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Descendants of ROBERT SPEER

Generation No. 1

ROBERT SPEER was born about 1745 in Ireland, departed Londonderry, Ireland for the colonies and died about 1820 in Newberry County, South Carolina. He married ELIZABETH (ANN) BARTON, who was born about 1747 and died about 1790. There is some question as to her name being MARY BARTON.

Child of ROBERT SPEER and ELIZABETH BARTON is:

  1. JOHN ULYSIS SPEER, b. March 23, 1776, Newberry County, South Carolina; d. May 01, 1826, Wayne County, Tennessee.

Generation No. 2

JOHN ULYSIS SPEER (ROBERT) was born March 23, 1776 in Newberry County, South Carolina, and died May 01, 1826 in Wayne County, Tennessee. He married FRANCES MC ATEER, January 23, 1803. FRANCES MC ATEER, born April 20, 1781, Laurens County, South Carolina, died September 19, 1847, Wayne County, Tennessee, was the daughter of WILLIAM MC ATEER and FRANCES GRIFFIN.

Children of JOHN SPEER and FRANCES MC ATEER are:

  1. ROBERT SPEER, b. November 08, 1803, Lawrence County, South Carolina; d. September 01, 1875, Wayne County, Tennessee; married (1) MARTHA FLANNERY and (2) AMANDA TYSON LANE.
  2. WILLIAM SPEER, b. June 30, 1805; d. March 20, 1880; m. MARTHA AMELIA BEARD/BAIRD.
  3. ELIZABETH ANN SPEER, b. January 23, 1807; d. July 12, 1842.
  4. MARY LAURENS SPEER, b. January 15, 1809; d. May 27, 1858.
  5. SAMUEL SPEER, b. August 18, 1810; d. February 13, 1811.
  6. PEGGY BARTON SPEER, b. August 23, 1812.
  7. MARIAH SPEER, b. July 29, 1815, Lawrence County, South Carolina; d. June 18, 1897; m. HARDEMAN STONE.
  8. JOHN ULYSIS SPEER II, b. December 16, 1819, Lawrence County, South Carolina; d. March 03, 1905 Clifton, Tennessee; m. ELIZA ANN MC KENZIE WOODS.

Generation No. 3

ROBERT SPEER (JOHN, ROBERT) was born November 08, 1803, Lawrence County, South Carolina and died September 01, 1875, Wayne County, Tennessee. He married (1) MARTHA FLANNERY March 16, 1825, Dickson County, Tennessee. MARTHA FLANNERY, born December 23, 1806, died August 27, 1856, was the daughter of THOMAS FLANNERY and SARAH ANDERSON. He married (2) AMANDA TYSON LANE October 14, 1858. AMANDA TYSON LANE died August 03, 1908.

Children of ROBERT SPEER and MARTHA FLANNERY are:

  1. EMILY MANDAVILLE SPEER, b. May 30, 1826; m. FINLEY BYNUM.
  2. SARAH ANN SPEER, b. September 11, 1827; d. September 27, 1852.
  3. LOUISA FRANCES SPEER, b. September 10, 1829; d. June 26, 1906, Milan, Tennessee; m. THOMAS C. ELLIS, December 23, 1870.
  4. CHARLOTTE (LOTTIE) MAHALIA SPEER, b. October 19, 1833, Wayne County, Tennessee; d. May 04, 1897, Birmingham, Marshall County, Kentucky; m. JOHN WILLIAM STONE, November 12, 1850.
  5. MARTHA (BETTIE) ELIZABETH SPEER, b. April 02, 1834; d. April 29, 1885; m. JAMES H. TINNON, December 23, 1852.
  6. ELIZABETH ADELAIDE SPEER, b. abt. 1835
  7. ELLIOT A. SPEER, b. November 28, 1836; d. June 28, 1837.
  8. MALISSA CAROLINE SPEER, b. August 11, 1838; m. JAMES T. DAVIS, January 26, 1858.
  9. JOHN THOMAS SPEER, b. March 08, 1840, Waynesboro, Tennessee; d. January 16, 1919, Covina, California.
  10. EMARINTHA JANE SPEER, b. August 23, 1843, Wayne County, Tennessee; d. May 31, 1867, Calloway County, Kentucky; m. TOM C. ELLIS, October 19, 1865.
  11. HENRY CLAY SPEER, b. July 14, 1846; d. October 10, 1855.
  12. ROBERT ALFRED SPEER, b. October 23, 1848; d. August 20, 1856.
Children of ROBERT SPEER and AMANDA TYSON LANE are:
  1. SAMUEL MONROW SPEER, b. December 04, 1859; d. December 15, 1917.
  2. OLIVE (OLLIE) BARTON SPEER, b. September 08, 1861; d. March 07, 1951; m. (1) SAM TUNE, d. bef. 1900; m. (2) ANDREW J. (JACK) CULP after 1910.

Generation No. 4

JOHN THOMAS SPEER (ROBERT, JOHN, ROBERT) was born March 08, 1840 in Waynesboro, TN, and died January 16, 1919 in Covina, CA. He married EMILY ROE MORRIS December 26, 1870, daughter of CARTER MORRIS and HARRIETT ROE.

JOHN THOMAS SPEER served in the 6th Regiment, (WHEELER'S), Tennessee Cavalry.

Children of JOHN SPEER and EMILY MORRIS are:

  1. ROBERT CARTER SPEER, b. October 20, 1871, Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky; d. September 28, 1963, Fresno County, CA.; m. SADIE FOX.
  2. DEMAS SPEER, b. November 10, 1874, Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky; d. June 22, 1942, Los Angeles, CA, buried Oakdale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA.; m. CHARLES C. COLLINS.
  3. MAUD SPEER, b. October 28, 1876, Murray, Calloway County, KY; d. January 03, 1960, Ponca City, Kay Co., OK.
  4. ALFRED ROE SPEER, b. September 02, 1882, Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky; d. January 11, 1968, San Diego, CA.

Generation No. 5

ROBERT CARTER SPEER (JOHN THOMAS, ROBERT, JOHN, ROBERT) was born October 20, 1871 in Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky, and died September 28, 1963 in Fresno County, CA. He married SADIE FOX.

Children of ROBERT SPEER and SADIE FOX are:

  1. ANITA MERYL SPEER, b. March 07, 1896, Oklahoma; d. January 27, 1993, Fresno, Fresno County, CA.
  2. PYRIL M. SPEER, b. May 09, 1899, Oklahoma; d. June 26, 1985, Fresno County, CA; m. LLOYD HARNISH.

MAUD SPEER (JOHN THOMAS, ROBERT, JOHN, ROBERT) was born October 28, 1876 in Murray, Calloway County, KY, and died January 03, 1960 in Ponca City, Kay Co., OK. She married WILLIAM E. BROOKHART March 13, 1901 in Noble Co., OK, son of JAMES BROOKHART and CATHERINE OWENS.

Children of MAUD SPEER and WILLIAM BROOKHART are:

  1. LEROY NEWTON BROOKHART, b. December 16, 1901, Apache, OK; d. August 31, 1952; m. NORA LANE.
  2. OLIVE ROE BROOKHART, b. May 30, 1904, Apache, OK; d. June 06, 1991, Encinitas, San Diego Co., CA.
  3. ULDA RUTH BROOKHART, b. October 25, 1907; d. October 9, 1984; On February 16, 1956, in Blackwell, Kay Co., OK, m. GLENN MC GUCKIN.
  4. ROBERT DONALD RAY BROOKHART, b. November 18, 1912; d. September 25, 1997; m. CLARA COOK, August 12, 1938.
  5. ERMILE "PUDDY" LORRAINE BROOKHART, b. September 21, 1915, Tonkawa, Kay Co., OK; d. August 24, 1938, Tonkawa, Kay Co., OK.; m. JOHN HENRY ARMSTRONG, b. January 22, 1916, OK; d. January 23, 1973, Hobbs, Lea County, NM.

Generation No. 6

OLIVE ROE BROOKHART (MAUD SPEER, JOHN THOMAS, ROBERT, JOHN, ROBERT) was born May 30, 1904 in Apache, OK, and died June 06, 1991 in Encinitas, San Diego Co., CA. She married (1) E. BASCUM WRIGHT, June 23, 1923 in Blackwell, Kay Co., OK, son of WILLIAM WRIGHT and MATILDA THOMPSON. She married (2) JAMES HENRY SHOCKLEY about 1936.

Children of OLIVE BROOKHART and BASCUM WRIGHT are:

  1. VERNA MAE WRIGHT, b. March 9, 1927, Tonkawa, Kay Co., OK; d. December 22, 2004, Vancouver, Clark Co., WA.
  2. Living WRIGHT

Child of OLIVE BROOKHART and JAMES HENRY SHOCKLEY is:

  1. Living SHOCKLEY.

ERMILE LORRAINE ("PUDDY") BROOKHART (MAUD SPEER, JOHN THOMAS, ROBERT, JOHN, ROBERT) was born September 21, 1915 in Tonkawa, Kay Co., OK, and died August 1938 in Tonkawa, Kay Co., OK. She married P. ARMSTRONG September 1937.

Child of ERMILE BROOKHART and P. ARMSTRONG is:

  1. JOHN ROBERT ARMSTRONG, b. 8 July 1938; d. 22 March 2001, Humble, Harris County, TX.
Generation No. 7

VERNA MAE WRIGHT (OLIVE ROE BROOKHART, MAUD SPEER, JOHN THOMAS, ROBERT, JOHN, ROBERT) was born in Tonkawa, OK. She married DARRELL BRYAN GORDON, JR., February 14, 1943, son of DARRELL GORDON and MARTHA JAMES.

Children of VERNA WRIGHT and DARRELL GORDON are:

  1. Living GORDON.
  2. Living GORDON.