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John Henry Speer 1816–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1816

Birth Location: Cumberland City, Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 18 May 1898

Death Location: Alvord, Wise, Texas, USA

Father: James Speer

Mother: Penelope Jacks

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The story of John Henry Speer began in 1816 in Cumberland City, Harlan, Kentucky, USA. John Henry Speer passed away in 1898 in Alvord, Wise, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Henry Speer began in 1816 in Cumberland City, Harlan, Kentucky, USA.
  • John Henry Speer passed away in 1898 in Alvord, Wise, Texas, USA.

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John Speer's Ancestors

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John Speer
1816–1898
Birth Place: Cumberland City, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Speer
1791–1865
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Penelope (Jane) Jacks
1793–1885
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Nicholas) Jacks
1770–1851
Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Keen
1771–1849
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Jacks
1740–1830
Asenith Martin
1751–1811
Nicholas Keen
1735–1827
Penelope Trammel
1740–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Jacks
1713–1787
Anne Garland
1715–1800
John Martin
1701–1790
Anne Dorsey
1702–1786
James Keen
1700–1761
Anastacia Wheeler
1703–1760
Thomas Trammell
1710–1807
Mary Sebastian
1714–1757

John Speer's Timeline

2 Records

1816
25 Aug 1816
Birth of John Henry Speer in Cumberland City, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Cumberland City, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
1898
18 May 1898
Age 82
Death of John Henry Speer in Alvord, Wise, Texas, USA
Alvord, Wise, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1816
    Event Place: Cumberland City, Harlan, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1898
    Event Place: Alvord, Wise, Texas, USA

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