Chester County PA Archives Obituaries.....Speakman, Eber E.  March 1902
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Eber E. Speakman died in Media Friday night, Mr. Speakman was born 74 years 
ago in East Goshen, Chester County, and in his younger days was a farmer. 
About 1848 he married Miss Elizabeth Massey, of Delaware, who survives him. 
Thye first resided in Rochdale and later in Media, where Mr. Speakman worked 
at shoemaking for eighteen years, and during the Civil War, with Charles R. 
Williamson. The family then removed to Morton, where Mr. Speakman carried on 
the trade of shoe making and repairing for several years. He later conducted a 
shop at Swarthmore moving from there to South Media and thence to the county 
seat. Throughout Mr. Speakman has beena devout Christian and as a Christian he 
died. For years he was the custodian of what is now the First M. E. Church of 
Media,and later was an official of the Kedron M. E. Church of Morton. he was 
baptized in early youth, and since residing inMedia, has attended the First 
Baptist church.
    Mr. speakman was the fatherof thirteen children, nine of whom survive him, 
twenty three grand children and two great grandchildren. The children are: 
Charles Speakman, Media; Mrs. David Eachus, Chester; Mrs Mary Maginn, Aston 
Mills,Bartley Speakman, Darby; Eber E. Speakman Jr., Chester; Andrew Speakman; 
Philadelphia;Mrs Harry Elder, Media and Mrs. Edwar J. Lindsay, Media

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