History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 768. [Nicholas County] [Carlisle City and Precinct] JAMES SPENCER, farmer, P. O. Carlisle, first saw the light of this world at Stony Point Church, Bourbon County, Nov. 10, 1799. His father, William Spencer, a native of Maryland, settled at the above named place at a very early date. His mother was Mary Tellett, a Virginian, who gave birth to six children, three sons and three daughters: William H., in Fort Scott, Kansas; Mrs. Nancy Norton of Nicholas, and the subject of our sketch, are living. Mr. Spencer received a very limited education, walking a long way through the woods to accept the very meager advantages which surrounded him at that early day. He staid [sic] with his father, working on the farm until about thirty years of age. On Nov. 10, 1830, in Clark County, Ky., (where his parents had lived for many years), he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Chevis, who was born in Caroline County, Va., July 21, 1811, to Henry and Patsey (Minor) Chevis of that State. Soon after marriage, or in May 1831, Mr. Spencer came to his present home, where he has since resided, engaged in general farming and stock raising. By his marriage there were thirteen children born: Laura died at twenty-three years of age; William in Bourbon County; Patsey, wife of Benjamin I. Taul, residing in Clay County, Mo.; Mary, wife of James Terry in Nicholas; Sarah, wife of Burton Terry, at Flat Rock; Nancy, wife of Robert Hamilton in Clay Co., Mo.; John, in Nicholas, married Prather; Louisa, widow of James H. Burroughs, had one child; Maud A.; Betsey and Kate, at home; Rhoda, wife of James Donnell of Bourbon; Alice wife of Joseph Huffstetter of Nicholas; Jennie, wife of Frank Huffstetter on Cane Ridge. Twelve children and parents are members of the Christian Church at Carlisle. Democratic, politically; interested in education, advancement of religion and public improvements. Spencer Tellett Norton Chevis Minor Taul Terry Hamilton Burroughs Donnell Huffstetter = Bourbon-KY Clark-KY Caroline-VA Clay-MO VA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/nicholas/spencer.j.txt