James Boyd Speer and Agnes Twyford

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Husband James Boyd Speer ^{1 2}

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           Born: 4 Jul 1807 - Robinson Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 3
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           Died: 2 Apr 1886 - Robinson Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 3
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         Father: James Speer (1754/1765-1847) 4 5
         Mother: Mary Boyd (Abt 1775-1859) 4 6

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       Marriage: 1853 1

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Wife Agnes Twyford ⁷

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            AKA: Agnes Twiford 1 3 8
           Born: 1823 - Independence Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 7
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           Died: 21 Aug 1913 3
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         Father: Milow Twyford (1829/1829-1913) 9
         Mother: Eleanor McCallister (1826-1898) 8 10

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   Other Spouse: John Davidson (      -      ) 8

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Children

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1 F Wilhelmina Speer ¹¹

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            AKA: Wilmina Speer 1
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         Spouse: Philip J. Magnus (      -      ) 1 11

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2 F Cordelia Speer ¹¹

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            AKA: Dillie A. Speer 1
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         Spouse: Dr. J. R. King (      -      ) 12
           Marr: 2 Oct 1888 13

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3 F Harriet C. Speer ^{1 12}

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           Died: Bef 1915
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         Spouse: Louis Magnus (      -      ) 7

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4 M Isaac Newton Speer ^{1 12}

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         Spouse: Emma Brenn (      -      ) 7

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5 M Frank B. Speer ^{1 12}

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         Spouse: Alice Chickering (      -      ) 7

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6 M Howard L. Speer ^{1 12}

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           Born: 23 Sep 1866 - Robinson Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 7
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         Spouse: Mary J. Thomas (      -      ) 14
           Marr: 3 Aug 1902 14

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7 M Grant A. Speer ^{1 12}

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         Status: Twin

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8 F Cora V. Speer ^{1 12}

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         Status: Twin

         Spouse: [Unk] Taylor (      -      ) 7

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9 M Elmer B. Speer ^{1 12}

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10 M Garnet R. Speer ^{1 13}

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         Spouse: Della Faulk (      -      ) 7

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11 F Elizabeth Speer ¹³

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            AKA: Lizzie E. Speer 1
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           Died: Bef 1915
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General Notes: Husband - James Boyd Speer

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He was the eldest child of a family of four, having two brothers, John and Robert, both of whom operated farms adjoining the old Speer homestead, and one sister Jane. [GPHWP, 320] This is considerably different information than is given by other sources.

He passed his childhood in Robinson township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in his birthplace, and inherited upon his father's death a portion of the home farm. On this he lived the remainder of his long life. He might have served as the most convincing of arguments for a rural life, reaching the age of eighty-five years, and maintaining during that period such equable health that he actually never tasted medicine until the attack of pneumonia which finally carried him off. He was a man of strong convictions, a Presbyterian in religion, as was the case with all his family, and in politics a member of the Republican party.

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General Notes: Wife - Agnes Twyford

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Hopewell Twp, Beaver Co, PA

Sources give very different information about her husband(s). Although neither source states she was married more than once, it is presented here that she was married twice.

1 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 758.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 320, 392, 809, 1067.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1067.

4 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 399.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 392, 809, 1067.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 809, 1067.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 320.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 207.

9 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 903.

10 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 904.

11 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 320, 1067.

12 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 320, 1068.

13 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1068.

14 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 321.