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WILLIAM SPEER (1747-1830)
ABBEVILLE COUNTY
SOUTH CAROLINA
HIS LIFE, FAMILY AND
DESCENDANTS
Compiled and Written By
Wade Edward Speer
With Special Help From
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William Arthur Speer, Jr., Atlanta, Georgia
Portraits By Edward Shanon Wood, Asheville, North Carolina
Published By
Wade Edward Speer
Marion, North Carolina
1998
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Abbeville County Probate Office
, Abbeville, SC:Abbeville Land Grants, Volume 1, Part 4.
Enrollment Book of Confederate Veterans.
Estate Files:
Box 3 Pack 51 Daniel Anderson.
Box 11 Pack 221 Lunsford Buford.
Box 23 Pack 520 Agnus Crawford.
Box 34 Pack 736 Thomas L. Fielding.
Box 44 Pack 991 John Haslet.
Box 62 Pack 1477 Richard Mosely.
Box 74 Pack 1798 James Pearson.
Box 89 Pack 2205 William Speer, Sr.
Box 104 Pack 2550 Francis Young.
Box 109 Pack 3116 James Robinson.
Box 110 Pack 3202 William Tennent.
Box 172 Pack 4618 John Speer.
Box 196 Pack 5193 William Speer, Jr.
Box 229 Pack 5817 N. Brooks (Mrs. John C. Speer).
Box 252 Pack 6161 Sophia L. W. Verdel (Mrs. Andrew Jackson Speer).
Box 301 Pack 7343 Lawrence Orr Speer.
Box 302 Pack 7344 George Washington Speer, Sr.
Box 322 Pack 8092 Mary Sue Giles (Mrs. George Washington Speer, Sr.).
Box 384 Pack 9728 Lindsay Baker Speer.
Box 448 Roll 11-087 Gordon Verdel Speer.
Marriage Books:
no. 1, 1911-1918 no. 8, 1963-1967.
no. 2, 1918-1924 no. 10, 1970-1973.
no. 5, 1917-1946 no. 12, 1977-1981.
no. 6, 1946-1954 no. 14.
no. 7, 1954-1963 no. 15.
Plat Book A 1785.
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Wills Book 2, 1914-1923, p. 266, Dr. Andrew Jackson Speer.
Wills Book No. 4, 1855 to 1869, p. 553-6, John Speer.
Wills Book 19, p. 107, Eva Lee Cann (Mrs. Beverly Henry Speer).
Anderson County Probate Office, Anderson, SC:
Estate Files:
93ES0400408 Una May Burriss (Mrs. John Fleetwood Speer, Sr.).
Roll 3247 Sarah C. Robertson (Mrs. Elijah Hunt Speer).
90ES0400306 Caroline Fleetwood Speer
94ES0400387 John Fleetwood Speer, Dr.
Roll 19797 Richard Williamson Speer, Dr.
Roll 27412 Richard Williamson Speer, Jr.
Roll 26128 Thomas Cater Speer.
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no. 1, 11 Jul 1911-6 Nov 1912.
no. 7, Jan 1922-Jan 1924.
no. 9, Nov 1925-Nov 1927.
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Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery, Speer Family tombstone inscriptions; Elbert County, GA; read and photographed by W.E. Speer, 10 Aug 1995.
Bowen, E. A., The Story of Wilkes County, Georgia, Marietta, GA: Continental Book Co., 1950.
Bratcher, R. W., Index to Commissioner of Locations Plat Books A and B, 1784-1788, South Carolina, Published by R. Wayne Bratcher.
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Brown, Mrs. J. K. (Samuella Gilliam Speer), to Mrs. Ben Speer (Judge Carol Finley); Letter dated 17 Apr 1979 at Spartanburg Meth Coll, Spartanburg, SC; in possession of Judge Carol Finley Speer, Abbeville, SC, 1995.
Bruce, M. M., Early Marriages Troup County, Georgia 1828-1900, Roswell, GA: W. H. Wolfe Assoc, 1982.
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Cain, A. W., History of Lumpkin County for the First Hundred Years 1832-1932, Spartanburg, SC: The Reprint Co., 1978.
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Carlisle, H. A., The History of Lowndesville, S.C.; Danielsville, GA: Heritage Papers, 1987.
Carlisle, H. A., to Wade E. Speer, Letter dated 8 July 1994 at Lowndesville, SC 29659; in possession of Speer, 1995.
Carlisle, H. A., Interview (Lowndesville, South Carolina) with Wade Edward Speer, 5 Aug 1995; transcript in possession of Speer, 1995.
Carroll, J. G., Abbeville County Family History, Abbeville, South Carolina, 1979.
Cobb, Mrs. W. P., History of Dodge County; Spartanburg, SC: The Reprint Co., 1983.
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Confederate Veteran Magazine:
v. 7 (1899) p. 464, George Washington Speer, Sr.
v. 13 no. 5, May 1905, p. 200-4, Emory Speer.
v. 19 no. 11, Nov 1911, p. 534, Capt. J. T. Gains.
v. 17 no. 12 (Dec 1909) p. 583, Eugene P. Speer.
v. 27 p. 408, Emory Speer.
v. 27 no. 11 (1919) p. 406-9, Emory Speer.
Cook, Mrs. A. M. G., History of Baldwin County, Georgia; Spartanburg, SC: The Reprint Co., 1978.
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Crumpton, D. N., Cemeteries and Genealogy, Warren County, Georgia and Immediate Vicinity, 1987.
Culloden City Cemetery, Speer Family tombstone inscriptions,Culloden, Monroe County, GA; read and photographed by W. E. Speer on 30 Aug 1995.
Daughters of the American Revolution:
National Society Lineage Books, Wash, DC:
v. 7, 1 of 2 p. 21-2 record 6064.
v. 21, 1897 p. 76 record 20213.
v. 21, 1897 p. 76 record 20214.
v. 22, 1897 p. 165 record 21449.
v. 22, 1897 p. 165-6 record 21450.
v. 26, 1898 p. 364 record 25998.
v. 33, 1900 p. 4 record 32011.
v. 46, 1903 p. 290-1 record 45676.
v. 46, 1903 p. 291 record 45677.
v. 56, 1903.
v. 62, p. 277 record 61798.
v. 77, 1909 p. 316-7 record 76842.
v. 80, p. 348 record 79946.
v. 92, p. 158-9 record 91489.
v. 92, 1912 p. 221 record 91686.
v. 110, 1914 p. 25-6 record 109084.
v. ???, 1984 record 683895.
Patriot Index, Diamond Jubilee Admin, 1966.
Historical Collection of the Joseph Habersham Chapter, v. II, 1968.
Sybil Speer Eberdt, Application 15 Oct 1981 record 657578.
Dixie Lee U. Wynn, Application, 1984 record 683895.
Georgia Society, DAR:
Elijah Clark Chap, Marriage Record, 1951.
Miscellaneous Genealogical Records 1973; v. 166, p. 409.
Mary Hammond Washington Chap, (Index to) Marriage Books H & I, Bibb Co., GA; 1988.
Mary Hammond Washington Chap, Riverside Cemetery (Old Section) Burials Through 1972; Macon, GA: 1993.
Abstract, Bibb Co., GA Will Book B, 1840-1872.
Tennessee Society, DAR:
Membership Roster and Soldiers, the TN Soc 1894-1960, 1961.
Davidson, G. G., Early Records of Georgia, v. II; Vidalia, GA: Published by The Rev Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr., 1932.
Davis, R. S., Jr., A Researcher's Library of Georgia History, Genealogy and Records; Easley, SC: South Hist Press, Inc.
Davis, S. C., Jr., Georgians in the Revolution: At Kettle Creek (Wilkes Co.) and Burke County; Southern Historical Press, Inc., Easley, SC, 255 p., 1986.
Davis, W. C., Diary of a Confederate Soldier, John S. Jackman of the Orphan Brigade; Columbia, SC: Univ SC Press, 1990.
Davis W. C., The Orphan Brigade, The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldn't Go home; Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1980.
DiCataldo, M., Interview with Wade Edward Speer, 27 Dec 1994; transcript in possession of Speer, 1995.
Dixon, S. A. and M. J. Dixon, Newton County Georgia Cemeteries; v. II (1972), Starrsville, GA: v. III (1968), Covington, GA: Published by Mary Jane Dixon, 1968.
Dowell, S., A History of Mercer University, 1833-1957; Atlanta, GA: Foote & Davies, Inc., 1958.
Duncan, Rev, W. B., South Carolina Conference, M. E. Church, South;Columbia, SC: The State Co., 1901.
Eagle, MD, H. M. to Mrs. Clarence Gordon Speer, Letter dated 14 Jun1949 at 9 East Amelia St, Orangeburg, SC; in possession of Larry Estelle Vassey Speer, Marion, NC, 1994.
Edwards, H. S., "Eustace Willoughby Speer", Macon Telegraph (Newspaper), 1899.
Elbert County Historical Society, Early Cemeteries and Gravestones, Elbert County, Georgia; Elberton, GA: Elbert County Hist Soc, 1984.
Emory University 1992 Alumni Directory; Macon GA: Assoc of Emory Alumni, 1992.
Engel, B. B., The Middleton Family; From the Press of the Jesup Sentinel, 1972.
Evans, T., Dodge County Newspaper Clippings; v. I, 1873-1892(1991); v. II, 1893-1907 (1992); Savannah, GA: Published by Tad Evans.
Evans, T., Montgomery County, Georgia, Newspaper Clippings, v. I, 1886-1905; Savannah, GA: Published by Tad Evans, 1993.
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Evans, T., Genealogical Abstracts from the Georgia Journal (Milledgeville) Newspaper, 1809-1840, v. 5, 1836-1840; Savannah, GA: Published by Tad Evans, 1995.
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Florida Board of State Institutions, Soldiers of Florida in the Seminole Indian-Civil and Spanish-American Wars, 1903.
Frederick Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Speer Family tombstone inscriptions; Cherokee County, SC: read and photographed by W. E. Speer on 28 May 1994.
Freehling, W. W., Prelude to Civil War, The Nullification Controversy in South Carolina 1816-1836; New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1966.
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Georgia Depart Agricul, GA Hist'l and Industrial; Atlanta GA: George W. Harrison, State Printer, The Franklin Print and Publish Co., 1901.
Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta, GA:
Compiled Service Records (Nat'l Archives Microfilm):
Drw 254 Box 110 (NA M-266 Roll 483) Major Alexander M. Speer.
Drw 257 Box 41 (NA M-266 Roll 483) Major Alexander M. Speer.
Drw 257 Box 111 (NA M-266 Roll 553) Major Daniel N. Speer.
Drw 257 Box 41 (NA M-266 Roll 483) Eugene P. Speer.
Drw 254 Box 110 Francis Albert Speer.
Drw 254 Box 110 Henry Speer.
Drw 255 Box 6 (NA M-266, Roll 188) John Andrew Speer.
Monroe County, Georgia Cemetery File, 1995.
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Hicks, M., Mortuary Records, Oakland Cemetery, Cherokee County, SC;Gaffney, SC: Shufford-Hatcher Funeral Home.
Hillhouse, A. M., Pierre Gibert, French Huguenot, His Background and Descendants; Danville, KY: Published by A. M. Hillhouse, 1979.
Hillview Cemetery, Speer Family tombstone inscriptions; LaGrange, Troup Co., GA; read and photographed by W. E. Speer on 25 Nov 1994.
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Isabella Methodist Church Cemetery, Speer Family tombstone inscriptions; Chilton Co., AL.
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McMillian, M., History of Limestone College; Columbia, SC: R. L. Bryan Co., 1970.
Melrose Cemetery, Speer Family tombstone inscriptions; Abbeville, Abbeville Co., SC; read and photographed by W. E. Speer on 29 Apr 94.
Medical College of Georgia, Compilers, Alumni Directory 1989, The Medical College of Georgia, The Health Sciences Universityof the State of Georgia; Publish Concepts, Inc., 1989.
Mills' Atlas, Abbeville District, South Carolina, Surveyed by William Robertson, 1820; Published 1825.
Monroe County Hist'l Soc, Inc., Monroe County, Georgia: A History;Atlanta, GA: W. H. Wolfe Assoc, 1979.
Monroe County Probate Office, Forsyth, GA:
Estate File, Alexander Middleton Speer, Docket Book 1, Court of Ordinary, p. 41, 1883.
Marriage Book A, p. 94 and 166.
Marriage Records Book AA 1846-52 & 1857-70.
Moody, C. L., Jr., "Foster Speer (Obituary)," SC Conf Jour, June 5-9, 1972, p. 263-4.
Moss, B. G., Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution; Baltimore, MD: Geneal Publish Co., Inc, 1983.
Mt Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Speer Family tombstoneinscription,, Greenwood Co., SC; read and photographed by W. E. Speer, 6 Aug 1995.
Mueller, E. A., Steamboating on the St. Johns, Some Travel Accountsand Various Steamboat Materials, Kellersberger Fund of theSouth Brevard Historical Society, Melbourne, FL.
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Nottingham, C. W. and E. Hannah, History of Upsom County, Georgia;Vidalia, GA: Published by Rev Silas E. Lucas, Jr., 1930, reprint 1969.
Oakhill City Cemetery, Speer Family tombstone inscriptions; Griffin, Spalding Co., GA; read and photographed by W. E. Speer, on 25 Nov 1994.
Oakland City Cemetery, Speer Family tombstone inscriptions; Gaffney, Cherokee Co., SC; read and photographed by W. E. Speer on 28 May 1994.
Oconee Hill Cemetery, Speer Family tombstone inscriptions; Athens,Clarke Co., GA; read and photographed by W. E. Speer on 2Sep 1995.
Old Rocky River Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Speer Family tombstone inscriptions; Abbeville Co., SC; read and photographed by W. E. Speer on 1 May 1994.
Otto, R. C., 1850 Census of Georgia (Monroe County); Savannah, GA: Published by Mrs. Walter W. Otto.
Park, O. A., Biographical Sketch of Judge Emory Speer, in Harry S. Strozier, ed., Report of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Session of the Georgia Bar Association held jointly with the Twenty-Sixth Annual Session of the South Carolina Bar Association at Tybee Island, Georgia, May 30-31, 1919; Published by GA Bar Assoc.
Pate, J. B., History of Turner County; Spartanburg, SC: Reprint Co., 1980.
Perrin, L., "Rocky River Graveyard", The Press and Banner (Newspaper), 10 Aug 1933; Abbeville, SC.
Photography Collection, Historic American Building Survey, Library of Congress, Hardeman-Speer-Birdsey House, The Cedars,Washington Memorial Library, Macon, Bibb Co., GA.
Pitts, A. to G. W. Whitmire, Letter dated 6 April 1995 at 609 Inverness Cliffs, Birmingham, AL; in possession of G. W.Whitmire, Jacksonville, FL, 1995.
Pitts, A. to G. W. Whitmire, Letter dated 12 January 1995 at 609 Inverness Cliffs, Birmingham, AL; in the possession of G. W. Whitmire, Jacksonville, FL, 1995.
Plumb Branch City Cemetery, Speer Family tombstone inscriptions; McCormick Co., SC; read and photographed by W. E. Speer on 3July 1994.
Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Speer Family tombstone inscriptions; Lowndesville, Abbeville Co., SC; read and photographed by W. E. Speer on 30 Apr and 3 Jul 1994.
Pursley, L. E., 7500 Marriages from Ninety-Six and Abbeville District, S.C., 1774-1890.
Reap, J. K., Athens, a Pictorial History; Norfolk, VA: The DonningCo., 1985.
Rice, T. B., Dr., History of Greene County, Georgia, 1786-1886; Macon, GA: The J. W. Burke Co., 1961.
Ripley, W., Battleground, South Carolina in the Revolution; Charleston, SC: Evening Post Publish Co., 1983.
Riverside Cemetery, Speer Family tombstone inscriptions; Macon, Bibb Co., GA; read and photographed by W. E. Speer on 1 Sep 1995.
Robison, J., Mellonville Withered under Sanford’s Glare; TheOrlando Sentinel, Orlando, FL, December 19, 1993.
Robison, J., Hart Family Spread Influence from Jacksonville to Sanford; The Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, FL, June 23, 1996.
Rocker, W. R., Marriages and Obituaries from the Macon Messenger 1818-1865, (Notices are actually from: Georgia Messenger 1825-8 Apr 1847 and Georgia Journal and Messenger15 Apr 1847-13 Nov 1869); Easley, SC: South Hist Press, Inc,1988.
Rocky River Presbyterian Church, Minutes of Religious Tract SocietyMeeting, March 10, 1818; unpublished, Presbyterian Library, Montreat, NC.
Rogers, G. C., Jr. and C. J. Taylor, A South Carolina Chronology 1497-1992; Univ SC Press, 1994.
Rogers, L., "Georgia's First Millionaire", unknown newspaperarticle, 15 Sep 1929.
Rucker, J., Testator, Will Book B, p. 81-4, Elbert Co. Probate Office, Elberton, GA.
Rucker, J. T., Sr., Pedigree Chart for Julius T. Rucker, Sr., 22 Jun 1995 by Julius T. Rucker, Sr., Evans, GA.
Ruckersville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rucker Familytombstone inscriptions; Ruckersville, Elbert Co., GA: read and photographed by W. E. Speer on 10 Aug 1995.
Scott, W. J., DD, Biographic Etchings of Ministers and Laymen of the Georgia Conferences; Atlanta, GA: The Foote & DaviesCo., 1895.
Sheriff, A., ed., Cherokee Villages in South Carolina, (including information on Fort Prince George and Fort Rutledge); Greenville, SC: A Press, 1990.
Sifakis, S. Compendium of the Confederate Armies-North Carolina, 1992.
Silverbrook Cemetery, Speer Family tombstone inscriptions, Anderson, Anderson Co., SC; both the old and new cemeteries read and photographed by W. E. Speer on 2 July 1994.
Simms, W. G., The History of South Carolina, Revised Edition; Columbia, SC: The State Co., 1927.
Simpson, R. F., Jr. and C. R. Barham, Jr., Some South Carolina Marriages and Obituaries and Miscellaneous Information,1826-1854; Memphis, TN: published by C. R. Barham, 1978.
Skelton, L. W., General Andrew Pickens; An Autobiography; Clemson, SC: Pendleton Dist Hist and Rec Comm and the Andrew Pickens Chap, DAR, 1976.
Smyrna Methodist Church Cemetery, Speer Family tombstone inscriptions; Lowndesville, Abbeville Co., SC; read and photographed by W. E. Speer on 30 Apr and 18 Jun 1994.
Snowden, Y., History of South Carolina, v. IV; New York, NY: The Lewis Publish Co., 1920.
South Carolina Depart Archives and Hist, Columbia, SC:
State Land Grants, Microfilm:
v. 52, 1805 p. 280.
v. 77, 1823 p. 217.
v. 80, 1832 p. 515.
State Land Plats, Microfilm:
v. 7, 1785 p. 52-53.
v. 40, 1805 p. 443.
v. 47, 1822 p. 83.
v. 50, 1830 p. 32.
Accounts Audited, Nat'l Archives, Microfilm:
William Speer, Sr.
William McBride.
Martha McBride Speer.
Compiled Service Records, Nat'l Archives Microfilm:
Captain Andrew Jackson Speer, Dr., Surgeon.
Major Daniel Norwood Speer.
Elijah Hunt Speer.
George Washington Speer, Sr.
South Carolina Genealogical Society Lineage Charts:
v.2 Chart 141 & v. 4, Chart 20, 1979 Samuela Gilliam Speer Brown
v. 3 Chart 3 & v. 5, Chart 153 Stella J. Johnson
Old Newberry Dist Chap, J. E. Noble, Jr.
South Carolina General Assembly:
The Official Roster of South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the World War 1917-18, v. I.
The Official Roster of South Carolina Servicemen and Servicewomen in World War II, 1941-46, v. 5.
South Caroliniana Library, Columbia, SC; Manuscript Division:
Alexander Speer File:
Alexander Speer, Comptroller General to Governor John Taylor, Letter, 31 Oct 1827 at Columbia, SC.
Stephen Decatur Miller, Governor to US President Andrew Jackson, Letter, 15 Dec 1829 at Columbia, SC.
Alexander Speer, Controller General to US President Andrew Jackson, Letter, 23 Dec 1829 at Wash, DC.
George McDuffie to Alexander Speer, Letter, 26 May 1830 at Wash, DC.
Alexander Speer, Comptroller General to Governor Stephen Decatur Miller, Letter, 29 Sep 1830 at Church Hill, Abbeville Co., SC.
Alexander Speer, Agent of South Carolina to US President Andrew Jackson, Letter 2 Jan 1830 at Wash, DC.
Alexander Speer, 30 Aug 1830 Report from the Comptroller General to the South Carolina Legislature; File (fl. 1830) 6 MSS P 1762.
Speer file P 8924:
Francine Hoyt Speer letters, 943-1945.
Closed Shelves Section:
Alexander Speer, 11 Jan 1830 Report from the Comptroller General to Mr. Drayton of the Committee on Military Affairs; covers the "memorial" or claim of South Carolina asking the US Government to reimburse the State for Revolutionary War expenses.
South Hist Assoc, Memoirs of Georgia; Containing Historical Accounts of the State's Civil, Military, Industrial and Professional Interests, and Personal Sketches of Many of Its People; v. I and II, Atlanta, GA: South Hist Assoc, 1895.
South Hist Soc, Paroles of the Army of Northern Virginia Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA, April 9, 1865, v. XII (1884), VIV (1886), and XV (1887); republish Broadfoot Publish Co., 1990.
Speer, Alexander Middleton, Will Book A 1852-1880, (No. 94 & 95), Spalding Co. Probate Office, Griffin, GA.
Speer, Algernon Sidney, 160-Acre Homestead Application, July 12, 1843, Land Office of St. Augustine, Florida.
Speer, Arthur Jackson, "Some Abbeville County Names--Monterey," Names in South Carolina, v. IV, no. 12, p. 43, Winter, 1957.
Speer, Arthur Jackson, "Monterey," in Caroll, ed., Abbeville CountyFamily History, Abbeville, South Carolina, p. 8-10, 1979.
Speer, Arthur Jackson, Compiler, Speer Family Tree, directed by George Washington Speer from family letters, bibles, and records, 1904; in possession of William Arthur Speer, Jr., Atlanta, GA, 1994.
Speer, Arthur Jackson, Family Bible; in possession of William Arthur Speer, Jr., Atlanta, GA, 1995.
Speer, Arthur Middleton, Dr., Biography, about 1890; Speer, A. M., Dr., Biography/Obituary File, Washington Memorial Library, Macon, GA, 1995.
Speer, Arthur Middleton, Dr., "Judge Hodges Imposes $40 Fine on Dr.Speer", The Macon Telegraph (Newspaper), 13 Jun 1914, Macon,GA.
Speer, Arthur Middleton, Dr., Obituary, The Macon Telegraph (Newspaper), 24 and 25 Jun 1931, Macon, GA.
Speer, Barry Wayne to Wade Edward Speer, Letter dated 17 Oct 1994 at 24 Dove St, Williamston, SC,; in possession of W. E.Speer, 1995.
Speer, Barry Wayne, Interview on 4 Jul 1994 with Wade Edward Speer at 24 Dove St, Williamston, SC; transcript in the possession of W. E. Speer, 1994.
Speer, C. M., Souvenir Historical Edition Carroll County (Georgia);1910, reprint 1988.
Speer, Carol Finley, Judge, (Mrs. Gordon Erwin Speer), Interview ather home near Calhoun Falls, SC with Wade Edward Speer, 1 Aug 95; transcript in possession of W. E. Speer, 1995.
Speer, Carol Finley, Judge, (Mrs. Gordon Erwin Speer), Letters to Wade Edward Speer dated 31 Mar 1995 at PO Box 70, Abbeville, SC and Rt.1, Box 98, Calhoun Falls, SC; in possession of W.E. Speer, 1995.
Speer, Cary, Letters to George William Whitmire, about 1992 at 4909Arapahoe Ave, Jacksonville, FL; in possession of G. W.Whitmire, 1995.
Speer Cemetery, Speer Family tombstone inscriptions; Elmore Co., AL.
Speer, Clarence Gordon, "Family on European Trip," McDowell News (Newspaper), Marion, NC, 1978.
Speer, Clarence Gordon, Family Chart, prepared by Larry Estelle Vassey (Mrs. C. G. Speer), 1965; in possession of WadeEdward Speer, 1995.
Speer, Clarence Gordon, Newspaper article, McDowell News (mentionedin article concerning election of Telephone Company officers); Marion, NC.
Speer, Clarence Gordon, Newspaper article, Monroe Tribune (mentioned in article concerning new Plant Superintendent), Monroe, GA, Jul 1949.
Speer, Clarence Gordon, Newspaper article, McDowell News (mentionedin article concerning new job appointment), Marion, NC, 1 Jun 1951.
Speer, Clarissa Ann, Family Photo Album, 5625 Stewart Dr., Raleigh,NC, 27 Jul 1995.
Speer, Daniel Norwood, Letter to Alexander Middleton Speer dated 19Feb 1872 at unknown Georgia address; the whereabouts of the letter is unknown; however it was published in several places as part of the William Speer, Jr. letter to John Alexander Speer dated 9 Dec 1869: GA Soc DAR Misc GenealRecords, 1973 (v. 166, p. 409); The Gaffney Ledger (Cherokee Co., SC); LaGarnge Sentinel (Troup Co., GA).
Speer, Ethel May, Estate No. 126,938, Fulton Co. Probate Office, Atlanta, GA.
Speer, Emory, United States Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, Removal of Causes from The State to Federal Courts, An Analysis of the Law as changed by Act of Congress of March 3,1887--With Forms adapted to the law as now of force, and a Tabular Compendium showing the essentials of Jurisdiction by Removal; Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Co., 1888, 136 p.
Speer, Emory, Professor of Constitutional Law and Judge US Court, Southern District of Georgia, Lectures on the Constitutionof the United States Before the Law Class of Mercer University, (Includes a public lecture given 4 Jul 1897 in Augusta, GA); Macon, GA: J. W. Burke Co., 1897, 164 p.
Speer, Emory, Judge, Lincoln, Lee, Grant, and Other Biographical Addresses; New York, NY: The Neale Publish Co., 1909.
Speer, Emory, Judge, Statement and Reply of Judge Emory Speer (To:)House Resolution No. 234 to inquire into and concerning the official conduct of Emory Speer, US District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia; Macon, GA: Published by Emory Speer, 1914?.
Speer, Emory, "Handsome House Last Known as Birdsey Place",probably published in The Macon Telegraph (Newspaper) about 1960; Emory Speer is mentioned in article on the history of The Cedars, which was his former home; Places/Events file, Washington Memorial Library, Macon, GA.
Speer, Eugene P., Confederate Soldier's Oath, Minutes Book E(1893-1897), p. 525; Spalding County Probate Office, Griffin, GA.
Speer, Eustice Willhougy, BIO/OBIT File, 1984; and Heyward, A. H.,Donation of the Journal of Rev Eustace Willoughby Speer to Mulberry Street Methodist Church, Washington MemorialLibrary, Macon, GA.
Speer, Foster Pierce, Rev., 1964 Notebook covering 'The Foster Speer Family History;' in possession of Marion Foster Sturkey, Plumb Branch, McCormick Co., SC.
Speer, Foster Pierce, Rev., Letter to Larry Estelle Vassey Speer, dated 24 Jul 1964 at Plumb Branch, McCormick Co., SC; in possession of W. E. Speer, 1994.
Speer, Foster Pierce, Rev., Letter to Larry Estelle Vassey Speer, dated 25 Aug 1964 at Plumb Branch, McCormick Co., SC; in possession of W. E. Speer, 1994.
Speer, Foster Pierce, Rev., Will, 8 April 1969; in possession of Marion Foster Sturkey, Plumb Branch, McCormick Co., SC.
Speer, Foster Pierce, Rev., "Rev Foster Speer Day" (12 Sep 1965), The Messenger (Newspaper), 9 Sep 1965; McCormick, SC.
Speer, George Mason, Store Ledger, c 1890, Monterey, Abbeville Co., SC; in possession of William Arthur Speer, Jr., Atlanta, GA.
Speer, George Washington, Sr., Family Bible, The Holy Bible, FourthAmerican Quarto Edition, Philadelphia, PA: William W. Wodward, 1817; in possession of William Arthur Speer, Jr.,Atlanta, GA, 1995.
Speer, Governor Wade, Jr., Interviews, 15 and 16 Oct 1994 at his home Rt 5, Box 374, Moncks Corner, SC with Wade Edward Speer; transcript in possession of W. E. Speer, 1995.
Speer, Governor Wade, Sr., Letter dated 23 Mar 1950 to Clarence Gordon Speer, from South Limestone St, Gaffney, SC; in possession of Larry Estelle Vassey Speer, Marion, NC, 1994.
Speer, Governor Wade, Sr., Mortuary Records, Oakland Cemetery, Cherokee Co., SC; Shufford-Hatcher Funeral Home, Gaffney, SC.
Speer, Governor Wade, Sr., Obituary, McDowell News (Newspaper), Nov1951, Marion, NC.
Speer, Governor Wade, Sr., Obituary, Gaffney Ledger (Newspaper), Nov 1951, Gaffney, SC.
Speer, Henrietta Augusta Pooser (Mrs. Foster Pierce Speer), Obituary, The State (Newspaper), 16 June 1972; Columbia, SC.
Speer, Henrietta Augusta Pooser (Mrs. Foster Pierce Speer), Family Bible; in the possession of Marion Foster Sturkey, Plumb Branch, McCormick Co., SC, 1995.
Speer, James Baker, Interviews, 2 Aug 1995 and 9 Aug 1995, in Abbeville, SC with Wade Edward Speer; transcripts in possession of W. E. Speer, 1995.
Speer, John Alexander, Estate File, Book ?, 1910, p. 271, Coosa Co.Probate Office, Goodwater, AL.
Speer, John Alexander, Testator, Will 29 Nov 1905, Coosa Co.Probate Office, Goodwater, AL.
Speer, John Fleetwood, Dr., 1986 Letter to Barry Wayne and Julie Speer; in possession of B. W. Speer, Williamston, SC, 1994.
Speer, Larry Estelle Vassey (Mrs. Clarence Gordon Speer), Notes andvarious Speer Family History Charts, 1964; W. E. Speercollection.
Speer, Larry Estelle Vassey (Mrs. Clarence Gordon Speer), Family Photo Album; Larry Estelle Vassey Speer collection, Marion,NC.
Speer Larry Estelle Vassey (Mrs. Clarence Gordon Speer), Interview4 Sep 1994 at her home at Marion, NC, with Wade Edward Speer; transcript in possession of W. E. Speer, 1995.
Speer, Larry Estelle Vassey (Mrs. Clarence Gordon Speer), InterviewDec 1994 at her home at Marion, NC, with Wade Edward Speer; transcript in possession of W. E. Speer, 1995.
Speer, Larry Scott, Major, Ret., Family Photo Album, Pauly’sIsland, Georgetown Co., SC, 27 Jul 1995.
Speer, Lewis Nimmons, Interview on 3 Jul 1994 at Lowndesville, SC with Wade Edward Speer; transcript in possession of W. E.Speer, 1994.
Speer, Lewis Nimmons, Interview on 9 Aug 1995 at Lowndesville, SC with Wade Edward Speer; transcript in possession of W. E.Speer, 1995.
Speer, Martha Lola (Mrs. Henry Marjenhoff), Interview about 1973 atOrangeburg, SC with Marion Foster Sturkey; transcript in possession of M. F. Sturkey, Plumb Branch, SC, 1995.
Speer, Meatrice Medora (Mrs. Stephen Wayne Beville), Interview, 17May 1995 at Spartanburg, SC with Wade Edward Speer;transcript in possession of W. E. Speer, 1995.
Speer, Robert Lee, Sr., Interview, 11 Aug 1995 at Gaffney, SC, withWade Edward Speer; transcript in possession of W. E. Speer,1995.
Speer, Robert Mark, Interview, 3 Jul 1994 at Monterey, Abbeville, SC with W. E. Speer; transcript in possession of W. E.Speer, 1994.
Speer, Wade Edward, Birth Certificate 139-47-006846, 15 Feb 1947, SC Depart Health and Envir Control, Columbia, SC.
Speer, Wade Edward, Certificate, Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology; 25 May 1969; Univ MO, Rolla, MO; in possession of W. E. Speer, 1994.
Speer, Wade Edward & Nadine Elizabeth Olmsted, Marriage Certificate, 11 Aug 1969, Creve Couer, MO; W. E. Speercollection, 1994.
Speer, Wade Edward, Certificate of Completion of Degree Requirements, Master of Science-Geosciences, 20 Dec 1977; Univ AZ, Tucson, AZ; in possession of W. E. Speer.
Speer, Wade Edward, Notes and photographs from visit to William Speer, Sr.'s original homestead on 1 Jan 1995; W. E. Speer Collection, 1995.
Speer, Wade Edward, Genealogical collection 27 Jul 1995.
Speer, William Arthur, Jr., Various Family History Charts (Watson Family Chart, 1980; Giles Family Chart, 1977; Speer Family Chart, 1994); in possession of W. A. Speer, Jr., Atlanta, GA, 1994.
Speer, William Arthur, Jr., Interview 29 Aug 1995 at Atlanta, GA, with Wade Edward Speer; transcript in possession of W. E.Speer, 1995.
Speer, William Cary, Speer Family Chart, Aug 1995 by W. C. Speer, San Francisco, CA.
Speer, William George, Sr., Speer Family Chart, supplied 15 Feb 1995 by W. G. Whitmire, Sr., Jacksonville, FL.
Speer, William, Jr., Letter dated 9 Dec 1869 to John A. Speer fromMonterey, Abbeville Co., SC; Original in possession of G. W. Whitmire, Jacksonville, Fl, 1995. Published in several places, including: GA Soc DAR, Misc Geneal Records, 1973 (v. 166, p. 409-413); The Gaffney Ledger? (Cherokee Co., SC); and The LaGrange Reporter (Troup Co., GA).
Speer, William, Jr., Family Bible, The Holy Bible Containing The Old and New Testaments, The Fourth American Quarto Edition, Philadelphia: William W. Woodward; 1816; in possession of William Arthur Speer, Jr., Atlanta, GA, 1995.
Speer, William, Jr., Biography of William Speer, Sr., 3 Sep 1874; original in possession of Mrs. A. G. Holmes (Lila Templeton Speer), Clemson, SC, 1974.
Stine-Cipher, G. M., The Way We Were: Farming in 1910; The Sanford Herald, Sanford, FL, February 4, 1996.
Strozier, H. S., ed., Report of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Session ofthe Georgia Bar Association, Held Jointly with the Twenty-Sixth Annual Session of the South Carolina Bar Association at Tybee Island, Georgia, May 30-31, 1919.
Sturkey, M. F., Interview, 7 Aug 1995 at Plumb Branch, McCormick Co., SC, with Wade Edward Speer; transcript in possession of W. E. Speer, 1995.
Sturkey, O. L., Jr., Interview, 4 Aug 1995 at in McCormick, SC withWade Edward Speer; transcript in possession of W. E. Speer,1995.
Teal, H. S. and R. J. Stets, South Carolina Postal History and Illustrated Catalog of Postmarks 1760-1860; Lake Oswego, OR: Raven Press, 1989.
The Messenger (Newspaper), McCormick, McCormick Co., SC, 9 Sep 1965.
The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, Genealogies of PennsylvaniaFamilies, v. II, Baltimore, MD: Hinman-Sotcher, Geneal Publish Co., Inc.
THE UNION (Newspaper), Chilton County, Alabama; issues of August 24and 31, 1911.
Thomas, F. T., A Portrait of Historic Athens & Clark County;Athens, GA: Univ GA Press, 1992.
Traywick, J. B., "Rev. Geo. H. Pooser (Obituary)," SC Annual Conf Rock Hill (1913); p. 27.
Tyler, L. G. and W. C. Torrence, eds., "Hill Family Genealogy;" William and Mary Coll Quart, Hist Mag, v. 27, 1920, p. 109.
University of Georgia Alumni Directory, College and University Press, Compilers: Falls Church, VA: Coll and Univ Press, 1978.
Unknown, Confederate Military History Extended Edition, v. VI and v. VII, SC; Wilmington, NC: reprint Broadfoot Publish Co., 1987.
Unknown, Notes from Troup County, Georgia and Her People Volume II,No. 2 (Apr 1982) and Volume VIII, No. 4 (Oct 1988).
Unknown, The Official Roster of South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the World War, 1917-1918, v. I.
Unknown, The Official Roster of South Carolina Servicemen and Servicewomen in World War II, 1941-46, v. V; Columbia, SC: The Div Gen Services, Print Section, State Budget ControlBoard.
US Census Records, Nat'l Archives Microfilm; Public Library, Charlotte, NC:
South Carolina
1790 Book, p. 57.
1800 Book, p. 343.
1810 M-252 Reel 60 p. 14.
1820 M-33 Reel 118 p. 11, 18, 32.
1830 M-19 Reel 169 p. 61, 65, 83.
1840 M-704 Reel 507 p. 18, 21.
1850 M-432 Reel 848 p. 68, 76, 77, 136, 219, 224.
M-861 Reel 861 Nov 20, 23, and 26.
1860 M-653 Reel 1212 p. 117, 118, 120.
M-653 Reel 1229 p. 122, 124.
1870 T-8 Reel 375 p. 273.
1880 T-8 Reel 1217 p. 17, 147, 148, 174.
1900 T-623 Roll 1514 p. 128, 134, 135, 149, 154, 158.
T-623 Roll 1516 p. 32.
T-623 Roll 1523 p. 7.
1910 T-624 Roll 1446 p. 1, 2, 3, 10, 11.
T-624 Roll 1448 p. 11.
T-624 Roll 1465 p. 1.
1920.
Georgia:
1860.
US Library of Congress Photograph, The Speer Grove, 1884; Mark Ensminger Collection, Circus, Neg. 02325.
Van's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Speer and Rucker Family tombstone inscriptions; Ruckersville, Elbert Co., GA; read and photographed by W. E. Speer on 10 Aug 1995.
Vandiver L. A., Traditions and History of Anderson County; 1st printing 1928, 2nd print 1990.
Velasquez, O., Sketch of the South; 1st Edition, v. I, Erskine Coll, 1986.
Verdell, W., Letter dated 14 Sep 1995 to Wade Edward Speer, from Inman, SC; in possession of W. E. Speer, 1995.
Waddel, M., Rev., A Register of Marriages Celebrated and Solemnized by Moses Waddel, DD in South Carolina andGeorgia; SC Depart Archives and Hist, Columbia, SC.
Wakefield, E. B., "The Scotch-Irish--Settlers of the Up Country," Sandlapper, June, 1969, p. 28-30.
Wallace, D. D., The History of South Carolina, Biographical Volume; v. IV, The Amer Hist Soc, 1934.
Ware, L., Old Abbeville, Scenes of the Past of a Town where old time things are not forgotten; Columbia, SC: SCMAR, 1992.
Waring, A. N., The Fighting Elder, Andrew Pickens (1739-1817); Columbia, SC: Univ SC Press, 1962.
Warren, M. B. and William B. Hill, Compilers, The Macon (Georgia) Telegraph, 2 Jan 1833-31 Dec 1839; Athens, GA: Mary BonduartWarren (Heritage Papers), 1993.
Warrengton Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Speer Family tombstone inscriptions; Abbeville Co., SC; read and photographed by W. E. Speer on 3 Jul 1994.
Watson, M., Greenwood County Sketches, Old Roads and Early Families; Greenwood, SC: Attic Press, Inc., 1970.
Welborn, G., Welborns and Related Families with Roots in North andSouth Carolina; Greenwood, SC: Published by author, 1994.
Westview Cemetery, Speer Family tombstone inscriptions; Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA; read and photographed by W. E. Speer on 28 Aug 1995.
White, J. T. & Company, Compilers, The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Being the History of the United States; v. VI, New York, NY: James T. White & Co., 1892, update1929.
White, J. T. & Company, Compilers, Notable Names in American History, A Tabulated Register; 3rd Edit, Whites Conspectus of American Biography; Clifton, NJ: James T. White & Co., 1973.
White, V. D., Index to Volunteer Soldiers in Indian Wars andDisturbances 1815-1858; v. II, L-Z, Waynesboro, TN: TheNat'l Hist Publish Co., 1994.
Whitmire, B. T., The Presence of the Past, Epitaphs of 18th and 19th Century Pioneers in Greenville County, South Carolina and their Descendants; 1976.
Whitmire, G. W., Sr., Interview with Carey Speer, April 1, 1984; transcript in possession of G. W. Whitmire, Sr., Jacksonville, FL.
Whitmire, G. W., Sr., Letter dated 15 Jul 1994 to Wade Edward Speerfrom Jacksonville, Fl; in possession of W. E. Speer, 1995.
Whitmire, G. W., Sr., George William Whitmire, Sr. Family Group Sheet, 2 Aug 1994 by G. W. Whitmire, Sr., Jacksonville, FL.
Whitmire, G. W., Sr., Letter dated 31 Aug 1994 to Wade Edward Speer, from Jacksonville, FL; in possession of W. E. Speer,1994.
Whitmire, G. W., Sr., Letter dated 16 Sep 1994 to Wade Edward Speer, from Jacksonville, FL; in possession of W. E. Speer,1995.
Whitmire, G. W., Sr., SAR Membership Certificate, Nat'l No. 143894,State No. 7102; Jacksonville, FL: The Nat'l Soc SAR, 21 Nov1994.
Whitmire, G. W., Sr., Letter dated 5 Dec 1994 to Wade Edward Speer,from Jacksonville, FL; in possession of W. E. Speer, 1995.
Whitmire, G. W., Sr., Letter dated 27 Dec 1994 to Wade Edward Speer, from Jacksonville, FL; in possession of W. E. Speer,1995.
Whitmire, G. W., Sr., Letter dated 15 Feb 1995 to Wade Edward Speer, Jacksonville, FL; in possession of W. E. Speer 1995.
Whitmire, G. W., Sr., William Speer Family History Charts, Feb and Aug 1995; in possession of G. W. Whitmire, Sr., Jacksonville, FL, 1995.
Whitner, Mrs. J. N., The Tale of a Mosquito--A Story of Early Sanford; The School Board of Seminole County, Student Museum and Center for the Social Studies, 15 p., 1910, reprinted 1970.
Whitmire, G. W., Sr., Chapter 11 Draft and Research Notes to Wade Edward Speer; in possession of W. E. Speer, 1996.
Williams, C. W., History of Jones County, Georgia (1807-1907).
Williams, T. H., The History of American Wars From 1745 to 1918; Baton Rouge, LA: LA State Univ Press, 1981.
Whitner, Mrs. J. N., 1910, The Tale of a Mosquito--A Story of EarlySanford; written in 1910; published by The School Board of Seminole County, Student Museum and Center for the Social Studies, 1970.
Wood, E. S., Interview 3 Jam 1995 at Charlotte, NC, with Wade Edward Speer; transcript in possession of W. E. Speer, 1995.
Wood, S. R., The Rucker Family Genealogy with their Ancestors, Descendants and Connections; Richmond, VA: Old Dominion Press, Inc., 1982.
Wooley, J. E., A Collection of Upper South Carolina Genealogical and Family Records; v. I and II, 1981.
Wright, B. W., Compiler, Burials and Deaths reported in the Columbus (Georgia) Enquirer, 1832-1872, 1984.
Young, I., J. Gholson, and C. N. Hargrove, History of Macon, Georgia, Sponsored by The Macon Woman's Club; Macon, GA: Lyon, Marshall & Brooks, 1950.
Young, W. P., Abstracts of Old Ninety-Six and Abbeville District Wills and Bonds: As on file in the Abbeville, South CarolinaCourthouse; Easley, SC: South Hist Press, 1977.