Freestone County, Texas Obituaries Fairfield Recorder - 15 Nov 1901 issue Death of Mart Spencer News was received here Wednesday of the death of Mr. Mart Spencer, of the Young community, which occurred the preceding night [12 Nov 1901]. Mr. Spencer was the son of Constable Ben Spencer, of Young, and was about 22 years of age, and bore the reputation of being a moral, upright young man, who will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Death was caused by a slow fever. His remains were interred in the Rehoboth cemetery Wednesday evening, Rev. E. J. Brown officiating.