Lydia Elizabeth Spencer

Brief Life History of Lydia Elizabeth

When Lydia Elizabeth Spencer was born on 13 November 1860, her father, Daniel Spencer Jr, was 66 and her mother, Mary Jane Cutcliffe, was 25. She married Rudger Clawson on 29 March 1883, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 1 February 1941, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

Rudger Clawson
1857–1943
Lydia Elizabeth Spencer
1860–1941
Marriage: 29 March 1883
Remus Rudger Clawson
1885–1904
Hyrum Bradley Clawson
1888–1975
Margaret Gay Clawson
1890–1986
Daniel Spencer Clawson
1892–1893
Vera May Clawson
1894–1897
Samuel George Clawson
1896–1942
Lorenzo Snow Clawson
1898–1962
Marion Clawson
1900–1901
Lydia Clawson
1903–1980

Sources (72)

  • Lydia S Clawson in household of Rudger Clawson, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Lydia E. Spencer, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Lydia Elizabeth Spencer Clawson, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

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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