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Elijah H GILLESPIE 1818–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: , Surry, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Bef. 1908

Death Location: Surry County North Carolina, USA

Father: Alexander (Galaspy)

Mother: Elizabeth Dunnigan

Spouse(s): Matilda Bowman

Children(s): Sarah Bryant

In 1818, Elijah H GILLESPIE entered the world in , Surry, North Carolina, USA, born to Alexander Ellic Gillespie Galaspy And Elizabeth Betsy Dunnegan Dunnigan. Elijah H GILLESPIE married Matilda Bowman, and had children including Sarah V Gillespie Bryant. Elijah H GILLESPIE passed away in 1908 in Surry County North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1818, Elijah H GILLESPIE entered the world in , Surry, North Carolina, USA, born to Alexander Ellic Gillespie Galaspy And Elizabeth Betsy Dunnegan Dunnigan.
  • Elijah H GILLESPIE married Matilda Bowman, and had children including Sarah V Gillespie Bryant.
  • Elijah H GILLESPIE passed away in 1908 in Surry County North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander (Galaspy)
1789–1859
Birth Location: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Dunnigan
1789–1870
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Matilda Bowman
1824–1870
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Bryant
1849–1928
Birth Location: Surry County, NC
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Elijah GILLESPIE's Ancestors

Self
Elijah GILLESPIE
1818–1908
Birth Place: , Surry, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Alexander Ellic Gillespie (Galaspy)
1789–1859
Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy Dunnegan,) Dunnigan
1789–1870
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Elijah (Gillespie) (Galaspy)
1747–1819
Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Rayburn\Rabun) Gillespie
1757–1833
Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
John (Dunagan) Jr
1755–1813
Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Susan (Mary Ann) Woodfin
1753–
Ashburton, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John Rayburn
1730–
Mary Parrish
1730–1780
John Dunnegan
1730–1806
John Woodfin
1726–
Joan Tiddy
1730–1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (Raibone)
1686–1747
Rebecca Patton
1686–

Elijah GILLESPIE's Descendants

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Elijah (H) GILLESPIE (1818–Bef. 1908) m. Matilda Bowman (1824–BEF 1870)
  1. 1. Sarah (V Gillespie) Bryant 1849–1928 m. John (William) Bryant 1845–1915
    1. 1. Willie (Deen) Bryant 1883–1911 m. Claudia (Ellen) Walker 1887–1919
      1. 1. Roy (Moir) Bryant 1904–1987 m. Mary (B) Bryant 1908–1988
        1. 1. Ralph (Junior Franklin) Bryant 1933–2025 m. Glinna (Gail OR Glenna Gall Smith) Bryant 1938–2025
        2. 2. Ruth (Genett Bryant) Clinard 1927–2021 m. James (Weldon) Clinard 1926–2016
        3. 3. Julius (William) Bryant 1929–2016
      2. 2. Willie (Dean Bryant) Jr 1911–1972 m. Hattie (Belle Lowe Bryant) Letterman 1919–2010 m. Fay (Meador) Bryant 1920–1967
      3. 3. Neva (Luada Bryant) Midkiff 1908–1977 m. Lona (W) Midkiff 1909–2000
        1. 1. Elbert (Benjamin "Bert") Midkiff 1928–2007
        2. 2. Margaret (Maureen Midkiff) Scott 1930–2014 m. Thomas (P) Scott 1922–
        3. 3. James (Bryant) Midkiff 1937–1991
      4. 4. Sanford (Ray) Bryant 1909–1965 m. Lessie (Maude Simmons) Bryant 1913–1999
        1. 1. Roger (Kimble) Bryant 1938–2019
      5. 5. Cordelia (Octavia Bryant) Ashburn 1906–1985 m. William (Lewis Roosevelt "Willie") Ashburn 1905–1986
        1. 1. William (Cecil) Ashburn 1938–2017
        2. 2. Melvin (L. Ashburn) Sr 1933–1997
        3. 3. Edith (L.) Couch 1939–2003

Elijah GILLESPIE's Timeline

2 Records

1818
1818
Birth of Elijah H GILLESPIE in , Surry, North Carolina, USA
, Surry, North Carolina, USA
1908
Bef. 1908
Age 90
Death of Elijah H GILLESPIE in Surry County North Carolina, USA
Surry County North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: , Surry, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1908
    Event Place: Surry County North Carolina, USA
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