Lydia Ellen Spence

Born: January 1854 in Makanda, Jackson County, Illinois

Died: Saturday, December 11, 1937 in Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois


Parents

Father:  William Spence (1817/IR - 1893/IL)

Mother:  Lydia Butcher (1823/IL - 1886/IL)


Siblings

Brother:   Samuel Spence ♂ (1850/IL - 1929/IL)

Sister:   Mary Emily Spence Etherton+ ♀ (1851/IL - 1940)

Brother:   William B. Spence ♂ (1856/IL - 1940/IL)


Spouse

Name:   Andrew Jackson Etherton An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1853/IL - 1899)

  Date: 11/04/1875 (age: 21 years 10 months 4 days) - 03/04/1899 (death/spouse, 23 years 4 months )

  Place: Jackson County, Illinois


Children

Son:   William Jackson Etherton+ ♂ (1878/IL - 1949/CO)

Son:   Joseph Edward Etherton+ ♂ (1879/IL - 1964/CO)

Son:   Bennie P. Etherton ♂ (1881 - 1883)

Daughter:   Lulu May Etherton Wise ♀ (1883/IL - 1964/IL)

Daughter:   Minnie Luvisa Etherton Dillinger+ ♀ (1885/IL - 1972/IL)

Daughter:   Lydia Etherton ♀ (1887/IL - 1888)

Daughter:   Grace Myrtle Etherton Ambrose ♀ (1891/IL - 1969/IL)

Son:   Benjamin Frank Etherton ♂ (1893/IL - )

Daughter:   Mary Francis Etherton Palmer+ ♀ (1893/IL - 1986/MO)

Daughter:   Lenora Etherton Moody ♀ (1895/IL - 1982/IL)

Son:   Alonzo Elsworth Etherton+ ♂An indication that this person has military service (1897/IL - 1982/IL)


Sources/Contributors (show only official sources)

  Joseph Edward Etherton Certificate of Birth, 1879

  1880 Jackson County IL Census

  Lydia Etherton Certificate of Birth, 1887

  Illinois Births, 1824-1940

  Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900

  1900 Jackson County IL Census

  1910 Jackson County IL Census

  1920 Jackson County IL Census

  1930 Jackson County IL Census

  Illinois Deaths, 1916-1947, Lydia Etherton

  Joseph Etherton Delayed Record of Birth, 1953

  Mary Frances Etherton Record of Birth, 1953

  Minnie Luvisa Etherton Certificate of Birth, 1954

  A Genealogical History of 3 Pioneer Families of Jackson County, Illinois

  Shawcross Genealogy


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