Margaret Ann Wymer ^{1 4 5 6}

   Cause of her death was Strangulation Abdominal Hernia.

  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1858 and a birth location of Iowa.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 22 on the 1880 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Rochester Township, Cedar County, IA on 12 June 1880. ⁴

1880 US Census
Page 182A & 182B, District 355, Dwelling 129, Family 130, Roll 0331
Rochester Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Margaret A. Spenser..Wife..22..IA..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 3 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 12 Aug 1856, then her age should have been 23 instead of 22.
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• Her obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper in August 1926.

Mrs. Margaret Ann Spencer, widow of the late Henry Spencer, passed away at her home in Rochester, Iowa on Thursday July 29, 1926. Her death came after a very short illness.

The deceased was born August 12, 1856 in Cedar County, Iowa. Her husband preceded her in death twenty-five years ago, since which time she has made her home in Rochester, with the exception of the last few years. Part of this time she has spent in West Liberty with her daughter, Mrs. I. W. Crees.

Surviving are three daughters and three sons: Mrs. I. W. Crees, Mrs. Emily A. Perry of Davenport, Mrs. Amanda Rhoads of Mechanicsville, Iowa; Charles W. at home, Irwin H. of Mechanicsville, and Andrew L. of Mount Vernon, Iowa all of whom were present at her last sickness and death. She is also survived by sixteen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. These with a host of friends join in mourning her sudden demise.

Funeral services were conducted from the Rochester Church at 2:30 on Sunday afternoon by the Rev. A. W. Straub, assisted by the Rev. Merton McKinley, and internment was made in the Rochester cemetery beside her husband.

(Source: unknown, Aug 1926)
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• She was buried on 1 August 1926 in the Rochester Cemetery in Rochester, IA.

• Her obituary was published in the Tipton Advertiser on 12 August 1926 in Tipton, IA.

Margaret Ann (Wymer) Spencer was born August 12, 1856, Iowa Township, Cedar, Iowa, daughter of William and Margaret (Williams) Wymer. At the age of 15, she married Henry Spencer, son of John and Rebecca (Barcus) Spencer in Cedar County, Iowa. After the death of her husband in 1901, she continued to make her home in Rochester, with the exception of the last few years of her life. Part of this time she spent in West Liberty with her daughter. Mrs I. W. (Kate) Crees. All six of her children were present at her last sickness and death. She died July 29, 1926 in Rochester, Iowa. Services were conducted from the Rochester Church with interment in the South West Bethel cemetery near Rochester.

(Source: Tipton Advertiser, Thursday, 12 Aug 1926)
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Margaret married Henry Spencer, son of John Spencer and Rebecca Barcus, on 30 November 1871 in Cedar County, IA.^{1 2 4 6} (Henry Spencer was born on 12 October 1846 in Muscatine, IA,^{4 6} died on 8 April 1901 in Rochester, IA ^{1 5 6} and was buried after 8 April 1901 in Rochester, IA ⁵.). The cause of his death was Pneumonia.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Rochester Township, Cedar County, IA on 12 June 1880. ⁴

1880 US Census
Page 182A & 182B, District 355, Dwelling 129, Family 130, Roll 0331
Rochester Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Henry Spenser..Self..33..IA..Farmer
Margaret A. Spenser..Wife..22..IA..Keeping House
Kate Spenser..Dau..6..IA..At Home
Emily A. Spenser..Dau..2..IA..At Home
C. W. Spenser..Son..1..IA..At Home
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  Marriage Notes:

The marriage ceremony was performed at the home of Margaret's father, William Wymer, by R. A. Ferguson, M. G. It was witnessed by Luke Lightfoot and John Carney.
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Name: Eugene Rhoads
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 11 Mar 1904
Event Place: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, United States
Age: 24
Father's Name: David Rhoads
Mother's Name: Catherine Armentraut
Spouse's Name: Amanda Spenser
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Spouse's Father's Name: Henry Spenser
Spouse's Mother's Name: Margaret Wymer
Reference ID: Vol K p 2032 pg 257
GS Film number: 986809
Digital Folder Number: 004309824

Citing this Record:
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJCH-58C : accessed 27 Dec 2013), Margaret Wymer in entry for Eugene Rhoads and Amanda Spenser, 1904.
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