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William Henry Spencer

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William Henry Spencer

Birth
Branch County, Michigan, USA
Death
21 Feb 1916 (aged 66)
Colville, Stevens County, Washington, USA
Burial
Kettle Falls, Stevens County, Washington, USA Add to Map
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He was the son of Joseph P. and Jane (Kingston) Spencer.

Served as an unassigned private in the 28th Michigan Infantry.
At age 15 he enlisted and was sent to North Carolina where he stayed 3 months. Reenlisted as a private, age 18, and mustered in on March 7, 1865, at Emmet, MI. Discharged on June 8, 1865, at Beaufort, NC.

In 1892, Mr. Spencer was appointed postmaster at the town of Spencer, a place named after himself, and he held that position for six years. On July 5, 1878, Mr. Spencer married Miss Ruth Ann, daughter of James and Sarah (Birdsall) Latting, natives of New York.

Sources:
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/
pub/usgenweb/wa/stevens/bios/biows4.txt
He was the son of Joseph P. and Jane (Kingston) Spencer.

Served as an unassigned private in the 28th Michigan Infantry.
At age 15 he enlisted and was sent to North Carolina where he stayed 3 months. Reenlisted as a private, age 18, and mustered in on March 7, 1865, at Emmet, MI. Discharged on June 8, 1865, at Beaufort, NC.

In 1892, Mr. Spencer was appointed postmaster at the town of Spencer, a place named after himself, and he held that position for six years. On July 5, 1878, Mr. Spencer married Miss Ruth Ann, daughter of James and Sarah (Birdsall) Latting, natives of New York.

Sources:
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/
pub/usgenweb/wa/stevens/bios/biows4.txt


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