Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Spencer, William 1900
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Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net May 22, 2011, 2:23 pm

The Belding Banner, Thursday, May 17, 1900

Uncle William Spencer died at the residence of his nephew, J. A. Spencer, last 
Thursday evening, quite suddenly and unexpectedly.  Although he has not been 
strong for several years past, he was not supposed to be in any immediate 
danger, and news of sudden passing at about nine o’clock from heart failure, 
took his friends very much by surprise.

Uncle William, as he was familiarly known, was born in the town of Richmond, 
Ontario Co., N.Y., Sept. 17th, 1821, and was therefore in his 79th year.  He 
came to Michigan in an early day and before railroads became so numerous, used 
to run boats on Grand River.  He also ran on Lake Michigan, and during the 
last years of his active business life, spent each summer in New York city, 
where he was engaged with a navigation company during the season.  He formerly 
owned a fine farm in the northwest corner of Otisco township, but about a 
dozen years ago took up his residence in Belding.  His wife died about five 
years ago.  They had one child which also died many years ago.  Mr. Spencer 
was of a bright, genial temperament, kind and sympathetic, he was loved and 
esteemed by all who knew him.


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