John S. Speed

(b. 1835)

Biographical Data

Important Dates

John S. Speed was born in 1835, in Rose Hill Plantation in Granville County, NC.

Places of Residence

• Rose Hill Plantation in Granville County, NC, from 1835.

Schools Attended

• unknown. It is unclear where John S. Speed attended school, however, he is listed in the United States Census of 1850 [1] as  "in school." [1]

Relatives

• Parents: John Joseph Speed (1803-1870) and Ann Strachan Jones (1808-1850).
• Spouse: Virginia Yerby.
• Paternal grandparent: John Henry Speed.
• Maternal grandparent: John Wesley Jones.
• Siblings:
  • three brothers, Henry Goodridge Speed (1845-1864), John Speed and Robert A. Speed (b. 1831).
  • five sisters, Isabella Speed (b. 1841), Jane Speed (1838-1878) , Rosalie Speed, Sallie Speed (b. 1833) and Nannie Speed (b. 1848).
• Others: James G. Speed (half-brother, b. 1868), S. Ida Speed (half-sister, b. 1860), Thomas G. Speed (half-brother, b. 1862), William Henry Speed (half-brother, b. 1865), Alfred Boyd (nephew, b. 1869), Bertie Boyd (nephew, b. 1873), Jennie Boyd (niece, b. 1868), Lizzie Boyd (niece, b. 1862), Mary Boyd (niece, b. 1870), Mary Boyd (niece, b. 1870), Nannie Boyd (niece, b. 1865), Rosa Boyd (niece, b. 1871) and Willie Boyd (nephew, b. 1872).

References

1. United States Census of 1850.