STANTON Ellen

1850 - 1919  (69 years)

• Name	STANTON Ellen
  Nickname	Nellie
  Born	1850	Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI   [1, 2]
  	Birth date is taken from her tombstone in Bloomington. However, census records show her born a year or two earlier. The census records consistently show her older than Elizabeth who was born in 1851, no doubt the girls were close in age but Nellie was the older of the two girls.
  Gender	Female
  Census	1880	Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI   [3]
  	1880 census list the following Joseph Spence age 32 born in New York Nellie Spence, wife, age 30 born in Michigan George Spence, son, age 10 born in Michigan Helena Spence, daughter, age 8 born in Michigan James Spence, son, age 6 born in Michigan Anna Spence, daughter, age 1 born in Michigan
  Census	1900	Bloomington, McLean Co., IL   [4]
  	1900 census list Joseph Spence age, 49 Nellie Spence age, 48 Emma E. Spence age 30 Hellina Spence age 24
  Census	1910	Bloomington, McLean Co., IL   [5]
  	1910 census list Nellie as a widow and living with an unknown Lena Spence age 38.
  Buried	May 1919	St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL   [6]
  	Buried with Nellie are three of her children: James, Helena wife of John McCarthy and Emma wife of Theodore Moratz. As an additional piece of information to confirm this was Elizabeth's sister there was a niece Mrs.Moratz and Mrs. McCarthy and a nephew George Spence mentioned in Michael J's obituary.
  Died	8 May 1919	Bloomington, McLean Co., IL   [6]
  	St. Mary's cemetery records list Nellie's maiden name as Staunton, father Peter and mother Helen. Her date of death is listed as May 8, 1919 and she was the wife of Joseph "Joe" Spence. It also gives Nellie's birth as 1850.
  Person ID	I54	Behen
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2009

  
  

  Father	STANTON Peter,   b. Abt 1810, Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	RAYCRAFT\WEIR Helen,   b. 1815, Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1837  [7, 8, 9]
  	Marriage date is calculated from the date of birth of their first child Mary A. Stanton. Mary was born about 1839.
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SPENCE Joseph,   b. Jul 1850, New York ,   d. Between 1900 and 1910  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Married	Abt 1868	Michigan   [4, 6]
  	In the 1900 census Nellie states she and Joseph had been married thirty years. The marriage date has been calculated from this information.
  Children	1. SPENCE George,   b. 9 Apr 1869, Michigan ,   d. 18 Nov 1942  (Age 73 years)   2. SPENCE Helena,   b. 1871,   d. 1939  (Age 68 years)   3. SPENCE,   b. 11 Mar 1878, Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI ,   d. 12 Mar 1878, Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI  (Age 0 years)   4. SPENCE Emma,   b. 1879,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. SPENCE James,   b. 16 Jun 1873, Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI ,   d. 1903  (Age 29 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2017
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Stanton Sisters Elizabeth Stanton Behen, wife of Michael and her sisters.

  
  

• Sources

  [S69] 1850 Madison, Lenawee, Michigan-Peter Stanton (Reliability: 3). [S104] Death Certificate-Nellie Spence (Stanton) (Reliability: 3). [S98] 1880 Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI-Joseph Spence (Reliability: 3). [S96] 1900 Bloomington, McLean Co., IL-Joseph Spence (Reliability: 3). [S97] 1910 Bloomington, McLean Co., IL-Nellie Spence (Reliability: 3). [S13] Cemetery Records-St. Mary's Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL (Reliability: 2). [S69] 1850 Madison, Lenawee, Michigan-Peter Stanton (Reliability: 2). [S104] Death Certificate-Nellie Spence (Stanton) (Reliability: 2). [S110] Death Certificate-Mary Ann Stanton O'Boyle (Reliability: 2).