Spencer YOW

Male 1833 - 1881  (48 years)


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  • Name Spencer YOW 
    Born 6 Jan 1833  Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 8979FCCC87A84EBEB283B9875CBC838DA266 
    Died 21 Feb 1881  Leon, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
      Name: Spencer Yow
      Birth Date: 6 Jan 1833
      Death Date: 21 Feb 1881
      Cemetery: Buffalo Cemetery
      Cemetery Location: Buffalo, Texas
      Enlistment Date: 29 Mar 1862
      Discharge Date: Unknown
      Applicant: Ms. Pearl Perry
      [Note: Records from the 38th Ala CSA indicate that Spencer paid for a substitute to go in his place.]
    Buried Buffalo Cemetery Buffalo Leon Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1850 United States Federal Census
      Name: Spencer Yow
      Age: 18
      Birth Year: abt 1832
      Birthplace: Alabama
      Home in 1850: Wilcox, Alabama
      Gender: Male
      Family Number: 426
      Household Members:
      Bradley Yow 44
      Nancy 52
      Louisa 23
      Spencer 18
      Winney 18
      Eli 16

      1860 United States Federal Census
      Name: Spencer Yow
      Age in 1860: 27
      Birth Year: abt 1833
      Birthplace: Alabama
      Home in 1860: Western Division, Wilcox, Alabama
      Gender: Male
      Post Office: Prairie Bluff
      Value of real estate: $200
      Household Members:
      Spencer Yow 27

      1880 United States Federal Census
      Name: Spencer Yaw [Spencer Yow]
      Age: 47
      Birth Year: abt 1833
      Birthplace: Alabama
      Home in 1880: Leon, Texas
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: M.L. Yaw [Yow]
      Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
      Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
      Occupation: Farmer
      Household Members:
      Spencer Yow 47
      M.L. Yow 38
      Walter Yow 16
      Travis Yow 14
      Adelle Yow 12
      Lou Yow 10
      Belle Yow 4

      Information on Spencer Yow's family was received from Mrs. J. M. Hall Jr. (Leila) of Houston TX (Bible records, family history, wills, McCord family history), with some supporting data from Mrs. Manuel Yow of Lawton,OK.
      Spencer is burried at Buffalo,Leon,TX. The monument reads:
      Spencer Yow
      PVT Co. B - Regt. 38
      Alabama Infantry
      Confederate States Army
      Jan. 6, 1833 - Feb. 21, 1881

      Unsure of his Civil War Service. Records for 38th AL Co. B read "Yow, Spencer - 39 - Furnished a substitute"
      Source: http://www.38thalabama.com/company-b.html

      1866 Wilcox Co. AL census sheet 16
      Spencer Yow Males: 2 <10 1 30-40 Females: 1 20-30
      Eli Yow Males: 1 20-30 Females: 1 20-30
    Person ID I7531  Master File
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2014 

    Father Bradley YOW,   b. 8 Aug 1808, Grassy Creek area, Moore Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1861, Wilcox Co. AL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Nancy HARRIS,   b. ca 1797, Mecklenburg Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1860, Wilcox Co. AL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Married 20 Feb 1830  Randolph, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004
      Name: Bradly Yow
      Spouse: Nancy Harriss
      Marriage Date: 20 Feb 1830
      Marriage County: Randolph
      Marriage State: North Carolina
      Source: County Court Records at Asheboro, NC & Family Hist

      Name: Bradey Yow
      Gender: Male
      Spouse: Nancy Harriss
      Spouse Gender: Female
      Bond Date: 20 Feb 1830
      Bond #: 000115396
      Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
      ImageNum: 003433
      County: Randolph
      Record #: 01 312
      Bondsman: Dudley Willett
    Family ID F5123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minverva Lucia MCCORD,   b. 12 May 1842,   d. 25 Nov 1884, Leon Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 28 Apr 1863  Camden, Wilcox Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1957
      Name: Spencer Yow
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Date: 28 Apr 1863
      Marriage Place: Wilcox, Alabama
      Spouse: Minerva L. Mccord
      FHL Film Number: 1290214
    Children 
    +1. Walter Edward YOW,   b. 14 Mar 1864, Wilcox Co. AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1943, Freestone Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +2. Spencer Travis YOW,   b. 11 Feb 1866, Wilcox Co. AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Jul 1950, Limestone Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    +3. Annie Adelle YOW,   b. 01 Apr 1868, Wilcox Co. AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1959, Scurry Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    +4. Minnie Lula (Lou) YOW,   b. 10 Mar 1870, Montgomery Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1954, Limestone Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    +5. Mattie Belle YOW,   b. ca 1876, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2014 
    Family ID F5124  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart