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Jacob Stephen Gillespie 1872–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1872

Birth Location: Braxton County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Nov 1947

Death Location: Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Orlando Gillespie

Mother: Harriet Shawver

Spouse(s): Margaret Skidmore

Children(s): Charles Gillespie

The story of Jacob Stephen Gillespie began in 1872 in Braxton County, West Virginia, USA. Jacob Stephen Gillespie married Margaret Jane Skidmore, and had children including Charles Bernard Gillespie. Jacob Stephen Gillespie passed away in 1947 in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Stephen Gillespie began in 1872 in Braxton County, West Virginia, USA.
  • Jacob Stephen Gillespie married Margaret Jane Skidmore, and had children including Charles Bernard Gillespie.
  • Jacob Stephen Gillespie passed away in 1947 in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA.

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Jacob Gillespie's Ancestors

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Jacob Gillespie
1872–1947
Birth Place: Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Orlando Griffin Gillespie
1833–
Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
Harriet (Elizabeth) Shawver
1851–1912
VA
Grandparents
Adam Gillespie
1808–1877
Bath County, Virginia, USA
Nancy Morrison
1811–1893
Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Gillespie's Descendants

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Jacob (Stephen) Gillespie (3 May 1872–12 Nov 1947) m. Margaret (Jane) Skidmore (26 Feb 1874–23 Feb 1941)
  1. 1. Charles (Bernard) Gillespie 1906–1968 m. Icy (Dell) (S)Cheuvront 1911–1992
    1. 1. Bernard (Leymone) Gillespie 1927–2016 m. Betty (Florence Letitia) Cobun 1933–2016

Jacob Gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1872
3 May 1872
Birth of Jacob Stephen Gillespie in Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
1947
12 Nov 1947
Age 75
Death of Jacob Stephen Gillespie in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA
Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1872
    Event Place: Braxton County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1947
    Event Place: Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA

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