NOTE: The photo of a man in glasses holding a book that is sometimes attached to Sam Spence Sr is NOT Sam Spence Sr. That photo of a man in glasses holding a book is actually William Henry Duty 1877-1962. Ada (Wilson) Kent, a great-granddaughter of William Henry Duty, has confirmed this and has verified that photo of William Henry Duty has been in her family for decades.
William Henry Duty 1877-1962
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176360071/
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FamilySearch - Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X52L-C9Q
- lists date/place of birth and parents.
1870 census - Elizabeth Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M62Y-S9T
- lists parents and siblings.
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Samuel Spence was born on 18 Mar 1861 in Paint Lick Mountain, Tazewell County, Virginia. He was the son of James Spence b. abt 1828 and Dianna "Annie" Sawyer b. abt 1830. He married Mariah Mollett on 07 Feb 1886 in Martin County, Kentucky. They had nine children in 24 years. He died on 27 Feb 1942 in Tomahawk, Martin County, Kentucky at the age of 86 and was buried at the Spence Family Cemetery near Orville Road, Tomahawk, Martin County, Kentucky.
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FATHER
James R. Spence 1828–
Birth ABT. 1828 • North Carolina, USA
- possible other birthplace: Virginia.
MOTHER
Dianna "Annie" Sawyer 1830–
Birth ABT. 1830 • Virginia, USA
WIFE
Mariah Mollett 1869–1953
Birth 19 FEB 1869 • Martin County, Kentucky, USA
Death 31 JAN 1953 • Tomahawk, Martin County, Kentucky, USA
CHILDREN
James Ralph "Sonny" Spence 1887–1961
Bessie (Spence) Osborne 1887–1976
Minnie Leona "Big Ma" (Spence) Mollett 1894–1982
Sherman Spence 1894–1976
Samuel Spence Jr. 1896–1980
George Washington "Wash" Spence 1900–1925
Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Spence) Sesco (Sisco, Cesco, Cisco, etc) 1902–
William Spence 1903–1943
Shirley Spence 1911–1998
William Henry Duty 1877-1962
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176360071/
==============================
FamilySearch - Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X52L-C9Q
- lists date/place of birth and parents.
1870 census - Elizabeth Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M62Y-S9T
- lists parents and siblings.
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Samuel Spence was born on 18 Mar 1861 in Paint Lick Mountain, Tazewell County, Virginia. He was the son of James Spence b. abt 1828 and Dianna "Annie" Sawyer b. abt 1830. He married Mariah Mollett on 07 Feb 1886 in Martin County, Kentucky. They had nine children in 24 years. He died on 27 Feb 1942 in Tomahawk, Martin County, Kentucky at the age of 86 and was buried at the Spence Family Cemetery near Orville Road, Tomahawk, Martin County, Kentucky.
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FATHER
James R. Spence 1828–
Birth ABT. 1828 • North Carolina, USA
- possible other birthplace: Virginia.
MOTHER
Dianna "Annie" Sawyer 1830–
Birth ABT. 1830 • Virginia, USA
WIFE
Mariah Mollett 1869–1953
Birth 19 FEB 1869 • Martin County, Kentucky, USA
Death 31 JAN 1953 • Tomahawk, Martin County, Kentucky, USA
CHILDREN
James Ralph "Sonny" Spence 1887–1961
Bessie (Spence) Osborne 1887–1976
Minnie Leona "Big Ma" (Spence) Mollett 1894–1982
Sherman Spence 1894–1976
Samuel Spence Jr. 1896–1980
George Washington "Wash" Spence 1900–1925
Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Spence) Sesco (Sisco, Cesco, Cisco, etc) 1902–
William Spence 1903–1943
Shirley Spence 1911–1998
NOTE: The photo of a man in glasses holding a book that is sometimes attached to Sam Spence Sr is NOT Sam Spence Sr. That photo of a man in glasses holding a book is actually William Henry Duty 1877-1962. Ada (Wilson) Kent, a great-granddaughter of William Henry Duty, has confirmed this and has verified that photo of William Henry Duty has been in her family for decades.
William Henry Duty 1877-1962
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176360071/
==============================
FamilySearch - Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X52L-C9Q
- lists date/place of birth and parents.
1870 census - Elizabeth Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M62Y-S9T
- lists parents and siblings.
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Samuel Spence was born on 18 Mar 1861 in Paint Lick Mountain, Tazewell County, Virginia. He was the son of James Spence b. abt 1828 and Dianna "Annie" Sawyer b. abt 1830. He married Mariah Mollett on 07 Feb 1886 in Martin County, Kentucky. They had nine children in 24 years. He died on 27 Feb 1942 in Tomahawk, Martin County, Kentucky at the age of 86 and was buried at the Spence Family Cemetery near Orville Road, Tomahawk, Martin County, Kentucky.
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FATHER
James R. Spence 1828–
Birth ABT. 1828 • North Carolina, USA
- possible other birthplace: Virginia.
MOTHER
Dianna "Annie" Sawyer 1830–
Birth ABT. 1830 • Virginia, USA
WIFE
Mariah Mollett 1869–1953
Birth 19 FEB 1869 • Martin County, Kentucky, USA
Death 31 JAN 1953 • Tomahawk, Martin County, Kentucky, USA
CHILDREN
James Ralph "Sonny" Spence 1887–1961
Bessie (Spence) Osborne 1887–1976
Minnie Leona "Big Ma" (Spence) Mollett 1894–1982
Sherman Spence 1894–1976
Samuel Spence Jr. 1896–1980
George Washington "Wash" Spence 1900–1925
Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Spence) Sesco (Sisco, Cesco, Cisco, etc) 1902–
William Spence 1903–1943
Shirley Spence 1911–1998
William Henry Duty 1877-1962
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176360071/
==============================
FamilySearch - Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X52L-C9Q
- lists date/place of birth and parents.
1870 census - Elizabeth Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M62Y-S9T
- lists parents and siblings.
==============================
Samuel Spence was born on 18 Mar 1861 in Paint Lick Mountain, Tazewell County, Virginia. He was the son of James Spence b. abt 1828 and Dianna "Annie" Sawyer b. abt 1830. He married Mariah Mollett on 07 Feb 1886 in Martin County, Kentucky. They had nine children in 24 years. He died on 27 Feb 1942 in Tomahawk, Martin County, Kentucky at the age of 86 and was buried at the Spence Family Cemetery near Orville Road, Tomahawk, Martin County, Kentucky.
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FATHER
James R. Spence 1828–
Birth ABT. 1828 • North Carolina, USA
- possible other birthplace: Virginia.
MOTHER
Dianna "Annie" Sawyer 1830–
Birth ABT. 1830 • Virginia, USA
WIFE
Mariah Mollett 1869–1953
Birth 19 FEB 1869 • Martin County, Kentucky, USA
Death 31 JAN 1953 • Tomahawk, Martin County, Kentucky, USA
CHILDREN
James Ralph "Sonny" Spence 1887–1961
Bessie (Spence) Osborne 1887–1976
Minnie Leona "Big Ma" (Spence) Mollett 1894–1982
Sherman Spence 1894–1976
Samuel Spence Jr. 1896–1980
George Washington "Wash" Spence 1900–1925
Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Spence) Sesco (Sisco, Cesco, Cisco, etc) 1902–
William Spence 1903–1943
Shirley Spence 1911–1998
