Individual Details

Simeon B Spencer

(Sep 1880 - 19 Dec 1936)



1910 Census. St. Helens, Lee Co, KY, Hh 61
Simeon Spencer, Jr., 28, married 1 time for 7 years
Maggie, wife, 28, 5 children
Robert, son, 6
Maud, dau, 5
John, son, 4
Hargis, son, 2
Park, son, 1 year, 1 month

12 Sep 1918. World War I Draft Registration
Sim Spencer of Fillmore, Lee Co KY was age 37, b. 26 Sep 1880. Farming for himself. Mrs. Maggie Spencer, wife, would always know his address.
Medium height & build. Blue eyes, black hair.

Simeon 'Sim' Spencer was born in Lee County, Kentucky on September 29, 1880. He was the son of Brantley Spencer and Lydia King.
Sim married Margaret 'Mag' Spencer, daughter of William 'Fiddler Bill' Spencer and Oma 'Naomi' Spencer. Their marriage bond indicates that they were married at "William Spencer's" in Breathitt County, Kentucky on January 26, 1903. Sim and Mag were both residents of Fillmore. They were the parents of
Robert 'Bob' Spencer
Maude 'Marie' Spencer
John W. Spencer
Hargis Spencer
Parker 'Park' Spencer
Mallory Spencer
William 'Bill' Spencer
Jessie Catherine Spencer

Sim's death certificate lists his wife as 'Martha Hurley Spencer'. This is the only information on her.
Sim died in Bath County, Kentucky on December 19, 1936 of 'Nephritis'.

Note: Sim's death certificate states that he was buried in the 'Spencer Cemetery' by an undertaker in Salt Lick, Kentucky. Contributor Janet Baker (47621484) has submitted a photo of a headstone for Sim in Spencer - Marshall Cemetery in Fillmore, Lee County, Kentucky.

Events

BirthSep 1880Kentucky
Marriage26 Jan 1903Breathitt County, Kentucky - Margaret "Maggie" Spencer
Death19 Dec 1936Bath County, Kentucky

Families

SpouseMargaret "Maggie" Spencer (1881 - 1966)
ChildWilliam "Bill" Spencer (1915 - 1986)
FatherBrantley B. Spencer (1846 - 1907)
MotherLydia Ann King (1844 - 1902)