Spencer, ?., Kilbern, A. ?. & Grimshaw FAMILY
PARENTS
TROUT BROOK.
Mrs. Bina Rutherford has returned to her home after spending several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Anna Spencer at Ogdensburg.
Reference: The Madrid
Herald, Madrid, N.Y., October 15, 1908, Page ?
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Researcher/Transcriber: C. G. Lamb, 24 JL 2009.
COOPER'S FALLS, Sept. 12
Mr, and Mrs. Tyler Spencer and son
Vernon and Miss Marjorie McCuaig of Hermon spent last Sunday at Camp Jolly.Reference: The St. Lawrence Republican,
Ogdensburg, N.Y., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 1914, Page 8.
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Researcher/Transcriber: C. G. Lamb, 24 JL 2009.
DEKALB JUNCTION
Mrs. Ann Spencer of Hermon was called here Saturday by the illness of her brother, George. Grimshaw, who has the grip.
Reference: The St. Lawrence Republican,
Ogdensburg, N.Y., Wednesday, April 5, 1916, Page 6.
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Researcher/Transcriber: C. G. Lamb, 24 JL 2009.
DEKALB JUNCTION
Mrs. Tyler Spencer of Hermon visited her brother George Grimshaw.Reference:
The Canton Commercial Advertiser, Canton, N.Y., Friday,October-November, 1916.Web Site: http://news.nnyln.net/, File canton-commercial-advertiser-1916-october-december - 0034.pdf
Researcher/Transcriber: C. G. Lamb, 25 June 2009.
FORMER CANTON RESIDENTS CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
Hermon, Jan. 26, — Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Spencer of this village celebrated the 57th anniversary of their marriage Tuesday of this week. The anniversary dinner was arranged by their daughter, Mrs. Minnie Killelea. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. Adelbert Eggleston, George Flack and daughter, Mrs. Shirley Boothe, Flavius Stalbird and W. A. Leonard. The men who were present were all veterans of the Civil war.
Mr. Spencer served through the Civil war in Company A, 106th New York Infantry, a St. Lawrence county regiment, and is one of the few survivors of that well known regiment. He is 87 years old. Mrs. Spencer is 76.
Reference: The Commercial Advertiser, Canton, N.Y.,
Tuesday, January, 1923, Page 5.
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Researcher/Transcriber: C. G. Lamb, 15 JL 2009.
HERMON COUPLE WEDDED 59 YEARS
MR. AND MRS. TYLER SPENCER OBSERVED EVENT JAN. 26 – BOTH IN EXCELLENT HEALTH
Mr. And Mrs. Tyler Spencer, on January 26th observed the 59th anniversary of their marriage at their home in Hermon. They spent the day quietly receiving greeting of their many friends, but held no extensive celebration of the event.
Mr. And Mrs. Spencer are enjoying excellent health and are already making their plas for the observance of their 60th anniversary next year.
They were married at Hermon, the marriage ceremony being performed by Rev. Whipple, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr. Spencer had been previously married. His first wife was Miss Fedelia Kilbern of Watertown and his marriage to her took place on Jan. 1. 1856. Two sons were born of the first marriage, Henry W. Spencer and William H. Spencer, and one daughter, Mrs. Anna Burtis. They all now reside in the city of Schenectady.
When the Civil war broke out, Mr. Spencer enlisted in Co. A.. 106th New York state volunteer infantry. While he was serving in the army, Mrs. Spencer died, and after his discharge from the army he was married to Miss Anna Grimshaw. To this union, two children were born, one daughter, Mrs. Minnie Killelea of Hermon and Vernon Spencer of Buffalo.
Mr. Spencer observed his 89th birthday on Dec. 8 last and Mrs. Spencer was 78 on Dec. 7 last.
Mr. Spencer has spent his entire life in this section with the exception of the period of the Civil war. For many years he was employed in the paint shop of the Kelly Wagon company and was regarded as one of the most expert painters in this section.
For some time past, however, he has not been employed. Several years ago he suffered an attack of gall stones and an operation was performed, since which time his health has not been as good as formerly. However, he is enjoying good health at the presents time, as also is Mrs. Spencer.
Reference: The Commercial Advertiser,
Canton, New York, Tuesday, February 3, 1925, Page 4.
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Researcher/Transcriber: C. G. Lamb, December 5, 2008.
FORMER CANTON RESIDENT PASSES IN HERMON
Mrs. Anna Spencer, widow of the late Tyler Spencer, both former residents of Canton Village where Mr. Spencer was engaged in his trade for many years, passed away at her home in Hermon on Saturday night, March 2, as the result of a shock which she suffered about two weeks previously. Both Mr. and Mrs. Spencer are very well remembered in Canton by many of the older residents.
Mrs. Spencer was born in the town of Russell, Dec. 7, 1846. She was the daughter of Levi and Hannah Grimshaw. The greater part of her life was spent in the towns of Hermon and Russell and Canton. She was married to Tyler Spencer of Hermon on Jan. 23, 1866. Mr. Spencer was a Civil war veteran. Mrs. Spencer was a member of the Hermon Methodist Episcopal church, the Woman's Relief Corps and the W. C. T. U.
She was superintendent of the Juvenile Templers for several years. Her husband died six months ago.
She is survived by two children, Mrs. Minnie Killilea of Herman and Vernon Spencer of Traverse City, Mich. Two grandchildren, H. S. Killilea of Boston and Mrs. N. A. Clark of Bellows Falls, Vt., and one great grandson, Danford M. Clark.
The funeral was held from her home on West Main street Monday at 2 p. m., Rev. Lobb of Rensselaer Falls officiating. The body was placed in the vault in Hermon cemetery.
Reference: The Commercial
Advertiser, Canton, N.Y., Tuesday, March 5, 1929, Page 3.
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Researcher/Transcriber: C. G. Lamb, 22 JL 2009.
HERMON
Mrs. Ann Spencer died Saturday Evening. March 2 at ten o'clock after a brief illness following a shock, Feb 19. She was 82 years of age last December 7, and was the last of a pioneer family of 9 children, her maiden name being Ann Grimshaw. On Jan. 23, 1866 she was married to Tyler Spencer a Civil War Veteran who died Aug. 31, 1928 having spent nearly 63 years of their lives together. The funeral was largely attended from her late home on West Main street where the family had lived nearly 30 years. Rev. Joseph Lobb conducted the service. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fletcher sang and the W. C. U. and W. R. C. attended in a body and acted as honorary pall bearers. Mrs. Spencer was a woman greatly loved by her many friends, and although an invalid for several years, she was patient and cheerful. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Minnie Killelea of this place; a son, Vernon Spencer of Michigan; both of whom tenderly cared for their mother during her last illness; two grandchilden, Harry Killelea of Brattleboro, Vt., and Mrs. Allie Clark of Bellows Falls, Vt., also one great grandson.
Reference: The Northern Tribune,
Gouverneur, N.Y., Wednesday, March 6, 1929, Page ?
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Researcher/Transcriber: C. G. Lamb, 23 JL 2009.
Hermon
On Thursday about 121/2 p.m. the village was startled by the cry of fire and ringing of bells and word went out that Tyler Spencer's house near the depot was on fire. Our ever ready and willing fire laddies were early on the scene with the necessary apparatus to fight that dreaded enemy just as the fire was extinguished. The fire had caught in the wood shed and but little damage was done.
Reference: The Commercial
Advertiser, Canton, N.Y., April - June 1929, Page ?
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Researcher/Transcriber: C. G. Lamb, 24 JL 2009.
CHILDREN
Vernon Spencer Dies in Ft. Wayne
NATIVE OF HERMON, FORMER CANTON RESIDENT
Vernon Spencer, a native of Hermon where he spent the most of his life, passed away in St. Joseph's Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Ind., Wednesday, where he had been a patient for the past month. He had gone to Ft. Wayne several months ago to take a position as a chemist in a defense plant and had continued there until his recent illness.
The body was brought to Hermon where funeral services were conducted at the Green Funeral Parlor, Saturday afternoon, at 1:30, the Rev. M. E. VanOrnum, pastor of the Hermon Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was made in Hermon Cemetery.
Mr. Spencer was a disabled veteran of the Spanish American War, and a member of the Veterans of the Spanish War and American Legion. His father was a veteran of the Civil War.
The Spencer family lived in Canton for some time fifty years ago, when Tyler Spencer was engaged here in one of the village shops for some time. They later removed to Hermon from which they originally had come.
Vernon Spencer was born Oct. 31, 1872, in Hermon, the son of Tyler and Amelia Grimshaw Spencer. He was educated in the local schools and the Canton village schools. About thirty years Ago he married a Miss Gore of Russell.
He had been quite active in military organizations and from time to time wrote interesting stories of experiences of Army life. He had a most interesting style and some of the articles he wrote from time to time for the Commercial Advertiser were little classics, which the editor was always glad to get, for they were something different and had a touch of magic in the way they were written
Last year he was for some weeks engaged as a chemist at Malone, but returned and later on went to Ft. Wayne, Ind. He learned while there through this paper that Sgt. John H. Fitzgerald, a member of the public relations office at Baer Field and the editor of the camp paper, The Beacon, was from St. Lawrence University. He hurried down to Baer Field, and was greatly disappointed to learn that Sergeant Fitzgerald had been transferred to a Florida station.
He recalled the days in Canton over fifty years ago, and exchanged memories with the editor of this paper of those days, when his father, Tyler Spencer, was among the cast in the thrilling war drama of the day, "Fritz Stein, The German Volunteer." His father was as the writer recalls, rather military looking with his heavy dark beard and wavy dark hair, a stocky man who swaggered across the stage with his shoulders thrown back and gave ringing orders in the battle scenes which were made quite realistic.
Reference: The Commercial Advertiser, Canton,
N. Y., Vol. 71, No. 22, Tuesday, August 31, 1943, Front Page.
Web Site: http://news.nnyln.net/, File: canton-commercial-advertiser-1943-july-september
- 0065.pdf.
Researcher/Transcriber: C. G. Lamb, December 5,
2008.
From Files of the Commercial Advertiser for the Year 1943
Aug. 31—
Vernon Spencer of Hermon, former resident of Canton, dies at Ft Wayne, Ind.
Reference: The Commercial Advertiser, Canton, N.Y., Tuesday, January - March, 1944, Page 3.Web Site: http://news.nnyln.net/, File: canton-commercial-advertiser-1944-january-march - 0011.pdf.
Researcher/Transcriber: C. G. Lamb, 16 JL 2009.
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