Thomas Henry Spencer

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1860 Census
Name: Thomas Spencer
Age: 12
Birth Year: abt 1848
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: Appomattox, Virginia
Post Office: Appomattox Court House
Family Number: 25
Household Members:
Name Age
Little A Williams 24
Adline E Williams 25
Thomas Spencer 12

1870 Census
Name: Thos H Spencer
Age in 1870: 23
Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Southside, Appomattox, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Pamplin Depot
Household Members:
Name Age
Thos H Spencer 23
Fred Howard 23
Maude Deprest 15

1880 Census
Name: Thomas H. Spencer
Age: 32
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: South Side, Appomattox, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bettie M. Spencer
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas H. Spencer 32
Bettie M. Spencer 24
Addie Spencer 2
Annie Spencer 2
Alice L. Spencer 5 months

1900 Census
Name: Tom H Spincer [Tom H Spencer]
Age: 52
Birth Date: Apr 1848
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Southside, Appomattox, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bettie M Spincer [Spencer]
Marriage Year: 1877
Years Married: 23
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Tom H Spencer 52
Bettie M Spencer 44
Addie L Spencer 22
William H Spencer 18
Thomas B Spencer 16
Oska H Spencer 14
Champia K Spencer 11
Robert S Spencer 8
Allice L Spencer 20

1910 Census
Name: Thomas Spencer
Age in 1910: 62
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Southside, Appomattox, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bettie Spencer
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Farming
Industry: General Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Employer
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: Farm
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: No
Years Married: 33
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Spencer 62
Bettie Spencer 53
Suffleton Spencer 18
Addie Bates 32
David Bates 50
William B Bates 1 month

1920 Census
Name: Thomas Spencer
Age: 71
Birth Year: abt 1849
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Southside, Appomattox, Virginia
Street: Spout Spring Road
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bettie Spencer
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employment Field: Employer
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Spencer 71
Bettie Spencer 64
Addie Betes 41
Horten Hannah 59 [boarder, possibly his brother-in-law]

1930 Census
Name: Thomas H Spencer
Birth Year: abt 1848
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Southside, Appomattox, Virginia
Street address: Old Stage Road
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at First Marriage: 29
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Gen Farm
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas H Spencer 82
Elizabeth H Spencer 74
Addie S Bates 52
William B Bates 20
Sarah E Bates 17

Buried:
Grave location, portrait, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34022992&ref=acom

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Thomas Henry Spencer
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 87
Birth Date: abt 1848
Birthplace: Buckingham Co. VA
Death Date: 21 May 1935
Death Place: Appomattox, Virginia
Registration Date: 3 Jun 1935
Father: unknown
Mother: Margarett Morgan
Mother's birthplace: Buckingham Co. VA
Informant: William H. Spencer

Thomas married Elizabeth Hannah. Elizabeth (daughter of William S. Hannah and Sarah E. (Sallie) Harvey) was born 20 Jan 1856, Appomattox Co. VA; died 03 Jun 1931, Appomattox Co. VA; was buried , Reedy Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Spout Spring, Appomattox Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

1. William Hannah Spencer was born 26 Sep 1881, Spout Springs, Appomattox Co. VA; died 12 Nov 1958, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV.