Hopkins Co., TX - Biography - James Spencer


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BIOGRAPHY OF JAMES SPENCER

J. M. Spencer was born in the state of Tennessee in the year 1833. At the age
of twenty-five years he married Miss Tennessee Davis and immediately migrated
to the state of Texas. He is the father of seven boys, all of whom are grown
men and worthy citizens of Hopkins County - sober, moral, debt-paying, honest
men, credit to themselves and an honor to their aged parents. Mr. Spencer lost
his first companion by an unfortunate accident. Her clothing caught on fire
while she was engaged in soap making; she being alone at her home at the time
of this gruesome and deplorable affair. She was an affectionate wife and a
devoted mother. He subsequently married Mrs. Miranda McDougal, a woman blessed
with a good share of common sense, a lady of refinement and taste. Mr. Spencer
is a planter and stock-raiser, a man of sound judgment in all matters, a
consistent member of the Christian church, and a splendid citizen of Hopkins
County.

SOURCE: Early History of Hopkins County Texas - E. B. Fleming, Publisher 1902
P. 148 - 149

Transcribed by Pat Howard