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Thomas Spencer Speed

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Thomas Spencer Speed

Birth
Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
Death
16 Mar 1892 (aged 77)
Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.8237152, Longitude: -85.4613876
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He was originally buried at Speed Family Cemetery at Cottage Grove in Bardstown. Burials moved to Bardstown City Cemetery due to construction.

Thomas was born at Cottage Grove (family home) in Bardstown. He was the son of Major Thomas and Mary (McElroy-Allen) Speed. He lived most of his life at Cottage Grove managing his father's farm.

He married first Sarah Whitney Sparhawk in died in 1842. She is supposed to be buried at Cottage Grove, but remains weren't found. He married Margaret Hawkins in 1846.

Children of Thomas and Sarah were: John James, died in childhood; William O born 9/8/1839 who married Sidney THurston in 1866, and Thomas born 11/26/1841 who married Lunch M. Buckner in 1870.

Children of Thomas and Margaret were:
Spencer Hawkins who died unmarried
Austin Peay
Horace, married in 1894 to Matilda Woods McAllister
Richard Canby who married Emma Fullenwider of Indiana
Louise J who never married.

From DAR records: Thomas Spencer Speed born on 30 - Aug - 1814 at KY
died at Nelson Co KY on 16 - Mar - 1892 and his ( 2nd ) wife
Margaret Hawkins born on 13 - Jan - 1825 at IN
died at Jefferson Co KY on 16 - Apr - 1901 married on 27 - Jan - 1846
married at Marion Co IN
He was originally buried at Speed Family Cemetery at Cottage Grove in Bardstown. Burials moved to Bardstown City Cemetery due to construction.

Thomas was born at Cottage Grove (family home) in Bardstown. He was the son of Major Thomas and Mary (McElroy-Allen) Speed. He lived most of his life at Cottage Grove managing his father's farm.

He married first Sarah Whitney Sparhawk in died in 1842. She is supposed to be buried at Cottage Grove, but remains weren't found. He married Margaret Hawkins in 1846.

Children of Thomas and Sarah were: John James, died in childhood; William O born 9/8/1839 who married Sidney THurston in 1866, and Thomas born 11/26/1841 who married Lunch M. Buckner in 1870.

Children of Thomas and Margaret were:
Spencer Hawkins who died unmarried
Austin Peay
Horace, married in 1894 to Matilda Woods McAllister
Richard Canby who married Emma Fullenwider of Indiana
Louise J who never married.

From DAR records: Thomas Spencer Speed born on 30 - Aug - 1814 at KY
died at Nelson Co KY on 16 - Mar - 1892 and his ( 2nd ) wife
Margaret Hawkins born on 13 - Jan - 1825 at IN
died at Jefferson Co KY on 16 - Apr - 1901 married on 27 - Jan - 1846
married at Marion Co IN


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