Individual Details

Manford Byron Speedy

(March 18, 1838 - January 20, 1914)

Manford was born in 1838 Ohio, to William and Elizabeth Glenn Speedy. In 1856 Manford left Ohio and was in Shell Rock, Iowa. In 1864 he married Ann Eliza Coats and they had three children. Typhoid fever took Ann and the youngest daughter’s life around 1869. In 1874 Manford married Elizabeth Stewart and they had 5 children.The 1870 Agricultural Census shows  Manford’s farm production: 160 total acres, 120 acres tilled, 14 acres of grassland, 3/4 acre of potatoes, 3 acres of apple trees. He has 8 milk cows, produced 700 lbs of butter , 8 other cows, 4 calves dropped, 112 swine and 50 poultry -produced 250 dozen eggs for the year. 5 cord of wood were produced. In 1903 age 64, Manford gets a telephone, one of the first in the area.

Events

BirthMarch 18, 1838Island Creek, Jefferson, Ohio, United States
Census1850Island Creek, Jefferson, Ohio, United States
Census1856Butler, Iowa, United States
MarriageDecember 14, 1861Shell Rock, Iowa, United States - Ann Eliza Coats
Widow1869
Census1870Shell Rock, Iowa, United States
MarriageJuly 4, 1873Shell Rock, Iowa, United States - Elizabeth Margaret Stewart
Census1880Jefferson, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1880Shell Rock, Iowa, United States
Census1895Jackson, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1900West Point, Butler, Iowa, United States
Residence1901Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States
ResidenceFebruary 11, 1903Allison, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1905Allison, Butler, Iowa, United States
Widow1905
Census1910West Point, Butler, Iowa, United States
DeathJanuary 20, 1914Allison, Butler, Iowa, United States
BurialJanuary 22, 1914Allison Cemetery, Allison, Butler, Iowa, United States
OccupationLivestock buyer
OccupationFarmer
OccupationDrug and grocery store owner
OccupationSheriff - Butler, Iowa, United States
ReligionBaptist
OccupationTown officer - Shell Rock, Iowa, United States

Families

SpouseAnn Eliza Coats (1842 - 1869)
ChildEda Speedy (1861 - 1863)
ChildJulet Speedy (1865 - 1866)
ChildOscar Alexander Speedy (1867 - 1895)
ChildAnnette Constance Speedy (1868 - 1935)
SpouseElizabeth Margaret Stewart (1852 - 1905)
ChildEva F. Speedy (1874 - 1936)
ChildBlanche M. Speedy (1880 - 1884)
ChildEthel M. Speedy (1880 - 1939)
ChildHarve Clark Speedy (1883 - 1953)
ChildErnest Manford Speedy (1888 - 1954)
ChildArthur Glenn Speedy (1894 - 1894)
FatherWilliam Speedy (1789 - 1872)
MotherElizabeth Glenn (1794 - 1850)
SiblingThomas Speedy (1823 - 1900)
SiblingJohn Speedy (1825 - 1864)
SiblingClark Speedy (1831 - 1863)
SiblingWilliam Speedy (1835 - 1857)
SiblingJames Speedy (1827 - 1913)

Notes

Census

Manford is 18 and just arrived in Iowa and lives with the Hall family of Ohio. Charles Angell's family are neighbors. Delia Angell lives with her brother Charles's family, she is 16.

Marriage

Married on the 4th of July

Census

Agricultural census 160 acre farm

Census

Three religions under one roof Manford is a Baptist, Elizabeth is a Methodist and daughters Eva and Ethel are Congregationalist.

Residence

Manford is listed in the Waterloo business directory: Speedy, Manford livestock buyer

Residence

Allison news: Our telephone exchange has enlarged somewhat recently, new ‘phones being put in the residence of M.B. Speedy, H.C. Parsons and E.J. Davis.

Census

Manford lives with son Harve and Ernest, daughter Eva and family are neighbors

Endnotes

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2. Iowa Death Records 1904-1951 database, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa.30 October 2018, FamilySearch.org, Digital Folder 102842706 Image 01463 (1463 of 2618).

3. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, NARA Microfilm, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2009, Year: 1850; Census Place: Island Creek, Jefferson, Ohio; Roll: M432_699; Page: 524B; Image: 285.

4. Ancestry.com, Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Provo, UT, USA; 2007, 1856.

5. FamilySearch.org. Iowa, County Marriages 1838-1934 database, FamilySearch.org, 30 April 2018. County courthouses, Iowa., Reference ID bk A p 6 FHL 001035397 Digital Folder 004311189 Image 00020 viewable at Family History Center.

6. United States Census 1870 database, FamilySearch.org, accessed 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication M593, Washington, D.C., FHL 000545878, digital folder 004263525 image 00741 (25 of 30).

7. FamilySearch.org. Iowa, County Marriages 1838-1934 database, FamilySearch.org, 30 April 2018. County courthouses, Iowa., FHL 001035397 Digital Folder 004311189 Image 00121 viewable at Family History Center .

8. United States 1880 census database, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication T9. Washington, D.C., FHL 1254330, digital folder 005160592 image 00125 (1 of 13).

9. Ancestry.com. Selected US Federal Census Non-Population Schedules 1850-1880 Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA, 2010, Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Jefferson, Butler, Iowa.

10. FamilySearch.org. Iowa state census 1895 database with images. FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing Secretary of State. State Historical Society, Des Moines., FHL 1020336, digital folder 004234906 image 00337(337 of 634).

11. United States Census 1900 database, FamilySearch.org accessed 2016. NARA microfilm publication M432, Washington D.C., FHL 1240420, digital folder 004120098 image 00823 (9 of 13).

12. Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA; 2011, 1901 page 144 Waterloo IA, Speedy, Manford livestock buyer.

13. Iowa Recorder, The Digital Archives of the Greene (Greene, Iowa) Public Library, 1903 Feb 11, Allison news, page 8 of 8 column 1 midway bottom.

14. FamilySearch.org. Iowa state census 1905 database with images. FamilySearch.org, 23 August 2016. State Historical Department, Des Moines., FHL 001430305, digital folder 007486153 image 01070 (1070 of 3446).

15. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: West Point, Butler, Iowa; Roll: T624_394; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1374407.

16. Iowa deaths and burials 1850-1990 database FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Indexing Project (Batch) B86671-4 System Origin Iowa-EASy FHL 1535455.

17. Iowa Death Records 1904-1951 database, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa.30 October 2018, FamilySearch.org, Digital Folder 102842706 Image 01463 (1463 of 2618).

18. Find A Grave online indexed database, https://www.findagrave.com, Allison Cemetery, Allison, Butler County, Iowa, USA. Plot: L2., Memorial 9048511.

19. Iowa deaths and burials 1850-1990 database FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Indexing Project (Batch) B86671-4 System Origin Iowa-EASy FHL 1535455.

20. Iowa Death Records 1904-1951 database, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa.30 October 2018, FamilySearch.org, Digital Folder 102842706 Image 01463 (1463 of 2618).

21. United States Census 1900 database, FamilySearch.org accessed 2016. NARA microfilm publication M432, Washington D.C., FHL 1240420, digital folder 004120098 image 00823 (9 of 13).

22. FamilySearch.org. Iowa state census 1905 database with images. FamilySearch.org, 23 August 2016. State Historical Department, Des Moines., FHL 001430305, digital folder 007486153 image 01070 (1070 of 3446).

23. Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA; 2011, 1901 page 144 Waterloo IA, Speedy, Manford livestock buyer.

24. United States Census 1870 database, FamilySearch.org, accessed 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication M593, Washington, D.C., FHL 000545878, digital folder 004263525 image 00741 (25 of 30).

25. FamilySearch.org. Iowa state census 1895 database with images. FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing Secretary of State. State Historical Society, Des Moines., FHL 1020336, digital folder 004234906 image 00337(337 of 634).

26. United States 1880 census database, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication T9. Washington, D.C., FHL 1254330, digital folder 005160592 image 00125 (1 of 13).

27. Union publishing company. History of Butler And Bremer Counties, Iowa: Together With Biographies of Representative Citizens. History of Iowa. Springfield, Ill.: Union publishing company, 1883, Page 620 Jefferson Township.

28. Ancestry.com. Selected US Federal Census Non-Population Schedules 1850-1880 Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA, 2010, Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Jefferson, Butler, Iowa.

29. Union publishing company. History of Butler And Bremer Counties, Iowa: Together With Biographies of Representative Citizens. History of Iowa. Springfield, Ill.: Union publishing company, 1883, Page 620 Jefferson Township.

30. Union publishing company. History of Butler And Bremer Counties, Iowa: Together With Biographies of Representative Citizens. History of Iowa. Springfield, Ill.: Union publishing company, 1883, Page 281 Political.

31. FamilySearch.org. Iowa state census 1895 database with images. FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing Secretary of State. State Historical Society, Des Moines., FHL 1020336, digital folder 004234906 image 00337(337 of 634).

32. Union publishing company. History of Butler And Bremer Counties, Iowa: Together With Biographies of Representative Citizens. History of Iowa. Springfield, Ill.: Union publishing company, 1883, Page 714 Shell Rock Township.