William Thornton Spicer, Jr.
This is an original charcoal drawing, paper mounted on muslin-type fabric, of William Thornton Spicer, Jr., circa 1885. William Thornton was know as "Thornton" to most people and family, and sometimes his wife, Louisa Ann Spicer Spicer, called him "Jonathan" ... not sure why.
Another original charcoal drawing, paper mounted on muslin-type fabric, of William Thornton Spicer, Jr., circa 1885.
Louisa Ann Spicer, Wife of Wm. Thornton Spicer, Jr.
(original charcoal drawing)
William Thornton Spicer, Jr., and daughter Carrie Willie Spicer, circa 1865.
William Thornton Spicer Jr.
Born: July 13, 1838
Died: March 24, 1892 of "Dropsy"
Married: Louisa Ann Spicer, May 9, 1855
Most records of William Thornton Spicer place him in Culpeper County, VA, Salem District, and Rappahannock County.
Family folklore recounts that William Thornton Spicer, Jr., "...worked at a mill ... also did carpentering part time ... made handles for farming tools. He couldn't be "inducted" [into the Civil War] as he had a bad hernia. "Maw" [Louisa Ann Spicer] and "Mommie" [Lizzy Jackson Spicer Anderson] said he would come home from the mill, lie on the ground and put his feet up on the body of the apple tree and work his intestines back in place. He did, however, run reconnaissance for the Confederacy from time to time.
Children of
William Thornton Spicer, Jr. & Louisa Ann Spicer
Addie Spicer, 11 Oct 1856, Saturday morning
Carrie Willie Spicer, 6 Apr 1858, Wednesday evening
Frank Herbert Spicer, 12 Oct 1860, Friday night
Lizzie Jackson Spicer, 8 Oct 1862
Eva Lena Spicer, 26 Oct 1864
Lizzie Jackson Spicer, Daughter of Wm. Thornton & Louisa Ann Spicer
from left: (Eva) Lena Spicer (Stringfellow), Lizzie Jackson Spicer (Anderson), and Frank Herbert Spicer, children of Wm. Thornton Spicer, Jr. & Louisa Ann Spicer
Carrie Willie Spicer, Daughter of Wm. Thornton & Louisa Ann Spicer