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John Balus Speed 1856–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1856

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 1 May 1926

Death Location: Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: James Sr

Mother: Sarah Rogers

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In 1856, John Balus Speed entered the world in Mississippi, born to James Monroe Speed Sr And Sarah Rogers. In 1870, John Balus Speed resided in Ocoha, Formerly Ocoha, Covington, Mississippi, USA. John Balus Speed passed away in 1926 in Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1856, John Balus Speed entered the world in Mississippi, born to James Monroe Speed Sr And Sarah Rogers.
  • In 1870, John Balus Speed resided in Ocoha, Formerly Ocoha, Covington, Mississippi, USA.
  • John Balus Speed passed away in 1926 in Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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John Speed's Ancestors

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John Speed
1856–1926
Birth Place: Mississippi
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

John Speed's Timeline

3 Records

1856
abt 1856
Birth of John Balus Speed in Mississippi
Mississippi
1870
1870
Age 14
John Balus Speed resided here in Ocoha, Formerly Ocoha, Covington, Mississippi, USA
Ocoha, Formerly Ocoha, Covington, Mississippi, USA
1926
1 May 1926
Age 70
Death of John Balus Speed in Wesson, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America
Wesson, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1856
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Ocoha, Formerly Ocoha, Covington, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1926
    Event Place: Wesson, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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