This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pampearson1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.yadkin/4545/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Is anyone familiar with the Samuel Speer (1823-1900) and his wife Rachel S. Speer (1828-1900) who are buried in Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery? On the surface he appears to be Samuel H. Speer, son of Samuel H. Speer and Ruth Cain. Rachel, then, would be Rachel Davis, daughter of Samuel Luckett Davis and Rachel Creson. But, the dates given in "Cemeteries of Yadkin Co, NC" don't fit with the information I have for the family. First, census records for the family consistently show both Samuel and Rachel to be born about 1820 (per 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses). Second, Samuel H. Speer died before 1870, when his wife Rachel was listed as head-of-household in the census. In 1880 Rachel Speer definitely has a designation of "widow." So his date of death of 18 Nov 1900 can't be correct. The Samuel and Ruth Speer Bible records (available at the NC Archives) include the birth of Samuel Henry Speer on 21 Aug 1820 (instead of the 10 May 1823 shown in the cemetery records). I have checked the census for other men of the same name and can't find any. Has anyone else run across this discrepancy? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.