Washington County KSArchives - Spenceville Cemetery in Hanover, Kansas ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Richard Williams Lives in Weatherford, Texas ************************************************ Spenceville Cemeter Hanover, Washington County, Kansas Spenceville Cemetery is located on mile north and four miles northeast of Hanover, Washington County, Kansas. The cemetery is in a field on a hill on the farm of Otto Neiman. Canvassed by Joan Abercrombie, Betty Scheetz, Donna Wyman, and Lucille Zabokrtsky. No date on survey. Submitted by Richard Williams on October 12, 2009. HISTORY This cemetery is called Spenceville or Dunnick Cemetery. The Elliott Family homsteaded here. Dunnick owned this land in the 1800's when diphtheria claimed all the familie's children. They are buried here. This poem is written on the first tombstone as you enter the cemetery. Remember friends as you pass by, As you are now so once were we, As we are now you must be, prepared for death and follow us. ELLIOTT James died Sept 17, 1865 72 yrs 1 mos 5 dys a soldier in the Battle of Tippecanoe Nancy A his wife died Feb 2, 1875 76 yrs 11 mos 4 dys SHELDON Mary M 1848-1870 Willie died age 6 years DUNNICK Elizabeth A, wife of J. died Oct 15, 1878 - 61yrs 7m 4dys John died Aug 27, 1876 62yrs 4mos 16dys Eunice died Nov 5, 1880 41ys 4mos Clair V 1903-1972 William Jasper 1860-1923 Ella M 1872-1923 G. F. 1838 no date of death Co C 42Ind Civil War Vet Eunice his wife 1839-1880 Their Children Southey 1863-1888 George 1864-1866 Rosella 1868-1891 Francis 1870-1871 Harvey 1876-1881 Nora 1880-1880 POWLS Lyman P son of L W & S died Nov 5, 1878 2yrs 8mos 22dys