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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 7 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1887.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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JAMES W. SPENCER, a farmer and stock grower of Gallatin County, Ky., was born September 3, 1834. His father, Edward Spencer, a native of Kentucky, was born in 1796; was a farmer, and married Lucy Moore, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Moore, of Virginia, who bore him three sons and six daughters, of whom the subject of this sketch is the eighth child. Edward Spencer, the paternal grandfather of James W., a native of Virginia, settled in Gallatin County where he died. James W. Spencer was educated in the common schools of Gallatin County; has always been a farmer, and now owns 165 acres of well cultivated land. November 28, 1882, he married Lelia Ruddell, of Gallatin County, daughter of James C. and Ann Ruddell. One son and one daughter were born to this union: Charles C. and Lucy M. Mr. Spencer is a Democrat, and a member of the Christian Church.

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This family biography is one of 39 biographies included in the Gallatin County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 7 published in 1887 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 7

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