CHARLES W. SPENCER was born April 13, 1850, in Tioga County, N. Y. In 1869 he came to Kentucky, and settled in Webster County. He followed the carpenter's trade, also farming, until 1881, when he opened a small store, with a capital of less than $100. His trade has since rapidly increased, and he now carries a stock of about $2,000. He is postmaster, having been appointed in 1879. He was married, in 1874, to Miss Mary A. Curlee, of Webster County, Ky. This union has been blessed with five children, of whom one son and one daughter are living.
Source: J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin, & G. C. Kniffin. Kentucky. A History of the State. Louisville, KY, Chicago, IL: Battey, 1885. Page 1049.