​William O. Spencer
​(September 2, 1810 - September 20, 1896)

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Marker Text: ​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 Liberty Hill operated as the Spence Hotel from the early 1870s until 1884. (1994)

Marker No: 9343

Grave Marker

Geographic: 30.816210, -97.933708

Location: ​Liberty Hill Cemetery (old section), off SH 29, 2 miles west of Liberty Hill