Spencer Meredith Wolling

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ID: I467
Last: Wolling
First: Spencer
Middle: Meredith
Birth: ABT 1893 at Brazil 1
Death: UNKNOWN
Burial:
Sex: M
Notes: In 1930 US census, Spencer Walling was 34, living in St. Louis, Missouri (name incorrectly reported as Walling Spencer) with wife Marjorie and son Spencer Walling. He listed his birthplace as Brazil, and year of immigration to the US as 1904.

This is evidence of the year that the James William Wolling/Walling family may have returned to USA from their missionary work in Brazil.

Given name, Spencer, was probably that of his maternal grandfather, Spencer Morgan Rice (1829-1908; dates per Robert S. Ouzts database on rootsweb.com).
Middle name, Meredith, was surname of his paternal grandmother, Frances Meredith.
Sources: 2 3 4 5
 
Mother: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Rice b: 24 Oct 1852 d: 13 Jul 1921
Father: James William Wolling b: 27 Dec 1850 d: 15 Mar 1928
 
Marriage 1   Marjorie UNKNOWN b: 19 Sep 1895 d: Aug 1982
Wedding: BEF 1924 6
 
 
Sources:
1 Title: 1910 U.S. Census, Barnwell Co., South Carolina
Publication: T624_1449
Page: p. 24-A
Note: Birth year and location from Meredith Wolling, age 17 in 1910 census in Allendale Twp., E.D. 35.
 
2 Title: Lula Feaster Photo Album
Author: Wolling, Maria Louisa Georgiana Feaster (1847-1931)
Publication: Private family photo album with notations by various generations
Note: Album given to Lula by her old sweetheart Charlie C. Radcliffe.
Note: Hand-written notes by Cleora Clowney Hall next to photo of James W. Wolling: "Uncle Jim", brother of Grand Pa Wolling; father of Marcia Wolling Shaw, also of Spencer Meredith Wolling.
 
3 Title: Internet
Note: Given name Spencer honors his mother's father, Spencer Morgan Rice (1829-1908); middle name Meredith honors his father's mother Frances Meredith. See genealogy of his mother, Elizabeth Morgan Rice per rawboots4 database on rootsweb.com, Contact: Robert S Ouzts <rawboots@hotmail.com>
 
4 Title: 1910 U.S. Census, Barnwell Co., South Carolina
Publication: T624_1449
Page: p. 24-A
Note: Meredith Wolling, age 17, with father J.W. Wolling mother Lizzie Wolling in HN266/FN313 in Allendale Twp., E.D. 35.
Note - - Entries for birthplace of parents were over-written "Brazil", in error.
Text: HN266/FN313
Name Rel Sex Col Age Mar,#yrs Born-Fa-Mo Occup
J. W. Wolling Head M w 59 Md 21 SC-SC-SC Preacher-Methodist
Lizzie Wife F w 55 Md 21 SC-SC-SC House-keeping
Number of children: 4 / Number living: 3
Meredith Son M w 17 Single Brazil-SC-SC None
James S. Son M w 13 Single Brazil-SC-SC None
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5 Title: 1930 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri
Publication: T626_1245
Page: p. 160-a (32-a)
Note: Spencer Meredith Walling, head of family in #6034/HN270/FN678 on McPherson Ave., in St. Louis (Independent city), ED#239. His native language was English and he was not naturalized in USA, probably because his parents were US citizens who had traveled to Brazil as missionaries.
Text:
#6034/HN270/FN678
Name Reln Sex Col Age Born-Fa-Mo
Spencer Walling Head M w 34 Brazil-Brazil-Brazil
Rents home Occupation: Accountant, CPA, owns business
Year of immigration to USA: 1904 Naturalization: n/a
Not a war veteran
Marjorie " Wife F w 34 NY-Canada-Canada
Spencer " Son M w 6 Missouri-Brazil-NY
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6 Title: 1930 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri
Publication: T626_1245
Page: p. 160-a (32-a)
Note: Marriage date assumed to be before 1924, as son Spencer was 6 in 1930 census.
 


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