Individual Details
John Speedy
(1825 - 1864)
Events
| Birth | 1825 | Ohio, United States | |||
| Census | 1850 | Island Creek, Jefferson, Ohio, United States |  |  | |
| Marriage | March 8, 1855 | Jefferson, Ohio, United States - Jane Foulks | | ||
| Census | 1860 | Knox, Jefferson, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Death | 1864 | Fort Howard, Delaware, United States | | ||
| Military | Civil War | | | ||
| Cause of death | Disease | | | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | |
Families
| Spouse | Jane Foulks (1825 - 1904) |
| Child | Eupehmia Speedy (1858 - 1920) |
| Child | Harriet J. Speedy (1860 - 1860) |
| Child | Harriet Speedy (1856 - 1860) |
| Child | John Samuel Speedy (1863 - 1923) |
| Father | William Speedy (1789 - 1872) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Glenn (1794 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Thomas Speedy (1823 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Clark Speedy (1831 - 1863) |
| Sibling | William Speedy (1835 - 1857) |
| Sibling | Manford Byron Speedy (1838 - 1914) |
| Sibling | James Speedy (1827 - 1913) |
Notes
Census
John Speedy’s farm with 40 acres of improved land, 18 acres of unimproved, $1650 cash value of farm, $ 85 cash value of machinery, 2 horses, 5 cows,13 sheep, 5 pigs, $ 250 value of livestock; produced 200 bushels of wheat, 300 bushels of Indian corn, 200 bushels of oats, 158 lb. of wool, 20 lb. of Irish potatoes, 200 lb. of butter, 2 tons of hay.Military
Mustered in May 1864 in Columbia, Ohio, from there to Baltimore then Fort Delaware in Delaware City. Soldiers guarded Confederate prisoners of war at the fort.Cause of death
John's cause of deth in military records is either 'measles' of 'disease'. Fort Delaware struggled with sanitation because of it's isolation and set up.Endnotes
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9. (1886–1895). || Volume 9 page 759 !57th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, deaths.
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