1st Lieut.
George
Washington
Spencer
Born in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Calvin Spencer, Rebecca Elizabeth (Spencer) LeGrand, Eliza M (Spencer) Tomlinson, Letitia Henrietta (Spencer) LeGrand, Ellen Hawley Spencer, Oliver Haws Spencer Jr, William Walter Spencer Sr, Thomas Dudley Spencer, Sarah Jane (Spencer) Walsh, Samuel H Spencer, Laura (Spencer) Walsh, Lucius Lindsay Spencer and Edgar Causey Spencer
Husband of
Anne Eliza (Robeson) Spencer
— married
1851 in Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Father of
Georgia Ann (Spencer) White, William Eugene Spencer, Mary Olivia Spencer, Charles LeGrand Spencer, Henry McIver Spencer, Benjamin R. Spencer, Sarah Thomasine Spencer and Daisy Spencer
Died
at age 84
in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Dec 2019
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Biography
1st Lieut George Spencer served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Jan 2, 1862
Mustered out: Apr, 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 4th South Carolina Cavalry, Co A
Enlisted: Jan 2, 1862
Mustered out: Apr, 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 4th South Carolina Cavalry, Co A
This profile is part of the Spencer Name Study.
George Washington Spencer was born on March 8, 1826 in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States, son of Oliver Hawes Spencer (1800–1872) and Sarah Jane Adams Causey (1803–1883).
George (24) married Anne Eliza Robeson (17) (born on July 10, 1833 in Chesterfield; daughter of Maj. Thomas William Robeson and Mary (Ford) Roberson) in 1851 in Chesterfield. Their children were:
- Georgia Ann Spencer (1854–1943)
- William Eugene Spencer (1856–1857)
- Mary Olivia Spencer (1859–1898)
- Charles LeGrand Spencer (1862–1898)
- Henry McIver Spencer (1865–1936)
- Benjamin R. Spencer (1867–1947)
- Sarah Thomasine Spencer (1871–1952)
- Daisy Spencer (1876–1959)
George died on December 8, 1910 in Cheraw, aged 84. He was buried in Evans Family Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31565749/george_w-spencer: accessed), memorial page for Lieut George W. Spencer (8 Mar 1826–8 Dec 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31565749, citing Evans Family Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Julious (contributor 46966445).
See also:
- "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QX-N42 : Sat Mar 09 12:06:34 UTC 2024), Entry for Oliver H Spencer and Sarah J Spencer, 1850.
- "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZTZ-R2N : Sat Mar 09 06:01:30 UTC 2024), Entry for G W Spencer and Anne Spencer, 1860.
- "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKR3-7BN2 : Fri Mar 08 21:23:14 UTC 2024), Entry for G W Spencer and , 1860.
- "South Carolina Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XG2K-LWG : Wed Mar 06 07:19:43 UTC 2024), Entry for George W Spencer, 1862.
- "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8R8-JS7 : Tue Mar 05 05:52:09 UTC 2024), Entry for G W Spencer and Spencer, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6S7-Q8N : Sun Mar 10 10:53:17 UTC 2024), Entry for G. W. Spencer and Ann E. Spencer, 1880.
- "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3RV-6CG : Wed Mar 06 19:45:04 UTC 2024), Entry for George W Spencer and Ann E Spencer, 1900.
- "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5DG-LRJ : Fri Mar 08 03:04:53 UTC 2024), Entry for George W Spencer and Annie E Spencer, 1910.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Chet Spencer
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup E-BY56509, FTDNA kit #2186, MitoYDNA ID T10761 [compare] - Frank Spencer :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup E-BY56509, FTDNA kit #2376 +
Y-Chromosome Test, FTDNA kit #2376
- Richard Spencer :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, FTDNA kit #47932
- Don Spencer :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 25 markers, haplogroup e-by56509, FTDNA kit #470880
- Keith Mann Spencer :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup E-M35, FTDNA kit #911426, MitoYDNA ID T18654 [compare]
- Darrell Spencer :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #4549
- Rob Spencer :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup E-SK1027, MitoYDNA ID T10745 [compare]
- Andrew Spencer :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup E-FT109972, FTDNA kit #838559
- Randall Spencer :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup E-BY56509, FTDNA kit #939566, MitoYDNA ID T15655 [compare]
- Daniel Griffin :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup E-FT110498, FTDNA kit #952107
- Liam Spencer :
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup E-V13
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~3.12%
Jim Tareco :
23andMe, GEDmatch UQ9023011 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CR2868547 [compare], Ancestry member jct325
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~0.78%
Neal McKenzie :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member neal5016
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