Brief Life History of William W.
When William W. Spence was born in April 1860, in Elmwood Township, Peoria, Illinois, United States, his father, James Spence, was 41 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Cook, was 28. He married Emma J. Taylor on 17 August 1882, in Knox, Knox, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Elmwood, Peoria, Illinois, United States for about 30 years. He died in 1909, at the age of 49, and was buried in Elmwood, Peoria, Illinois, United States.
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- William Spence in household of James Spence, "United States Census, 1870"
- William W Spence, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- William W. Spence, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname for a servant employed in the pantry of a great house or monastery, from Middle English spense, spence ‘pantry, larder, storeroom’ (Old French despense, from a Late Latin derivative of dispendere, past participle dispensus ‘to weigh out or dispense’). Compare Spencer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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