George Washington Speed (1846 - 1942)

Born 11 Apr 1846 in Williamsburg, Covington, Mississippi

Ancestors

Son of James Monroe Speed Sr. and Sarah (Rogers) Speed

Husband of Elizabeth Catherine (Burkhalter) Speed — married 1 Dec 1869 in Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1942 at age 96 in Kerens, Navarro County, TX

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Ann Pace [send private message]

Notes

Dear Nancy,

My father's cousin, Ethel Spurger, was a meticulous researcher, having worked in a Mormon library in Houston and at the Claiborne, the Houston genealogy library. This is what she came up with:

James Monroe Speed, Sr. 1818-1896, father of George Washington Speed came from Oconnee, SC to Williamsburg, Covington Co. MS.

His parents, William Speed, 1783-1833, and Sarah Lawrence, 1783-1884, married 1802.

His sister, Rachel Ann Speed, 1803-1882, remained in SC. The other sister and his two brothers were on the trip to MS.

There was a sister, Elizabeth Speed, 1805-1855, a brother, William Lawrence Speed, 189-1879, another brother, Benjamin Robert Speed, 1815-1909.

I have just discovered a conflict in my records as Ethel's mother wrote that GW's parents were Joseph Monroe Speed(May 14, 1810 SC) and Sarah Rogers(Oct. 26, 1818 SC).

I wish that I could resolve this but I don't know where Ethel's records were sent after her death, probably to the Claiborne Library in Houston. I will work on it.

June Speed Morgan

Sources

Census

name: George W Speed event: Census event date: 1850 event place: Covington county, Covington, Mississippi, United States gender: Male age: 4 marital status: race (original): race (standardized): birthplace: Mississippi estimated birth year: 1846 dwelling house number: 99 family number: 99 line number: 20 nara publication number: M432 nara roll number: 371 film number: 443583 digital folder number: 004200042 image number: 00175 Household Gender Age Birthplace James M Speed M 33 South Carolina Sarah Speed F 32 South Carolina William R Speed M 9 South Carolina James M Speed M 8 Mississippi Sarah E Speed F 6 Mississippi George W Speed M 4 Mississippi Joseph W Speed M 3 Mississippi Speed M 0 Mississippi 1850 United States Census

Name: G W Speed Residence: , Covington, Mississippi Ward: Mississippi Age: 14 years Estimated Birth Year: 1846 Birthplace: Mississippi Gender: Male Page: 41 Family Number: 1 Film Number: 803580 DGS Number: 4233363 Image Number: 00522 NARA Number: M653 1860 United States Census

name: G W Speed estimated birth year: 1846 gender: Male age in 1870: 24y color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White birthplace: Mississippi home in 1870: Mississippi, United States Household Gender Age Birthplace G W Speed M 24y Mississippi Elizabeth Speed F 17y Mississippi Easter Davis F 35y Mississippi 1870 United States Census

name : George W. Speed event: Census event date: 1880 event place: Navarro, Texas, United States gender: Male age: 34 marital status : Married occupation : Farmer race or color (original) : ethnicity (standardized) : American relationship to head : Self birthplace : Mississippi, United States birthdate : 1846 spouse's name : Elizabeth C. Speed spouse's birthplace : Mississippi, United States father's name : father's birthplace : South Carolina, United States mother's name : mother's birthplace : South Carolina, United States page : 478 page character : C entry number : 4286 nara film number : T9-1321 gs film number : 1255321 digital folder number: 004244743 image number: 00543 Household Gender Age Birthplace self George W. Speed M 34 Mississippi, United States wife Elizabeth C. Speed F 27 Mississippi, United States son Martin L. Speed M 8 Mississippi, United States daughter Lillie B. Speed F 7 Mississippi, United States son John B. Speed M 6 Mississippi, United States daughter Sarah M. Speed F 4 Mississippi, United States daughter Martha E. Speed F 3 Texas, United States son Joshua W. Speed M 2 Texas, United States son Joseph M. Speed M 2 Texas, United States son Elmo Speed M 0 Texas, United States other H. E. Burkhatter F 34 Maryland, United States other Merson Burkhatter M 14 Mississippi, United States other Daniel Burkhatter M 11 Mississippi, United States other Malf Burkhatter M 7 Mississippi, United States other Jiles Burkhatter M 5 Texas, United States 1880 United States Census

name: George W Speed titles & terms: event: Census event date: 1900 event place: ED 102 Justice Precinct 3 (north part) Kerens town, Navarro, Texas, United States birth date: Apr 1846 birthplace: Mississippi relationship to head of household: Head father's birthplace: South Carolina mother's birthplace: South Carolina race or color (standardized): White gender: Male marital status: Married years married: 30 estimated marriage year: 1870 mother how many children: number living children: immigration year: page: 4 sheet letter: B family number: 72 reference number: 64 film number: 1241662 digital folder number: 004118538 image number: 00013 Household Gender Age Birthplace head George W Speed M 54 Mississippi wife Elizabeth D Speed F 47 Mississippi daughter Lillie Linsey F 28 Mississippi daughter Martha Speed F 23 Texas son Josh W Speed M 22 Texas son Joe M Speed M 22 Texas son Elmo Speed M 20 Texas daughter Laura J Speed F 18 Texas daughter Georgia V Speed F 16 Texas son Chas C Speed M 14 Texas son Eligy Speed M 10 Texas daughter Ora E Speed F 9 Texas daughter Julia M Speed F 5 Texas granddaughter Audie B Linsey F 7 Texas granddaughter Betty R Linsey F 5 Texas cook Hemereta Burkhalter F 49 Maryland mother-in-law Martha M Cammack F 66 Georgia laborer Henry S Sanders M 24 Mississippi 1900 United States Census

Name: George W Speed Birthplace: Mississippi Relationship to Head of Household: Self Residence: Justice Precinct 3, Navarro, Texas Marital Status: Married Race : White Gender: Male Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: South Carolina Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina Family Number: 120 Page Number: 6 Household Gender Age George W Speed M 64y Spouse Elizabeth C Speed F 57y Child Charlie C Speed M 22y Child Essie O Speed F 18y Child Ed Speed M 20y Child Trudy M Speed F 14y Child Lilly B Lindsey F 38y Audie B Lindsey F 16y Bettie A Lindsey F 15y Traves Owen M 19y 1910 United States Census

name: George W Speed residence: , Navarro, Texas estimated birth year: 1847 age: 73 birthplace: Mississippi relationship to head of household: Self gender: Male race: White marital status: Married father's birthplace: South Carolina mother's birthplace: South Carolina film number: 1821836 digital folder number: 4390897 image number: 00536 sheet number: 8 Household Gender Age Birthplace self George W Speed M 73y Mississippi wife Elizabeth C Speed F 66y Mississippi dau Trudey M Speed F 24y Texas dau ?Illie B Lindsey F 47y Mississippi Bettie R Lindsey F 24y Texas 1920 United States Census

Death

Burial: Kerens Cemetery 10289686

name George Washington Speed gender Male burial date 27 Apr 1942 burial place Kerens death date 26 Apr 1942 death place Precinct 3, Navarro County, Texas age 96 birth date 11 Apr 1846 birthplace Miss. occupation Retired Farmer race White marital status Widowed father's name James Monroe Speed father's birthplace District Pens..., S. Carolina mother's name Sara Rogers mother's birthplace Barnwell District, S. Carolina indexing project (batch) number B75266-4 system origin Texas-EASy source film number 1750575

George settled at Cryer Creek, Navarro County, Texas north of Blooming Grove in 1876. During the civil war he enlisted in 1864 in Stubb's battalion of Woods' Brigade in the Confederate Army. Geoge's second farm was at Black Hills northwest of Corsicana, TX. In 1901, he sold his lands at Black Hills and invested in lands around Kerens, TX. George later became a major stockholder in the Bank of Kerens becoming vice president, president, and director.

From Confederate Pension #47193: "My name is Alex Sullivan; I live in Covington County, Mississippi, and am 83 years of age. I joined Company B, Stubbs Brigade, Wood's Battalion, Confederate Army, in June, 1863. W. J. Eaton was captain of Company B, D. I. McLeon was First Lieutenant, Allen Davis was Second Lieutenant, and Rich McInnis was Third Lieutenant. Mr. George W. Speed, who now lives in Navarro County, Texas, belonged to the same company that I belonged to. I know this of my own personal knowledge. We both served together in the above named Company. I know of my own personal knowledge from my association with Mr. Speed during the time we served together in the war between the states that he was a good soldier, and did not desert the Confederacy, but remained true and loyal until the close of the war." Signed this the 26 day of July, A.D. 1930. Alex W. Sullivan

George Washington Speed Apr 11, 1846 - Apr 26, 1942

GEORGE W. SPEED’S PASSING LEAVES VOID IN HEARTS OF MANY

KERENS, April 29.—(Spl.)—Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Monday, April 27, at the First Baptist church in Kerens for George W. Speed, 96, perhaps Navarro county’s oldest citizen.

Uncle George, as he was lovingly known by hundreds of friends in the county and over the state, died at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, after having passed his birthday on the 11th of this month, while in a semi-conscious condition. He had always declared he would live to reach the century mark, and he came far closer to realizing his ambition than most.

Born in Williamsburg, Covington county, Miss., in 1846, he came with his wife the former Elizabeth Burkhalter, and four small children in 1876 and settled in the west end of the county, removing several years later to Kerens where he passed the remainder of his life.

At the age of 16 he served as a courier during the Civil War, and brought with him from the Mississippi home a black mammy slave who was a wedding gift from her father to Mrs. Speed, and who served and reared the large family of children.

Survivors include 11 of the 17 children, 36 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. The children are: Mrs. Lillie Lindsey, Mrs. Martha Spurger, Mrs. Georgia Bain, Mrs. Maggie Arnett, and Joe, Josh, Charlie and E. B. Speed, all of Kerens; Rev. John Speed of Riverside, Calif.; Mrs. Trudie Mai Hays, Cameron; Mrs. Essie Bain of Kenedy. Two grandchildren reared in the home as daughters are Mrs. Audie Sheppard, Brownwood, and Mrs. Betty Ross, Bryan.

Services were conducted by the Rev. A. E. Harrison, pastor of the First Baptist church, with interment in the Kerens cemetery under the direction of the P. N. Stockton Funeral Home.

Pallbearers were grandsons; W. L. Bain, Jr., Van Speed, Weyman Price, Jack Bain of Kerens, George Ross of Bryan, Henry Sheppard of Brownwood, J. B. Poston of Gladewater, Bobby Hayes of Cameron, Robert Gilliam of Marshall, Allen Holcomb of Gladewater.

Mr. Speed some years ago served as mayor of Kerens for several terms, was a director of the First State Bank, and a large land owner, looking after the interests of his farm until only a few months ago, and until that time walking from his home in the extreme south portion of the city to the postoffice and back each day.

His ever smiling-face and cheerful, hearty greeting will be missed by those in all walks of life, and his going marks the passing of a familiar landmark, so closely was he associated in the minds of literally hundreds, with the name of Kerens.

In tribute to his memory the church was filled with floral offerings sent by the vast multitude who gathered to pay last respects to the venerable and loveable character, of whom it might be said by all, “He was a good and just man.”

Notes: • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Wednesday, April 29, 1942 • Kerens City Cemetery

• Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed with a 23andMe test match between Ann (Speed) Pace and her second cousin once removed, a child of May Olive Keys. Predicted relationship is second cousin, based on 2.12% shared DNA for 158 cM over 9 segments. The MRCA are James Monroe Speed and Sarah Rogers.

• Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed with a match between Ann Speed and Charles Keys (second cousins once removed). (23andMe predicts third cousins, based on .93% shared DNA of 70cM over 4 segments.) (On gedmatch, Ann and Charles have Total Half-Match segments (HIR) = 72.2 cM (2.014 Pct) Largest segment = 26.5 cM. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 3.8, 4 shared segments found for this comparison.) The MRCA are James Monroe Speed and Sarah Rogers.