Melvin Martin Speed

1875 - 1947  (72 years)

• Name	Melvin Martin Speed  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Born	30 Apr 1875	Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States   [1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1 Jan 1885	Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States   [9]
  	T76-R20-S8 NE¼ of NW¼
  Occupation	Jan 1920	Lincoln Township, Warren, Iowa, United States   [1]
  	Farmer
  Family Search ID	L7FN-J85
  Family Search Link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7FN-J85
  Died	13 Jul 1947
  Buried	Highland Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
  Person ID	I90	Dale's Tree
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Amon Speed,   b. 1833, , , Ohio, United States ,   d. 20 May 1893, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Jane Eckelberry,   b. 1 Apr 1841, Zaleski, Vinton, Ohio, United States ,   d. 14 Feb 1928, Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F1371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Etta Benson,   b. 16 Nov 1874, Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States ,   d. 4 Apr 1953  (Age 78 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1895	Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States   [10]
  Children	+ 1. Grace Evalene Speed,   b. 24 Feb 1897, Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States ,   d. 3 Apr 1973, Des Moines Township, Mahaska, Iowa, United States  (Age 76 years) + 2. Arlie Wright Speed,   b. 1 Feb 1899, , , Iowa, United States ,   d. Apr 1981, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States  (Age 82 years) + 3. Robert Elda Speed,   b. 16 Mar 1902, , , Iowa, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Margaret Marie Speed,   b. 30 Apr 1908, , , Iowa, United States ,   d. 26 Jan 1911  (Age 2 years)
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2018
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 30 Apr 1875 - Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States Residence - T76-R20-S8 NE¼ of NW¼ - 1 Jan 1885 - Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States Married - 24 Dec 1895 - Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States Occupation - Farmer - Jan 1920 - Lincoln Township, Warren, Iowa, United States Buried - - Highland Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S218] Census - IA, Warren - 1920 Fed, Iowa, Warren, (www.Ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005), T625, Lincoln Township, enumeration district (ED) 216, sheet 2A, p. 168, dwelling 33, family 36, Melvian Speed, accessed 27 Oct 2008 (Reliability: 2), 2 Jan 2009. [S220] Census - IA, Marion - 1900 Fed, Iowa, Marion, (www.ancestry com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll T623_447, Union Township, enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 1B, dwelling 16, family 17, Melvin Speed, accessed 3 Jan 2009 (Reliability: 2), 3 Jan 2009. [S221] Census - IA, Warren - 1905 State, Iowa, Warren, (Digital images. Ancestry.com. www.ancestry.com : 2007), Lincoln Township, line 993, M. M. Speed; (www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 Jan 2009) (Reliability: 2), 3 Jan 2009. [S225] Military Records - WWI Draft Registration Cards,1917-1918, (Ancestry.com. www.ancestry.com : 2005.), (www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 Jan 2009), Arlie Speed, serial no. 499, order no. 1900, Indianola, Warren, Iowa; citing World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Reliability: 3), 3 Jan 2009. [S64] Census - IA, Marion - 1880 Fed, Iowa, Marion, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005) (Reliability: 2), 5 Feb 2009. [S680] Census - IA, Warren - 1910 Fed, Iowa, Warren, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T624, Lincoln Township, enumeration district (ED) 210, sheet 3B, dwelling 34, family 34, Martin M. Speed (Reliability: 2), 18 Dec 2013. [S730] Letters - Old Letters Received by W.O. Benson, Various writers Old correspondence (Reliability: 2), 24 Dec 2013. [S567] FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://new.familysearch.org)), accessed 17 Feb 2025), entry for Melvin Martin Speed, person ID L7FN-J85. (Reliability: 3). [S254] Census - IA, Marion - 1885 State, Iowa, Marion, (Digital images. Ancestry.com. www.ancestry.com : 2007), Union Township, p. 438, dwelling 39, family 42, Amon Speed; (www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 Jan 2009) (Reliability: 2), 10 Feb 2009. [S316] Marriage Records - IA, Marion - Marriage Register, Iowa. Marion., marriage register, Book 7: 332, Speed-Benson, 1895. (Reliability: 2).