James Luther Spence
1890 - 1946 (56 years)-
Name James Luther Spence Born 19 May 1890 Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA Gender Male Died 25 Jun 1946 Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA Buried 26 Jun 1946 Memory Park Cemetery - Longview, Texas, USA Person ID I5890 Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree Last Modified 3 Apr 2020
Father James Lindsey Spence, b. 7 Mar 1861, Arkansas, USA , d. 14 Feb 1926, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA (Age 64 years) Mother Hester Annie Crow, b. 12 Dec 1862, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA , d. 25 Jun 1900, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA (Age 37 years) Married 15 Oct 1882 Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA Family ID F2459 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lillian Ogilvie Burke, b. 20 Oct 1891, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA , d. 14 Apr 1948, Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA (Age 56 years) Married 8 Jun 1925 Children + 1. Jeanne Sweete Spence, b. 26 Feb 1928, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 20 Nov 2022, Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA (Age 94 years) Last Modified 15 Dec 2017 Family ID F2645 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Born - 19 May 1890 - Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA Died - 25 Jun 1946 - Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA Buried - 26 Jun 1946 - Memory Park Cemetery - Longview, Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend : Address : Location : City/Town : County/Shire : State/Province : Country : Not Set
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Photos James Luther Spence James Luther Spence and daughter Jeanne Sweete Spence Lillian Ogilvie Burke Spence and James Luther Spence James Luther Spence
Taken in 1910 in Galveston, Texas, USA. James is the rifleman in the lower right corner of this picture.James Luther Spence, Clyde Hoover Spence, Jeanne Sweete Spence, and Grandma Spence Evelyn Virginia Spence, James Luther Spence, Jeanne Sweete Spence
Documents U.S. World War I Draft Card - James Luther Spence
Name: James Luther Spence
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: 19 May 1890
Birth Place: Arkansas
Street Address: 112 Drake
Residence Place: Craighead, Arkansas, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Dark
Eye Color: BlueDeath Certificate for James Luther Spence
Name: James Luther Spence
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 56
Birth Date: 19 May 1890
Birth Place: Jonesboro, Arkansas
Residence: Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
Death Date: 25 Jun 1946
Death Place: Precinct 1, Gregg, Texas, USA
Father: Jas L. Spence
Mother: Annie Crow
Cause of Death: SepsisU.S. Headstone Application for Military Veterans - James Luther Spence
Name: James Luther Spence
Birth Date: 19 May 1890
Death Date: 25 Jun 1946
Cemetery: Res Jonesboro
Cemetery Location: Longview, TexasObituary of James Luther Spence
Published in The Longview-News Journal on June 25, 1946
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Notes - Obituary:
James L. Spence, 56, retired locomotive engineer, died Tuesday morning at 8:45 a.m. at his home on the Gladewater road, following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. at Welch's chapel with Rev. W.H. Chestham, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, officiating. Interment will be in Memory Park. Although ill for more than four years his condition became worse two weeks ago.
The deceased, a native of Jonesboro, Ark., has lived in Longview for a number of years. Before his illness he was an active member of Bernay Camp Post, American Legion, and took part in many local civic projects. During World War I he served in Paris and Orleans, France.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. James L. Spence of Longview; one daughter, Miss Jeanne Sweete Spence, student in Centenary college, Shreveport; one brother, Clyde Spence of Jonesboro, Ark. Pallbearers will be members of the local post of the American Legion.
(Published in The Longview-News Journal on June 25, 1946)
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