Past and present of Greene County Missouri; early and recent history and genealogical records of many of the representative citizens . th Carolina, who emigrated to southeastern Mis-souri in an early day and located on a farm. His wifes parents died whenshe was (juite \Oung. Mr. Sjiencer grew to manhood on the farm in his native county, amidthe rugged scenes of the early days, and he worked hard when a boy. Hiserlucation was somewhat limited, but he improved such opportunities ashe had and studied at night by the light from the open fireplace at June 3, 1852, at the age of fourteen yea
Past and present of Greene County Missouri; early and recent history and genealogical records of many of the representative citizens . th Carolina, who emigrated to southeastern Mis-souri in an early day and located on a farm. His wifes parents died whenshe was (juite \Oung. Mr. Sjiencer grew to manhood on the farm in his native county, amidthe rugged scenes of the early days, and he worked hard when a boy. Hiserlucation was somewhat limited, but he improved such opportunities ashe had and studied at night by the light from the open fireplace at June 3, 1852, at the age of fourteen years, he arrived in Greene county,Missouri, and settled in Franklin township on a farm which he developedand ke|3t well improved and here he carried on general farming for a periodof fifty-four years and ranked among the best farmers of the served the people of Franklin township as justice of the peace for aperiod of thirty-two years and it stands to his credit to add that duringthat protracted period he never had a decision reversed at the hands of ahigher tribunal. This would indicate that he had a sound knowledge of. MR. AMI MItS. J. D. SPEXCKU. GREENE COUNTY, MlSSOfUI. 889 the basic principles of tlie law and that he dealt fairly with all who camebefore him to settle their differences, his decisions being unbiased and satis-factory to all concerned. And his long retention of the office would alsoindicate that the people reposed in him the utmost confidence and held himin the highest esteem. Mr. Spencer was married in this county on December 5, 1869, to MaryE. Wallace, who was born near Cave Spring, Missouri, in the northernpart of Greene county, and there reared to womanhood, and was educatedin the common schools, and, although her education was limited, she wasstudious and was enabled to teach three terms of subscription school in hercommunity wlicn a young woman. She is a daughter of Jeptha and NancyWallace, natives of North Carolina, from which state the_\ emig
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