Joseph Speer, Sr

Male 1797 - 1876  (78 years)


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  • Name Joseph Speer  [1, 2, 3
    Suffix Sr 
    Born 25 Dec 1797  Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Sep 1876  Lawrence County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Lawrence County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID P4802  Woelfel Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2020 

    Father Andrew Speer, Jr,   b. 1765, Surry County, Colonial North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1855, Oldham County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Shelton Murphy (Speer),   b. 3 Apr 1769, Colonial North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1856, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1788 
    Family ID F1226  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Priscilla Flinn (Speer),   b. 29 Nov 1799, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1882, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 6 Dec 1819  Jackson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. John Wesley Speer,   b. 3 Apr 1821, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1865, Leesville, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)  [natural]
    +2. Agnes S. Speer (Flinn),   b. 18 Jun 1823, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1902, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  [natural]
     3. William S Speer,   b. 15 Jul 1825, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1896, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [natural]
     4. Nancy Speer (Harris),   b. 9 Jun 1827, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1903, Buddah, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [natural]
     5. Andrew Gentry Speer,   b. 24 Jul 1829, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1915, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  [natural]
     6. Elizabeth Speer (Crawford),   b. 24 Apr 1833,   d. 20 Nov 1911, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  [natural]
     7. Leannah Speer (Root),   b. 4 Mar 1835, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1919, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)  [natural]
     8. Joseph W Speer, Jr,   b. 22 Feb 1838, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1910, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  [natural]
     9. Jacob Speer,   b. 17 Aug 1840, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1895  (Age 54 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F1246  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Son of Andrew Speer and Elizabeth (Murphy) Speer

      Father of 10 children. There are links to nine children below plus one whose grave has not been located:

      Robert Speer - Very little is known about Robert. Appears in this family in the 1850 census, but no other records have been found.

  • Sources 
    1. [S-911861636] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1275859915] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1269706273] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1903; Roll: 07.