SPECK, John

Abt 1871 - Abt 1922  (51 years)

• Name	SPECK, John
  Birth	Abt 1871
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt Nov 1922
  Person ID	I130171	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	SPECK, William,   b. Nov 1846, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Anna,   b. Oct 1845, Canada d. 12 Mar 1918, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1872
  Family ID	F28818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Niagara Gazette - 11/25/1937 FRIENDS of the late John Speck, 51 years old, of this city, were mourning his death 15 years ago today. A Gazette item reported that he and George Gross, 32, of Miami, Florida, were drowned when eight barges, loaded with grain worth $185,000, were sunk during a storm on Oneida Lake. The barges were en route from Buffalo to New York. Speck was a brother of Mrs. Duncan Hollinger. of Jewette avenue. La Salle. He had previously lived with the family of Gotlieb Specht, of 1149 Linwood avenue, and had been employed on canal boats for a long time.