In Loving Memory

Thomas Albion Spencer and Irene Osberry Davidson were married August 30, 1903 in Moore County, North Carolina. (Online record states Dec 16, 1904). Thomas was born July 6, 1880 in Randolph County, North Carolina to loving Quaker parents Michael Spencer and Ann Jane Hill Spencer. Irene was born April 12, 1883, to Aaron Alsbury Davidson and Martha Nicey (Wadsworth) Davidson both of Moore County, NC. Irene's parents, Aaron Alsbury Davidson and Martha Nicey Wadsworth, were married on May 10, 1877, in Moore County, North Carolina. Aaron Davidson's mother's maiden name was Osberry; hence Irene's middle name of Osberry.

Family Record: Irene's maternal Grandfather George Alston Wadsworth, a native of Moore County, North Carolina, died serving in the Confederate Army, Major Robert Ransom's Brigade, Co C, Colonel Matt Ransom's 35th Regiment, NCT Infantry, during the nine month siege of Petersburg, Virginia. Newspaper record stated that Pvt George Wadsworth was mortally wounded June 20, 1864 Dinwiddie, Petersburg, Virginia and died on July 6, 1864 in General Hospital. His military record states he died of smallpox. Likely he was wounded, and contracted smallpox, which was prevalent in the Confederacy with their lack of food, warm clothing, even shoes, and necessities of life. His burial is unknown, somewhere in an unmarked soldier's grave. George Wadsworth is listed online in the Roll of Honor of CSA Co C, 35th Regiment, (deceased military) Moore County, NC.

George Alston Wadsworth and Sarah Oats daughter Martha Nicey Wadsworth, grew up and married Aaron Davidson, son of Thomas Davidson and Esther Osberry, a nearby neighbor, 21 years her senior. Aaron Davidson was a Civil War veteran who served with her father.

Thomas Albion Spencer and Irene Davidson Spencer had 10 children. Their children are linked below.