Benjamin "Ben" Spence^[1]

1905 - 1951  (45 years)

• Name	Benjamin "Ben" Spence
  Born	10 Jul 1905	Wilson County, Texas
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Wilson County, Texas   [2]
  Died	6 Jul 1951	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
  	Cause: Gunshot wound in head, self inflicted
  Buried	10 Jul 1951	Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas   [3]
  Person ID	I187349	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	James Philander "Ben" Spence,   b. 20 Mar 1850, Smithville, Monroe County, Mississippi ,   d. 29 Dec 1937, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Mary Katherine "Cassie" Ray,   b. 1 May 1876, Texas ,   d. 14 Jul 1951, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas  (Age 75 years)
  Married	7 Jan 1902	Floresville, Wilson County, Texas   [4]
  Family ID	F17859	Group Sheet

  
  

  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F119378	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Jul 1905 - Wilson County, Texas Census - 1920 - Wilson County, Texas Died - Cause: Gunshot wound in head, self inflicted - 6 Jul 1951 - San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Buried - 10 Jul 1951 - Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, Texas, Wilson County, 3 J-Pct, Series: T624 Roll: 1598 Page: 184, 7 May 1910. [S112] Census, 1920. name: Benjimen Spence residence: , Wilson, Texas estimated birth year: 1906 age: 14 birthplace: Texas relationship to head of household: Son gender: Male race: White marital status: Single father's birthplace: Mississippi mother's birthplace: Texas film number: 1821859 digital folder number: 4390958 image number: 00681 sheet number: 3 Household Gender Age Birthplace self James P Spence M 69y Mississippi wife Casie Spence F 43y Texas son Benjimen Spence M 14y Texas sis Casie Hays F 75y Mississippi dau Marie Spence F 5y Texas [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 3051286). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom's Name J.P. Spence Groom's Birth Date Groom's Birthplace Groom's Age Bride's Name Carrie Ray Bride's Birth Date Bride's Birthplace Bride's Age Marriage Date 07 Jan 1902 Marriage Place Floresville, Wilson, Texas Groom's Father's Name Groom's Mother's Name Bride's Father's Name Bride's Mother's Name Groom's Race Groom's Marital Status Groom's Previous Wife's Name Bride's Race Bride's Marital Status Bride's Previous Husband's Name Indexing Project (Batch) Number M73789-5 System Origin Texas-EASy Source Film Number 1013401 Reference Number