Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Horse Hide Trunk Made by John Spicer in Germany














Johann Georg Speiser was a master carpenter who 
was born in Brettheim, Wuettenberg, Germany. He
came to the US in 1840. He changed his name to
John Spicer. He lived in NY State andmarried his 
wife Lurinda Jeffers. They had two children: 
William Tobias who died in Jefferson County and
Emma who married Alanson Etheridge in Waushara 
County.  He was the first person buried in the
Standalone Cemetery (now Mt. Pleasant). 

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