John
A.
Speltz
Born in Oakridge, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Speltz
and Catherine (Rivers) Speltz
Brother of
Theodore Speltz, Amelia (Speltz) Lehnertz, Katherine (Speltz) Walch, Emma Elisabeth (Speltz) Kramer, Arthur Speltz [half] and Anna Speltz [half]
Husband of
Anna (Ries) Speltz
— married
15 Jun 1897 in Oakridge, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Vincent Peter Speltz, Norbert John Speltz, Arnold Speltz, Merritt Francis Speltz and Joseph Speltz
Died
at age 59
in Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Oct 2018
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Biography
John was born in 1869. He was the son of Peter Speltz and Anna Rivers. He passed away in 1928.
John A. Speltz, 59, of Rollingstone, Dies in Rollingstone
Rollingstone - John A. Speltz, 59, died at 11 a.m. today at the Kahler hospital at Rochester following an illness of two months. For the past 30 years Mr. Speltz operated a farm in Mount Vernon township near here. He was treated for one week in Rochester. The cause of death was leakage from the heart.
Surviving are his wife, four sons, Norbert and Merritt, both of Mount Vernon, and Vincent and Joseph at home; his mother, Mrs. Anna Speltz, Albert Lea; two brothers, Arthur and Theodore, both of Albert Lea; and two sisters, Mrs. Jerome Walch, Altura, and Mrs. L. J. Kramer, Elba.
Funeral arrangements were not yet completed this afternoon.
Winona Republican-Herald, Tues., Apr 3, 1928
Sources
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 October 2018), memorial page for John A Speltz (5 Mar 1869–3 Apr 1928), Find A Grave Memorial no. 105419415, citing Saint Marys Cemetery, Oakridge, Winona County, Minnesota, USA
- Nilles, Mary E. In a Large Circle of Relatives: A Genealogical Guide to the Early Community of Rollingstone, Minnesota: Self-published by the author; 1989; pg 259
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Catherine (Rowekamp) Ankrum 
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