Mary Emma Spencer

Brief Life History of Mary Emma

When Mary Emma Spencer was born on 13 September 1873, in Alabama, United States, her father, John William Spencer, was 24 and her mother, Annie Watson, was 16. She lived in Gordo, Pickens, Alabama, United States for about 10 years and Election Precinct 10 Gordo, Pickens, Alabama, United States in 1940. She died on 10 April 1963, at the age of 89, and was buried in Sand Springs Cemetery, Gordo, Pickens, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

John William Spencer
1849–1931
Annie Watson
1857–1936
Mary Emma Spencer
1873–1963
Elias Gilbert Spencer
1875–1939
William Burris Spencer
1878–1954
James B Spencer
1881–
Samuel Thomas Spencer
1886–1935
Washington D Spencer
1888–1963
Victor A Spencer
1892–1955
Percy O Spencer
1897–1954

Sources (6)

  • May E Spencer in household of James W Spencer, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Mary Emma Spencer, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary E Spencer in household of Percy O Spencer, "United States Census, 1940"

World Events (8)

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.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

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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