Joseph Spieker

SPEAKER

Posted By: Mary Blair (email)
Date: 3/20/2006 at 22:02:10

Carroll Newspaper May 8, 1889
Joseph Speaker, one of the oldest settlers of this vicinity, who lived south of town a few miles on the township line, fell from his wagon one day last week and received injuries from which he soon died. He had been at Carroll with a load of hogs and just as he had returned home fell from the high elevation on the top of the rack, with the above fatal result. He was buried in the Catholic cemetary Monday.

Der Carroll Demokrat, Friday, 12, April 1889
Yesterday, Joseph Speaker, a long-time (Since 1874) resident of Carroll County, died in Pleasant Valley Township of internal injuries which he received last Saturday through a fall from a wagon. Speaker and three others were going to return home from Carroll. They all had taken their places in their seats, one of which was very rickety. Suddenly, the one on which Speaker was sitting raised up. thereby, the seat tipped over and Speaker fell to the ground. Speaker was already rather along in years, and industrious and compentent farmer.
Death Notice, Joseph Spieker