Brief Life History of Hugh Graham
When Hugh Graham Speer was born on 26 April 1884, in Johnson, Tennessee, United States, his father, John Cetron Speer Jr., was 40 and his mother, Mary Loretta Stout, was 23. He married Ollie Luevina Nave on 10 January 1914. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Meade, South Dakota, United States for about 20 years and Township 3 Range 11, Meade, South Dakota, United States for about 5 years. He died on 21 June 1943, in New Underwood, Pennington, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in New Underwood, Pennington, South Dakota, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Hugh G Spees in household of John C Spees, "United States Census, 1900"
- Hugh G Speer, "Find A Grave Index"
- H G Speer in entry for Justin Speer, "South Dakota, School Records, 1879-1970"
Spouse and Children
1884–1943 Male
1885–1971 Female
Children (2)
1915–1915 Female
1918–2012 Male
Parents and Siblings
1843–1924 Male
1860–1944 Female
Siblings (3)
1884–1943 Male
1888–1928 Male
1892–1981 Male
World Events (8)
1886
Age 2
1889
Age 5
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 16
Name Meaning
German and Dutch: from Middle High German, Middle Dutch sper ‘spear’, hence a nickname for a tall, thin person, or else for a skilled user of the hunting spear. In part, it may also have been a metonymic occupational name for a maker of spears.
German: nickname for someone thought to resemble a sparrow, Middle High German spar(e) ‘sparrow’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Speyer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Hugh Graham Speer - Johnson County, Tennessee Biographies
Leonard Shoun and his wife Barbara Slemp of Johnson County, Tennessee (JCT) and Their Descendants by Carl B. Neal June 1957 One record says that Leonard Shoun & his wife Barbara Schlemp, came to what …
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