Elizabeth Spence
- Born: 15 Dec 1839, Indiana, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
- Marriage (1): William Lauffer on 20 Jun 1861 in Apollo, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
- Died: 8 Sep 1905, Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania at age 65
- Buried: Woodland Cemetery (Denmark Manaor), Export, Westmoreland County, PA
 General Notes:
Elizabeth Lauffer, nee Spence, of Greensburg, Pa., was born Dec. 15th, 1839, in Indiana, Pa.; was married to William Lauffer, June 20th, 1861 ; and died Sept. 8th 1905. Aged 64 years, 8 mo., 23 days.
Lived opposite Apollo until 1889 when she and her husband moved to near Harrison City, Pa., and after her husbands death moved to Greensburg, Pa., where she spent the last years of her life.
She was a consistent member of the Denmark-Manor Reformed Church and a loving mother as shown by the Poem written to her:
In Loving Remembrance We miss thee from our home, dear mother, We miss thee from thy place, A shadow o'er our life is cast, We miss the sunshine of thy face, We miss thy kind and willing hand, Thy fond and earnest care, Our home is dark without thee- We miss thee everywhere.
Elizabeth married William Lauffer, son of John B. Lauffer and Elizabeth Andrews, on 20 Jun 1861 in Apollo, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. (William Lauffer was born on 6 Nov 1824 in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, died on 29 Dec 1898 and was buried in Woodland Cemetery (Denmark Manaor), Export, Westmoreland County, PA.)
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