Military Service: Co. K, 8th Kentucky Infantry
Burial: Hatton Creek, Powell Co., Kentucky
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1850 Federal Census, State of Kentucky

Owsley Co.

dwelling 165, family 165

Spencer, Gulman age 26, male, occupation: farmer, real estate value: $40 0, place of birth: Virginia
Pheby age 25, female, place of birth: Virginia
Jacob age 6, male, place of birth: Kentucky
Jane age 4, female, place of birth: Kentucky
Matilda age 2, female, place of birth: Kentucky
Elizabeth age 3 months, female, place of birth: Kentucky

1860 Federal Census, State of Kentucky

Proctor P.O., Owsley Co.

dwelling 623, family 632

Spencer, Goolsman age 33, male, occupation: farmer, real estate value $100 0, personal property value $1600, place of birth: Virginia
Phebe Ann age 27, female, place of birth: Virginia
Jacob C. age 16, male, occupation: farmer, place of birth: Kentucky
Sarah J. age 13, female, place of birth: Kentucky
Matilda age 11, female, place of birth: Kentucky
Elizabeth age 9, female, place of birth: Kentucky
Moses age 7, male, place of birth: Kentucky
William age 6, male, place of birth: Kentucky
Phebe age 4, female, place of birth: Kentucky

1870 Federal Census, State of Kentucky

Thomas Precinct, Lee Co.

dwelling 55, family 55

Spencer, Goolman, age 46, male, white, occupation farmer, real estate val ue $400, personal property value $400, place of birth Virginia
Phebe, age 44, female, white, occupation keeping house, place of birth Vir ginia
Moses, age 18, male, white, place of birth Kentucky
William, age 16, male, white, place of birth Kentucky
Hannah, age 12, female, white, place of birth Kentucky
Emmanuel, age 4, male, white, place of birth Kentucky
Anthony, age 2, male, white, place of birth Kentucky
Gum, Poly, age 23, female, white, occupaton house keeper, place of birth K entucky
Shoemaker, Phebe, age 83, white, female, place of birth Virginia

1880 Federal Census, State of Kentucky

District 59, Lee Co.

dwelling 377, family 377

Spencer, Gulman, white, male, age 53, occupation farmer, place of birth Vi rginia
Phebe, white, female, age 53, wife, occupation keeping house, place of bir th Virginia
Emanuel, white, male, age 16, son, occupation works on farm, place of bir th Kentucky
Anthony, white, male, age 14, son, occupation works on farm, place of bir th Kentucky

Civil War Pension Records:

Goolman Spencer - Corporal, Co. K, 8th Regiment Kentucky
Mustered in - 26 November 1861 at Lebanon, Kentucky
Honorably Discharged - 30 July, 1863
Reason for discharge - pulmonitis secondary to "sunstroke" received on a m arch between Mufresborough Tennessee and Sparta Tennessee about August 1 5, 1862.
Per pension application, Goolman Spencer never completely recovered from t he pulmonary condition and was unable to perform manual labor to earn a li ving.