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Author: L. A. Fritsche

CHRIST SPELLBRINK.

    One of Brown county's successful agriculturists is Christ Spellbrink, who,
after long years of hard work and economy, is now living in retirement in his
pleasant home in New Ulm. He was born on March 5, 1846, in Hanover, Germany, and
is a son of Christ and Louise Spellbrink, both parents also natives of Hanover,
where they grew up and were married. The father worked at different trades until
shortly before coming to America, when he engaged in mercantile pursuits, which
he continued until 1857, when he set sail for America, locating at New Ulm,
Minnesota, entering one hundred and sixty acres of land in Milford township,
broke up the sod, planted crops and built a small log hut. He prospered by hard
work and there carried on general fanning until his death. His family consisted
of six children, three of whom are still living, namely: Christ, who is the
eldest; Louis and Gustav.

    Christ Spellbrink grew up on the homestead, where he worked during the
summer months, and he received his education in the common schools in Germany
and also in this country, being ten years of age when he accompanied the family
to America. However, he was educated principally by his father, with whom he
worked on the farm until he was thirty years of age, then rented land and farmed
for himself a number of years, then bought one hundred and ninety acres, which
be improved, spending several thousand dollars in this manner, until his farm
ranked with the best in the township. Here he continued to farm until 1902, when
he moved to Lac qui Parle county, Minnesota, on a farm of three hundred and
twenty acres, on which he farmed until 1912, when he retired, and located in New
Ulm, where he has a well-furnished home. No man living in Brown county can give
a better account of the famous Indian massacre that took place here than Mr.
Spellbrink, who was over sixteen years of age at the time, and he was one of the
boys who helped to defend New Ulm, and he talks most interestingly on the
subject. He assisted the editor of this work in preparing the chapter dealing
with the famous battle.

     Mr. Spellbrink was married to Louise Goede, a daughter of William Goede,
and to this union the following children were born: Louise, Martha, Adolph,
Oscar, Anna, Thelma, Meta, Nancy, Flora and Clarence. Mr. Spellbrink has held
public office. He was township clerk for twenty years, performing his duties
most faithfully. He has also been assessor, justice of the peace and chairman of
the board of supervisors. He is an independent voter. Fraternally he is a member
of the Modern Woodmen of America.


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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


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