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Rebecca Speed 1852–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1852

Birth Location: Rabun County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 6 Dec 1918

Death Location: Mountain City, Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Terrell Speed

Mother: Jerusha Pelfrey

Spouse(s): Henry Jr.

Children(s): Tabitha Dotson, Silas Dotson, Jerusha Dotson, Thomas Dotson, Julius Dotson, LaFayette Dotson, Emily Dotson, Joseph Dotson

The story of Rebecca Speed began in 1852 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA. In 1860, Rebecca Speed resided in Warwoman, Rabun, Georgia, USA. In 1870, Rebecca Speed resided in Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA. Rebecca Speed married Henry Berry Dotson Jr, and had children including Emily Dotson, Jerusha Elizabeth Lizzie Dotson, Joseph Brown Dotson, Julius Paul Dotson, Lafayette Calvin Dotson, Silas Henry Dotson, Tabitha Rebecca Dotson, Thomas Reno Dotson. Rebecca Speed passed away in 1918 in Mountain City, Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Rebecca Speed began in 1852 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1860, Rebecca Speed resided in Warwoman, Rabun, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1870, Rebecca Speed resided in Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA.
  • Rebecca Speed married Henry Berry Dotson Jr, and had children including Emily Dotson, Jerusha Elizabeth Lizzie Dotson, Joseph Brown Dotson, Julius Paul Dotson, Lafayette Calvin Dotson, Silas Henry Dotson, Tabitha Rebecca Dotson, Thomas Reno Dotson.
  • Rebecca Speed passed away in 1918 in Mountain City, Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Terrell Speed
1811–1877
Birth Location: South Carolina
TS
Jerusha Pelfrey
1812–1880
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
JP

Spouses(s)

Henry Jr.
1851–1920
Birth Location: Rabun County, Georgia, USA
HJ

Children(s)

Tabitha Dotson
1882–1923
Birth Location: Mountain City, Rabun County, Georgia
TD
Silas Dotson
1879–1945
Birth Location: Mountain City, Rabun, Georgia, USA
SD
Jerusha Dotson
1891–1973
Birth Location: Mountain City, Rabun, Georgia, USA
JD
Thomas Dotson
1885–1934
Birth Location: Georgia
TD
Julius Dotson
1877–1904
Birth Location: Georgia
JD
LaFayette Dotson
1888–1967
Birth Location: Georgia
LD
Emily Dotson
1894–1917
Birth Location: Georgia
ED
Joseph Dotson
1864–1891
Birth Location: Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, United States
JD

Rebecca Speed's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Speed
1852–1918
Birth Place: Rabun County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Terrell Speed
1811–1877
South Carolina
Jerusha Pelfrey
1812–1880
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Robert (Wages) Speed
1763–1826
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Martin
1763–1830
NC
Joseph Pelfrey
1769–1827
Henry Co., Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Quarles) (Qualls)
1770–1830
Henry, Virginia, USA
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

Rebecca Speed's Descendants

1.
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Rebecca Speed (20 Jul 1852–6 Dec 1918) m. Henry (Berry Dotson) Jr. (18 Oct 1851–23 Oct 1920)
  1. 1. Tabitha (Rebecca) Dotson 1882–1923 m. Ferber (Allen) Bell 1879–1922
    1. 1. Hubert (Edward) Bell 1913–1964 m. Violet (Brown) Vest 1921–2017
      1. 1. Ferber (Edward) Bell 1941–2005 m. Ina (Virginia) Hester 1943–2005
      2. 2. Philip (Allen) Bell 1946–2014
      3. 3. Fern (Lee) Bell 1939–2021 m. Harold (Wilson Moran) Sr. 1938–1998
    2. 2. Thomas (Jesse) Bell 1908–1990 m. Emsey (M) Orrison 1911–1996
      1. 1. Judith (Adeline) Bell 1938–1980 m. Walter (Lee) Shirey 1929–1981
    3. 3. Cora (Lee) Bell 1910–1985 m. Joseph (Lenard) Culbertson 1909–1939
      1. 1. Richard Culbertson 1935–2013
      2. 2. Joseph (Thurman) Culbertson 1934–2020
    4. 4. Ferber (Allen Bell) Jr. 1917–1988 m. Alice (Fletcher Huff (2nd) wife) 1918– m. Susan (Josephine) Heflin 1921–1942
      1. 1. James (Allen) Bell 1940–2019
    5. 5. Joseph (L.) Bell 1922–1922
  2. 2. Silas (Henry) Dotson 1879–1945 m. Sarah (Elizabeth (Sallie)) Cathey 1886–1970
    1. 1. Mary (Pearl) Dotson 1908–1994
      1. 1. Amos (Dover) Gillespie 1942–2002
    2. 2. James (Henry) Dotson 1915–1993
      1. 1. Robert (Ferrell) Castille 1942–2010
      2. 2. James (Henry Dotson) Jr 1939–2021
    3. 3. Ora (Mae) Dotson 1927–2017
    4. 4. Ruby (Ivalee) Dotson 1906–2005 m. Thomas (Austin) Chapman 1907–1971
    5. 5. William (Herbert) Dotson 1911–1977 m. Helena McGuire 1911–1988
      1. 1. William (Herbert) Dotson 1946–2014
  3. 3. Jerusha (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Dotson 1891–1973 m. James (Louis) Donaldson 1891–1972
    1. 1. Robert (Henry) Donaldson 1921–1993
    2. 2. Ruby (Louise) Donaldson 1920–
    3. 3. Harold (Lafayette) Donaldson 1924–2012
    4. 4. Elise (Armeita Donaldson) Fields 1928–2009
    5. 5. James (Nesbon "Jim") DONALDSON 1917–2004 m. Helen (Marie) Hopper 1919–2010
    6. 6. Louis (E) Donaldson 1926–
  4. 4. Thomas (Reno) Dotson 1885–1934 m. Mae Dotson 1885–
    1. 1. Grace Dotson 1906–
    2. 2. Earl (Lee) Dotson 1914–1989
    3. 3. Thoms (E) Datson 1917–
    4. 4. T (R) Dotson 1908–
  5. 5. Julius (Paul) Dotson 1877–1904 m. Mary (Etta) Bradley 1880–1946
    1. 1. Fred (R) Dotson 1902–1974
    2. 2. Annie (Pauline) Dotson 1905–1983
    3. 3. Jesse (Henry) Dotson 1900–1982
  6. 6. LaFayette (Calvin) Dotson 1888–1967
  7. 7. Emily Dotson 1894–1917
  8. 8. Joseph (Brown) Dotson 1864–1891 m. Roxanna Queen 1865–1929
    1. 1. Charlie (Brown) Dotson 1886–1946 m. Ora (Minnie) Dotson 1910–1993
      1. 1. Calvin (Brown) Dotson 1935–1963
      2. 2. Allen (N) Dotson 1946–2002
      3. 3. Vaughn (T) Dotson 1941–2005
      4. 4. Prudence Dotson 1932–2012
      5. 5. Shirlee Williams 1942–1994
      6. 6. Lorene Rogers 1922–2017
      7. 7. Andrew (E.) Dotson 1928–1998 m. Dorothy (Bryson) Dotson 1932–2015
      8. 8. Claud Dotson 1918–
      9. 9. Edna Dotson 1925–

Rebecca Speed's Timeline

7 Records

1852
20 Jul 1852
Birth of Rebecca Speed in Rabun County, Georgia, USA
Rabun County, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 8
Rebecca Speed resided here in Warwoman, Rabun, Georgia, USA
Warwoman, Rabun, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 18
Rebecca Speed resided here in Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA
Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 28
Rebecca Speed resided here in Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA
Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA
1900
1900
Age 48
Rebecca Speed resided here in Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA
Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA
1910
1910
Age 58
Rebecca Speed resided here in Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA
Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA
1918
6 Dec 1918
Age 66
Death of Rebecca Speed in Rabun County, Georgia, USA
Rabun County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1852
    Event Place: Rabun County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clayton, Rabun, Georgia; Roll: 162; Page: 79D; Enumeration District: 172
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clayton, Rabun, Georgia; Roll: M593_171; Page: 217A; Family History Library Film: 545670
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clayton, Rabun, Georgia; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0116; FHL microfilm: 1240218
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Warwoman, Rabun, Georgia; Page: 507; Family History Library Film: 803134
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Clayton, Rabun, Georgia; Roll: T624_209; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1374222
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Warwoman, Rabun, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Warwoman, Rabun, Georgia; Page: 507; Family History Library Film: 803134

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clayton, Rabun, Georgia; Roll: M593_171; Page: 217A; Family History Library Film: 545670
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Warwoman, Rabun, Georgia; Page: 507; Family History Library Film: 803134

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clayton, Rabun, Georgia; Roll: 162; Page: 79D; Enumeration District: 172

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clayton, Rabun, Georgia; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0116; FHL microfilm: 1240218

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Clayton, Rabun, Georgia; Roll: T624_209; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1374222

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1918
    Event Place: Rabun County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mountain City, Rabun County, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mountain City, Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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