(from Settlers)
Adam Richter (–1914) married Susanna Spicher (1844–1935) in 1866. Susanna was born in Ontario County in eastern Ontario. When she was about 12 years of age, the family moved to Plympton Twp.
After they were married, the Richters settled on a farm one and a half miles west of Birnam, on the 4th Line of Warwick Twp. They had no family but adopted and raised six children.
Susanna Richter was a direct descendant of early Mennonite settlers. She wore the traditional Mennonite white muslin bonnet, grey dress and dull blue collar.
When interviewed in the 1920s, Susanna Richter felt they were too busy working, getting food to eat and clothes to wear to remember any interesting happenings. She used to bake bread in a big, round bake kettle which made one big loaf. The coals would be put on the top of the lid to keep in the heat. In her father’s house there was a big open fireplace and a stick across it on which there were hooks at intervals to hang meat and other food on, to cook. She also made quilts and mats, once her gardening and other housework was done.
The Richters spent their lives on the farm until having to move to Arkona because of the ill health of her husband.
Chapter 24 of 25 - Richter Family
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