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Gertrude Catherine Gillespie 1866–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1866

Birth Location: Iowa, USA

Death Date: 7 Jan 1948

Death Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Father: James Gillaspie

Mother: Ann Kernan

Spouse(s): Theodore Boudewyns

Children(s): Theodore Boudewyns, Mary Boudewyns

Gertrude Catherine Gillespie was born in 1866 in Iowa, USA, the child of James Gillaspie And Ann Kernan. In 1880, Gertrude Catherine Gillespie resided in Crawford, Madison, Iowa, USA. Gertrude Catherine Gillespie married Theodore Thomas Boudewyns, and had children including Mary B Boudewyns, Theodore Thomas Boudewyns. Gertrude Catherine Gillespie passed away in 1948 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Gertrude Catherine Gillespie was born in 1866 in Iowa, USA, the child of James Gillaspie And Ann Kernan.
  • In 1880, Gertrude Catherine Gillespie resided in Crawford, Madison, Iowa, USA.
  • Gertrude Catherine Gillespie married Theodore Thomas Boudewyns, and had children including Mary B Boudewyns, Theodore Thomas Boudewyns.
  • Gertrude Catherine Gillespie passed away in 1948 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Gillaspie
1830–1916
Birth Location: Ireland
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Ann Kernan
1832–1898
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Theodore Boudewyns
1866–1896
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Theodore Boudewyns
1895–1952
Birth Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
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Mary Boudewyns
1893–1973
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
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Gertrude Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
Gertrude Gillespie
1866–1948
Birth Place: Iowa, USA
Parents
James Gillaspie
1830–1916
Ireland
Ann Kernan
1832–1898
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gertrude Gillespie's Descendants

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Gertrude (Catherine) Gillespie (18 Nov 1866–7 Jan 1948) m. Theodore (Thomas) Boudewyns (1866–1896)
  1. 1. Theodore (Thomas) Boudewyns 1895–1952 m. Gertrude (Irene) Kelly 1895–1983
    1. 1. Thomas (Theodore) Boudewyns 1936–2017 m. Delores (Ann) Langin 1936–2024
    2. 2. James (Theodore) Boudewyns 1924–1997 m. Mary (Ellen) Tuffield 1925–1991
    3. 3. Nancy (Ann) Boudewyns 1938–2005
    4. 4. Robert (Mathias) Boudewyens 1916–1992 m. Florence (Elizabeth) Blackmer 1917–2000
      1. 1. Timothy (Michael) Boudewyns 1946–1997
      2. 2. Robert (Lawrence) Boudewyns 1940–2020
    5. 5. Kathryn (Gertrude) Boudewyns 1919–1990 m. George (Willard) Finney 1918–1988
      1. 1. Thomas (G) Finney 1951–1995
  2. 2. Mary (B) Boudewyns 1893–1973 m. Otto (M.) Bussanmass 1891–1964
    1. 1. Mary (Gertrude) Bussanmas 1916–2001
    2. 2. Julia (Louise) Bussanmus 1919–2005 m. John (H) Songer 1918–1984
    3. 3. Frances (Elizabeth) Bussanmas 1921–2007
    4. 4. Clara (Ann) Bussanmas 1927–2020 m. Ralph Guisinger 1926–2004
    5. 5. Corita (Noel) Bussanmas 1933–2021
    6. 6. Otto (Theodore Bussanmas) Jr 1926–1984 m. Arliss (Darline) Eshouse 1926–1994
    7. 7. Helen (Janet) Bussanmas 1929–2013 m. John (Francis) Keenan 1921–1972
    8. 8. James (M) Bussanmas 1935–1968

Gertrude Gillespie's Timeline

12 Records

1866
18 Nov 1866
Birth of Gertrude Catherine Gillespie in Iowa
Iowa
1866
18 Nov 1866
Birth of Gertrude Catherine Gillespie in Iowa, USA
Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 14
Gertrude Catherine Gillespie resided here in Crawford, Madison, Iowa, USA
Crawford, Madison, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 14
Gertrude Catherine Gillespie resided here in Crawford, Madison, Iowa, USA
Crawford, Madison, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 34
Gertrude Catherine Gillespie resided here in Crawford, Madison, Iowa, USA
Crawford, Madison, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 44
Gertrude Catherine Gillespie resided here in Crawford, Madison, Iowa, USA
Crawford, Madison, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 44
Gertrude Catherine Gillespie resided here in Crawford, Madison, Iowa, USA
Crawford, Madison, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 59
Gertrude Catherine Gillespie resided here in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA
Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 69
Gertrude Catherine Gillespie resided here in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 74
Gertrude Catherine Gillespie resided here in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1948
7 Jan 1948
Age 82
Death of Gertrude Catherine Gillespie in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1948
7 Jan 1948
Age 82
Death of Gertrude Catherine Gillespie
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1866
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Crawford, Madison, Iowa; Roll: 445; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0022
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [4] Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1866
    Event Place: Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Iowa, U.S., Death Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Crawford, Madison, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Crawford, Madison, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Crawford, Madison, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Crawford, Madison, Iowa; Roll: 445; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0022

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Crawford, Madison, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Crawford, Madison, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1948
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Death Records

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1948
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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