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Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West 1924–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 April 1924

Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 May 2007

Death Location: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Ballew

Mother: J. Ballew

Spouse(s): Theron Gillespie, James WEST

Children(s): Linda Gillespie

The story of Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West began in 1924 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. In 1930, Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West resided in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West married James Avery West, Theron David Steve Gillespie, and had children including Linda Gail Gillespie. Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West passed away in 2007 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West began in 1924 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1930, Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West resided in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West married James Avery West, Theron David Steve Gillespie, and had children including Linda Gail Gillespie.
  • Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West passed away in 2007 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Ballew
1882–1946
Birth Location: Georgia
JB
J. Ballew
1891–1980
Birth Location: Anderson, South Carolina, United States
JB

Spouses(s)

Theron Gillespie
1915–1979
Birth Location: Liberty, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
TG
James WEST
1921–2002
Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
JW

Children(s)

Linda Gillespie
1947–2019
Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
LG

Frances West's Ancestors

Self
Frances West
1924–2007
Birth Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Parents
James E Ballew
1882–1946
Georgia
J. (E.) Ballew
1891–1980
Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
George (W.) Ballew
1848–1900
Roane, Tennessee
Harriett (Louise) Ballew
1848–1921
South Carolina
Samuel (Jesse) Timms
1842–1891
South Carolina
Mary (Jane) Owens
1848–1933
Mississippi, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Ballew
1807–1853
Elizabeth Ballew
1824–
Reason Ballew
1820–1862
Teresa Hilburn
1815–1897
Elijah Timms
1807–1877
Sarah Turner
1807–1865
Melmouth Owings
1818–1880
Lucinda Durham
1820–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Ballew
1786–1840
Sarah White
1786–1860
Jacob Ballew
1772–1866
Mary Center
1774–1858
Henry Hilburn
1775–1829
Rachel Duncan
1775–1837
Thomas Timms
1782–1863
Mary Perninia
1789–1850
Susannah Helms
1781–1866
Archibald Owings
1798–1851
Mary Hughes
1801–1845

Frances West's Descendants

1.
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Frances (Jeanette Ballew Gillespie) West (6 April 1924–3 May 2007) m. Theron (David (Steve)) Gillespie (29 Oct 1915–30 April 1979) m. James (Avery) WEST (02 Aug 1921–03 Mar 2002)
  1. 1. Linda (Gail) Gillespie 1947–2019

Frances West's Timeline

13 Records

1924
6 April 1924
Birth of Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina
1924
6 April 1924
Birth of Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 6
Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West resided here in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West resided here in Butler, Greenville, South Carolina
Butler, Greenville, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 16
Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West resided here in Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1943
9 May 1943
Age 19
Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West resided here in Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1949
1949
Age 25
Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West resided here in Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 26
Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West resided here in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 27
Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West resided here in South Carolina
South Carolina
1987
1987
Age 63
Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West resided here in Greenville, SC
Greenville, SC
1993
1993
Age 69
Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West resided here in Greenville, SC
Greenville, SC
2007
3 May 2007
Age 83
Death of Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina
2007
3 May 2007
Age 83
Death of Frances Jeanette Ballew Gillespie West in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 April 1924
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Thomas McAfee Funeral Homes; Publication Date: 5 Apr 2024; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03811; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 23-10
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 2341933

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 April 1924
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 2341933

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03811; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 23-10

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03811; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 23-10

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 9 May 1943
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 9 May 1943; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: 2290; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 23-20

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: Greenville, SC
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Greenville, SC
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greenville
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 5 May 2007; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.062069107,0.5587381,0.24849772&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oakmont West
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Thomas McAfee Funeral Homes; Publication Date: 5 Apr 2024; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 2007
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Thomas McAfee Funeral Homes; Publication Date: 5 Apr 2024; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 2007
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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