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William Lawrence Speed 1815–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Oct 1815

Birth Location: Oconee Co. So. Car.

Death Date: 15 Oct 1879

Death Location: Seminary, Covington Co, MS

Father: William Sr

Mother: Sarah Lawrence

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Children(s): Thadius Speed

The story of William Lawrence Speed began in 1815 in Oconee Co. So. Car.. William Lawrence Speed had children including Thadius Leroy Speed. William Lawrence Speed passed away in 1879 in Seminary, Covington Co, MS.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lawrence Speed began in 1815 in Oconee Co. So. Car..
  • William Lawrence Speed had children including Thadius Leroy Speed.
  • William Lawrence Speed passed away in 1879 in Seminary, Covington Co, MS.

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Children(s)

William Speed's Ancestors

Self
William Speed
1815–1879
Birth Place: Oconee Co. So. Car.
Parents
William Wages Speed Sr
1783–1833
Orangeburg District, South Carolina, USA
Sarah Lawrence
1783–1847
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Robert (Wages) Speed
1763–1826
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Martin
1763–1830
NC
Benjamin Lawrence
1746–1826
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Rachel Weems
1763–1848
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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

William Speed's Descendants

1.
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William (Lawrence) Speed (09 Oct 1815–15 Oct 1879)
  1. 1. Thadius (Leroy) Speed 1866–1930
    1. 1. Julius (Adelman) Speed 1895–1978

William Speed's Timeline

2 Records

1815
09 Oct 1815
Birth of William Lawrence Speed in Oconee Co. So. Car.
Oconee Co. So. Car.
1879
15 Oct 1879
Age 64
Death of William Lawrence Speed in Seminary, Covington Co, MS
Seminary, Covington Co, MS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Oct 1815
    Event Place: Oconee Co. So. Car.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1879
    Event Place: Seminary, Covington Co, MS

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