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William Franklin Speer 1895–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 March 1895

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 30 June 1973

Death Location: Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Father: Edgar Speer

Mother: Rosa Lynd

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William Franklin Speer was born in 1895 in Indiana, the child of Edgar Thurston Speer And Rosa C Lynd. In 1900, William Franklin Speer resided in Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA. In 1951, William Franklin Speer resided in California. William Franklin Speer passed away in 1973 in Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Franklin Speer was born in 1895 in Indiana, the child of Edgar Thurston Speer And Rosa C Lynd.
  • In 1900, William Franklin Speer resided in Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1951, William Franklin Speer resided in California.
  • William Franklin Speer passed away in 1973 in Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Speer's Ancestors

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William Speer
1895–1973
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
Edgar Thurston Speer
1866–1899
Indiana
Rosa (C) Lynd
1866–1932
Orange County, Indiana, United States of America
Grandparents
Jesse (Alexander) Speer
1839–1920
Indiana
Sydney (A) Hackney
1841–1890
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Lovell Speer
1810–1843
Elizabeth Irvine
1811–1892
Samuel Hackney
1809–
Mary Hackney
1812–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Speer
1786–1841
Anna Voorhies
1790–1887
William Irvine
1763–1850
Mary Pigman
1775–1835

William Speer's Timeline

4 Records

1895
9 March 1895
Birth of William Franklin Speer in Indiana
Indiana
1900
1900
Age 5
William Franklin Speer resided here in Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA
Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 56
William Franklin Speer resided here in California
California
1973
30 June 1973
Age 78
Death of William Franklin Speer in Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 March 1895
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] California, Death Index, Date: 1973-06-30
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Orleans, Orange, Indiana; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1240396
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Orleans, Orange, Indiana; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1240396

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: California
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 June 1973
    Event Place: Los Angeles
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] California, Death Index, Date: 1973-06-30
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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