Martin Spithaler and Ella Goehring

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Husband Martin Spithaler ^{1 2}

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           Born: 25 Sep 1864 - Forward Twp, Butler Co, PA 2
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         Father: Henry Spithaler (Abt 1827-1899) 2
         Mother: Caroline Householder (      -Aft 1909) 2

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       Marriage: Dec 1862 2

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Wife Ella Goehring ^{1 2}

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           Born: Cal 10 Aug 1866
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         Father: William Goehring (Abt 1830-1901) 1 3
         Mother: Sarah Rape (      -      ) 1 4

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1 F Bertha Spithaler ²

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2 F Ida Spithaler ²

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3 F Amanda Spithaler ²

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4 M Walter Spithaler ²

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5 M Elmer Spithaler ²

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6 F Matilda Spithaler ²

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7 F Esther Spithaler ²

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General Notes: Husband - Martin Spithaler

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He grew to manhood in the old log house in which all the children were born and he remembered many occasions when fully an inch of snow sifted between the logs and fell on his bed. In his boyhood, youths were expected to work hard, when work was waiting to be done, and Martin had few chances to go to school and when opportunity came, he had to walk a distance of two miles to the old Critchlow school. He helped his father clear the farm, which was no small undertaking. He lived at home until his marriage, after which he operated the William Goehring farm until the death of his father, who willed him the home farm. He made many substantial improvements there and had a fine property. There was a producing oil well on the farm, in which he had a half interest.
In politics he was a Democrat. He took an interest in educational matters in his township and served four years as school director.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1168.

2 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1179.

3 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 873.

4 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1011.