Person:Algernon Speer (1)

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Algernon Sidney Speer, M.D.
b.Abt 1818
d.May 1857 Lake George, Florida, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 13 Aug 1813
  1. Algernon Sidney Speer, M.D.Abt 1818 - 1857
  2. Judge Alexander Middleton Speer1820 - 1897
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  • H.  Algernon Sidney Speer, M.D.Abt 1818 - 1857
  • W.  Christiana Ginn (add)
m. 20 Oct 1835
  1. Algernon Sidney Speer, Jr.1845 - 1917
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][5] Algernon Sidney Speer, M.D.
Gender Male
Birth[6][7][8][1][9][10][2][3][11][12][5] Abt 1818
Marriage 20 Oct 1835 Monroe, Georgia, United Statesto Christiana Ginn (add)
Death[7][10][4][13][14] May 1857 Lake George, Florida, United StatesDrowning--Steamboat Upset
Burial[4] 7 Sep 1857 Bolusia, Florida, United States


Dr. Algernon Speer purchased first land in Florida in 1843; probably didn't bring family down (from Monroe Co, Ga) until late 1849 or early 1850-in 1850 census Orange Co, Fla. His orange grove (in Fla), "The Speer Grove" was up until the time of the great Fla freeze, the most famous grove in Fla. After his death, it was managed by his father-in-law Arthur Ginn. DAR monument at site of grove.

Died in boat accident in 1857 

 for signature of 12 June 1843

See YT for a great tale of Indian attack on the family. The unsigned Andrea Collection letter mentions that Dr. Sidney Speer was the first settler (i.e. the first Speer settler?) in Florida.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 De Bolt, Mary M., Historian General. DAR Lineage Book 77. (Washington, D.C.: National Society DAmerican Revolution, 1909).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Candler, Allen D. and Clement A. Evans. Cyclopedia of Georgia v. III. (1906 Atlanta, GA: State Historical Association. Reprinted 1972 by The Reprint Co, Spartanburg, SC; 663 p.).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Orville A. Park Harry S. Strozier, editor. Speer, Emory, GA Bar Association 36, 1919. (Published by Georgia Bar Association?, no copyright).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Rocker, Willard R. Macon, GA Messenger Notices 1818-1865. (Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc, 1988, 529 p., plus index.).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Holloway, Patsy. Holloway, Patsy to Speer Email 1998. (1998; email messages from Holloway of Kinston, TN to WE Speer of Marion, NC).
  6. ↑ Speer, William Arthur, Jr. Speer, William Arthur, Jr., Speer Family 1994. (1994).
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Whitmire, George William, Sr. Whitmire, George William, Sr. to Speer, Letter, Jul 15, 1994. (Jul 15, 1994 letter from Whitmire of Jacksonville, FL to WE Speer).
  8. ↑ Speer, Arthur Jackson, Compiler. Speer, Arthur Jackson, Speer Family Tree. (1904).
  9. ↑ Speer, William, Jr. Speer, William, Jr., 1874 Manuscript. (Sep 3, 1874, Abbeville Co., SC).
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Holler, Adlai C., ed. Methodist Ministers in SC 1961. (Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina Methodist Advocate, 1961).
  11. ↑ Heyward, A.H., 1984, Donation.
  12. ↑ Speer, Thomas Algernon. Speer, Algernon Sidney, Descendants. (1996; Sanford, FL).
  13. ↑ Norwood, Thomas M., Senator. The Story of Culloden, 1909. (1973 Edition with summary of events since 1850, maps, and index, 1909)
    Lake Monroe.
  14. ↑ Holloway, Patsy. Holloway, Patsy to Speer Email 1998. (1998; email messages from Holloway of Kinston, TN to WE Speer of Marion, NC)
    Orlando, Orange Co., FL.
  15.   Andrea, Leonardo. Andera Collection. (Manuscript Division, The Caroliniana Library, Columbia, SC).
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