Isaac Carling Spencer Family
Isaac Carling Spencer
Isaac Carling Spencer was born April 1, 1880 at Orderville, Kane
County, Utah to Howard Orson Spencer and Asenath Emmeline Carling. He was his
mother’s oldest child. Carling grew up in the United Order of Orderville, Utah.
Isaac met his first wife, Lydia Ann Johnson, while living in Orderville. They were married on August 10, 1900, in the St. George temple. They made their home in Orderville. They had nine children.
While living in Mexico, Isaac and Lydia owned a hotel. Lydia was also a midwife. While Lydia was working, she met Sylvia Allred, daughter of Ednar Jay Allred and Lucy Wood. Sylvia came to work for Isaac and Lydia at the hotel. On June 18, 1928, Sylvia and Isaac were married. Together they had 15 children.
Isaac died in Mexico, on Feb. 11, 1958.
County, Utah to Howard Orson Spencer and Asenath Emmeline Carling. He was his
mother’s oldest child. Carling grew up in the United Order of Orderville, Utah.
Isaac met his first wife, Lydia Ann Johnson, while living in Orderville. They were married on August 10, 1900, in the St. George temple. They made their home in Orderville. They had nine children.
While living in Mexico, Isaac and Lydia owned a hotel. Lydia was also a midwife. While Lydia was working, she met Sylvia Allred, daughter of Ednar Jay Allred and Lucy Wood. Sylvia came to work for Isaac and Lydia at the hotel. On June 18, 1928, Sylvia and Isaac were married. Together they had 15 children.
Isaac died in Mexico, on Feb. 11, 1958.
Lydia Ann Johnson (Isaac's first wife)
Lydia Ann Johnson was born on April 3, 1880, probably in Glendale, UT (but may have been Lees Ferry, Arizona). From the limited information on the web, I believe her parents were Warren Marshall Johnson and Samantha Nelson. As stated above, she was a midwife, and also ran a hotel in Mexico, with her husband, Isaac. According to Sylvia Allred's interview, it was Lydia that first met Sylvia, and then picked her to be Isaac's second wife. She must have been a choice woman to be able to make that decision.
She passed away on Dec. 17, 1975. I'm not sure if she passed away in Kanab, or Glendale.
She passed away on Dec. 17, 1975. I'm not sure if she passed away in Kanab, or Glendale.
Children of Isaac Carling and Lydia Johnson Spencer:
Warren Delmar Spencer (1901-1975) Born May 18, 1901 in Orderville, Utah. Married Myrtle King, daughter of Joseph and Sarah S. King, on Aug. 25, 1927 in Chicago, Ill. She was born on Feb. 9, 1902 in Spanish Fork, Utah, and died Oct. 8, 1933 in Glendale, Utah. They had two children, Brant King and Donald Delmar. Warren also married Addie Pauline Whitsell on May 22, 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born on Feb. 11, 1905, the daughter of William David Whitsell and Amsie Frazier. They had three children: Mera Spencer (Hoyt), Betty Spencer, and William David Spencer.
Howard Spencer (1903-1982) Born Aug. 21, 1903 in Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming, Howard married Ella Margaret Cox, daughter of William Edgar Cox and Margaret Black, June 25, 1929 in the St. George Temple. She was born May 30, 1908 in Huntington, Utah. Howard graduated from the Valley High school in Orderville and then attended Dixie Normal College in St. George in 1922-23. He worked at livestock raising and farming: in 1958 and 1959 he worked for the Bureau of Land Management, then in 1961 went to work at Glen Canyon Dam as a carpenter. His wife was a homemaker. Howard liked fishing, hunting, and travel for recreation. He was once Mayor of Glendale, Utah for four years and a Town Board member for four years; Counselor in the Bishopric of the Glendale Ward for 12 1/2 years and President of the Kanab Stake High Priest Quorum. They had 10 children: Elvon Howard Spencer, Stillborn infant, Lavonna Spencer (Baker), Dale Orson Spencer, Emily Spencer (Anderson), Sherill William Spencer, Jeanneane Spencer, Carla Ann Spencer and Jerry Merl Spencer.
Merle J Spencer (1906-1954) Born July 18, 1906 in Glendale, never married, but was an active church and civic worker. In 1927 he worked at the Ford Mechanic School in Chicago, Ill. Returning home, he opened a garage and rain it for years in Glendale. His sister reports that he had served both as Mayor and as a member of the Town Board there. He installed the new head house for culinary water for the town of Glendale. He was a member of the first Board of Directors of the Gar-Kane Power Company. Merle was a leader in the M.I.A. and directed the cutting of logs for lumber to enlarge the ward chapel. He was stricken while in Seattle, Washington, and died there Sept. 17, 1954, and was brought to Glendale, Utah for burial.
Annie Spencer (LeBaron) (1908-1987) Born May 17, 1908 in Glendale, Utah, Annie married Grover Cleveland LeBaron on Oct. 17, 1924, son of Benjamin Franklin LeBaron and Sarah Jane Johnson. He was born March 14, 1893 in Mesa, Arizona. Annie attended high school in Orderville in 1922-23, then the Mesa High school in Mesa, Arizona in 1926-27. She worked in many homes, doing home nursing and caring for children, and for many mothers with new babies. She also worked in nursing homes. In 1951 she worked in the Pantry division at the Hotel Utah. She delighted in music, growing a garden and flowers and being with her grandchildren. She participated in the D.U.P. as second vice captain. Their family was Cleon Spencer LeBardon and Melba LeBaron (Allred).
Verna Leone Spencer (Yeates) (1910-1957) She was born Aug. 25, 1910 in Orderville, Utah, and was married Vergel Yeates Jessop on Dec. 10. 1926 in the Salt Lake Temple. He was the son of Joseph Smith Jessop and Martha Moore Yeates, and was born on Oct. 31, 1902 in Millville, Utah. Verna was a track star in junior high school, a noble wife and mother. She died Jan. 14, 1957. They had nine children: Rena (Dockstader), Arleen (Bateman), Elaine (Bistline), Genevieve (Larson), Joyce (Kunz), Fen Spencer, June (Ammerman), and Carolyn (Ballard).
Ronald Legrand Spencer (1912-1969) Ronald was born July 13, 1912 in Orderville, Utah, and married Mae Woodard. She was the daughter of Jedediah Francis Woodard and Clara Woolsey. They had one daughter, Peggie Marie. Ronald also married Bessie Woodard Palmer, sister of this first wife. She was born Nov. 22, 1922 in Cedar City, Utah. Her children by her first husband were Frank W. Palmer, Douglas Clyde Palmer, and Lorna Gayle Palmer. Ronald and Bessie had two children together, Janet Sue Spencer and Eddie Lee Spencer.
Ferrel Gurnsey Spencer (1914-2001) Ferrel was born July 14, 1914 in Orderville, Utah, and married Alta Woodard June 1942 in St. George, Utah. She was born April 12, 1925 in Cedar City, Utah and is a daughter of Jedediah Frances Woodard and Clara Woolsey. Ferrel attended grammar and high school. A farmer, laborer, and mechanic, he operated a garage from 1947 to 1955. He liked fishing, hunting and traveling for his free time activities. He was an Explorer Advisor and Town Board Member. He served in the U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theatre 1943-1945. They had five children: Myrna Louise, Robert Ferrel, Richard Legrande, Penni Jean, and Joan Spencer.
Elda Lydia Spencer (Draper) (1917-2008) Lydia was born Feb. 26, 1917 in Glendale, Utah, and married Franklin Romaine Draper on July 5, 1934 in Nephi, Utah. He was the son of Charles Hayes Draper and Thurza Elizabeth Olsen, and was born on March 17, 1912 in Moroni, Utah. He was a maintenance man for Granite School District. Elda enjoyed sewing and gardening. Together they had six children: Shauna Glee (Naisbitt), Scott, Lane, Myrna, Franklin Bird, and Karen Draper.
Wanda Spencer (Hafen) (1919-2007) Wanda was born Oct. 12, 1919 in Glendale, Utah, and married Leonard Hafen on Oct. 28, 1936 in the St. George Temple. He was born Aug. 5, 1915 at Short Creek, Arizona, the son of Charles Hafen and Ada Blake. Their family included four children: Spencer Leonard, De Wayne Charles, Wendell La Voy, and Elda Lucile Hafen. Wanda worked for several years as a waitress, having worked in cafe's in St. George, Hurricane, Panguitch, and Richfield. She was active in church, being credited with being a teacher, a Relief Society member, Bee Hive leader, and with Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts. She enjoyed cake making and decorating, candy making and cooking.
Warren Delmar Spencer (1901-1975) Born May 18, 1901 in Orderville, Utah. Married Myrtle King, daughter of Joseph and Sarah S. King, on Aug. 25, 1927 in Chicago, Ill. She was born on Feb. 9, 1902 in Spanish Fork, Utah, and died Oct. 8, 1933 in Glendale, Utah. They had two children, Brant King and Donald Delmar. Warren also married Addie Pauline Whitsell on May 22, 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born on Feb. 11, 1905, the daughter of William David Whitsell and Amsie Frazier. They had three children: Mera Spencer (Hoyt), Betty Spencer, and William David Spencer.
Howard Spencer (1903-1982) Born Aug. 21, 1903 in Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming, Howard married Ella Margaret Cox, daughter of William Edgar Cox and Margaret Black, June 25, 1929 in the St. George Temple. She was born May 30, 1908 in Huntington, Utah. Howard graduated from the Valley High school in Orderville and then attended Dixie Normal College in St. George in 1922-23. He worked at livestock raising and farming: in 1958 and 1959 he worked for the Bureau of Land Management, then in 1961 went to work at Glen Canyon Dam as a carpenter. His wife was a homemaker. Howard liked fishing, hunting, and travel for recreation. He was once Mayor of Glendale, Utah for four years and a Town Board member for four years; Counselor in the Bishopric of the Glendale Ward for 12 1/2 years and President of the Kanab Stake High Priest Quorum. They had 10 children: Elvon Howard Spencer, Stillborn infant, Lavonna Spencer (Baker), Dale Orson Spencer, Emily Spencer (Anderson), Sherill William Spencer, Jeanneane Spencer, Carla Ann Spencer and Jerry Merl Spencer.
Merle J Spencer (1906-1954) Born July 18, 1906 in Glendale, never married, but was an active church and civic worker. In 1927 he worked at the Ford Mechanic School in Chicago, Ill. Returning home, he opened a garage and rain it for years in Glendale. His sister reports that he had served both as Mayor and as a member of the Town Board there. He installed the new head house for culinary water for the town of Glendale. He was a member of the first Board of Directors of the Gar-Kane Power Company. Merle was a leader in the M.I.A. and directed the cutting of logs for lumber to enlarge the ward chapel. He was stricken while in Seattle, Washington, and died there Sept. 17, 1954, and was brought to Glendale, Utah for burial.
Annie Spencer (LeBaron) (1908-1987) Born May 17, 1908 in Glendale, Utah, Annie married Grover Cleveland LeBaron on Oct. 17, 1924, son of Benjamin Franklin LeBaron and Sarah Jane Johnson. He was born March 14, 1893 in Mesa, Arizona. Annie attended high school in Orderville in 1922-23, then the Mesa High school in Mesa, Arizona in 1926-27. She worked in many homes, doing home nursing and caring for children, and for many mothers with new babies. She also worked in nursing homes. In 1951 she worked in the Pantry division at the Hotel Utah. She delighted in music, growing a garden and flowers and being with her grandchildren. She participated in the D.U.P. as second vice captain. Their family was Cleon Spencer LeBardon and Melba LeBaron (Allred).
Verna Leone Spencer (Yeates) (1910-1957) She was born Aug. 25, 1910 in Orderville, Utah, and was married Vergel Yeates Jessop on Dec. 10. 1926 in the Salt Lake Temple. He was the son of Joseph Smith Jessop and Martha Moore Yeates, and was born on Oct. 31, 1902 in Millville, Utah. Verna was a track star in junior high school, a noble wife and mother. She died Jan. 14, 1957. They had nine children: Rena (Dockstader), Arleen (Bateman), Elaine (Bistline), Genevieve (Larson), Joyce (Kunz), Fen Spencer, June (Ammerman), and Carolyn (Ballard).
Ronald Legrand Spencer (1912-1969) Ronald was born July 13, 1912 in Orderville, Utah, and married Mae Woodard. She was the daughter of Jedediah Francis Woodard and Clara Woolsey. They had one daughter, Peggie Marie. Ronald also married Bessie Woodard Palmer, sister of this first wife. She was born Nov. 22, 1922 in Cedar City, Utah. Her children by her first husband were Frank W. Palmer, Douglas Clyde Palmer, and Lorna Gayle Palmer. Ronald and Bessie had two children together, Janet Sue Spencer and Eddie Lee Spencer.
Ferrel Gurnsey Spencer (1914-2001) Ferrel was born July 14, 1914 in Orderville, Utah, and married Alta Woodard June 1942 in St. George, Utah. She was born April 12, 1925 in Cedar City, Utah and is a daughter of Jedediah Frances Woodard and Clara Woolsey. Ferrel attended grammar and high school. A farmer, laborer, and mechanic, he operated a garage from 1947 to 1955. He liked fishing, hunting and traveling for his free time activities. He was an Explorer Advisor and Town Board Member. He served in the U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theatre 1943-1945. They had five children: Myrna Louise, Robert Ferrel, Richard Legrande, Penni Jean, and Joan Spencer.
Elda Lydia Spencer (Draper) (1917-2008) Lydia was born Feb. 26, 1917 in Glendale, Utah, and married Franklin Romaine Draper on July 5, 1934 in Nephi, Utah. He was the son of Charles Hayes Draper and Thurza Elizabeth Olsen, and was born on March 17, 1912 in Moroni, Utah. He was a maintenance man for Granite School District. Elda enjoyed sewing and gardening. Together they had six children: Shauna Glee (Naisbitt), Scott, Lane, Myrna, Franklin Bird, and Karen Draper.
Wanda Spencer (Hafen) (1919-2007) Wanda was born Oct. 12, 1919 in Glendale, Utah, and married Leonard Hafen on Oct. 28, 1936 in the St. George Temple. He was born Aug. 5, 1915 at Short Creek, Arizona, the son of Charles Hafen and Ada Blake. Their family included four children: Spencer Leonard, De Wayne Charles, Wendell La Voy, and Elda Lucile Hafen. Wanda worked for several years as a waitress, having worked in cafe's in St. George, Hurricane, Panguitch, and Richfield. She was active in church, being credited with being a teacher, a Relief Society member, Bee Hive leader, and with Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts. She enjoyed cake making and decorating, candy making and cooking.
Sylvia Allred (Isaac's second wife)
Sylvia Allred was born April 23, 1912 to Ednar Jay Allred and Lucy Wood. She was the oldest of four children, all girls. She lost her mother at a very young age. Her father remarried, but Sylvia did not get along with her step-mother. Sylvia received very little education due to the numerous moves that her family made while in her childhood. But she didn't let that stop her. She married Isaac at the age of 16 and had a happy marriage, although it wasn't easy. She lived her life with integrity, hard work and perseverance.