Isi it possible that William was the brother of John Spencer's wife, thus really his brother-in-law?
An interesting problem presents itself. In the 1880 census taken in
June for Halifax County, William P. Spencer age 8 appears as the
brother of the head of household, John W. Spencer age 45. The
household includes his sister Malinda age 26, and his brother (?)
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