Bio: Moses K. Speight, Sabine parish, Louisiana

Source:  Biographical & Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana, The

Southern Publishing Company,1890,Nashville and Chicago



Submitted by: Thelma Shields

e-mail:shields@eufaula.lib.ok.us
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MOSES K. SPEIGHT



Moses K. Speight is a successful farmer and stock raiser of Ward 2, and is a

brother of Dr. J. W. Speight, in whose sketch a short history of his parents

is given.  He was born in Henry County, Alabama, in 1845, and is now living on

the farm on which his parents settled on coming to this country.  He was the

fifth of their eight children, and in his you was given fair advantages for

acquiring an education, but in 1891, at the age of sixteen, put aside his

books to espouse the Confederate cause, becoming a member of Comapny A, Sixth

Louisiana Infantry, Army of Virginia, and fought at Winchester, Cross Keys,

and in the engagement at Part Republic lost his left arm, June 9, 1862, which

closed his career as a soldier.  After spending some weeks in the hospital, he

returned home, and was here married in the month of December, 1863 to Mary

Elizabeth, daughter of Alanson and Mahala (Anderson) Barr, who were born in

New York and Indiana, respectively, their marriage being celebrated in the

Lone Star State.  Previous to this however, they had resided in Sabine Parish,

this being as early as 1836, and both died in this parish, he in 1866, and she

some ten years before.  Mrs. Speight was born in Augustine, Tex., and she and

Mr. Speight are the parents of eight children, five sons and two daughters of

whom are living.  Mr. Speight's farm comprises 720 acres, of which about 70

acres are cleared.  In addition to his farm work he has been justice of the

peace ten or twelve years, has taught school, and has done a general

collecting business.  He is a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and he and his

wife are Baptist.



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