Brief Life History of Bernhard Ludwig
When Bernhard Ludwig Spiekerman was born on 28 December 1858, in Arnswalde, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany, his father, Johann Friedrich Spiekermann, was 30 and his mother, Auguste Caroline Wilhelmine Fehrmann, was 25. He married Mary Sophia Thom on 14 December 1882, in Elizabeth, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Wisconsin, United States in 1870 and Fergus Falls, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States for about 25 years. He died on 12 June 1944, in The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon, United States.
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- Bernard Spickermann in household of Edward Grussendorf, "United States Census, 1880"
- Carl Ludwig Bernhard Spiekermann, "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"
- Marriage Certificate for Bernhard and Maria Thom Spiekerman
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World Events (8)
1864
War: Prussia and Austria vs. Denmark.
1867 · The First Successful Typewriter is Invented
A patent was filed on October 11, 1867, on a new direct action typewriter. The patent was filed by Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule who had invented the prototype in Milwaukee.
1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire
A fire erupted on January 10, 1883, at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee. The fire began at 4:00 am in an elevator shaft and raced up through the building. The fire spread so quickly that many could not escape. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, stars of P.T. Barnum's circus, were guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. A firefighter reached them by ladder and they were able to escape safely. The exact number of deaths remains unknown as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, however, the death toll is estimated between 75-90.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto.
Americanized form of North German Spiekermann:
variant of Spieker + man ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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