Fourth Generation

146. Ida May HARTSHORN was born on 3 Aug 1873 in Graysville, Monroe, Ohio.¹⁸ She died in 1940. She was buried in Hartshorn Ridge Cemetery, Monroe Co., Ohio.

Ida May HARTSHORN and John R. SPENCE were married. Ida May HARTSHORN and John R. SPENCE had the following children:

+294	i.	Gail SPENCE was born in 1891. She died in 1957. She was buried in Hartshorn Ridge Cemetery, Monroe Co., Ohio.
295	ii.	Denver SPENCE died before 1992.
296	iii.	Floyd SPENCE died before 1992.
+297	iv.	Audrey M. SPENCE was born on 12 Jul 1906 in Graysville, Monroe, Ohio. She died on 2 May 1992 in American Nursing Center, New Lexington, Ohio. Audrey was a resident of the nursing home from June 1988 until her death. She was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Crooksville, Ohio. Sshe was a member of the Maple Avenue Christian Church in Crooksville, Ohio.
+298	v.	James Harold SPENCE was born on 28 Jan 1908 in Graysville, Monroe, Ohio. He died on 26 Feb 1999 in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio. J. Harold Spence J. Harold Spence, 91. 33222 Back St., Lewisville. died Friday. Feb. 26, 1999 in Good Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville. He was born near Graysville, Jan. 28. 1908, a son of the late John and Ida Hartshorn Spence. He was a retired maintenance worker at the former Conalco Corp. Hannibal, a member of Hartshorn Ridge Church of Christ near Graysville. a member of the American Legion Post 87 at Woodsfield, oldest living veteran in Monroe County, and an Army veteran of World War II. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers. Denver, Floyd and Vernon Spence: two sisters. Gail Suittor and Audrey Bates. Surviving are his wife. Phyllis Weber Spence; several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Watters Funeral Home. 37501 Ohio 78 West, Woodsfield, from noon until time of services at 2 p.m. Monday. with Pastor Don Arbuckle officiating. Burial follows in Friendship Cemetery. Lewisville. with full military graveside service: conducted by the Belmont County Veterans Council. Memorial contributions may b, made to the American Heart Association. 1327 Market Ave. North Canton, Ohio 44714. [Monroe County Times-Leader] Not all veterans served overseas during World War II. Some served their country supporting services on the homefront. Harold Spence of Lewisville is one of these. Spence is believed to be Monroe County's oldest veteran. He will celebrate his 91st birthday anniversary on Jan. 28. From 1942 to 1945, a corporal in the U.S. Air Force, Spence served as a postal clerk at Maxwell Field, Alabama and at Nashville, Tennessee. He was ordered to Spokane, Washington in 1945 for extensive training to be deployed overseas, but when Japan surrendered he was discharged. "They sent the old men home," said Spence, who was then 38 years old. He was discharged Oct, 23, 1945. Spence said while he was postal clerk at Maxwell Field, Major Louis Egger of Woodsfield, a pilot at the time, was stationed there. He said he put a note in Egger's mailbox. "Louis was so happy to see someone from his hometown area," said Spence. Originally from the Graysville area, Spence and his wife Phyllis have been married for 54 years. He retired from Conalco in 1976. Previously, he worked for Scott Lumber in several locations and was an oilfield worker. Spence and Phyllis are in good health and enjoying retirement. [Monroe County Beacon]
+299	vi.	Vernon SPENCE died in Apr 1974.