- G. H. SPERBECK, proprietor of the Commercial Hotel; was born
in Perry, Wyoming Co.,
- N.Y., March 5, 1837, and came to Wisconsin the latter part
of September, 1846, locating at Delavan, Wis., where he received
his education and assisted his father in farming; he moved to
Darien, Wis., and opened the Farmers' Hotel, then to Sharon,
Wis., and opened the Vedder House, now known as the Central House;
from Sharon he moved to Darien and thence to Beloit, where he
opened the Commercial House, which he is now running with excellent
success; Mr. SPERBECK was Justice of the Peace at Darien, Constable
for two terms, and also member of the School Board at the same
place. He married, Dec. 25, 1858, Henrietta JONES of New York.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 767.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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