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George Washington Speed 1846–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 April 1846

Birth Location: Williamsburg, Covington County, Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: 26 April 1942

Death Location: Kerens, Navarro County, Texas, United States of America

Father: James Sr

Mother: Sarah Rogers

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In 1846, George Washington Speed entered the world in Williamsburg, Covington County, Mississippi, United States of America, born to James Monroe Speed Sr And Sarah Rogers. George Washington Speed passed away in 1942 in Kerens, Navarro County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1846, George Washington Speed entered the world in Williamsburg, Covington County, Mississippi, United States of America, born to James Monroe Speed Sr And Sarah Rogers.
  • George Washington Speed passed away in 1942 in Kerens, Navarro County, Texas, United States of America.

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George Speed's Ancestors

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George Speed
1846–1942
Birth Place: Williamsburg, Covington County, Mississippi, United States of America
Parents
James Monroe Speed Sr
1818–1896
Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Sarah Rogers
1818–1902
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Wages) Speed
1763–1826
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Martin
1763–1830
NC
Great-Grandparents
William Speed
1716–1786
Mary Speed
1714–1768
John Martin
1718–1761
Amanda Shipley
1723–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Speed
1679–1719
Mary Pulley
1693–1733
Robert Wages
1685–1755
Elizabeth Speed
1703–1741
George Martin
1688–1780
Lydia Buffington
1691–1785

George Speed's Timeline

2 Records

1846
11 April 1846
Birth of George Washington Speed in Williamsburg, Covington County, Mississippi, United States of America
Williamsburg, Covington County, Mississippi, United States of America
1942
26 April 1942
Age 96
Death of George Washington Speed in Kerens, Navarro County, Texas, United States of America
Kerens, Navarro County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 April 1846
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Covington County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 April 1942
    Event Place: Kerens, Navarro County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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