Biography of M. B. SPICER, DeWitt County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Earliene Kaelin Source: People from the Histories 1882 History M. B. SPICER Among the successful farmers of De Witt county must be placed M. B. Spicer, who after many years of toil and hardship has retired to enjoy a merited quiet. He was born in Clark county, Indiana, July 12, 1820; his parents were Upshur and Nancy Spicer. They came to Indiana from Delaware. Upshur combined cabinetmaking with farming. His father,in turn was Lemuel Spicer, who came to Sangamon county, Illinois, in the spring of 1833; his son Upshur and family followed in the fall of the same year, and located about ten miles southeast of Springfield. Minos obtained a common-school education in Indiana. He came to De Witt county in 1854. Whilst yet in Sangamon county he was united in marriage to Miss Marl Miller, February 13, 1851. By this marriage there have been ten children, four of whom are living. In 1874 Mr. Spicer retired from his farm in Tunbridge township, to Clinton, primarily to give his children, three sons and a daughter, a better opportunity for obtaining an education. Politically, he is a Democrat; has never sought office, but has represented his fellow-men as supervisor, as road commissioner and as school director; he is an active member of the Masonic Order. His wife is a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Spicer the good will of all As a citizen, he is upright, and although possessed of considerable means, unostentatious. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Earliene Kaelin