Kenneth Spence

Brief Life History of Kenneth

When Kenneth Spence was born in 1910, in United States, his father, Benjamin Spence, was 31 and his mother, Edith Gardner, was 20. He had at least 1 son with Albertina Gertrude Weaver. He died on 5 June 1995, in Charleston, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 85.

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Kenneth Spence
1910–1995
Albertina Gertrude Weaver
1912–1980
Kenneth Charles Spence
1935–2004

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  • Mr Kenneth Charles Spence, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
  • Kenneth C Spence in entry for Kenneth C Spence Jr, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

World Events (8)

1910 · The BSA is Made

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

1916 · Anthony Crawford Lynched

South Carolina native, father to 13 children, and a local farmer, Anthony Crawford, is lynched on October 21, 1916, in Abbeyville, South Carolina. The lynching is followed after Crawford has an arguement with a white storekeeper.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

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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