> I am looking for info. on Friedrich SPRECHER, b. 1818 in Leipzig, Bess. > when, where, and parents? The information U want is [ II ] : OK based on the limited availability of senior SPRECHERs in Bessarabia, we would have to say that FRIEDRICH's parents are: Gottleib Sprecher and his wife Katherina nee Schelske (?) Gottlieb died in Leipzig on 26 Apr 1846 at age 58. His place of birth shows as Lorenzdorf, Prussia His wife Katherina died 3 Apr 1843 in Leipzig. Her place of birth shows as Poland. Her age at death was 50. < check other Schelke settlers who came from Poland, for a placename... > On 2 Mar 1834 Gottlieb and Katherina < at age 41 > still had a son, Jakob... As an aside Friedrich married the first time at age 20, to a gal of 17... She died a month after childbirth, when she was a mere 18 ... Her name was Christina Buss, she was from Kulm(?) My educated guess is that her ancestry was also in Poland. Hope this helps... Jay ----- Original Message ----- From: "JM_on_GR_G" <JM_on_GR_genealogy@telus.net> To: "GerRus" <GermanRussian-L@rootsweb.com> Cc: <RACnestle@aol.com> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 10:12 PM Subject: Son of SPRECHER, Friedrich & Gruenig, Justina > The information U want is: > > Sprecher, Christian > *18 Feb 1846 > Leipzig , S.Russia > f:Friedrich > m:Gruenig, Justina > St.Pete film# 1882638/1 29 8 > > > > Cathy Clemens Mon Sep 22 17:23:39 1997 : > > > I am looking for info. on Friedrich SPRECHER, b. 1818 in Leipzig, > Bessarabia. He is buried on the ZACHER farm--when, where, and parents? His > son Christian Lebenecht SPRECHER, b. 18 Feb 1846, imm. to Parkston, SD, in > 1878 and then to Mercer, ND in approx. years 1885 to 1916. He died 30 Nov > 1907--where? Christian had 2 children I can't find: Magdalena, b. 13 Mar > 1880 in Kulm, Hutchison, SD---who married? Daniel, b. 4 Jan 1877 in Leipzig, > never found after coming to NY on Mosel Nov 9, 1878...death records at sea? > Finally, looking for second wife of Christian, Justina SCHULZ (widow > REIMAN)b. 28 Mar 1854..died where, whern? SPRECHERS lived in Krem, Beulah, > Zap, Golden Valley, Elgin, and Hebron. > >