History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties, Indiana From the
Earliest Time to the Present; Together with Interesting Biographical
Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc.  Chicago, Goodspeed Bros., & Co.,
Publishers, 1884. Weston A. Goodspeed, Leroy C. Goodspeed, Charles L.
Goodspeed.  Unknown County.

A. B. SPEER, one of the county's [Orange County, IN] 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 honest, sobriety and industry has a
comfortable home and a farm of 200 acres of well improved land (Northeast
Township).  Mr. Speer is the link which connects the age of flat-boats and
sickles with the age of self-binders, telephones, and ligntning 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.

Speer Voris Booth Fight Powell Mitchell
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