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Among the men who for many years were active factors in the business circles of Milwaukee, contributing to the substantial development and progress of the city, was Aaron H. Spoor, who passed away in September, 1919. He had reached the advanced age of eighty-two years, his birth having occurred in East Troy, Walworth county, Wisconsin, in June, 1837. He represented one of the old and well known pioneer families of the state, his parents being Adolphus and Julia (Goodrich) Spoor, who came from Connecticut to the middle west, settling at East Troy about 1836. There they spent their remaining days and contributed to the pioneer development and later progress of the community.

Aaron H. Spoor was reared at the place of his nativity and acquired his early education in the schools of East Troy, while later he became a student in the University of Wisconsin at Madison, thus receiving liberal training for life's practical and responsible duties. When his education was completed he made his initial step in the business world by becoming identified with a lumber enterprise at Columbus, Wisconsin. Later he established a casket factory in Berlin, this state, and about 1880 removed to Milwaukee, where he organized the Milwaukee Casket Company, his place of business being at Fifteenth and St. Paul streets. He became president of the company and so continued to the time of his demise, and as the years passed he developed the business to one of substantial proportions owing to the thoroughness of his methods and his reliability in all trade transactions.

In 1871 Mr. Spoor was united in marriage to Miss Ella M. Blanchard, a daughter of George W. and Jane (Taylor) Blanchard, who were early settlers of East Troy.

Mr. Spoor was a Mason and loyally followed the teachings and purposes of the craft, which recognizes the brotherhood of mankind and the obligations thereby imposed. In politics he was a lifelong republican, supporting the party from the time that age conferred upon him the right of franchise. He also belonged to the Old Settlers Club and his mind was stored with many interesting reminiscences of pioneer times. He always rejoiced in the progress that was made and in a quiet but nevertheless helpful way he bore his part in the work of general advancement and improvement, withholding his support from no plan or measure that he believed would prove of public benefit or would constitute a feature in the upbuilding of community, commonwealth or country.