FATHER
Samuel W. Spence 1861–1942
Birth 18 MAR 1861 • Paint Lick Mountain, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death 27 FEB 1942 • Tomahawk, Martin County, Kentucky, USA
- According to family stories, he shot & killed another man in Virginia and the family fled to Kentucky.
- According to family stories, his father, James Spence, supposedly owned land in the "Scioto River bottoms" early on (assume to be in Scioto County, Ohio, but could have been in Lawrence County).
- Again, according to family stories, his mother, Anna (Sawyer) Spence is supposedly buried in Buckeye Hill Cemetery, Franklin Furnace, Scioto County, Ohio.

MOTHER
Mariah Mollett 1869–1953
Birth 19 FEB 1869 • Martin County, Kentucky, USA
Death 31 JAN 1953 • Tomahawk, Martin County, Kentucky, USA
- Mariah was NOT Native American (nor were her parents or grandparents), most likely, not even a small percentage. This has been confirmed by multiple DNA tests of multiple direct descendants.

CHILDREN OF Samuel Spence 1855–1942 AND Mariah Mollett 1869–1953
James Ralph Spence 1887–1961
Bessie (Spence) Osborne 1887–1976 (Jenie)
Sherman Spence 1894-
Samuel Spence 1896–1980
George Washington Spence 1900–1925
Mary Elizabeth (Spence) Sisco (Sesco, Cesco, Cisco, etc) 1902–
William Spence 1903–1943
Shirley Spence 1911–1998

HUSBAND
William Vince Mollett 1873–1952
Birth 10 MAY 1873 • Martin County, Kentucky, USA
Death 17 APR 1952 • Franklin Furnace, Scioto County, Ohio, USA
- MARRIAGE DATE 3 Jul 1909 in Martin County, Kentucky, USA.

CHILDREN OF William Vince Mollett 1873–1952 AND Minnie Leona "Big Ma" Spence 1894–1982
Lacey "Bune" Mollett 1911–1990
Elmer Mollett 1913–2002
Hermey Mollett 1915–1997
Phoebe (Mollett) Bowen 1918–2003
Harley Mollett 1920–1920
Edgar Mollett 1921–1995
Elbert Mollett 1921–1987
Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Mollett) Copley 1925–1996
Marie "Ree" Mollett 1927–2015
Ella Mae (Mollett) Maynard 1930–2005
Evelyn "Billy" (Mollett) Baldwin 1932–2014

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NOTES ABOUT 1900 CENSUS

- Minnie Leona Spence is missing from the 1900 census unless she is the "Bathela" entry (name is difficult to read). However, if she is "Bathela" (which is probably transcribed incorrectly as well), that person is listed as age 11 and a DOB as July 1888. Minnie's year of birth is typically listed as 1894 (death certificate) or 1898 (headstone; headstone date is most likely incorrect since she was married in 1909).

- Her brother Sherman might be listed as "William" in the 1900 census. His full name might have been "William Sherman" for the famous general.

- the 1900 census entry for a "Jenie" (would be the oldest child) actually might be spelled "James" for James Ralph "Sonny" Spence.

1900 census household entry
- Jenie Spence (oldest child in household).
- Minnie is still living with parents.
- listed age 14, DOB listed as Jan 1888.
- residence: Stafford Fork, Martin, Kentucky.

- In the 1900 census, the entry for "Jenie" might actually be "James". This could be James Ralph ("Sonny/Sonnie") that has been incorrectly labeled as a daughter. This person is basically the same age as James and James should be around age 14 and still living with his parents, but I can't find him in the census records until he is married in the 1910 census to Martha Perry. Also, I cannot find a daughter named "Jenie" (or whatever the name actually is) of Samuel Spence and Mariah Mollett.

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NEWSPAPER OBITUARY
The Daily Times
Thursday, April 15, 1982, pg 5

Mollett

FRANKLIN FURNACE — Leona Spence Mollett, 88, of Franklin Furnace Rt. 1, died Wednesday at Mercy Hospital.

A Martin County, Ky., native and a member of Apostolic Church of God at Ironton, she was preceded in death by her husband, W. V. Mollett, in 1952.

Surviving are five sons, Lacy, Elmer, Edgar and Elbert, all of Franklin Furnace, and Hermy of New. Boston; five daughters, Phoebe Bowen, Lizzie Copley, Mrs. Chester Skaggs and Mrs. Millard Maynard, all of Franklin Furnace, and Mrs. Robert Baldwin of Ironton Rt. 2; a brother, Shirley Spence of Tomahawk, Ky.; 72 grandchildren; 114 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.

Services are planned at 2 p.m. Saturday at Don Wolfe Funeral Home at Sciotoville, with Rev. Taylor Jenkins officiating, and burial in Mollett Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 tonight, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, and from 10 a.m. until the hour of services Saturday.