Brief Life History of George Sterling
When George Sterling Spencer was born on 13 October 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Claudius Victor Spencer, was 46 and his mother, Matilda Price, was 27. He married Fanny Elizabeth Ostler on 11 April 1894, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920 and Salt Lake City Ward 6, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 5 years. He died on 31 May 1957, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- George S Spencer, "United States 1950 Census"
- George S. Spencer, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- G S Spencer, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1896 · Utah becomes a state
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
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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Reminiscences of George Sterling and Fannie Elizabeth Ostler Spencer by Drew Spencer Timpson
When I think of Grandpa I also think of chickens. Much of what time I spent with him as a child was related to his care of his chickens. I would love watching as he would feed his new moms and their l …
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