Brief Life History of Walter William
When Walter William Speed was born on 29 December 1886, in Seminary, Covington, Mississippi, United States, his father, William Madison Speed, was 34 and his mother, Joriah Sellers, was 32. He married Carrie Elizabeth Lott on 13 October 1912, in Covington, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Beat 2 Watts, Covington, Mississippi, United States in 1900. He died on 8 February 1971, at the age of 84.
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Sources (9)
- Walter Speed, "United States Census, 1940"
- William Walters Speed, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- William Speed, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Spouse and Children
1886–1971 Male
1888–1943 Female
Children (9)
1914– Male
1915–1993 Male
1917– Female
1918– Male
1922–1922 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1852–1932 Male
1854–1939 Female
Siblings (13)
1874–1944 Male
1876–1951 Male
1877–1914 Female
1879–1942 Male
1880–1960 Male
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 4
1907 · Boll Weevil Destroys Most the Cotton Crop
Age 21
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English sped ‘success, prosperity, wealth, smooth progress’ (hence the modern meaning ‘swiftness’); also ‘speed, quickness’ (Old English sped), used either for a fortunate, wealthy, or successful person, or for a swift runner.
Irish (Mayo): when not the English name, adopted for Gaelic Ó Fuada, from fuad ‘haste’ (see Foody ).
Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schnell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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