Brief Life History of John E
When John E Speed was born on 29 April 1859, in Rabun, Georgia, United States, his father, William Calvin Speed, was 22 and his mother, Polly Mary Kell, was 24. He married Charlotte E Talley on 7 September 1879, in Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in District 436, Rabun, Georgia, United States in 1900 and District 452, Rabun, Georgia, United States for about 20 years. He died on 12 November 1933, in Rabun, Georgia, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, United States.
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Sources (19)
- John Sneed, "United States Census, 1900"
- John Alfred, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- John Speed, "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1940"
Spouse and Children
1859–1933 Male
1859–1941 Female
Children (10)
1879–1957 Male
1879–1962 Male
1883–1955 Male
1887–1962 Male
1891–1977 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1837–1910 Male
1835–1898 Female
Siblings (10)
1859–1933 Male
1861–1921 Male
1861–1925 Male
1865–1937 Male
1867–1932 Female
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World Events (8)
1861
Age 2
1863
Age 4
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 22
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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