Spencer name?

[bmcgill]

This is a good one for you Tracey. I went to visit a second cousin today in Louisville, KY and we looked at old pictures as far back as the 1830's on tin plate. Didn't know there was such a thing. Anyway, I didn't know till today that I am related to at least half of Washington County, Indiana. The name Spencer was one of the first to come to Indiana. Just wondered if the name Spencer was a made up name in Spencer's Mountain or based on any family name or anything.

[Tracey]

The Waltons was based on the TV movie The Homecoming which was based on his novel of the same name.

Warner Bros bought the rights to his best selling novel Spencers Mountains which was loosely based on Hamners life and family.

The Waltons, set in Virginia, was much closer to his real life.

Hopefully this will help you.

[virginiagirl]

I believe that Spencer was the actual maiden name of Mr. Hamner's grandmother.

[Tracey]

Jun 18, 2010 5:48:24 GMT -5 virginiagirl said:

I believe that Spencer was the actual maiden name of Mr. Hamner's grandmother.

Her name is Susan Henry Spencer Hamner (1890-1963).

[bmcgill]

Thanks Tracey and Virginiagirl. That is interesting. I like to look at old pictures and information about the family tree. Who knows, might be related somehow but I'd have to dig into it deaper.

[dfnmeows44]

Yesterday on a radio program I heard how a news-weekly from the 1950s had one of its articles removed
because it contained an error. Could this have happened also on The Waltons?
Let me explain---
Mary Ellen was about to Marry David Spencer.

Could it have been that David Spencer was actually a cousin?
When this discrepency was found the writers re-wrote the script to introduce Curt Willard
to Mary Ellen.
Maybe someone from the show, such as eringirl who destroyed Curt's letter because she did not want the
marriage spoiled, may post here and let us know what went on behind the scenes!