| Marker Number |
9343 |
| Atlas Number |
5491009343 |
| Marker Title |
William O. Spencer |
| Index Entry |
Spencer, William O. |
| Address |
Liberty Hill Cemetery, off SH 29, 2 mi. W |
| City |
Liberty Hill vicinity |
| County |
Williamson |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
601992 |
| UTM Northing |
3409720 |
| Subject Codes |
post office; religious leaders; Presbyterian denomination; pioneers |
| Marker Year |
1994 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Libery Hill Cemetery (old section), off SH 29, 2 miles west of Liberty Hill |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
(September 2, 1810 - September 20, 1896) Illinois native William O. Spencer moved to Bastrop County, Texas, with his wife, Amy Wilcoxen, in 1847. In 1853, Amy died and Spencer settled on the frontier in Williamson County. He named the Liberty Hill post office he had persuaded U. S. Senator Thomas J. Rusk to establish and served as its first postmaster. As an ordained minister he served Baptist congregations in several counties. His home in Liberty Hill operated as the Spencer Hotel from the early 1870s until 1884. Recorded - 1994 |
