Oddly, there are no SSDIs or death records for John, which seems unusual for someone who passed away in 1955. The NUMIDENT record contains only a birth date; but no birthplace or death info.
Biography
John was born on the 1st of February 1874 [1][2] somewhere in Michigan. His parents were Allen Spencer and Harriet Howe. [3] He married Catherine McGregor on the 5th of April 1899 [3] at Harrisville in Alcona County, Michigan. They were the parents of four children: Harriet, Lloyd, Bernice and Russell. He passed away in 1955 [4] at Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan and was buried in the Grand Lawn Cemetery there. [4]
↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007," database, FamilySearch [1] : (10 February 2023), John Allen Spencer.
↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch [2] : (30 December 2021), Allen John Spencer, 1917-1918.
↑ 3.03.1 "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," FamilySearch [3] : (17 January 2020), John A. Spencer, 1899.
↑ 4.04.1 "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch [4] : (13 April 2023), John Allen Spencer, ; Burial, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States of America, Grand Lawn Cemetery; citing record ID 14523069, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," FamilySearch [5] : (Fri Oct 06 13:33:10 UTC 2023), Entry for Allan H. Spencer and Harriet Spencer, 1880.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," FamilySearch [6] : (Wed Oct 04 08:21:47 UTC 2023), Entry for John Spencer and Catherine Spencer, 1900.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," FamilySearch [7] : (Fri Oct 06 22:17:48 UTC 2023), Entry for John Spencer and Nifa Spencer, 1910.
↑ "United States Census, 1920," FamilySearch [8] : (Thu Nov 09 23:28:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Allen J Spencer and Katherine Spencer, 1920.
↑ "United States Census, 1930," FamilySearch [9] : (Wed Oct 04 22:15:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Allen J Spencer and Catherine E Spencer, 1930.
↑ "United States Census, 1940," FamilySearch [10] : (Tue Nov 28 16:08:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Allen J Spencer and Catherine Spencer, 1940.
↑ "United States Census, 1950," FamilySearch [11] : (Wed Oct 04 17:58:21 UTC 2023), Entry for John A Spencer and Katherine E Spencer, April 22, 1950.
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