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James Wilson Gillespie 1808 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 March 1808

Birth Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 Mar 1885

Death Location: Madison, North Carolina, USA

Father: Silas Gillaspie

Mother: Mary Nial

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James Wilson Gillespie LHVV-714 was born in 1808 in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Silas Gillaspie and Mary "Polly" Emaline Nial. James Wilson Gillespie LHVV-714 passed away in 1885 in Madison, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Wilson Gillespie LHVV-714 was born in 1808 in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Silas Gillaspie and Mary "Polly" Emaline Nial.
  • James Wilson Gillespie LHVV-714 passed away in 1885 in Madison, North Carolina, USA.

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James Gillespie's Ancestors

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James Gillespie
1808 – 1885
Birth Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Silas Gillaspie
1777 – 1850
Beaufort County, North Carolina, USA
Mary ("Polly" Emaline) Nial
1779 – 1858
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
James (Gillespie\) Gilaspy
1744 – 1798
Sevier, McDowell, North Carolina, United States
Margaret Bowen
1750 – 1823
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Robert (Archibold Neal) (Naill)
1760 – 1793
of, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Jane (?) Neal
1752 –
of, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Wood
1731 – 1816
Abigal Carver
1734 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1808
10 March 1808
Birth of James Wilson Gillespie LHVV-714 in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
1885
15 Mar 1885
Age 77
Death of James Wilson Gillespie LHVV-714 in Madison, North Carolina, USA
Madison, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 March 1808
    Event Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1885
    Event Place: Madison, North Carolina, USA

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