Brief Life History of Ephraim Van Buren
When Ephraim Van Buren Spencer was born on 28 January 1836, in Oneida, New York, United States, his father, Luther D Spencer Sr, was 36 and his mother, Mary Van Buren, was 31. He married Lucy Philinda Montgomery on 7 April 1867, in Susanville, Lassen, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Leroy Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1850 and Judicial Township 1, Tuolumne, California, United States in 1900. He died on 3 October 1904, in Susanville, Lassen, California, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Susanville, Lassen, California, United States.
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- Ephraim V Spencer, "United States Census, 1900"
- Ephraim VanBuren Spencer, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ephriam Van Buren Spencer, "California Great Registers, 1850-1920"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Tuolumne, California, United States
1857 · History of Susanville, CA
Susanville was named after Susan Roop, daughter of Isaac Roop, an early settler.[4] It was first called Rooptown, and the present name was adopted in 1857.[4] The Susanville US post office was established in 1860.[6] Susanville was incorporated in 1900.[6] Formerly the center of farming, mining and the lumber industry, Susanville suffered from the loss of jobs as these industries changed or declined in the 20th century. Since the late 20th century, the only area of growth in the economy has been associated with the construction and operation of two state prisons in the city and one federal prison in the area. In 2007 half of the adult population of Susanville worked in the prisons:[9] the California Correctional Center, a minimum-medium security facility, which opened in 1963; the High Desert State Prison, California (not to be confused with High Desert State Prison, Nevada), which opened in 1995; and the Federal Correctional Institution, Herlong, which opened in 2007.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): occupational name for someone who dispensed provisions or money, from Middle English spenser(e), spencer(e) ‘household steward, butler, almoner’ (Anglo-Norman French espenser, Old French despensier). Compare Spence and Spender . There is some dispute about the origins of the Spencer family, whose most famous member in recent times was the late Princess of Wales, born Lady Diana Spencer (1961–97). Some sources say that they are descended from William the Conqueror's steward, Robert Despencer. What is clear is that by the 15th century they had become prosperous from sheep farming in Northamptonshire. Robert Spencer (died 1627) was said to be the wealthiest man in England. Their titles have included Earls of Sunderland and Earls Spencer; and through the female line the 5th Earl of Sunderland also became Duke of Marlborough in 1733. This connection was the result of the marriage, in 1700, of the 3rd Duke of Sunderland to the daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. The youngest son of this union, John Spencer (1708–46), was the father of the 1st Earl Spencer (1734–83).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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