Corporal, 4th Regiment, Indiana Light Artillery, Union
Milton's parents, Elizabeth Deselms and John Spencer, were married on May 17, 1825, in Sandusky, Ohio. The Spencer family is listed in the Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, Duck Creek Monthly Meeting, Indiana:
John Spencer (b. May 22, 1802)
married Elizabeth ? (b. February 26, 1805)
had issue:
Ezra (b. August 12, 1827)
Louiza (b. June 5, 1832) [m. Symons, d. November 13, 1916 at Kennard, Henry County, Indiana]
Lindley K. (b. August 9, 1835)
David (b. June 1, 1839)
John A. (b. January 9, 1842) [John Alexander Spencer, d. November 26, 1910 at Spiceland, Henry County, Indiana; Memorial # 53220072]
Milton M. (b. July 2, 1845)
In 1860 at age 15 Milton Spencer was a blacksmith apprentice living in Greensboro, Indiana, with his parents, John Spencer, 58, blacksmith, and Elizabeth, 55. Milton M Spencer, age 18, was recruited, and enrolled as a private at Indianapolis, Indiana, on September 11, 1863. He was promoted to full corporal. He transferred to the 7th Regiment, Indiana Battery, on September 21, 1864, and was discharged on August 1, 1865, for a service length of 1 year 10 months and 19 days.
His parents were living in Greensboro, Indiana, in 1870; his father, John, was 68 years old, a blacksmith, and his mother, Elizabeth, was 65. By 1890 Milton was living in El Paso, Texas.
Biography compiled by Sheron Smith-Savage.
Sources:
Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, Indiana, online.
1850, 1860 federal censuses, Greensboro, Henry County, Alabama.
1890 Veterans Schedule, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas.
Indiana Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861–1865, online.
Indiana Death Certificates, online.
Milton's parents, Elizabeth Deselms and John Spencer, were married on May 17, 1825, in Sandusky, Ohio. The Spencer family is listed in the Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, Duck Creek Monthly Meeting, Indiana:
John Spencer (b. May 22, 1802)
married Elizabeth ? (b. February 26, 1805)
had issue:
Ezra (b. August 12, 1827)
Louiza (b. June 5, 1832) [m. Symons, d. November 13, 1916 at Kennard, Henry County, Indiana]
Lindley K. (b. August 9, 1835)
David (b. June 1, 1839)
John A. (b. January 9, 1842) [John Alexander Spencer, d. November 26, 1910 at Spiceland, Henry County, Indiana; Memorial # 53220072]
Milton M. (b. July 2, 1845)
In 1860 at age 15 Milton Spencer was a blacksmith apprentice living in Greensboro, Indiana, with his parents, John Spencer, 58, blacksmith, and Elizabeth, 55. Milton M Spencer, age 18, was recruited, and enrolled as a private at Indianapolis, Indiana, on September 11, 1863. He was promoted to full corporal. He transferred to the 7th Regiment, Indiana Battery, on September 21, 1864, and was discharged on August 1, 1865, for a service length of 1 year 10 months and 19 days.
His parents were living in Greensboro, Indiana, in 1870; his father, John, was 68 years old, a blacksmith, and his mother, Elizabeth, was 65. By 1890 Milton was living in El Paso, Texas.
Biography compiled by Sheron Smith-Savage.
Sources:
Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, Indiana, online.
1850, 1860 federal censuses, Greensboro, Henry County, Alabama.
1890 Veterans Schedule, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas.
Indiana Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861–1865, online.
Indiana Death Certificates, online.
Corporal, 4th Regiment, Indiana Light Artillery, Union
Milton's parents, Elizabeth Deselms and John Spencer, were married on May 17, 1825, in Sandusky, Ohio. The Spencer family is listed in the Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, Duck Creek Monthly Meeting, Indiana:
John Spencer (b. May 22, 1802)
married Elizabeth ? (b. February 26, 1805)
had issue:
Ezra (b. August 12, 1827)
Louiza (b. June 5, 1832) [m. Symons, d. November 13, 1916 at Kennard, Henry County, Indiana]
Lindley K. (b. August 9, 1835)
David (b. June 1, 1839)
John A. (b. January 9, 1842) [John Alexander Spencer, d. November 26, 1910 at Spiceland, Henry County, Indiana; Memorial # 53220072]
Milton M. (b. July 2, 1845)
In 1860 at age 15 Milton Spencer was a blacksmith apprentice living in Greensboro, Indiana, with his parents, John Spencer, 58, blacksmith, and Elizabeth, 55. Milton M Spencer, age 18, was recruited, and enrolled as a private at Indianapolis, Indiana, on September 11, 1863. He was promoted to full corporal. He transferred to the 7th Regiment, Indiana Battery, on September 21, 1864, and was discharged on August 1, 1865, for a service length of 1 year 10 months and 19 days.
His parents were living in Greensboro, Indiana, in 1870; his father, John, was 68 years old, a blacksmith, and his mother, Elizabeth, was 65. By 1890 Milton was living in El Paso, Texas.
Biography compiled by Sheron Smith-Savage.
Sources:
Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, Indiana, online.
1850, 1860 federal censuses, Greensboro, Henry County, Alabama.
1890 Veterans Schedule, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas.
Indiana Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861–1865, online.
Indiana Death Certificates, online.
Milton's parents, Elizabeth Deselms and John Spencer, were married on May 17, 1825, in Sandusky, Ohio. The Spencer family is listed in the Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, Duck Creek Monthly Meeting, Indiana:
John Spencer (b. May 22, 1802)
married Elizabeth ? (b. February 26, 1805)
had issue:
Ezra (b. August 12, 1827)
Louiza (b. June 5, 1832) [m. Symons, d. November 13, 1916 at Kennard, Henry County, Indiana]
Lindley K. (b. August 9, 1835)
David (b. June 1, 1839)
John A. (b. January 9, 1842) [John Alexander Spencer, d. November 26, 1910 at Spiceland, Henry County, Indiana; Memorial # 53220072]
Milton M. (b. July 2, 1845)
In 1860 at age 15 Milton Spencer was a blacksmith apprentice living in Greensboro, Indiana, with his parents, John Spencer, 58, blacksmith, and Elizabeth, 55. Milton M Spencer, age 18, was recruited, and enrolled as a private at Indianapolis, Indiana, on September 11, 1863. He was promoted to full corporal. He transferred to the 7th Regiment, Indiana Battery, on September 21, 1864, and was discharged on August 1, 1865, for a service length of 1 year 10 months and 19 days.
His parents were living in Greensboro, Indiana, in 1870; his father, John, was 68 years old, a blacksmith, and his mother, Elizabeth, was 65. By 1890 Milton was living in El Paso, Texas.
Biography compiled by Sheron Smith-Savage.
Sources:
Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, Indiana, online.
1850, 1860 federal censuses, Greensboro, Henry County, Alabama.
1890 Veterans Schedule, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas.
Indiana Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861–1865, online.
Indiana Death Certificates, online.
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