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Ernest GILLESPIE 1895–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1895

Birth Location: Putnam County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 Jun 1955

Death Location: Steele County, Minnesota, USA

Father: Byron GILLESPIE

Mother: Josaphine WITHROW

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Ernest GILLESPIE was born in 1895 in Putnam County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Byron Clay Gillespie And Josaphine Withrow. Ernest GILLESPIE passed away in 1955 in Steele County, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • Ernest GILLESPIE was born in 1895 in Putnam County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Byron Clay Gillespie And Josaphine Withrow.
  • Ernest GILLESPIE passed away in 1955 in Steele County, Minnesota, USA.

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Ernest GILLESPIE's Ancestors

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Ernest GILLESPIE
1895–1955
Birth Place: Putnam County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Byron Clay GILLESPIE
1868–1946
Tyler Mountain, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Josaphine WITHROW
1870–1907
Rocky Fork, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Patrick (Henry) WITHROW
1833–1882
Kanawha County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Agnes) HARRIS
1839–1885
Kanawha County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James WITHROW
1804–1887
Elizabeth WATKINS
1810–1881
Gideon HARRIS
1810–1880
Mahala LANHAM
1816–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William WITHROW
1763–1836
Susannah SCAGGS
1777–1850
John Jr
1762–1842
Fanny LINDSEY
1765–1841
Gideon Sr.
1772–1860
Martha GILLIAM
1772–1860

Ernest GILLESPIE's Timeline

2 Records

1895
1 May 1895
Birth of Ernest GILLESPIE in Putnam County, West Virginia, USA
Putnam County, West Virginia, USA
1955
5 Jun 1955
Age 60
Death of Ernest GILLESPIE in Steele County, Minnesota, USA
Steele County, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1895
    Event Place: Putnam County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1955
    Event Place: Steele County, Minnesota, USA

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