William C. Spencer is now the Sheriff of Hillsborough
County, to. which office he wYs nominated by a very flattering-
,majority over several strong opponents in the Democratic prim-
ary. He was, as a matter of course, elected by a practically
unanimous vote. He is proving himself a most excellent offi-i
cer, and is by his administration of this important office
vindicating the wisdom of the people's choice. He is.the third
of the family to hold this office, his father, Thomas K., and.
his grandfather, William Samuel Spencer, having both filled it.
The daughters of Thomas K. and Elizabeth (Parrish) Spencer are
Elizabeth and Pearl. The former married -'. F. Forman. They
have two children, Frederick and an infant. The second daugh-
ter, Pearl, married Hubert E. D. King. They have one child,
Elizabeth.
 Thomas K. Spencer was a printer and an all-round news-
 paper man. He was connected from his earliest years with
 several of the papers published in Tampa, the last of them bo-
 ing the Tampa Tribune, which as in its day the leading news-
 paper of South Florida. After selling his interest in this
 paper he was, at t, election in November, 1892, chosen sher-
 iff of Hillsborough County, an office that he held for eight
 years, retiring on the first of January, 1901. He lived but
 a few months-after this, he and his wife dying within three
 days of each other.
 (7) The seventh child of William Samuel and Emily Aman-
 da (Kendrick) Spencer was Susan, who was born October 14, 1847
 She was married August 8, 1866, to Ferdinand McLeod. They have
 both been dead for many years. They had six children; namely,
 Thomas, Bowie, Ed*ard, Gordon, Marion and Ruth.
 (8) The eighth child of William Samuel and Emily Amanda
 (Kendrick) Spencer is Ellen Martin, who married Dr. Charles
 Lucian Mitchell. Mrs. Mitchell is still living in Tampa. Shei
 was born July 11, 1851. (See Mitchell family.)
 The sixth child of William loseph and Elizabeth (Gardnie )
 pencer was John Basil, who came from Georgia, where he was bon,
 and settled in Madison County, Florida, before the statewas I
 admitted into the Union and while it was still a territory. H,
 Was in the employ of the fie of Partridge & Livingston for a
 short time, after which he formed a partnership with William
 (. Tyson under the name of Tyson & Spencer at Columbas, Flor ,
 Sfterwards moving to White Springs, Florida, where he was en-m
 paged in Mercantile business on his oan account for twenty-f iv
 ears. sHe also operated a large farm there,. in bth of which
 lines he wasa very successful.
 I During the Civil War John Basil Spencer raised a company
 Of Confederate soldiers known as Home Reserves, which was in-
 tendid for the protection of the homes and wives and children