David Spicer
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Obituary excerpted from Wayne County Press by Bettie Wheat,
10/12/1893:
David Spicer died Tuesday morning at 3 o’clock,
from the effects of the poisoning, . . . He died at the age of
nearly 70 years. His remains were laid to rest last
Wednesday in the Hale cemetery. Leaves bereaved wife and
several grown up children. . .
From Wayne County Press Tidbits, October 19, 1893:
The Spicer family: Benton, blind sister, mother,
and father were all poisoned by arsenic in their coffee. Joseph Spicer,
the only other family member present at breakfast, does not drink
coffee and therefore was fine. All survived except Mr. Spicer, who lingered for a week, and
then died. Mr. and Mrs. Spicer
had 5 married children in the neighborhood. No one was arrested.
[Born 1/18/1821 - Died 10/3/1893, buried in Hale Cemetery,
married to Rosanna Shuck]