Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1913 — Obituary of an Aged and Respected Newton County Man. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of an Aged and Respected Newton County Man.

Kentland Enterprise. Isaac VanDoren Speck was born at Eaton, Prebble county, Ohio, May 24, 1833. His parents were Jacob and Sarah Speck, who later moved to Miami county, this state. In the spring of 1851 Mr. Speck and mother cpsos to Newton county, buying fin eighty-acre farm in the northwest povtion of Jefferson township, which has been the family home ever since. Mrs. Speck died in 1876. , Mr. Speck, on coming to this county, entered actively into farming and stock raising, and to the small farm he added acre by acre until his landed possessions included 1440 acres. Six years ago he sold to A. D. Washburn an undivided half interest in 800 acres. The remainder is left to the estate, together with a alrge amount of personal property. Mr. Speck’s long residence in the county, and his active life gave him a large acquaintance, and his sterling honesty and-extended business relations gave him a standing in the community as a prominent citizen. His experience as a pioneer of this county forms an interesting chapter in local history. Mr. Speck was never married but leaves, as we are informed, three sets of heirs, Frank Speck, of this place, a nephew; Mrs. Dora Speck Place, a niece residing at Denver, Ind., and the members of the McFarland family, one of whom is Theodore McFarland, who has lived with Mr. Speck for a number of years.