The News at Whittier, Calif., under date of April 11, gives the following account of the life of Mrs. Mary Dunn Spencer, formerly of Beatrice, who passed away recently at her home at Whittier:
Mrs. Mary Dunn Spencer was born May 5, 1866, at Lisbon, Ill., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Sutherland. Soon after her birth the family removed to Greenleaf, Kas., and later to Nebraska, where the deceased was married in 1882 to Richard Payson Dunn. Ten children were born to this union, four of whom preceded their mother in deah.
Mr. and Mrs. Dunn and their family came to Whittier in 1919, Mr. Dunn passing away in 1920. He was a member of Rosecrans Post No. 182, G. A. R.
In 1925, Mrs. Dunn became the wife of Charles Spencer, who passed away three years later at their home in Pomona.
Surviving the deceased are six children: Warren Dunn of Fairbury, David Dunn of Norwalk, Eleanor Dunn Mueller of Norwalk, Ivan W. Dunn of Whittier, Earl Dunn of Norwalk, and Dr. Arlo Dunn of Omaha, Neb.
Three sisters and one brother also survive, Mrs. Clara Nuzman of Tacoma, Wash., Mrs. Ella M. Landers of LaGrande, Ore., Mrs. Adeline Raymond of Pendleton, Ore. Besides these, numerous relatives and pioneer friends from Nebraska mourn her loss, as well as one brother-in-law, James Raymond of Los Angeles, a Civil War veteran 94 years of age.
Funeral services for Mrs. Spencer were conducted by Rev. W. C. Cheverton of the Christian church, assisted by Rev. H. D. Zimmerman, an old family friend.
Mrs. Spencer was a member of Arbutus Rebekah lodge, Women's Reilef corps no. 82, chapter member of Daughter of Union Veterans of the Civil War, charter member of American War Mothers, member of the auxilary to the American Legion, Lyra Chapter Easter Star, Service club, Post-office club, and Legion of Foreign Wars. She was also a past president of the auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
[Beatrice Daily Sun, Beatrice Nebraska, Mon 30 Apr 1934, pg 5]
Daughter of David Sutherland, a Civil War veteran with Co. B 36th Ill Inf., and his second wife, Louisa Adelia Balcom.
Sister of Fremont Sutherland, John C Fremont Sutherland, Clara I Nuzman, Ella Landers, Lewis D Sutherland , *Mary J Dunn Spencer, Rachel Adeline Raymond
Half-sister of (from her father's first wife, Minerva): Martha Sutherland, Mathias K Sutherland, Lydia Munger, Ira Sutherland, Alice Raymond, and Hulda Parker
She lived in Waterville, Lincoln township, Washington County, Kansas in 1870 and 1875
Married Richard Payson Dunn on 7 Mar 1883 in Washington, Kansas
He was a Civil War Veteran with F Co 37th Wis Inf
They lived in Hollenberg, Washington County, Kansas during the 1895 Kansas Census, then moved to Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska before the 1900 US Census.
Married Charles William Spencer on 29 Aug 1924 at Santa Ana, California
He died at Claremont on 31 August 1927
Children:
Warren W Dunn 30 Oct 1883 Hollenberg, Kansas-22 Dec 1920
Alice Dunn Oct 1885
David Arthur Dunn 5 Feb 1888-30 Sep 1963
Elynor "Ella" Maude Dunn Mueller 19 Apr 1890-14 Feb 1958
Ivan William Dunn 5 Oct 1892-7 May 1973
Earl Sutherland Dunn 6 Apr 1896-20 Feb 1980
Arlo Mathias Dunn, DDS 28 Nov 1898-26 Apr 1978
Lewis F Dunn 27 Apr 1901-4 Apr 1916 (buried in Beatrice Nebraska, Cenotaph at Whittier Calif
Mrs. Mary Dunn Spencer was born May 5, 1866, at Lisbon, Ill., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Sutherland. Soon after her birth the family removed to Greenleaf, Kas., and later to Nebraska, where the deceased was married in 1882 to Richard Payson Dunn. Ten children were born to this union, four of whom preceded their mother in deah.
Mr. and Mrs. Dunn and their family came to Whittier in 1919, Mr. Dunn passing away in 1920. He was a member of Rosecrans Post No. 182, G. A. R.
In 1925, Mrs. Dunn became the wife of Charles Spencer, who passed away three years later at their home in Pomona.
Surviving the deceased are six children: Warren Dunn of Fairbury, David Dunn of Norwalk, Eleanor Dunn Mueller of Norwalk, Ivan W. Dunn of Whittier, Earl Dunn of Norwalk, and Dr. Arlo Dunn of Omaha, Neb.
Three sisters and one brother also survive, Mrs. Clara Nuzman of Tacoma, Wash., Mrs. Ella M. Landers of LaGrande, Ore., Mrs. Adeline Raymond of Pendleton, Ore. Besides these, numerous relatives and pioneer friends from Nebraska mourn her loss, as well as one brother-in-law, James Raymond of Los Angeles, a Civil War veteran 94 years of age.
Funeral services for Mrs. Spencer were conducted by Rev. W. C. Cheverton of the Christian church, assisted by Rev. H. D. Zimmerman, an old family friend.
Mrs. Spencer was a member of Arbutus Rebekah lodge, Women's Reilef corps no. 82, chapter member of Daughter of Union Veterans of the Civil War, charter member of American War Mothers, member of the auxilary to the American Legion, Lyra Chapter Easter Star, Service club, Post-office club, and Legion of Foreign Wars. She was also a past president of the auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
[Beatrice Daily Sun, Beatrice Nebraska, Mon 30 Apr 1934, pg 5]
Daughter of David Sutherland, a Civil War veteran with Co. B 36th Ill Inf., and his second wife, Louisa Adelia Balcom.
Sister of Fremont Sutherland, John C Fremont Sutherland, Clara I Nuzman, Ella Landers, Lewis D Sutherland , *Mary J Dunn Spencer, Rachel Adeline Raymond
Half-sister of (from her father's first wife, Minerva): Martha Sutherland, Mathias K Sutherland, Lydia Munger, Ira Sutherland, Alice Raymond, and Hulda Parker
She lived in Waterville, Lincoln township, Washington County, Kansas in 1870 and 1875
Married Richard Payson Dunn on 7 Mar 1883 in Washington, Kansas
He was a Civil War Veteran with F Co 37th Wis Inf
They lived in Hollenberg, Washington County, Kansas during the 1895 Kansas Census, then moved to Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska before the 1900 US Census.
Married Charles William Spencer on 29 Aug 1924 at Santa Ana, California
He died at Claremont on 31 August 1927
Children:
Warren W Dunn 30 Oct 1883 Hollenberg, Kansas-22 Dec 1920
Alice Dunn Oct 1885
David Arthur Dunn 5 Feb 1888-30 Sep 1963
Elynor "Ella" Maude Dunn Mueller 19 Apr 1890-14 Feb 1958
Ivan William Dunn 5 Oct 1892-7 May 1973
Earl Sutherland Dunn 6 Apr 1896-20 Feb 1980
Arlo Mathias Dunn, DDS 28 Nov 1898-26 Apr 1978
Lewis F Dunn 27 Apr 1901-4 Apr 1916 (buried in Beatrice Nebraska, Cenotaph at Whittier Calif
The News at Whittier, Calif., under date of April 11, gives the following account of the life of Mrs. Mary Dunn Spencer, formerly of Beatrice, who passed away recently at her home at Whittier:
Mrs. Mary Dunn Spencer was born May 5, 1866, at Lisbon, Ill., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Sutherland. Soon after her birth the family removed to Greenleaf, Kas., and later to Nebraska, where the deceased was married in 1882 to Richard Payson Dunn. Ten children were born to this union, four of whom preceded their mother in deah.
Mr. and Mrs. Dunn and their family came to Whittier in 1919, Mr. Dunn passing away in 1920. He was a member of Rosecrans Post No. 182, G. A. R.
In 1925, Mrs. Dunn became the wife of Charles Spencer, who passed away three years later at their home in Pomona.
Surviving the deceased are six children: Warren Dunn of Fairbury, David Dunn of Norwalk, Eleanor Dunn Mueller of Norwalk, Ivan W. Dunn of Whittier, Earl Dunn of Norwalk, and Dr. Arlo Dunn of Omaha, Neb.
Three sisters and one brother also survive, Mrs. Clara Nuzman of Tacoma, Wash., Mrs. Ella M. Landers of LaGrande, Ore., Mrs. Adeline Raymond of Pendleton, Ore. Besides these, numerous relatives and pioneer friends from Nebraska mourn her loss, as well as one brother-in-law, James Raymond of Los Angeles, a Civil War veteran 94 years of age.
Funeral services for Mrs. Spencer were conducted by Rev. W. C. Cheverton of the Christian church, assisted by Rev. H. D. Zimmerman, an old family friend.
Mrs. Spencer was a member of Arbutus Rebekah lodge, Women's Reilef corps no. 82, chapter member of Daughter of Union Veterans of the Civil War, charter member of American War Mothers, member of the auxilary to the American Legion, Lyra Chapter Easter Star, Service club, Post-office club, and Legion of Foreign Wars. She was also a past president of the auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
[Beatrice Daily Sun, Beatrice Nebraska, Mon 30 Apr 1934, pg 5]
Daughter of David Sutherland, a Civil War veteran with Co. B 36th Ill Inf., and his second wife, Louisa Adelia Balcom.
Sister of Fremont Sutherland, John C Fremont Sutherland, Clara I Nuzman, Ella Landers, Lewis D Sutherland , *Mary J Dunn Spencer, Rachel Adeline Raymond
Half-sister of (from her father's first wife, Minerva): Martha Sutherland, Mathias K Sutherland, Lydia Munger, Ira Sutherland, Alice Raymond, and Hulda Parker
She lived in Waterville, Lincoln township, Washington County, Kansas in 1870 and 1875
Married Richard Payson Dunn on 7 Mar 1883 in Washington, Kansas
He was a Civil War Veteran with F Co 37th Wis Inf
They lived in Hollenberg, Washington County, Kansas during the 1895 Kansas Census, then moved to Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska before the 1900 US Census.
Married Charles William Spencer on 29 Aug 1924 at Santa Ana, California
He died at Claremont on 31 August 1927
Children:
Warren W Dunn 30 Oct 1883 Hollenberg, Kansas-22 Dec 1920
Alice Dunn Oct 1885
David Arthur Dunn 5 Feb 1888-30 Sep 1963
Elynor "Ella" Maude Dunn Mueller 19 Apr 1890-14 Feb 1958
Ivan William Dunn 5 Oct 1892-7 May 1973
Earl Sutherland Dunn 6 Apr 1896-20 Feb 1980
Arlo Mathias Dunn, DDS 28 Nov 1898-26 Apr 1978
Lewis F Dunn 27 Apr 1901-4 Apr 1916 (buried in Beatrice Nebraska, Cenotaph at Whittier Calif
Mrs. Mary Dunn Spencer was born May 5, 1866, at Lisbon, Ill., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Sutherland. Soon after her birth the family removed to Greenleaf, Kas., and later to Nebraska, where the deceased was married in 1882 to Richard Payson Dunn. Ten children were born to this union, four of whom preceded their mother in deah.
Mr. and Mrs. Dunn and their family came to Whittier in 1919, Mr. Dunn passing away in 1920. He was a member of Rosecrans Post No. 182, G. A. R.
In 1925, Mrs. Dunn became the wife of Charles Spencer, who passed away three years later at their home in Pomona.
Surviving the deceased are six children: Warren Dunn of Fairbury, David Dunn of Norwalk, Eleanor Dunn Mueller of Norwalk, Ivan W. Dunn of Whittier, Earl Dunn of Norwalk, and Dr. Arlo Dunn of Omaha, Neb.
Three sisters and one brother also survive, Mrs. Clara Nuzman of Tacoma, Wash., Mrs. Ella M. Landers of LaGrande, Ore., Mrs. Adeline Raymond of Pendleton, Ore. Besides these, numerous relatives and pioneer friends from Nebraska mourn her loss, as well as one brother-in-law, James Raymond of Los Angeles, a Civil War veteran 94 years of age.
Funeral services for Mrs. Spencer were conducted by Rev. W. C. Cheverton of the Christian church, assisted by Rev. H. D. Zimmerman, an old family friend.
Mrs. Spencer was a member of Arbutus Rebekah lodge, Women's Reilef corps no. 82, chapter member of Daughter of Union Veterans of the Civil War, charter member of American War Mothers, member of the auxilary to the American Legion, Lyra Chapter Easter Star, Service club, Post-office club, and Legion of Foreign Wars. She was also a past president of the auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
[Beatrice Daily Sun, Beatrice Nebraska, Mon 30 Apr 1934, pg 5]
Daughter of David Sutherland, a Civil War veteran with Co. B 36th Ill Inf., and his second wife, Louisa Adelia Balcom.
Sister of Fremont Sutherland, John C Fremont Sutherland, Clara I Nuzman, Ella Landers, Lewis D Sutherland , *Mary J Dunn Spencer, Rachel Adeline Raymond
Half-sister of (from her father's first wife, Minerva): Martha Sutherland, Mathias K Sutherland, Lydia Munger, Ira Sutherland, Alice Raymond, and Hulda Parker
She lived in Waterville, Lincoln township, Washington County, Kansas in 1870 and 1875
Married Richard Payson Dunn on 7 Mar 1883 in Washington, Kansas
He was a Civil War Veteran with F Co 37th Wis Inf
They lived in Hollenberg, Washington County, Kansas during the 1895 Kansas Census, then moved to Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska before the 1900 US Census.
Married Charles William Spencer on 29 Aug 1924 at Santa Ana, California
He died at Claremont on 31 August 1927
Children:
Warren W Dunn 30 Oct 1883 Hollenberg, Kansas-22 Dec 1920
Alice Dunn Oct 1885
David Arthur Dunn 5 Feb 1888-30 Sep 1963
Elynor "Ella" Maude Dunn Mueller 19 Apr 1890-14 Feb 1958
Ivan William Dunn 5 Oct 1892-7 May 1973
Earl Sutherland Dunn 6 Apr 1896-20 Feb 1980
Arlo Mathias Dunn, DDS 28 Nov 1898-26 Apr 1978
Lewis F Dunn 27 Apr 1901-4 Apr 1916 (buried in Beatrice Nebraska, Cenotaph at Whittier Calif
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