Rev. Dr. William Speer, D.D. and Elizabeth B. Ewing

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Husband Rev. Dr. William Speer, D.D. ^{1 2}

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         Father: James R. Speer, M.D. (      -      ) 3
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Wife Elizabeth B. Ewing ^{1 4}

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         Father: Hon. John Hoge Ewing (1796-1887) 1 5 6
         Mother: Ellen Blaine (      -1840) 1 7 8

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Children

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1 M John Ewing Speer ³

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           Born: 23 Feb 1853 - San Francisco, CA 3
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General Notes: Husband - Rev. Dr. William Speer, D.D.

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He was one of the early missionaries of the Presbyterian Church to China, and the first missionary to the Chinese of the Pacific coast, and was afterward secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Education of Philadelphia; was later engaged in literary work at Washington, Pennsylvania, and was the author of "The Oldest and Newest Empire, or China and the United States."

1 Wm. H. Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Lane S. Hart, Publisher, 1884), Pg 148.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 47, 121.

3 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 344.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 47.

5 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 556.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 44.

7 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 557.

8 Leander James McCormick, McCormick Family Record and Biography (Chicago, IL: Publisher Unknown, 1896), Pg 139.