Sketch of George & Robert Spencer, St. Charles County, Missouri

>From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous
sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in 
Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan,
Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876.
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George Spencer married Sally McConnell, of St. Charles County, on
April 14, 1807.  Their marriage certificate was the first that was
issued in St. Charles district under the American government.  The
ceremony was performed by Ebenezer Ayres, a Justice of the Peace.
They settled on the Salt River road, about three miles above St.
Charles, and raised sixteen children.  Robert Spencer, brother of
George, was the first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the
District of St. Charles, receiving his appointment in December,
1804.  He lived on the point below St. Charles, and in 1822 built
the first brick house in that locality.  During the overflow of
1824, the water came up into the second story, and not long after,
the house was set on fire by lightning, and destroyed.  Mrs. Spen-
cer was a very energetic woman.  She milked thirty cows, and made
large quantities of butter and chesse for market.  Wild cats and
catamounts were abunddant in that region, and her cows would some-
times come home with holes eaten in their shoulders by these animals.
The names of Mr. Spencer's children were: Robert Jr., Harriet, Will-
iam, Joseph, Rebecca, John, Sally and Maria.  The girls were all 
well educated, and taught school.  Maria was the only one that marr-
ied. 	

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