James Speer and Maria Calahan

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Husband James Speer ^{1 2}

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           Born: 10 Dec 1810 - Peters Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
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           Died: 29 Apr 1878 - Washington Co, PA 4
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         Father: James Speer (      -1849) 5
         Mother: Catherine Latta (      -      ) 6

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       Marriage: 2 Feb 1839 3

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Wife Maria Calahan ⁴

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           Born: 4 Oct 1814 - Peters Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
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           Died: Aft 1893
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         Father: Thomas Calahan (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Unknown (      -Abt 1819)

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Children

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1 F Mary Speer ⁴

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           Died: Aft 1893
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         Spouse: William Boon (1831-1884) 4
           Marr: 9 Feb 1865 7

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2 F Kate Speer ⁴

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3 F Eliza J. Speer ⁴

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           Died: Bef 1893
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4 M [Infant] Speer ⁴

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5 F Adeline Speer ⁸

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         Spouse: George Winfield Scott (1850-      ) 9 10
           Marr: 26 Oct 1882 11

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6 F Blanche Speer ⁴

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         Spouse: James Emery (      -      ) 4

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7 F [Infant] Speer ⁴

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8 F Anna Margaret Speer ⁴

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           Died: Aft 1893
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         Spouse: William Paden (      -Bef 1893) 4

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General Notes: Husband - James Speer

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He lived and died on the old homestead in Peters Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. He was a Republican, and a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Mt. Prospect.

The home farm contained 127 acres of excellent land, on which oil was found in paying quantities.

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General Notes: Wife - Maria Calahan

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Her mother died when she was just five years of age, and she went to live with John Rankin, a farmer of Washington County, Pennsylvania, where she remained until her marriage.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 668, 1167.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 568.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 671.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 671, 1167.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 668, 1167, 1334.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 671, 1167, 1334.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1167.

8 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 428, 671, 1167.

9 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 428, 1167.

10 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 325.

11 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 428.