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Benjamin Delany Gillespie 1851–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1851

Birth Location: Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 19 Feb 1915

Death Location: Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, USA

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Spouse(s): Nova Connell

Children(s): Sylvia Gillespie, Von Gillespie, John Gillespie, Billy Gillespie, Bert Gillespie, Barnie Gillespie

The story of Benjamin Delany Gillespie began in 1851 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA. Benjamin Delany Gillespie married Nova Mc Connell, and had children including Barnie H Gillespie, Bert Hopkins Gillespie, Billy Gillespie, John B Gillespie, Sylvia M Gillespie, Von B Gillespie. Benjamin Delany Gillespie passed away in 1915 in Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Delany Gillespie began in 1851 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Benjamin Delany Gillespie married Nova Mc Connell, and had children including Barnie H Gillespie, Bert Hopkins Gillespie, Billy Gillespie, John B Gillespie, Sylvia M Gillespie, Von B Gillespie.
  • Benjamin Delany Gillespie passed away in 1915 in Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, USA.

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Benjamin Gillespie's Ancestors

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Benjamin Gillespie
1851–1915
Birth Place: Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
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Benjamin Gillespie's Descendants

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Benjamin (Delany) Gillespie (16 Sep 1851–19 Feb 1915) m. Nova (Mc) Connell (1880–Feb 1959)
  1. 1. Sylvia (M.) Gillespie 1901–1968 m. Loy (J.) Kilgore 1898–1988
    1. 1. Dwight (Anthony) Kilgore 1918–2011
    2. 2. Loy (J. Kilgore) Jr. 1922–1971 m. Lumma (Faye) Dougherty 1923–2008
  2. 2. Von (B) Gillespie 1910–1959 m. Lizzie (D) Hartsock 1917–2004
    1. 1. Hoyt (A.) Gillespie 1938–2003 m. Patricia (Louise) McLaughlin 1937–1998
  3. 3. John (B.) Gillespie 1906–1992
  4. 4. Billy Gillespie 1910–1913
  5. 5. Bert (Hopkins) Gillespie 1905–1968 m. Lottie (Naomi) Culbertson 1907–1980
  6. 6. Barnie (H) Gillespie 1907–1970

Benjamin Gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1851
16 Sep 1851
Birth of Benjamin Delany Gillespie in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
1915
19 Feb 1915
Age 64
Death of Benjamin Delany Gillespie in Dungannon, Scott, Virginia, USA
Dungannon, Scott, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1851
    Event Place: Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1915
    Event Place: Dungannon, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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