Born about in Nordmont, Davidson, Sullivan County, PA.
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Speary
and Mary Colley (Pennington) Speary
Brother of
Phoebe A. Speary, John W. Speary, Benjamin C. Speary, Charles W. Speary, Mary Sophia Speary, Wooding Speary, Permelia Rebecca Speary and Amos William Flick
Husband of
Esther Ann Edgar
— married
1856 [location unknown]
Husband of
Rosetta Taylor
— married
1870 [location unknown]
Died about
at about age 62
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Oct 2018
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Biography
This profile is part of the Sperry Name Study.
Fletcher was born about 1836. He is the son of Samuel Speary and Mary Pennington. Married Esther Ann Edgar.
Fletcher's family used the Sperry spelling. The 1860 Pa. census show his father Samuel age 50 residing with him even though Samuel is also shown as head of household for his own family.
Mt. Pleasant Township, Whiteside Co, Illinois in the 1880 census (spelled Sperry). Also listed is a grandaughter, Julia Thomas, aged 8, born in Iowa, father born in Illinois & mother born in Pennsylvania. This is the child of his step-daughter Bernice Hiddleson. Step son Monroe Hiddleson is listed under the surname Sperry
Note The Biographical Record of Whiteside County states that Rosetta, his wife, came to Illinois & settled in Mt. Pleasant Twp.,Whiteside County with Fletcher. Then it states that Fletcher died in 1867. However, this HAS to be a typographical error as he & Rosetta & the children are found in both the 1870 & the 1880 census. In fact, Fletcher & Rosetta were still in Pennsylvania in 1870 census & hadn't even moved to Illinois yet. Many references are found in the Sterling Stanfard Newspaper (Sterling, Illinois) regarding getting his estate settled (dated from june 8, 1898 - June 29 1900).
Sources
- Speary/Sperry Reunions Family sheets & other first hand information gathered at annual family reunions held in Nordmont, Pa., info gathered for DAR applications,etc. by Eudora Jane Speary Sick & Alice Irene Brown from the 1930s to the 1970s. I believe all of these files were donated to the DAR since Alice's death (2013).
- Harrisburg Telegraph Publication: Harrisburg Telegraph Newspaper (Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania), 23 Mar 1895
- The Biographical Record of Whiteside County, Illinois, S.J. Clarke, 1900 - Whiteside County, Ill., p. 42
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