Sheila, I will try to answer your question about Isham's family. Mary Anne can look over my shoulder and see if I make mistakes. I'm taking the information from Carroll Co. Heritage Vol. # 1 articles submitted by Essie Spence. Isham was born about 1792 and is believed to be the oldest child of Burwell Spence. His mother was Rebecca and her surname was probably Puckett. Mary Anne posted most of the info on Isham on an earlier posting, that can be read in the archived messages. Isham died 6/10/1852 in Carroll Co. and Nancy died 2/28/1859 also in Carroll. They had four KNOWN children. There may have been other children, possibly a William Spence, but no documentation has been found. Their first child is believed to be Eli Spence born 6/29/1816. Eli married in 1840 to Martha Ellen (Granny Pattie) Jackson, daughter of William Jackson & Jemima Burnette Jackson. Martha Ellen was born 11/12/1814 in NC. Eli died 2/26/1892 in Carroll and is buried in the Spence Cemetery, Dugspur, VA. Martha died 4/24/1908 in Pulaski Co. VA and is buried on land owned by her son, Isham Spence, Max Creek, Pulaski Co. VA. Eli & Martha had 9 children all born in Carroll Co. VA. Johnson Minter Spence b.1/17/1841 d. 7/24/1907 Pulaski, m. Mahala Turman had 11 children Silas Spence b. 1841-1843 m. Sarah McGrady. Silas enlisted in Confederate Army and was captured in 1864 and was sent to military prison in Louisville, KY. He took the Oath and was released but didn't return home . He returned home once before his father died. He said he had been living in California and supposedly returned there where he raised a family. Susannah Elizabeth b. 1844 m. John Henry Spence. J.H. Spence died in Civil War. They had one son Washington D. Spence. Susannah remarried Asa Reynolds, and had 6 more children. She died 7/18/1877 in Carroll. Isham Spence b. 4/19/1847. He married Mary Frances Mabry Branscome. He died 1/21/1933 in Pulaski Co. VA. He had 8 children. Paulina (Polly) Spence b. 1/18/1849. married William Press Mabry. She died in 1902 in Champaign Co, Ohio. They had 10 children. Eli Jackson Spence aka "Jack" was born 1851. He married 2/24/1870 in Floyd Co. VA to Sarah A. Akers. They had 4 children. Eli later married Mary (Polly) Bolt twice, 7/16/1879 and 12/23/1881 both in Carroll Co. They had 5 children. After Polly's death Eli married 9/28/1921 to Sarah Hazelwood Mason. Eli "Jack" died 1927 in Carroll Co. VA and is buried in the Spence-Quesinberry Cemetery, Dugspur, Carroll Co. VA. John Carroll Spence b. 1852. He married Julia Ann Turman and had 10 children. He married 2nd in 1918 to Rose O'Neal Branscome. Third marriage was 1929 to Charlotte Nester. He had no children from 2nd or 3rd marriages. He died 1933. Joseph T. Spence b. 1854 died before the 1870 census. Martha E. Spence b. 1857 died before the 1870 census. Sheila, back to your line, I'm taking the info from John Lowman of Radford, VA tree # 3939 on CD # 6 Family Tree Maker: Eli "Jack" Spence , had Ennis Lee Spence b. 9/16/1882 who married Dora Dalton and Vinetta Nester. Ennis died 1963. Ennis' brothers and sisters were: Calvin Spence, Alcora Spence, Emma Spence, and Ruth Spence. I don't have his half-siblings names, but they are probably on that CD # 6. Ennis had Kirby Spence ( who was my husband's 4th cousin ), Gracie Spence, Bessie Spence and Gussie Spence, your line, so Gussie was also my hubby's 4th cousin. Kirby was the only boy. One of Kirby's daughters married a optometrist and lives in Waynesboro, VA. Kirby's son James married my 1st cousin on the Burcham side. I hope that helps. Did I answer the questions you asked before I got carried away ? Let me know . Carolyn