Elisabeth Spieker, 76th Birthday, 1894

SPIEKER

Posted By: David Reineke (email)
Date: 1/3/2006 at 00:43:03

I translated the following article from Der Carroll Demokrat, a German-language newspaper published in Carroll, Iowa, between about 1874 and 1920. It was originally published on 8 June 1894. Any information in brackets or notes at the end are my own explanations. It reads as follows:

[Reported from Willey]

The widow Mrs. Spieker is now 76 years old. Her seven children who all live in Carroll County and are married, were blessed with 27 boys and 27 girls, of which, however, three have passed away. Widow Spieker has one great-grandchild, and thus has the pleasure of having 59 descendants. The good old mother is still in the best of health, and we hope that she may live a long time among her children.

NOTES: The article is about Elisabeth (Schrader) Spieker, wife of Joseph Spieker. She lived from 1819 to 1903. Joseph Spieker lived from 1819 to 1889. She may have actually been 75 at the time of the article.