Lewis Speicher

SPEICHER, OGG

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Date: 3/4/2007 at 07:30:41

Lewis Speicher was born in Pennsylvania in 1824 and in 1852 was married to Matilda Ogg, a native of Maryland at Petersburg, Pennsylvania. In 1854 he left Maryland and came to Iowa, settling in Allamakee county. He came to Fredricksburg township in the fall of 1874, locating on section 33. Nine children were born to this union; Benjamin, William, Henry, John, Lewis, Emma, Jane, Hattie, May, Frank and Charles. All the children are married.

From the Fredericksburg News (Fredericksburg, Iowa) April 26, 1906