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John Henry Spicer

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Birth	:	6 Sep 1857 Mount Forest, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
Death	:	29 Apr 1944 Lemmon, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Morristown Cemetery, Morristown, Corson County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.9413290, -101.7066460
Description	:	The Leader, Lemmon, South Dakota, date unknown J. H. Spicer, pioneer builder and rancher of the western Dakotas for 51 years, is dead. The summons came to the grand old gentleman at the Lemmon hospital at 7 a.m. Sunday following an illness of three months. Death was due to age infirmities. He was in his 87th year. Until his last illness he had enjoyed the best of health. Since moving to Lemmon in 1936, he had lived at his home on South Main Street. Funeral services were held from the Presbyterian church at Morristown Wednesday at 2... Read More	The Leader, Lemmon, South Dakota, date unknown J. H. Spicer, pioneer builder and rancher of the western Dakotas for 51 years, is dead. The summons came to the grand old gentleman at the Lemmon hospital at 7 a.m. Sunday following an illness of three months. Death was due to age infirmities. He was in his 87th year. Until his last illness he had enjoyed the best of health. Since moving to Lemmon in 1936, he had lived at his home on South Main Street. Funeral services were held from the Presbyterian church at Morristown Wednesday at 2 p.m. The rites were largely attended by friends whose associations with the pioneer cattleman dated back over half a century. Reverend Martin Hyink pastor of Spencer Memorial Presbyterian church of Lemmon officiated at the services. Pall bearers, chosen from among close friends were Guy Chesrown, Clyde Palmer, Joe Chesrown, J. G. Striegel, S. L. Tysdale and F. C. Casey. Burial was made in the Morristown cemetery by the grave of his wife who passed away in 1931. John Henry Spicer was born at Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada, September 06, 1857. He received his education and grew to young manhood in his native land. After completing his schooling he learned his trade of a stone mason. He was married in Ontario, January 08, 1890, to Mary (Agnes) J. Smith of Holstein, that province. Three years later they came to the United States. They located at Winona, North Dakota, across the river from Fort Yates which was then known as one of the strongest army posts in the middle west. For a number of years he was employed at the fort in construction work. Among his many achievements was the building of the Skyrock monument which still stands at the Sioux county seat. At Winona also, tragedy cast its shadow. One morning in 1897 he went to the homestead of his brother, Thomas, north of that city to find that the family had been massacred by the Indians during the night. Six members lay dead. Only two escaped, one of whom is still living. The troops took up the trail of the guilty band and they were soon brought to justice at Fort Yates. His brother had been a missionary to the Indians since locating on the homestead near Winona. In 1903, Mr. Spicer broght (sic) the family across the Missouri River to locate on a ranch on the Cedar River in Grant County north of Watauga. There he was active in the development of the area and conducted his operations on a large scale for more than a quarter of a century. In 1928, he retired and with Mrs. Spicer, established their home in Morristown. For seven years following her death he continued to live there. In 1938 he came to Lemmon to be near his daughter, Mrs. O. B. Anderson. During his residence in Grant County he took a prominent part in public affairs. For many years he served as township and school district official. Surviving relatives include three daughters, Mrs. O. B. Anderson of Lemmon, Mrs. John Percy, Pine City, Minnesota, and Mrs. Lyle Sutliff; one son, Chas Spicer, Watauga; nine grandchildren; and nine great grandchilden. Transcribed by Mike Peterson.

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John Henry Spicer's memorial is located at: Morristown Cemetery, Morristown, Corson County, USA.
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John Henry Spicer death on 29 Apr 1944 in Lemmon, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 45.9413290
Longitude: -101.7066460

Family Members:

Parent

John Spicer

(1829 - 1906)

Mary Susanna Court Spicer

(1828 - 1908)

Spouse

Agnes Jane Smith Spicer

(1862 - 1934)

Siblings

Thomas Stephen Spicer

(1850 - 1897)

James Spicer

(1867 - 1937)

Children

Robert W Spicer

(1897 - 1925)

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Coordinate: 45.9413290, -101.7066460

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7. Saint Bonaventure Cemetery
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8. McIntosh Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.9328003, -102.1568985

14. Zoar Methodist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 46.2351456, -102.0086899

15. Pilgerheim Cemetery
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Coordinate: 46.2206001, -102.0400009

16. Saint Vincent Cemetery
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Coordinate: 46.2855988, -101.5171967

17. Fleak Cemetery
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Coordinate: 46.2703018, -101.9558029

18. Little Brown Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.7443337, -101.2433902

19. North Lemmon Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.9959900, -102.2458800

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22. Spring Butte Cemetery
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23. Hugh Glass Memorial
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Coordinate: 45.7402900, -102.2319500

24. Petrel Cemetery
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