Biographical Sketch of James D. Spencer, Greene County, Missouri, Franklin Township >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** This gentleman is the son of Andrew J. and Christiana (James) Spencer, and was born September 20, 1838, in Cape Girardeau county, Missouri. His father is a native of North Carolina, and is now living in Barton county, Missouri. His mother died October 12, 1864. They had six children, three boys and three girls, James D. being the oldest. When he was quite young his parents moved to Platte county, Mo., and in June, 1852, came to Greene county, and settled on section 32, township 31, range 21, Franklin township. Mr. Spencer was educated in the com- mon schools of Platte and Greene counties. During the war he served for a time under captain Gately. He was elected justice of the peace for Franklin township upon the Republican ticket in 1874, and re- elected in 1878 and 1882. Squire Spencer was married December 5, 1869 to Miss Mary E., daughter of Jeptha Wallace. She is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. During the time the squire has been justice of the peace he has discharged the duties of his office impart- ially, and no one stands higher in the regard of the good people of Greene. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================