Dorcas James Spencer

[2] Dorcas James Barber was born in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, on January 7, 1841.

Dorcas had several older siblings including: George, Charles, Phebe, Joseph, Gardiner, and Edward.

[4] She was continuously engaged in the temperance movement from its inception, having filled various responsible positions, becoming a specialist in several lines and proficient in many.

training schools in all the State unions) in California, holding that position until 1909.

[5] Spencer was one of the seven stockholders who constituted the first Board of Directors of the Pacific Ensign, the State W.C.T.U.

When the Union Signal suffered a financial stress, Spencer voluntarily relinquished the compensation she had been receiving, and made her letters a gift to the official National W.C.T.U.

[10] They had six children: Annie, William, Charles, Gardner, Frederick, and Franklin.