Emily Bush Spencer
1834-1906
Emily Bush Spencer (1834-1906) was born 14 Jun. 1834 in Buffalo, Erie Co., New York. She was the daughter of Robert Warner Bush and Minerva Chapin. She married George Spencer on 10 Jan. 1851 in Burlington, Des Moines Co., Iowa, and they had nine children. She was baptized 7 Oct. 1852. She wrote poems for Wilford Woodruff's 70th and 72nd birthdays. She died 3 Jul. 1906 in Cannonville, Garfield Co., Utah.
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