Obit of C. H. SPELLMAN (b.1835 d.1893), Sibley Co., MN

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Sibley County Enterprise
Thursday 22 June 1893

C. H. Spellman, one of the leading citizens of Gaylord, died at his home
in that village Friday night.  No one here had heard of his being ill and
his sudden death was agreat surprise to all who knew him.  Deceased was a
native of Germany, being born in Hanover, October 2, 1835.  He immigrated
to this country in 1847, and int 1854 came to this state.  In 1857 he came
to this county and took a claim in Sibley township.  During the war he
served in Co. A, 11th Minnesota Volunteers.  He leaves a wife and seven
grown children to mourn the loss of a kind and loving husband and father. 
The funeral was held Sunday afternoon and was largely attended.