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Benjamin Robert Speed 1868–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1868

Birth Location: Covington County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 1933

Death Location: Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Speed

Mother: Ellender Duckworth

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In 1868, Benjamin Robert Speed entered the world in Covington County, Mississippi, USA, born to Benjamin Robert Speed And Ellender Betsy Duckworth. Benjamin Robert Speed passed away in 1933 in Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1868, Benjamin Robert Speed entered the world in Covington County, Mississippi, USA, born to Benjamin Robert Speed And Ellender Betsy Duckworth.
  • Benjamin Robert Speed passed away in 1933 in Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas, United States of America.

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Benjamin Speed's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Speed
1868–1933
Birth Place: Covington County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Benjamin Robert Speed
1820–1909
Pendleton, Oconee, South Carolina, United States
Ellender (Betsy) Duckworth
1822–1896
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Wages) Speed
1783–1833
Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Sarah Lawrence
1783–1847
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Lawrence
1746–1826
Rachel Weems
1763–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Speed's Timeline

2 Records

1868
1868
Birth of Benjamin Robert Speed in Covington County, Mississippi, USA
Covington County, Mississippi, USA
1933
1933
Age 65
Death of Benjamin Robert Speed in Freestone County, Texas, USA
Freestone County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1868
    Event Place: Covington County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1933
    Event Place: Freestone County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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