Brown County MN Archives Biographies.....Spelbrink, Erwin E. 1890 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 November 25, 2014, 11:13 pm Source: See Below Author: L. A. Fritsche ERWIN E. SPELBRINK. Erwin E. Spelbrink, cashier of the State Bank of Essig at Essig, this county, and one of the most active young business men of that section of the county, is a native son of Brown county, having been born on a farm in Milford township, April 19, 1890, son of Louis and Dora (Goede) Spelbrink, the former of whom is also a native of Brown county and the latter a native of Germany. They lived on their fine farm of two hundred and sixty-six acres in Milford township, long having been regarded as among the most substantial residents of that community. Louis Spelbrink was born in Milford township, son of one of Brown county's earliest pioneers, and has been a farmer all his life. He is a member of the township board of supervisors and is also clerk of his home school district. He and his m fe are the parents of five children, those besides the subject of this sketch being Erna, Lydia, Jessie and Esther. Erwin E. Spelbrink received his elementary education in the school of district No. 9, Milford township, supplementing the same by a three-years course in the high school at New Ulm, and remained on the home farm until 1913, in which year he entered the business college at Mankato, from which in due time he was graduated. He then returned to the farm, where he remained until he took his present position as cashier of the State Bank of Essig in April, 1915. Mr. Spelbrink is an energetic and enterprising young man, who is doing all in his power to advance the best interests of his community. He is a member of the Germrn Lutheran church and in his political views is an "independent." Additional Comments: Extracted from: HISTORY OF BROWN COUNTY MINNESOTA ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS L. A. FRITSCHE. M. D. Editor With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families VOLUME II B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mn/brown/bios/spelbrin446gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mnfiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb