burke County NC
Willaim Died after March 4,1831. Henry Caleb Spencer was born between 1801 and 1804. He married
Eliza M. Ash,born between 1803 and 1804.They moved from North Carolina to Habersham County Georgia
,later becoming Lumpkin Georgia.Their children were:
John:born 1829 Elizabeth:born 1831 Sarah Ann:born 1834 Irwin P.:born 1836 William Glenn:born 1839
William Glenn married Catherine White.Caleb and Eliza both died sometime after 1880 Irwin P.Spencer was born in 1836.He was a farmer like his father. He lived in Lumpkin Georgia.
Irwin married Velincia T.Sparkes,born between 1835 and 1836.They were married after Feb.1858
Their children were:
Henry:born 1861 married Florence William Glenn:born 12/12/1862 Martha:born 1868
Irwin died before 1880 and Velincia died sometime after 1900. William Glenn Spencer was born December 12,1862.He was a generation farmer.
He eventually settled in Shoal Creek, White County Georgia.Glenn,as he was known,met and married Lourinda Angeline Allen
,born August 7,1864.Glenn and Angeline had at least 8 children:
Charles T.:born 1885 GA General Gordon:born 6/15/1889 GA Tally C.:born 1892 GA William Reese:GA Paula:born 1898 GA Louis:born 1902 GA Laura:born 1904 GA Loy:born ? GA
Tally worked on the farm as a laborer. Later he moved to Gainsville,Hall County Georgia to a house at #2 Dunlap Street. He married a lady named Cora.
Gordon moved to Gainsville in 1910 to work in a mill. Glenn died August 2,1928 and is buried in the Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.Angeline lived until
Feb.6,1945 and was laid to rest next to Glenn. General Gordon Spencer was born June 15,1889 in Shoal Creek Georgia.In 1910 he moved to Gainsville,Hall County Georgia.
He boarded with the family of Ashbury Smith and worked as a weaver in a cotton mill.It was here that he met Anna Leonie Ogle. She was born August 11,1890 in Banks County Georgia
and lived with her father at 57 Dean St. in Gainsville. Anna worked as a Spinner in the same mill as Gordon.They fell in love and were married July 2,1910. They moved into a house at #4
Dunlap St.,next to Gordon's brother Tal.They had 5 children:
James David Spencer:born April 24,1911 Lena Lorene:born 1913 Raymond Everett:born DEC.29,1914 Norman Eugene:born 1920 General Gordon Jr.:born 7/13/1926
Sometime between July 1926 and 1930 the family relocated to Centerville In Anderson SC.They lived at 228 Foster Street and Gordon went to work as a mechanic in the Appleton Mill.
Gordon Passed away on September 15,1938.According to the SC Cemetery Survey Greenville County Volume 3:Gordon is buried in Springwood Cemetery (also know by locals as the City Cememtery)the survey Reads:Gordon G. Spencer-born 1889,died 1938 (Notation Buried September 17,1938)This is unusual because normally the burial date was not listed.Anna passed away in January 1967.Also from the Survey of Springwood Cemetery:Anna L. Spencer born 1890, died 1967 (Notation buried January 10,1967) Interesting point that her last name at the time (Hix) was not listed which I am told is not unusual for the time.
As for the children: J.D. met Evelyn Elizabeth Stewart,while boarding in her parents house.
They married on Thanksgiving day 1929.They had 2 children:
Marcia Lenore:born Oct.26,1930 Robert:born April 25,1932
Later JD and Evelyn were Divorced. JD became a Captain in the U.S. Army during WWII.After his first enlistment he re-enlisted and became a Major.
He moved to New York, met and married and had a son, believed to be named Michael.
The unknown lady eventually had the marriage annulled.After that J.D. moved to Lynchburg VA.He married Corrine Louise Jessee.They had 2 children:
Julie Keane: James David Spencer Jr.:
J.D. died suddenly on June 6,1953 of a heart attack,while on a business trip to Salisbury NC.
His funeral was held in Salisbury and then he was taken to Lynchburg for burial. Lorene married John White.They lived in Anderson SC.Their Children:
John White Jr.:died 7/30/01 at age 72. Barbara:died 4/16/02 Harold J.:last know living in Spartanburg SC Betty C.:last know living Anderson SC Carol: Patricia Dale:
Lorene passed away 1/8/04 and is buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Anderson SC Raymond Everett married Carrie Louise Ward.He was a private in WWII with the
422ND Regiment,106th Division and was captured during Ardennes Rhineland,or the Battle of the Buldge, by the Germans. He was a POW in Stalag 9B,ranked by the Red Cross and Swedish inspectors as one of the worst POW camps in the war.
They were Liberated by the Americans on Sunday April 1,1945
Raymond and Louise's children are:
Katherine La Joyce:born 1/21/1935 Billie Joe:born 5/27/1937 Paul Edward:born 7/27/1940 Mary Frances:born 8/18/1943 Rebecca Everett:born 8/7/1946 Sharon Lee:2/1960
Raymond and Louise divorced in 1963.He is buried in the Marietta National Cemetery,H 8361-K, in Marietta Georgia. Norman married Nora.Their children:
Michael:died at the age of 26 of his second heart attack Norma Jean: Rita: Arlene: Dwight:
Gordon Jr. married Florence Louise Sanders 9/21/1946.
Their children are:
