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Thomas William Spencer

Frances Matilda Jury Spencer

Jean Maud Walford Spencer

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Thomas William Spencer

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Frances Matilda Jury Spencer

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Christian James Spencer

Christian James Spencer

Christian James Spencer

Fred Spencer

Gerald Spencer

Meriel (Spencer ) Booker

Joyce Elizabeth (Spencer ) Jones

Lady Sarah Spencer Mccorquodale

Lynn Donnette Spencer & Santa 1962

Lynn Donnette Spencer 1961

Moana Guymon Spencer

Jeff Lee Spencer

Jeff Spencer

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Mildred (Wilburn) Spencer

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In 1888, in the year that Jean Maud Walford Spencer was born, on January 12th, the 'Schoolhouse Blizzard' blanketed Dakota Territory. Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas were hit, leaving 235 dead. Many of those who perished were children on their way home from school. The day was relatively warm when it began and the blizzard hit unexpectedly, catching most by surprise.

In 1913, she was 25 years old when the 17th Amendment, establishing the direct election of U.S. Senators, was adopted. Previously, Senators were elected by state legislatures. As early as 1826, a call to elect senators through popular vote was championed and previous to the 17th amendment, two states had already changed their process. Governors are still able to appoint senators to vacant seats until an election can be held.

In 1936, Jean was 48 years old when on November 2nd, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) debuted the world's first regular high-definition television service. The channel had a short schedule - Monday through Saturday, 3:00p to 4:00p and 9:00p to 10:00p. The first broadcast was "Opening of the BBC Television Service".

In 1944, when she was 56 years old, on December 16th, The Battle of the Bulge began in the Ardennes forest on the Western Front. Lasting for a little over a month, the battle began with a surprise attack by Germany on the Allied forces The U.S. suffered their highest casualties of any operation in World War II - 89,000 were casualties, around 8,600 killed - but Germany also severely depleted their resources and they couldn't be replaced.

In 1952, in the year of Jean Maud Walford Spencer's passing, on July 2, Dr. Jonas E. Salk tested the first dead-virus polio vaccine on 43 children. The worst epidemic of polio had broken out that year - in the U.S. there were 58,000 cases reported. Of these, 3,145 people had died and 21,269 were left with mild to disabling paralysis.