Jonathan "Johnse" M. Hopkins Speights

1828 - 1912  (84 years)

• Name	Jonathan "Johnse" M. Hopkins Speights  [1, 2, 3]
  Nickname	Johnse
  Birth	20 Jun 1828	Mississippi   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Dec 1912	Sabine County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Burial	Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Notes	Sharon Speights Varney quotes Virgie Collier Speights as writing "John was a small child when the family moved to the Mississippi Delta along with his brothers and sisters. John married Emily Scott. To this union were born Tom, John "Doc" and Dora. His wife died and her amrried a Miss (Rebecca) Holbert. To this union were born Mandie in 1866, an infant that died, and Robert Joel on September 11, 1870. The second wife died and he married Lizzie Davis. To this union were born Exa in 187, Mattie, Minnie, and an infant that died. Johns third wife died and he lived a widower approximately 35 years. John hired a man to take his palce in the confederate army, however after one year he was assigned to making salt. John joined the Campbellite Church during his old age. He died in 1912 and was buried in Lowe Cemetery in Sabine County, Texas."
  Person ID	I961	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	William Myrick Speights,   b. 23 Jan 1787, Virginia d. 23 Oct 1842, Mississippi (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Hopkins,   b. Abt 1796, South Carolina d. 4 Oct 1857, Texas (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	17 Dec 1817	Virginia   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emily Ann Scott,   b. 20 Mar 1832, Mississippi d. 10 Jan 1862, Texas (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	1 Nov 1853	Woodville, Tyler County, Texas   [1]
  Children	1. Thomas Green Speights,   b. 12 Nov 1854, Sabine County, Texas d. 10 Dec 1913, Texas (Age 59 years)   2. John William "Doc" Speights, M. D.,   b. 29 Oct 1856, Sabine County, Texas d. 4 Feb 1922, Texas (Age 65 years)   3. Madora E. Speights,   b. 21 Aug 1859, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2009

  
  

  Family 2	Rebecca Frances Halbert,   b. 27 Jul 1846   d. 16 Sep 1870, Sabine County, Texas (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	29 Aug 1865	Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  	"They had one son and two daughters." (White and Toole)
  Children	1. Amanda Fitzellen Speights,   b. 18 Oct 1866, Milam, Sabine County, Texas d. 14 Nov 1931, Milam, Sabine County, Texas (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

  Family 3	Mary "Macie" Elizabeth Davis,   b. Bef 1850   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1866
  	"He m Macie Davis: three daus." (White and Toole)
  Family ID	F704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Jun 1828 - Mississippi Marriage - 1 Nov 1853 - Woodville, Tyler County, Texas Marriage - 29 Aug 1865 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 2 Dec 1912 - Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972. [S58] McCary, Kay P. "Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [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.), # 41462719 (Reliability: 3).