The Abshire cemetery is located on the southeast quarter of Section 1, Township 29, Range 5, north of Roann. The 1884 History of Wabash County, Helm, described the cemetery on page 418 and 419 as follows: "Simeon B. Lloyd, an early settler, came in 1841, somewhat old. Mr. Williams, brother to old Mrs. Squires, widow of Martin Squires, and now a resident at Roann. Her husband, Martini Squires, sold out and started for Minnesota, but he died on his way there, and the family returned. Abraham Fisher, somewhat old; Mrs. Good, fifty-five or sixty years of age. The graveyard is not now in use."
Hannah dau of J & S NEFF died 2-13-1851 aged 2-1-14 Sarah wife of (W)? (NEFF) died 2-28-1862 aged 28y Martha dau of Joseph & Sarah GARVER died 2-24-1858 G. B. footstone G. S. footstone Nancy dau of (H) & (E) (NEFF) died 10-25-1861 aged 0-11-16 M. A. & H. A. Hannah Amanda ABSHIRE 1-27-1843 7-10-1869 Elliotte son of G.W. & M. WRIGHT died 11-25-1853 Martha J. dau of Abraham. & Hanna ABSHIRE 12-1-1827-8-1-1844 Sarah Ann dau of A & H ABSHIRE 3-17-1841 3-15-1842 age 0-11-28 Sarah wife of Joseph GARVER died 8-4-1852 age 25-6-11 Abraham son of J & S ABSHIRE died 3-29-186(4) age 0-11-21 James H. son of Joseph & Sarah GARVER illegible