CAPT. CHARLES E. SPEDDEN (1842 - 1909)

Note: Mary E. Bruce, daughter of Simeon Bruce. See Simeon Bruce page for further information on this family.

Charles E. Spedden was born in February 1842 Maryland, son of Edward and Mary H. Spedden. His father (Edward) was the son of Edward & Nancy Spedden, of Cambridge, Dorchester, MD.

Charles is found in 1850, living in Pettis Co., MO. His father had died by the 1860 census. It appears that most of the Spedden clan remained in Maryland, while the branch of Charles family migrated to Missouri.

In 1850 the only Spedden households found in Pettis Co., MO are Edward Spedden and family, and a Sherwood Spedden who appears to be Edward’s brother, who probably arrived shortly before the census. Sherwood is found living in a boarding house with no occupation listed. Edward was born 20 September 1795, while Sherwood was born about 1810.

Edward Spedden, father of Capt. Charles Spedden, is listed in 1850 as a Physician. In 1860 he was deceased, and his widow Mary H. was running a boarding house in Georgetown, Pettis Co., MO. Edward’s family is not complete, but there appears to have been children:
1 - H.S., female, born about 1822.
2 - Robert Rush, born about 1823, married Melcina Elizabeth Thompson in Pettis Co., MO, was a physician the same as his father but later became County Clerk of Pettis Co., MO, then moved to Oregon where he became the County Clerk for Clatsop County.
3 - Edward T., born about 1829.
Mary H. was probably Edward’s second wife. Charles appears be the only living child to that marriage, being born in 1842. Charles Spedden married Mary E. Bruce, daughter of Simeon Bruce of St. Clair Co., MO.

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History of Henry and St. Clair Counties, Missouri, 1883:

The Birth of Osceola - The people of Osceola concluded, like Roscoe, to become a body politic; so they also came before the county court to have their village raised to the dignity of a town. The petition was presented to the county court for action August 6, 1868, and reads as follows: Whereas, The petition of W.O. Mead, J.W. Ramsey, E.J. Smith, Thomas J. Monroe, Wm. D. Graham, J. Wade Gardner, Lindsey Barnes, Thomas D. Hicks, Alfred G. Clarke, T.B. Sutherland, W.F. Johnston, E.B. Daniel, Charles E. Spedden, W.S. Terry, Joseph P. Landes, R.S. Graham, E.P. Bartlett, W.P. Sheldon, William H. Scoby, G.W. Shields, E.T. Daniel.

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Missouri Soldiers Database:

Name: SPEDDEN, CHARLES E.
Rank: Captain
Conflict: Civil War
Side: Union
Type of Unit: Cavalry
Organization: Missouri State Militia
Name of Unit: 7th Regiment Cavalry M.S.M.
Mustered in 28 November 1864, Warrensburg, MO

Name: SPEDDEN, CHARLES E.
Rank: Captain
Conflict: Civil War
Side: Union
Type of Unit: Cavalry
Organization: Missouri State Militia
Name of Unit: 7th Regiment Cavalry M.S.M.
Alternate Unit Name: Company: A (transferred from Co D)

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International Genealogical Index:
Batch C504131

Edward Spedden, born 20 September 1795.
Christened: 4 November 1795 Great Choptank Parish, Cambridge, Dorchester, MD. Son of Edward & Nancy Spedden.

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International Genealogical Index:

CHARLES E. SPEDDEN - MARY E. BRUCE
Marriage: 23 FEB 1869, St Clair Co., Missouri, Batch M515161

Susan Spedden – Joseph M. Cox
Marriage: 3 January 1854, Pettis Co., Missouri, Batch M515581

Robert Rush Spedden – Melcena Elizabeth Thompson
Marriage: 13 December 1842, Pettis Co., Missouri, Batch M515581

Eugene Spedden – Clara R. French
Marriage: 23 January 1873 Clatsop Co., Oregon

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1850 Pettis Co., MO – District No. 68 Being:
Line 5, 20 August
40/40 Edward Spedden, age 56, male, Physician, $200 real estate, born MD
M.H. Spedden, age 43, female, born MD
H.S. Spedden, age 28, male, born MD
Susan, age 18, female, born MD
Charles E., age 8, male, born MO
Edward T., age 21, male, born MD
Miss S.E.J. Martin, age 55, female, born MD

1850 Pettis Co., MO – District No. 68 Being:
Line 33, 2 September
219/219 David Thompson, age 74, male, $15,000 real estate, born VA
Betsey Thompson, age 68, female, born KY
Monroe Thompson, age 29, male, farmer, $4000 real estate, born KY
Charlotte Thompson, age 24, female, born VA
Melcina, age 1, female, born MO
Robert R. Spedden, age 27, male, Physician, $1500 real estate, born MD
Melcina Spedden, age 24, female, born KY
Eugene, age 6, male, born MO
Lizzy, age 4, female, born MO
Harry F., age 2, male, born MO
Clifford, age 2/12, male, born MO

1860 Pettis Co., MO – Georgetown:
Page 69, Line 6, 22 August, Georgetown Post Office
455/449 Mary H. Spedden, age 58, female, boarding house, $400 real estate, $400 personal estate, born MD
Charles, age 18, male, occupation listed as “nothing”, born MO
S.E. Martin, age 64, female, domestic, $200 real estate, born MD
John Linney, age 24, male, Sadler, born KY
Marg. Linney, age 21, female, born KY
Thos. A. Wood, age 23, male, merchant, born MO
Wesley McCLure, age 30, male, Sheriff, $1500 real estate, $2000 personal estate, born KY
Chas. Thomas, age 27, male, Jour. Printer, born PA
Wallace Munn, age 25, male, cabinet maker, born OH
Wm. McKnabb, age 24, male, tailor, born OH

1860 Pettis Co., MO Census – Elk Fork:
Line 33, 2 October, Georgetown Post Office
1196/1190 Rush Speddin, age 38, male, farmer, $12,000 real estate, $10,000 personal estate, born MD
M.E. Speddin, age 35, female, born KY
Eugene, age 17, male, farming, born MO
Lizzie, age 14, female, born MO
Harry, age 12, male, born MO
Clifford, age 10, male, born MO
Monroe, age 8, male, born MO

1870 Bates Co., MO Census – Pleasant Gap:
Page 18, Line 6, 25 June
119/125 Spedden, C.E., age 27, white male, merchant, $6000 personal estate, born MO, over age 21
Mollie E., age 22, white female, keeping house, born MO
Mary H., 61, white female, born MD
Steager, Rob, age 22, white male, clerk in store, $85 personal estate, born MO, over age 21

1870 Pettis Co., MO Census – Mount Sterling:
line 31, Sedalia Post Office, 20 August
203/203 Kidd, Oswold, age 69, white male, no occupation, born VA, over age 21
Margaret, age 50, white female, keeping house, born KY
Spedden (Crossed Out), Almeda, age 12, white female, at school, born MO, attended school
Flora, age 10, white female, at school, born MO, attended school
James O., age 7, white male, born MO, attended school
Spidden, Sherwood, age 60, white male, no occupation, born MD, over age 21

1870 Clatsop Co., OR – Youngs River Valley:
Line 16, 7 July, Astoria Post Office
216/216 Spedden, R.R., age 47, white male, farmer, $400 personal, born MD, over age 21
M.E., age 46, white female, keeping house, $1500 real estate, born KY
H.T., age 22, white male, farmer, born MO, over age 21
S.B., age 24, white female, age 24, at home, born MO
E.C., age 20, white male, laborer, born MO
R.M., age 17, white male, born MO

1880 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Appleton City:
Dist. 6, ED 225, Page 25, 12 June
220/226 Spedden, Chas E., white male, age 38, married, clerk in store, born MO, both parents born MD
Mary E., white female, age 27, wife, married, keeping house, born MO, both parents born TN

1880 Clatsop Co., OR – Astoria:
Page 25, District 110, ED 23, 19 & 21 June
Living on W. 8th & Court Street
207/209 Spedden, Robert R., white male, age 58, married, County Clerk of Clatsop Co., born MD, both parents born MD
Medicia, white female, age 55, wife, married, keeping house, born KY, father born VA, mother born KY
Lewis, William, white male, age 50, boarder, fisherman, born Canada, both parents born Canada
Elizabeth, white female, age 25, boarder, born Canada, both parents born NY
Albert, white male, age 3, boarder, born OR, both parents born Canada
Jane, white female, age 1, boarder, born OR, both parents born Canada

1880 Columbia Co., Washington Territory:
Page 32, ED 53, 22 June, Line 30
331/364 Spidden, Eugene, white male, age 36, working on farm, born MD, father born MD, mother born KY
Clara, white female, age 25, wife, married, keeping house, born MO, father born MD, mother born KY
Sherwood, white male, age 7, son, born OR, father born MO, mother born CA
Rush, white male, age 4, son, born OR, father born MO, mother born CA
Edward, white male, age 2, son, born OR, father born MO, mother born CA
Clifford, white male, age 30, brother, works on farm, born MO, father born MD, mother born KY

1900 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Osceola Township, Osceola City:
Dist. 6, ED 15, Page 10B, Line 98, 15 June
222/224 Spedden, Charles E., head, white male, born February 1842, age 58, married 30 years, born MO, father born England, mother born MD, salesman, dry goods, unemployed 0 months, can read & write, speaks English, owned mortgaged home
Mary E., wife, white female, born February 1847, age 53, married 30 years, 0 children, 0 living, born MO, both parents born TN, can read & write, speaks English
Bruce, Tabitha E., sister-in-law, white female, born March 1850, age 50, single, born MO, both parents born TN, can read & write, speaks English

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Wills listed on USGenWeb Pettis Co., MO Site:

List R.R. Spedden, County Clerk of Pettis County Court from dates 28 December 1853 through 5 March 1857.

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Pettis Co., MO Cemetery Records:

Allcorn – Dumsday Cemetery
Spedden, Edward T., son of R.R. & M.E., 1862 – 1863
Spedden, Milton Sherwood, son of R.R. & M.E., born & died 1845

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Appleton City Cemetery Records:

Appleton City Cemetery
SPEDDON, Capt. Charles E., (CW)
SPEDDON, Mary Martin, 1803-1873
SPEDDON, Mollie, 1847-1902

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St. Clair Co., MO Cemetery Records:

Appleton City Cemetery
Spedden, Capt. Charles E., (Civil War), died February 1909
Spedden, Mary Martin, 1803 – 1873
Spedden, Mollie, 1847 – 1902