John Speicher
John Speicher, farmer, P.O. Urbana, the third son of John and Elizabeth (Krebs) Speicher, was born in Holmes County, Ohio, October 29, 1837, receiving quite a generous German education, afterward acquiring a rather limited knowledge of the English branches in La Gro Township, where he had moved with his parents in 1851. When eighteen, he learned the trade of carpter, a business that he followed until entering the service of his country, in 1861, as a member of the Forty-seventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry, with which gallant regiment he encountered the enemy at New Madrid, Fort Morgan, Port Gibson; at the latter battle he was wounded in the shoulder. Was on detached duty at Indianapolis for some time, but returned to the regiment and was a participant at the battle of Champion Hills, where an explosive bullet destroyed his left eye, rendering him unfit for further military service. Returning to his home in La Gro, he entered into matrimony, December 14, 1865, with Miss Sarah Fall, daughter of Daniel Fall, and early settler in Wabash County. After marriage, Mr. Speicher located upon a place which he had owned for some years previous, situated a short distance east of his father's premises. A piece of wild land when he settled upon it, it is at the present time a finely cultivated farm. A family residence in the modern style of architecture has taken the place of the log house, and ample barns and conveniences of life attest the prosperity of their owner. Mr. and Mrs. Speicher's marriage has been blessed with three sons, as follows: Emanuel David, Samuel John and Daniel Joseph. The two last named are twins. Mr. and Mrs. John Speicher (as are all the descendants of John Speicher, Sr.) are members of the Evangelical Church.
Source: 1884 History of Wabash County, Indiana page 317.

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