Alma Ida Sporer

Born: 21 July 1880, OB Flat, South Australia | Died: 24 April 1965, Adelaide, South Australia | Parents: Wilhelm August Sporer & Bertha Augusta Bottroff | Spouse: James Telfer (1866–1946) (m. 24 Oct 1917) | Daughter: Vida Templer (1919–2021)

Family

Life Summary

Alma Ida Sporer was born on 21 July 1880 at OB Flat, South Australia, the daughter of Wilhelm August Sporer and Bertha Augusta Bottroff.

She married James Telfer, eldest son of John Telfer (1840–1913) and Martha Allen, on 24 October 1917 at St Martins Church, Mount Gambier. James, then 49, was a newspaper agent and later shopkeeper; Alma was 37. Together they established a general store at Glencoe West which housed the local Post Office. Their only child, Vida, was born on 8 March 1919.

Alma died on 24 April 1965 at Adelaide, South Australia, and was buried in the Lake Terrace Cemetery, Mount Gambier, beside her husband James (d. 1946).

Family Stories

Alma Ida Sporer married James Telfer at Mount Gambier in 1917, and together they ran the general store at Glencoe West — a store that also served as the local Post Office and sold groceries, hardware, drapery and other goods needed by the farming community. James was an Elder at the local Presbyterian Church. They had one daughter, Vida. James died in 1946; Alma died in 1965.

(From the Borders to the Bush, pp.235–236)

Timeline

Sources

• A Telfer Family Tree — Supplement 2008 — James & Alma record: "Alma Ida SPORER, b. 21 Jul 1880 O B Flat, SA, m. 24 Oct 1917 at St Martins Church, Mt Gambier, SA, d. 24 Apr 1965 Adelaide, SA." p.236.
• From the Borders to the Bush — James & Alma narrative pp.235–236: marriage 1917 at Mount Gambier; her parents Wilhelm August Sporer & Bertha Augusta Bottroff; "His wife, Alma, died in 1965."
• WikiTree Telfer-561 — marriage 24 Oct 1917, Lutheran Church Mount Gambier; bride aged 37; bride's father Wilhelm August Julius Sporer.
• Lake Terrace Cemetery, Mount Gambier — headstone: "TELFER, James & Alma Ida Telfer."