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Judge Henry Clay Speake Sr.

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Judge Henry Clay Speake Sr.

Birth
Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
Death
8 Dec 1900 (aged 66)
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.7323875, Longitude: -86.5734024
Plot
Block 11, Row 17
Memorial ID
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Circuit Court Judge who brought law and order to Madison County in the early 1900's and put a stop to the lynchings. Served as judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit for twenty-seven years.Also an officer in the 4th Alabama Cavalry during the Civil War,Co. D, F & S Private, Sgt Major
.His wife Carolyn Olivia Mayhew Speake was a musician, artist, and poet.

Inscription-"The memory of the just is blessed"
Circuit Court Judge who brought law and order to Madison County in the early 1900's and put a stop to the lynchings. Served as judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit for twenty-seven years.Also an officer in the 4th Alabama Cavalry during the Civil War,Co. D, F & S Private, Sgt Major
.His wife Carolyn Olivia Mayhew Speake was a musician, artist, and poet.

Inscription-"The memory of the just is blessed"


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