James G. Speed

(b. 1868)

Biographical Data

Important Dates

James G. Speed was born in 1868, in Rose Hill Plantation in Granville County, NC.

Places of Residence

• Rose Hill Plantation in Granville County, NC, from 1868.

Relatives

• Parents: John Joseph Speed (1803-1870) and Cynthia Anne Tunstall.
• Paternal grandparent: John Henry Speed.
• Siblings:
  • two brothers, Thomas G. Speed (b. 1862) and William Henry Speed (b. 1865).
  • one sister, S. Ida Speed (b. 1860).
• Others: Henry Goodridge Speed (half-brother, 1845-1864), Isabella Speed (half-sister, b. 1841), John Speed (half-brother), Rosalie Speed (half-sister), Robert A. Speed (half-brother, b. 1831), Sallie Speed (half-sister, b. 1833), John S. Speed (half-brother, b. 1835), Nannie Speed (half-sister, b. 1848) and Jane Speed  (half-sister, 1838-1878).