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Biographical Review of Dane County, Wisconsin
Biographical Review Publishing Co., Chicago - 1893

           [309]

           EDWARD C. SPRECHER, a member of the County Board of Super-
        visors representing the town of Burke, was born in the Grand Duchy
        of Baden, Germany, November 3, 1840. His father, JOHN F. SPRECHER,
        was born in same locality, son of REINHARD and FREDERICKA SPRECHER.
        The grandparents of our subject were natives of the same Duchy and
        spent their entire lives there. The father learned the trades of
        brewer and coooper and followed those trades in Baden until 1845,
        when he came to America, accompanied by his wife and six children.
        They sailed from Havre in the summer on the sailing vessel, Utica,
        and landed in New York after a voyage of sixty-four days. The
        father bought a small farm in Eden, Erie county, New York, where he
        resided until 1852, when he made his way to Wisconsin and purchased
        a tract of partly improved land, in the town of Sun Prairie, and
        there engaged in farming until his death, February 16, 1859. The
        maiden name of the mother of our subject was CHRISTIANA DEICHLER,
        and she passed her last days in Sun Prairie. She bore her husband
        six children, namely: FREDERICKA, JOHN, CHRISTIANA, EDWARD C.,
        CHARLES and WILLIAM. CHARLES served in the late war in Company A,
        Twenty-third Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. He was
        killed at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, Louisiana, aged twenty-
        two years.
           Our subject was five years of age when he came to the United
        States with his parents, so knows but little of any other country
        than his adopted one. He attended the public schools in Eden, New
        York, and later in Sun Prairie. As soon as old enough EDWARD
        SPRECHER began to assist his father on the farm, remained at home
        until 1861, when he enlisted in September of that year in Company
        G, Eleventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, remaining in this regi-
        ment for three years; was most of the time on detached duty as
        wagon master, remaining is this position until the fall of 1864,
        when he was honorably discharged on account of the expiration of
        his term. He returned home and resumed farming and the following
        year purchased the land, where he now resides, on section 23 of
        Burke township. On this land he has erected a nice set of farm
        buildings and has enriched the land until he how (sic) has a farm
        of 174 acres of good land.
           In 1866 he married ELIZABETH FESSLER, born in Baden, Germany,
        October, 1842. Her father, GEORGE JACOB FESSLER, was born in Baden,
        there reared, married and remained until 1853, when the same year
        he came to America, landing in New York city after a voyage of
        thirty-nine days. From New York city they came direct to Sun
        Prairie, where MR. FESSLER purchased land and he and his remained
        the rest of their lives. The maiden name of the mother of our sub-
        ject was BARBARA SPRECHER. MR. and MRS. SPRECHER. MR. and MRS.
        SPRECHER have six children, namely: MATILDA, EDWARD G., CARL, OTTO,
        FRANK and JESSIE. The family attend the Baptist Church and MR.
        SPRECHER is independent in politics, but votes the Republican
        ticket in National and State elections. He is treasurer of the
        Cottage Grove Fire Insurance Company and a member of the Hamilton
        Post, G. A. R., No. 208. Both MR. and MRS. SPRECHER are highly
        respected throughout their entire community for their many charm-
        ing traits of character and are worthy of the good fortune they now
        enjoy.

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