Born in Williamsburg, Covington, Mississippi, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Monroe Speed Sr.
and Sarah (Rogers) Speed
Sister of
William Rogers Speed, Sarah Elizabeth (Speed) Biglane, James Monroe Speed Jr, George Washington Speed, Joseph Wade Speed, Benjamin Franklin Speed, Martha Caroline (Speed) Keys, John Balous Speed, Martin Luther Terrel Speed and Meshack Lafayette Speed
Wife of
Warren Webster Knight
— married
before 1883 in Covington, Mississippi, United States
Mother of
Elmer Deloach Knight
Died
at age 45
in Covington, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Feb 2011
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Biography
Josephine was born in 1860. She died in 1906. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 27 July 2023), memorial page for Josephine "Josephine" Speed Knight (9 Feb 1860–30 Jan 1906), Find A Grave: Memorial #17810599, citing Leaf River Cemetery, Collins, Covington County, Mississippi, USA; maintained by Gwen Langley Pittman 188378070 (contributor 46852787), two headstone photos.
- 1870 United States Census
- name: Josephine Speed
- estimated birth year: 1861
- gender: Female
- age in 1870: 9y
- color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
- birthplace: Mississippi
- home in 1870: Mississippi, United States
- J M Speed M 53y South Carolina
- Sarah Speed F 53y North Carolina
- B F Speed M 20y Mississippi
- J B Speed M 14y Mississippi
- L T Speed M 12y Mississippi
- Josephine Speed F 9y Mississippi
- M L Speed M 6y Mississippi
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF37-BHF : 29 May 2021), Josephine Speed in entry for J M Speed, 1870.
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/2MPS-CGG
Acknowledgements
- This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.
- This person was created on 10 March 2011 through the import of Adams,Fowler,Roulston,Twilla_2011-03-09.ged.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Laura by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Laura:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Laura by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Laura:
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~12.50%
Charles Keys
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M081952 [compare]
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~6.25%
David Keys :
23andMe, GEDmatch DD693237C1 [compare]
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~6.25%
Ann (Speed) Pace :
23andMe, GEDmatch M037069 [compare]
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~6.25%
Kristy Keyes :
23andMe
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Carolyn Cowart :
23andMe
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~6.25%
~12.50%
A Fabry :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #548789
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Phyllis Pittman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A677462 [compare], Ancestry member pmpittman54
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~3.12%
Lynn Pape :
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Phil Duckworth :
23andMe, GEDmatch TE199152 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QY2345658 [compare], Ancestry member duckworthphil
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~1.56%
Charles Craig :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M546313 [compare], FTDNA kit #235978
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~0.78%
Patricia Shows :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Thias Fiveswood :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Micah Wheeler :
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