Hillbilly Deadtime Stories Ep 30 The Legend of Gilbert Spencer

Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast

Jerry Paulley

Natural Sciences, Science, Religion & Spirituality, History

4.7 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Living in Kentucky, I have been blessed to have heard so many great local stories involving the paranormal, UFOs, Cryptids or at the very least stories that were basically unexplainable. Some are very well known such as the horrific suffering that went on in Waverly Hills Sanatorium while it was a fully functional tuberculosis hospital. The tales of hauntings since its closing are known world-wide. Of course, the same can be said of Bobby Mackey’s Music World, dubbed the worlds most haunted nightclub. There are other stories that are well renowned, such as the Pope Lick Monster, a half man, half goat creature that lures you to a active train track, sometimes resulting in death. This Goatman will be the subject of its own episode very soon. Kentucky, like most other states, have hundreds of lesser-known legends…one of which is the legend of Gilbert Spencer Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Living in Kentucky, I've been blessed to have heard so many great local stories involving
0:28.0	the paranormal, UFOs, cryptids, or at the very least stories that were basically unexplainable.
0:35.5	Some are very well known, such as the horrific suffering that went on in Waverly Hills,
0:39.6	Sanatorium, while it was a fully functional tuberculosis hospital. The tales of haunting since
0:45.6	its closing are known worldwide. Of course, the same can be said of Bobby Mackie's music world,
0:52.2	dubbed the world's most haunted nightclub. There are other stories that are well renowned,
0:58.4	such as the public monster, a half-man, half-goat creature that lures you to an active train track,
1:05.2	sometimes resulting in death. The goat man will be the subject of its own episode very soon.
1:12.2	Kentucky, like most other states, has hundreds of lesser known legends, one of which is the legend
1:19.1	of Gilbert Spencer.
1:49.1	Even though the Civil War was 150 years ago, there are still old timers in Kentucky who
2:14.6	have stories to tell from that time. Most of these have been passed on through parents and grandparents.
2:21.7	The story of Gilbert Spencer is one of the most popular in the mountains of eastern Kentucky.
2:27.6	During the Civil War, many men from the area left to fight, some for the north, some for the south.
2:34.1	Many boys that were 17 years of age were also caught upon to fight. That was the case with
2:39.6	Carolyn Spencer's family. She had a husband and three sons. In 1862, her husband Jim left to
2:47.2	join the Confederate forces. Her two older sons William and Elias soon joined him to fight for the south.
2:55.0	This left Carolyn alone with her 13-year-old son Gilbert to work the farm and would his now Sandy Ridge.
3:01.9	It was a difficult task but through their hard work, they managed to keep the farm going during
3:06.4	their absence. Things would take a horrific turn in the summer of 1864. During the Civil War,
3:15.2	it was not uncommon for troops from the north and the south to raid homes and farms and still whatever
3:20.2	they wanted from these places. This was usually because the robbers knew that in most cases that there
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