Gerald Elroy Spencer

Male31 December 1901–27 July 1998

Brief Life History of Gerald Elroy

When Gerald Elroy Spencer was born on 31 December 1901, in La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States, his father, William Jessie Spencer, was 26 and his mother, Nancy E Childers, was 19. He married Zelpha Adelaide Beach on 29 June 1924, in Union, Oregon, United States. He lived in Union, Union, Oregon, United States for about 10 years and Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, United States in 1930. He died on 27 July 1998, in Los Osos, San Luis Obispo, California, United States, at the age of 96.

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Gerald Elroy Spencer
1901–1998
Zelpha Adelaide Beach
1901–2007
Marriage: 29 June 1924

Sources (13)

  • Gerald E Spencer, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Gerald Spencer - Published information: Obituary: birth: 31 December 1901; La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States
  • Gerald Elory Spencer, "Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975"

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  • Marriage
    29 June 1924Union, Oregon, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1902 · So Much Farm Land

    Age 1

    A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

    1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

    Age 5

    A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

    1927

    Age 26

    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    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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