Spencer
A tribute to Memory of Dr. Spencer by R. C. Horn 1914
B. F. Spencer was born in Lounds county, Alabama, near Letohatchie, in 1852. When eight years old he moved with his parents to Jasper county, Mississippi, near the town of Paulding, in 1860. His education was begun in the common schools until his 15th year of life. He attended one year at Mt. Sterling, Alabama and one year at Mississippi College at Clinton, Mississippi. Here he was a schoolmate of Dr. E. E. King, pastor of the first Baptist Church of McKinney, who in a letter to Mrs. Spencer says: "I should have been pleased to have been present at his burial to pay to his worthy memory; a tribute especially of his worthy young manhood when we were together at Mississippi College at Clinton, Mississippi. He was a manly young man, kind and courteous, had a host of friends in College; was a good student. He was full of Noble influences and radiant hope and had large plans for the future. He had a brother and a cousin in College for a season at the same time-- a fine trio of young men, of noble parentage."
He finished his literary education at Murfreesboro, Tennessee. His medical education was gained in the Medical Department of the University of Kentucky, from which he graduated in 1874. He began practice in Fulton, Kentucky. He came to Texas and located at Weston in 1876, where he has practiced for about 38 years. He was then 24 years old and still single. In 1884 he was married to Miss Alla Hubbard, the only child of Dr. Moses Hubbard and wife of Cottage Hill. She was an educated and refined Christian lady, and had great influence over the Doctor. She was a delicate flower and lived only five years after their marriage. She had no children. In 1892 Doctor Spencer was again married, this time to Miss Cora Sutton, a cousin of his first wife and niece of her mother. Mrs. Hubbard. She is also a refined and educated Christian lady, who was a blessing to her husband. Two children were born to this union. One, Mrs Alla Hubbard Spencer is now Mrs. Spencer Farnsworth and has one child. The other, Frank Sutton Spencer, is at home with his mother. In early life Dr. Spencer was a member of the M. E. Church, South, but after his marriage, he united with the Christian church at Corinth where Dr. and Mrs, Hubbard belonged and where his first wife was baptized by the writer when she was 14 years old. Being at Weston on the afternoon of the 24th inst. I called to see the Doctor and shook hands with him. I did not think then that this was a final good bye for this life. On the 25th before sunset his life closed. It was the close of a busy and very useful life.
Owing to continued showers on Thursday the interment did not take place until Friday. I made an effort to go Thursday, but was rained in and did not know that the burial was postponed until Friday. They failed in an effort to get me on Friday. I regret not getting word as I could have gone on that day.
Dr. Spencer was a true Southern gentleman ad while he was only nine years old when the war began, he always believed in the justness of the cause of the South and had great respect for all Confederate veterans. ...
When Dr. Spencer came to Weston about 39 years ago, he found only a village but a fairly thickly settled country around it. The larger part of the practice had been done by Dr. John Stogdill, who had died a year or perhaps ___ before Dr. Spencer arrived. The practice of a physician at that time covered a large territory, and their mode of travel was on horseback. East of Weston at Old Mantua was Drs. Lesley, Lair and Lacy, but their practice did not often extend West of East Fork. West across Honey Creek was Drs. Moses Hubbard and Rubottom. South there was no physician located nearer than McKinney; while North it was several miles to one. He thus had an open field....
Other physicians came and went but Dr. Spencer continued his practice until sickness and death removed him.. His extensive practice was trying on what seemed a strong constitution. He told me that when there was much sickness he had been up at night so long that he could not sleep except on put himself to sleep by a little chloroform. Had he not been an extra good physician he could not have held the same field for 39 years. He will be missed by many families when in need of medical advice. He out-lived nearly all of those who were his first patients.
The sympathy of all will be felt for this dear wife and mother and her children in this dark hour.
B. F. Spencer was born in Lounds county, Alabama, near Letohatchie, in 1852. When eight years old he moved with his parents to Jasper county, Mississippi, near the town of Paulding, in 1860. His education was begun in the common schools until his 15th year of life. He attended one year at Mt. Sterling, Alabama and one year at Mississippi College at Clinton, Mississippi. Here he was a schoolmate of Dr. E. E. King, pastor of the first Baptist Church of McKinney, who in a letter to Mrs. Spencer says: "I should have been pleased to have been present at his burial to pay to his worthy memory; a tribute especially of his worthy young manhood when we were together at Mississippi College at Clinton, Mississippi. He was a manly young man, kind and courteous, had a host of friends in College; was a good student. He was full of Noble influences and radiant hope and had large plans for the future. He had a brother and a cousin in College for a season at the same time-- a fine trio of young men, of noble parentage."
He finished his literary education at Murfreesboro, Tennessee. His medical education was gained in the Medical Department of the University of Kentucky, from which he graduated in 1874. He began practice in Fulton, Kentucky. He came to Texas and located at Weston in 1876, where he has practiced for about 38 years. He was then 24 years old and still single. In 1884 he was married to Miss Alla Hubbard, the only child of Dr. Moses Hubbard and wife of Cottage Hill. She was an educated and refined Christian lady, and had great influence over the Doctor. She was a delicate flower and lived only five years after their marriage. She had no children. In 1892 Doctor Spencer was again married, this time to Miss Cora Sutton, a cousin of his first wife and niece of her mother. Mrs. Hubbard. She is also a refined and educated Christian lady, who was a blessing to her husband. Two children were born to this union. One, Mrs Alla Hubbard Spencer is now Mrs. Spencer Farnsworth and has one child. The other, Frank Sutton Spencer, is at home with his mother. In early life Dr. Spencer was a member of the M. E. Church, South, but after his marriage, he united with the Christian church at Corinth where Dr. and Mrs, Hubbard belonged and where his first wife was baptized by the writer when she was 14 years old. Being at Weston on the afternoon of the 24th inst. I called to see the Doctor and shook hands with him. I did not think then that this was a final good bye for this life. On the 25th before sunset his life closed. It was the close of a busy and very useful life.
Owing to continued showers on Thursday the interment did not take place until Friday. I made an effort to go Thursday, but was rained in and did not know that the burial was postponed until Friday. They failed in an effort to get me on Friday. I regret not getting word as I could have gone on that day.
Dr. Spencer was a true Southern gentleman ad while he was only nine years old when the war began, he always believed in the justness of the cause of the South and had great respect for all Confederate veterans. ...
When Dr. Spencer came to Weston about 39 years ago, he found only a village but a fairly thickly settled country around it. The larger part of the practice had been done by Dr. John Stogdill, who had died a year or perhaps ___ before Dr. Spencer arrived. The practice of a physician at that time covered a large territory, and their mode of travel was on horseback. East of Weston at Old Mantua was Drs. Lesley, Lair and Lacy, but their practice did not often extend West of East Fork. West across Honey Creek was Drs. Moses Hubbard and Rubottom. South there was no physician located nearer than McKinney; while North it was several miles to one. He thus had an open field....
Other physicians came and went but Dr. Spencer continued his practice until sickness and death removed him.. His extensive practice was trying on what seemed a strong constitution. He told me that when there was much sickness he had been up at night so long that he could not sleep except on put himself to sleep by a little chloroform. Had he not been an extra good physician he could not have held the same field for 39 years. He will be missed by many families when in need of medical advice. He out-lived nearly all of those who were his first patients.
The sympathy of all will be felt for this dear wife and mother and her children in this dark hour.
