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Source: The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Fulton County
Munsell Publishing Co., Chicago, 1908

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The Biography of Lewis J. SPULER 

[Surnames: GROWCUTT, SPULER, WHITE] 

SPULER, LEWIS J.

    
Of the well-to-do miners whose activity is centered around Farmington, none is better or more favorably known than Lewis J. Spuler, at present operating the mine known as Black Hawk No. 1. Mr. Spuler is of German paternal ancestry, and was born on a farm in Rock Island, County, on Aug. 29, 1862. His father, Peter Spuler, was a native of Battenburg, Germany, and his mother, Magdalena (White) Spuler, was a native of Michigan. The elder Spuler learned the coopers trade in his native land, and after emigrating to America followed the same in Buffalo, NY, and in Rock Island, Illinois, making the latter town him home until his death. He and his wife were the parents of three children. 
    
At an early age, Lewis J. Spuler began working in the mines of Rock Island County, and later learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed successfully for eight years. In 1889 he returning to mining in Fulton County, and in 1891 came to Farmington where he has since been very successful in connection with the Black Hawk No. 1. 
    
His marriage to Mary Growcutt occurred in Angus, Iowa in 1886, and of their union there are six children: John, Irena, Roy, Lewis O., and Allegra. 
    
Mr. Spuler is a Democrat, and fraternally is connected with the K. of P., and the F. R. L. A.. In 1905 he was elected Supervisor of Farmington Twp., and has served as Alderman of the town of Farmington for four years. He is a capable and public-spirited citizen, genial in manner and honorable in action. His association with Farmington is to his own and the town's advantage.