John William "Doc" Speights, M. D.

1856 - 1922  (65 years)

• Name	John William "Doc" Speights  [1, 2]
  Suffix	M. D.
  Nickname	Doc
  Birth	29 Oct 1856	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Feb 1922	Texas   [2, 3]
  Burial	Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Notes	(Research): Census Listings: 1900 Census Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 1 Enumerated 4 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 1A Stamped 92 4-4 Speights, John W Hd W M Oct 1856 M 16 Tx Miss Miss Farmer Speights, Sallie Wf W F July 1865 34 M 16 5/5 Tx Ga Tx Speights, Tom G Son W M Feb 1885 15 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer Speights, Dora E Dtr W F Feb 1886 14 S Tx Tx Tx Speights, Orin W Son W M Feb 1887 13 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer Speights, Mermod L Son W M Dec 1891 8 S Tx Tx Tx Speights, Buford A Son W M Jan 1898 2 S Tx Tx Tx
  Person ID	I1260	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Jonathan "Johnse" M. Hopkins Speights,   b. 20 Jun 1828, Mississippi d. 2 Dec 1912, Sabine County, Texas (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Emily Ann Scott,   b. 20 Mar 1832, Mississippi d. 10 Jan 1862, Texas (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	1 Nov 1853	Woodville, Tyler County, Texas   [4]
  Family ID	F703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sallie Wilson,   b. Jul 1865, Texas d. Abt 1904, Texas (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	20 Jan 1884	Sabine County, Texas
  	Some researchers show that they also had a daughter named Emily Ann that died young. In an article dated September 12, 1963 about Susan Arnold Nichols, Virgie Speights stated that on one trip home "they stopped by the home of a cousin, out on Palo Gaucho Creek, Dr. Johnny Speights and his wife, Sally Wilson Speights." Susan was the daughter of Jim Arnold, and granddaughter of Hanna Davis and J. M. Arnold. He was also a godson of Cadwaller Davis and Amelia Lee. (Speights, Old Timers of Sabine County, p. 21).
  Children	1. Thomas Green Speights,   b. 15 Feb 1885, Texas d. Abt 1933, Texas (Age 47 years)   2. Dora E. Speights,   b. 7 Feb 1886, Milam, Sabine County, Texas d. 11 Sep 1964, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 78 years)   3. Orin Wilson Speights,   b. 26 Feb 1887, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   4. Mermond Leon Speights,   b. 22 Dec 1891, Sabine County, Texas d. 3 Jul 1939, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 47 years)   5. Buford Arlington Speights,   b. 20 Feb 1898, Texas d. 28 Jul 1959, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 61 years)   6. Sallie L. Speights,   b. Abt 1903, Texas
  Family ID	F280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2012

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Head,   b. Bef 1885   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Aft 1903
  Family ID	F870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 Oct 1856 - Sabine County, Texas Marriage - 20 Jan 1884 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 4 Feb 1922 - Texas Burial - - Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Speights, Dr. John William B. 1856 D. 1922, Sabine County, Texas Husband of Sallie Wilson

  
  

• Sources

  [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 1 Enumerated 4 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 1A Stamped 92 4-4 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 41464921 (Reliability: 3). [S58] McCary, Kay P. "Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972.