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• Birth	7 Oct 1843	Quebec,Canada   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Apr 1920	Oconto,Oconto Co,Wisconsin   [1]
  Buried	Evergreen Cemetary,Oconto,Wi
  Person ID	I90063	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2004 00:00:00
  Family	Emily COLLINS
  Married	7 Oct 1866	Green Bay,Brown Co,Wisconsin   [1, 4]
  Notes	[Spice.FTW] Marriage Certificate Vol 3, Page 256 I hereby certify that onthe 7th day of October A.D. 1866 at the city of Green Bay, the place of my residence in said County, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace inand for said County, Mr. Robert Spice by Occupation a Laborer, age 23 years, aresident of said Green Bay, born in Quebec the son of Thomas and Ann Spice andMiss Emily Collins age 18 years, a resident of Oconto in Oconto County, Wi, born in Oshkosh, Wis, the daughter of Silas and Sarah Ann Collins said parties being white and were, with their mutual consent , legally joined in marriage by me, in the presence of Mr. Joseph Temple of the City of Green Bay, Wi, and MissMary Ann Spice of the City of Green Bay attending witnesses; having first beensatisfied by the oath of Robert A. Spice duly administered by me, that there were no legal impediments to such marriage. Given under my hand this 2nd day ofNovember, 1867 C.N. Kies Justice of the Peace
  Children	1. Laura Elsie SPICE, b. 8 Mar 1888   2. Adelbert E. SPICE   3. Clara SPICE, b. 24 Sep 1876, Little River Twp,Oconto Co,Wisconsin   4. Ernie SPICE   5. Mary SPICE, b. 14 Jun 1883, Little River Twp,Oconto Co,Wisconsin   6. Nellie SPICE, b. 1 Jan 1884, Little River Twp,Oconto Co,Wisconsin   7. Nelson R. SPICE, b. 28 Aug 1867, Oconto,Oconto Co,Wisconsin   8. Edwin R. SPICE, b. 29 Oct 1869, Oconto,Oconto Co,Wisconsin   9. Adelbert R. SPICE, b. 19 Oct 1871, Oconto,Oconto Co,Wisconsin   10. Sarah L. SPICE, b. 26 Nov 1872, Oconto,Oconto Co,Wisconsin   11. Olive Mrytle SPICE, b. 6 Oct 1874, Oconto,Oconto Co,Wisconsin   12. Erna Melvina SPICE, b. 6 Nov 1880, Little River Twp,Oconto Co,Wisconsin   13. Emma SPICE, b. 22 Feb 1886, Little River Twp,Oconto Co,Wisconsin   14. Robert SPICE, b. 22 Feb 1886   15. Mollie Elizabeth SPICE, b. 22 Mar 1894, Little River Twp,Oconto Co,Wisconsin
  Family ID	F39290	Group Sheet

• Notes

  [Spice.FTW] COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of the WEST SHORE OF GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF BROWN, OCONTO, MARINETTE AND FLORENCE, PUBLISHED BY J.H. BEERS & CO, CHICAGO, 1896, pages 636-637 ROBERT SPICE. If ahistory were written of the brave "boys in blue" of Wisconsin, who valiantly went to their country's defense in her hour of peril, the name of this gentlemanwould find an honorable place in the record. All throughout the long strugglefor the preservation of the Union, he followed the starry banner and continuedat the front even after the surrender of Lee, waiting until the country had adjusted itself to the new surroundings and the rebellious South had once more taken the attitude of good citizenship. The same loyalty that prompted this faithful service has characterized his entire life, and makes him today one of the valued citizens of Oconto county. Mr. Spice was born in Canada in 1843 and is ason of Thomas and Nancy (Logan) Spice, the former a native of England, the latter of Ireland. In early life they came with their respective families to the New World. The father was connected with the milling business, and was employed in the mill of Col. Balcolm for a number of years. In 1856 he came to Stiles, Wis, in the employ of that gentleman, and continued his work here until after thebreaking out of the Civil War, when he enlisted at Chicago, Ill, in the Sixteenth Regiment, United States Regulars for five years, and was there mustered into the government service. He participated in the battles of Shiloh and Antietam, and continued at the front until, on account of wounds, he was honorably discharged. He then returned to Green Bay, Wis, where his death occurred in 1871; his wife passed away in Stiles , Wis in 1860. By their marriage there were bornseven children, namely: Mrs. Sarah McCurdy, who died in Stiles in 1862, Robert;Mrs. Elizabeth Temple, of Nebraska; Mary, wife of Dr. Cone, of Indiana; Louisa, who is living in Oconto, Samuel, also a resident of Oconto, William, who makes his home in Portage County, Wisconsin. Our subject spent his early boyhood in Canada and New York, and acquired his education in the public schools. At theage of thirteen, he accompanied his parents to Stiles, and therefore may wellbe numbered among the pioneers of Oconto county. In 1861 he joined the army asa member of Company H, Fourth Wis. V. I. which was known as the "Oconto CountyRiver Drivers." He enlisted for three years, was mustered into the service at Racine and then went to the front, where he participated in the battles of FortJackson, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge, and in the Red River campaign. In 1864 he reenlist at Baton Rouge in the same company and regiment, and served with theDepartment of the Gulf. For five years he wore the uniform of his adopted land, and was then honorably discharged at Brownsville, Texas, in June 1866, returning home with a military record of which he may be justly proud. When he againreached Oconto county, Mr. Spice secured employment with the Holt & Balcolm Lumber Company, afterward operating a shingle mill at Humbolt, Wis, for two years. In 1872, he purchased a partially - improved farm of eighty acres in Section35, Little River township, and now has sixty-five acres of land under a high state of cultivation. He follows progressive methods in farming, and has therefore won success in his undertakings. He was one of the original promoters of theLittle River Creamery Company, which has a fine plant, and is doing a good business; in June 1892, he erected Spice's Hall. He is recognized as one of the thoroughly reliable business men of Oconto county, as well as one of the honored pioneers. Mr. Spice was married in Green Bay, Wis, in October, 1866, to Emily Collins, a native of Oshkosh, this State, and a daughter of Silas and Sarah Collins, pioneer settlers of Oshkosh, the former of whom was killed in a mill at that place; the mother is now living at Bear Creek,

• Sources

  [S1416] Spice.FTW. [S1417] GEDCOM File : ashbel.ged, Jason Landis Scott (jscott@new.rr.com), (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GED&db=:579959&id=I10207), 22 May 2000. [S1564] Declaration Of Pension. [S2138] Marriage certificate, Vol 3, Page 256 and # 511.