Individual Details

Fred Claudus Spicer

(19 Dec 1892 - 31 Mar 1952)

"SofarFamily" on Ancestry.com family trees says Fred Spicer was a member of the Danville Woodmen's Lodge and had retired after 43 years as a miner at Sharon and Bunsenville mines.

Events

Birth	19 Dec 1892	Grape Creek, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Marriage	22 Dec 1912	Vermilion, Illinois, United States - Margaret Ellen "Maggie" Carrigan
DraftReg	5 Jun 1917	Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Census	1920	Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Census	1930	Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
DraftRegII	27 Apr 1942	Westville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Death	31 Mar 1952	Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Burial		Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, United States

Families

Spouse	Margaret Ellen "Maggie" Carrigan (1894 - 1960)
Child	Living
Child	Clarence A. Spicer (1916 - 1973)
Child	Catherine Spicer (1923 - 1946)
Child	Fred Spicer Jr. (1936 - 1976)

Notes

Marriage

It is the first marriage for both bride and groom. Fred is a coal miner of Grape Creek and Maggie is of Grape Creek.

DraftReg

His name is given as Fred C. Spicer and his address as Georgetown, Illinois. He is employed as a miner by Sharon Coal Co. at Sharon Mines. Fred reports he is married and has two children. He is described as being tall and of slender build with light blue eyes and dark brown hair.

Census

His occupation is given as miner - coal mine. He rents his home at 63 E. West St.

Census

His occupation is given as miner - coal mine. He owns his home at 428 E. West St. valued at $2,000.

DraftRegII

His name is given as Fred Claudus Spicer and his address as R.R. 1, Georgetown, Vermilion Co., Illinois. He is employed by U. S. Coal and Coke Co. of Danville at the Bunsenville Mine at Georgetown, Vermilion Co., Illinois. Margaret E. Spicer is identified as person who would always know his address. He is described as being 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 165 pounds with blue eyes, brown hair and light complexion.

Endnotes

1. 1920 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Georgetown, enumeration district (ED) 182, p. 1B, dwelling 23, family 23, Fred C. Spicer household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 June 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 412.

2. Fred C. Spicer World War I Draft Registration Card, 5 Jun 1918, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration..

3. Fred C. Spicer - Maggie Carrigan marriage, (22 December 1912), Vermilion County Marriage Book 6: 204 #25446; County Clerk's Office, Danville, Illinois.

4. 1930 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Georgetown village, enumeration district (ED) 44, p. 6A, dwelling 139, family 139, Fred C. Spicer household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 June 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 563.

5. Lucinda B. Carrigan, "Memorandum Book," ; manuscript, 1952-1961, Vermilion Co., Illinois; privately held by grandson, James V. Gill, , Versailles, Kentucky, 2010. Fred Spicer death.

6. Fred Claudus Spicer World War II Draft Registration Card, 27 Apr 1942, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2006. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration Regional Branches. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. various locations..

7. 1920 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Georgetown, enumeration district (ED) 182, p. 1B, dwelling 23, family 23, Fred C. Spicer household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 June 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 412.

8. Fred C. Spicer - Maggie Carrigan marriage, (22 December 1912), Vermilion County Marriage Book 6: 204 #25446; County Clerk's Office, Danville, Illinois.

9. Mrs. Margaret (Maggie) Spicer obituary, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 24 October 1960, p 13.

10. 1930 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Georgetown village, enumeration district (ED) 44, p. 6A, dwelling 139, family 139, Fred C. Spicer household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 June 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 563.

11. Fred C. Spicer World War I Draft Registration Card, 5 Jun 1918, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration..

12. 1920 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Georgetown, enumeration district (ED) 182, p. 1B, dwelling 23, family 23, Fred C. Spicer household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 June 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 412.

13. 1930 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Georgetown village, enumeration district (ED) 44, p. 6A, dwelling 139, family 139, Fred C. Spicer household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 June 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 563.

14. Fred Claudus Spicer World War II Draft Registration Card, 27 Apr 1942, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2006. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration Regional Branches. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. various locations..

15. Mrs. Margaret (Maggie) Spicer obituary, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 24 October 1960, p 13.

16. Lucinda B. Carrigan, "Memorandum Book," ; manuscript, 1952-1961, Vermilion Co., Illinois; privately held by grandson, James V. Gill, , Versailles, Kentucky, 2010. Fred Spicer death.

17. Ancestry.com Family Trees, "SofarFamily" owned by thomasdenhart1, "Spicer-Carrigan family group sheet," downloaded 6 Jul 2011 (http://trees.ancestry.com)..

18. Ancestry.com Family Trees, "SofarFamily" owned by thomasdenhart1, "Spicer-Carrigan family group sheet," downloaded 6 Jul 2011 (http://trees.ancestry.com)..