Bios & Family Stories > Misc. Bios > Pence, Moses

Generation No. 1

1. Moses⁴ Pence (Lewis (bapt. Ludwig)³, Jacob², Adam¹) was born 1836 in Clear Creek Twp., Warren Co., Ohio, and died April 10, 1915 in likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa (ae. 79). He married Mary Jane McCain December 03, 1857 in Decatur Co., Indiana. She was born Abt. 1837 in Indiana, and died January 03, 1927 in likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa.

More About Moses Pence:

Burial: Woodland cem., Des Moines Twp., Polk Co., Iowa

Census 1: Bet. 1860 - 1870, Carpenter in Newton Twp., Jasper Co., Iowa

Census 2: 1900, Farmer in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa

Census 3: 1910, Carpenter in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa

Migration: Abt. 1859, To Newton Twp., Jasper Co., Iowa

More About Mary Jane McCain:

Burial: Woodland cem., Des Moines Twp., Polk Co., Iowa

Census: 1920, Widow (age 82) living w/daughter Lura Warrick in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa

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Children of Moses Pence and Mary McCain are:

2. i. VIOLA⁵ PENCE, b. Abt. 1858, Indiana; d. November 15, 1930, likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa.

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3. ii. LURA PENCE, b. Abt. 1860, Iowa; d. November 10, 1936, likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa.

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iii. EFFIE PENCE, b. Abt. 1862, Iowa; d. March 16, 1949, likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa; m. JOHN LEWIS SPITZNAGEL, May 01, 1884, Polk Co., Iowa; b. 1862, Indiana; d. August 24, 1932, likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa.

Notes for EFFIE PENCE:

Census record of 1900, Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa, says she had borne no children.

More About EFFIE PENCE:

Burial: Woodland cem., Des Moines Twp., Polk Co., Iowa

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More About JOHN LEWIS SPITZNAGEL:

Burial: Woodland cem., Des Moines Twp., Polk Co., Iowa

Census: 1920, Dairy farmer in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa (next to sis-in-law, Lura Warrick)

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iv. JAMES M. PENCE, b. Abt. 1864, Iowa.

More About JAMES M. PENCE:

Census 1: 1920, Single, farmhand, living w/sister Lura Warrick in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa

Census 2: 1900, Single, farming w/parents in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa

Census 3: 1910, Single, farmer living w/parents in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa

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v. WILLIAM W. PENCE, b. Abt. 1868, Iowa; d. October 03, 1893, likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa.

More About WILLIAM W. PENCE:

Burial: Woodland cem., Des Moines Twp., Polk Co., Iowa

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vi. MARY PENCE, b. Abt. 1900, Iowa.

More About MARY PENCE:

Adoption: 1910, Cited as "adopted daughter" in census

Census: 1920, Living w/aunt Lura Warrick in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa.

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Generation No. 2

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2. Viola⁵ Pence (Moses⁴, Lewis (bapt. Ludwig)³, Jacob², Adam¹) was born Abt. 1858 in Indiana, and died November 15, 1930 in likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa. She married Frank Spitznagle December 27, 1881 in Polk Co., Iowa. He died December 23, 1894 in likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa.

More About Viola Pence:

Burial: Woodland cem., Des Moines Twp., Polk Co., Iowa

Census: 1910, Widow, living w/parents in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa

Occupation: 1910, Carriage trimmer in census

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More About Frank Spitznagle:

Burial: Woodland cem., Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa

Children of Viola Pence and Frank Spitznagle are:

i. EUGENE⁶ SPITZNAGLE, b. Abt. 1885, Iowa.

More About EUGENE SPITZNAGLE:

Census: 1900, Living w/aunt Effie (Pence) Sptiznagle

ii. ROY L. S. PITZNAGLE, b. Abt. 1888, Iowa; d. March 14, 1916, likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa.

More About ROY L. SPITZNAGLE:

Burial: Woodland cem., Des Moines Twp., Polk Co., Iowa

Census: 1910, Laborer, tube meter co., living w/Pence grandparents

iii. GRETCHEN SPITZNAGLE, b. Abt. 1890, Iowa.

More About GRETCHEN SPITZNAGLE:

Census: 1910, Poultry house clerk living w/grandparents Pence.

3. Lura⁵ Pence (Moses⁴, Lewis (bapt. Ludwig)³, Jacob², Adam¹) was born Abt. 1860 in Iowa, and died November 10, 1936 in likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa. She married Frank Warrick February 12, 1885 in Polk Co., Iowa. He died June 23, 1896 in likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa.

More About Lura Pence:

Burial: Woodland cem., Des Moines Twp., Polk Co., Iowa

Census: 1920, Widow, operating farm, in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa

More About Frank Warrick:

Burial: Woodland cem., Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa

Child of Lura Pence and Frank Warrick is:

i. HARRY W.⁶ WARRICK, b. Abt. 1892, Iowa.

More About HARRY W. WARRICK:

Census: 1920, Single, invalid soldier, living w/mother in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa.