Speed family.
Biographical notes:
The Speed family is one of Louisville's oldest and most prominent families. Judge John Speed owned a hemp plantation near Louisville, Kentucky. His son, Joshua Fry Speed, was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln. The Shallcross's are related to the Speeds through Mary Ellen Shallcross who married William Pope Speed, a son of Lucy Gilmer Fry Speed and Judge John Speed.
From the description of Speed family papers, 1795-1850. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 162069436
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- Kentucky (as recorded)
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- United States (as recorded)
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