Franklin Alan Spencer

Brief Life History of Franklin Alan

When Franklin Alan Spencer was born on 24 April 1917, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Franklin Spencer Jr, was 45 and his mother, Caroline Weifenbach, was 37. He married Jeane Bushman on 21 December 1943, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He immigrated to World in 1941 and lived in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1930 and Chandler, Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1998. He died on 10 July 1997, in Mattawa, Grant, Washington, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Quincy Cemetery, Quincy, Grant, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Franklin Alan Spencer
1917–1997
Jeane Bushman
1924–2006
Marriage: 21 December 1943
Franklin Alan Spencer Jr.
1944–2021
Jesse Daniel Spencer
1947–1964

Sources (32)

  • Franklin Alan Spencer in household of Franklin Spencer, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Utah, Select Marriage Index, 1887-1985
  • Franklin Alan Spencer, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

1919 · Seattle General Strike

The Seattle general strike was a five day strike in 1919, where around 65,000 workers began striking for higher wages. This happened two years after WWI  wage controls.

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

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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