of Cooper County, Missouri · documented from the public record
The family in the record
Laura Speed Speed d. 1912
Laura Speed Speed⚭ Colonel Elliot
childrenJohn Speed Elliot
Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)
Their story
What the record says
History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919).
Wife of Colonel Elliot of Boonville.
Laura Speed Elliot High School (built on the donated 'Hayden' lot) named in her memory. 'Speed' taken as her maiden name from 'Laura Speed Elliot'.
Her death caused Col. Elliot's grief and death ~3 years later.
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