Brief Life History of Martha Ann
When Martha Ann Spencer was born in April 1870, in Breathitt, Kentucky, United States, her father, Ezekial "Zeke" Spencer Sr., was 23 and her mother, Mary Ann Turner, was 23. She married Granville H. Hounshell on 11 March 1884, in Breathitt, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Jetts Creek, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Magisterial District 3, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States in 1900. She died on 28 February 1909, in Breathitt, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Hounshell Cemetery, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States.
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- Martha Spencer in household of Ezkel Spencer, "United States Census, 1870"
- Martha Ann Spencer Hounshell, "Find A Grave Index"
- Martha Ann Spencer in entry for Sammie Hounshell, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
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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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