BIO: Speer, Ashbury B.  - Unknown Co

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A. B. SPEER, one of the county's (Orange County, Indiana) few remaining old
settlers and one of her prominent men, was born in the State of Kentucky
June 20, 1808, and is the oldest of eleven children of Moses and Ann (Voris)
Speer.  His parents were natives of Maryland, and came to this county at the
early date of 1820. Ashbury remained with his parents on the farm, securing
a limited education, and at the age of nearly twenty began the battle of
life for himself.  March 2, 1828, he married Margaret Booth, and to this
union seven children were born, of whom the following three are now living:
Melinda, now the widow of Isaac Fight;  Ann J., who became the wife of Abner
Powell, and Paulina, who married James Mitchell.  Mr. Speer has followed the
honorable and independent occupation of farming during his long life, and by
honesty, sobriety and industry has a comfortable home and a farm of 200
acres of well improved land (Northwest Township).  Mr. Speer is the link
which connects the age of flat-boats and sickles with the age of
self-binders, telephones and lightning express trains.  When he first came
here he had to go fifty miles to mill.  He is a stanch Democrat and holds a
letter of membership in the Baptist Church.  He is one of the best citizens.

"HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA"  GOODSPEED BROS.
1884

Transcribed by Diana Flynn <ivie@tima.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997