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- FATHER Thompson Barker Speak[e] (7 Dec 1824 Kentucky - 5 May 1894 Douglas County, Oregon)
MOTHER Sophie Newcomb (1826 Missouri - 24 Jan 1894 Myrtle Creek, Douglas, Oregon)
Florence is identified as the niece of John A. Richardson and his wife, Mary Elizabeth (nee Speake) in the 1900 and 1910 Censuses. In John's obituary, Florence is referred to as Florence Beane Richardson, one of his three surviving daughters. In Mary's obituary, Florence is referred to as Mrs. E. W. Moore, one of her surviving daughters.
Florence is not the biological daughter of John A. and Mary Elizabeth (nee Speake) Richardson, but she was raised by them for the majority of her childhood. Florence is the biological daughter of Mary's sister, Emmaline (nee Speake) and her husband, James H. Beane. Florence's father died in 1888. Florence's mother committed suicide in 1889 distraught over the death of her husband leaving Florence and her brothers, Waldo and Henry orphaned. At some point thereafter, John and Mary Richardson took over care of Florence, raising her to adulthood just as if she was their own biological daughter. Other people assumed the care for Florence's two brothers.
Florence M. (nee Beane) Moore-Atkins
Born 13 May 1886 Myrtle Creek, Douglas, Oregon
Died 26 Jun 1975 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
1st Husband
Elbridge "Cap" Willis Moore
Born 5 Jun 1857 Gardiner, Maine
Died 10 Jun 1938 Napa, California)
Marriage date unknown.
2nd Husband
Joseph Leicester Atkins
Born 20 Mar 1863 Akron, Summit, Ohio
Died 1934 Oregon
Married 10 Sep 1925 Portland, Oregon.
Florence and husband, Joseph, share a crypt in the Riverview Abbey Mausoleum and Crematory, Portland, Oregon.
Emmaline "Emma" "Emily" nee Speake
Born 1854 Tualatin, Washington, Oregon
Died 1889 Myrtle Creek, Douglas, Oregon
1st Husband
Matthew Thompson Eddy
Born About 1857 Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Died 19 Jan 1886 Colma, California (Shot and killed by Harry Hawk - alias Huff, while trying to protect a woman being assaulted by Harry).
2nd Husband
James H. Beane
Born 1 Nov 1830 Preble County, Ohio
Died 11 Sep 1888 Oregon
Emmaline nee Speake:
Emma Beane
'The Mother of The Poet-Prospector'
In Myrtle Creek, marked by a plain brass headstone are the Beane's: James H, & wife, Emmaline. James (1830-1888) was in the Myrtle Creek area as early as 1854. His first wife was Harriet Wright, and they had a daughter, Winifred. Harriet died and after a time James married Emmaline Speak Eddy.
Emmaline is the daughter of Thompson Barker & Sophia Newcombe Speak. Mr. Speak was born in Tennessee and Miss Newcombe in Missouri. The two married in 1848 in Missouri and commenced on their way to Oregon arriving in 1852, and taking out a claim in February 1853. In 1857, it was decided to give Washington Territory a try. Thompson B. Speak and his family are known as the first white settlers in Westport, Washington. Emmaline Speak was three years old when this trip was made into the wilds of the Washington Coastline.
Thompson Speak being a man on the move has his family living in Ruckles (Myrtle Creek) by 1880. And what makes Emma Bean so special is not only her pioneer family history, but also who she is: the mother of Clarence E. Eddy, aka CEE, aka "The Poet Prospector".
The Poet Prospector, a very lively character was born in Bridgeport, Oregon (today Tualatin, Washington County, OR). After his mother institutionalized he was adopted by his grandparents Thompson & Sophia Speak and raised on their farm from the ages 2 to 14 in Ruckles (Myrtle Creek). He attended schools in Myrtle Creek. Though he was raised with the Speak name, he took on the surname of his biological father, Matthew T. Eddy. (His family was instrumental in the founding of Eddyville, Lincoln, OR)
The Poet Prospector, besides being a product of Douglas County, was a published poet and songwritger. He published several books, one of which can be found online at the Library of Congress to this very day. (See The Pinnacle of Parnassus) He was also an accomplished prospector who discovered several mines including Loon Creek, and the Lost Packer Mine in Idaho and the Carbonate Mine in Death Valley, California. He was also an active prospector in Utah, Nevada, and Washington/ The Poet Prospector credited his grandfather for his love of verse. His grandfather was also a furniture maker, prospector and rancher that passed his love of prospecting down to his sons and grandson.
Having such a famous son did not help Emma Speak. Her first husband Matthew T. Eddy divorced her after she was institutionalized. Around 1881, she married a neighbor of her parents who also lived in Myrtle Creek, James H. Beane. Mr. Beane was a prospector, farmer, and rancher in Myrtle Creek. When going through his estate papers at the courthouse in Roseburg it becomes quiet clear that he hobnobbed with everyone that was involved with Myrtle Creek's founding days. Emma had three children with Mr. Beane: Ralph Waldo, Henry Jones, and Florence M. Beane. She was step-mother to Winifred Beane who was the daughter of Mr. Beane and his first wife, Harriet Wright. (Probably a daughter of Lazarus Wright, the man who opened the first store and gristmill in Myrtle Creek) Mr. Beane died in 1888 of natural causes. Emma became distraught after loosing her husband, and took her own life soon after in 1899. Both are buried in Myrtle Creek IOOF Cemetery, along with Winifred Beane who died in 1886.
The Umpqua Trapper, Spring 2012 Issue.
Shared by Peggy A. Rowe-Snyder
Emmaline is buried in the Myrtle Creek IOOF Cemetery in Myrtle Creek, Oregon. She shares a headstone with James H. Beane (ref Findagrave.com Memorial ID 52918679)
Mary's older sister, Martha Ann nee Speake (1850-1932), was married 10 Nov 1866 in Olympia, Washington, to Elcaine Longmire (1843-1915). Elcaine is the son of the famed explorer and settler, James Longmire (1820-1897 Tacoma, Washington), and his wife, Susannah nee Nisely (1821-1847), who led the first wagon train on the Naches Trail across the Cascade Mountains at Naches Pass in 1853 to then settle on Yelm Prairie within view of Mount Rainier. His homestead became a popular stop on the way to the mountain, and he farmed and worked as a guide and surveyor. In 1883 he climbed Mount Rainier, and found a series of geothermal springs near its base. Those springs were the foundation of the Longmire Hotel and health spa he built, which at its peak had 12 rooms, which is now included in the Mount Rainier National Park, and also known as Longmire, Washington. He died 15 September 1897, in Tacoma. The town of Longmire, Washington within Mount Rainier National Park is named after him, as are Longmire Meadows in both Pierce and Kittitas counties, and a defunct post office. Much more information about him can be found on the Internet.
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1852 - 1914 (62 years)
