Claudius Victor Spencer
Born
Died
Birthplace
Death Place
Born in West Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Relationships
Father
Daniel Spencer, Jr.
Mother
Sophronia Eliza Pomeroy
Baptism
Set Apart as Missionary
1845 (Age 20)
Start Date Details
Started Fall 1845
End Date Details
Ended Winter 1845
Additional Information
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Notes
Set apart by Brigham Young to serve an Express Mission
Called as Missionary
1846 (Age 21)
Start Date Details
Started Circa 1846
End Date Details
End Date Not Found
Additional Information
Location Served
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Notes
Called to go serve with his unlce, Hiram Spencer, from Garden Grove, Iowa, back to Nauvoo, Ilinois, to sell personal property and bring back supplies. They bargained property for 110 head of mixed cattle. His uncle died on the mission while driving the cattle to Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa.
Joined Daniel Spencer/Ira Eldredge Company
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended Between 1847 September 19 – 22
Additional Information
Notes
Claudius initially traveled to the Salt Lake Valley with his father, his cousins, and his wife Maria in the Daniel Spencer/Ira Eldredge Company in 1847.
Called as Missionary
1850 April 8 – 1853 September 19 (Age 26)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1853 September 19
Additional Dates
On 1850 April 19
On 1850 September 14
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Widower
Residence When Called
Utah Territory
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Heber Chase Kimball
Appointed as Company Captain
1853 June 3 – September 17 (Age 29)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1853 September 17
Additional Information
Traveling Group
Georgiana King (22)
Notes
At the end of a mission, he traveled home as Captain of the Claudius V. Spencer Company in 1853 as indicated in Arthur, Hammond, and King sources. He married Louisa Helen King, who was traveling in his company.
Joined Rescue Companies
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1856 December 15
Notes
In the winter of 1856 he participated in the rescue effort to bring in emigrants stranded on the plains of Wyoming.
Set Apart as Missionary
1860 September 22 – 1861 August 22 (Age 36)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1861 August 22
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
37th
Location Served
England
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Joined Company Unknown
Start Date Details
Started Circa 1861
End Date Details
Ended Circa 1861 September
Notes
In 1861 he was a returning missionary from England. Further research is needed to identify the name of the company he traveled with on that return trip.
Appointed as Company Captain
1864 – 1864 October 6 (Age 39)
Start Date Details
Started Circa 1864
End Date Details
Ended 1864 October 6
Notes
In 1864 he traveled with the Sharp and Spencer Freight Train.
Set Apart as Missionary
1876 January 4 – April 7 (Age 51)