THOMAS R. N. SPECK,
Sheriff of Augusta county, Virginia, was born at Fishersville, this
county, on December 17, 1850. He was educated in the old field
schools of Augusta county, clerked in a store for several years, then began
public life as deputy treasurer, and from that time has been in office.
He was ten years deputy treasurer until, in 1885, he was appointed
sheriff of the county to fill the unexpired term of A. B. Lightner. In
1887 he was elected to the office, and is still ably discharging its duties.
He is a grandson of John W. Speck of Berkeley county, (then) Virginia,
and a son of Jacob Speck who was born in Shenandoah county, Virginia,
served through the late war as a volunteer, C. S. A., and died in
1886, aged sixty-five years. The mother of Thomas R. N. is Margaret,
daughter of John Doom of Augusta county, in which county she was
born and still is living.
At Baltimore, Maryland, Thomas R. N. Speck married Mary W. Condon,
who was born in Rockbridge county, Virginia. They were married
on April 18, 1888, and have now one daughter, Rachel Margaret.
Mrs. Speck is a daughter of David Condon, who was born in Ireland,
came to Virginia, and married Rached Crawford, of Augusta county.
