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James Robert Gillespie 1843–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Oct 1843

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 03 May 1864

Death Location: Maryland, USA

Father: Jackson Gillespie

Mother: Mary Porter

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James Robert Gillespie was born in 1843 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Jackson Gillespie And Mary Smith Polly Porter. In 1850, James Robert Gillespie resided in Henderson, North Carolina, USA. James Robert Gillespie passed away in 1864 in Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • James Robert Gillespie was born in 1843 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Jackson Gillespie And Mary Smith Polly Porter.
  • In 1850, James Robert Gillespie resided in Henderson, North Carolina, USA.
  • James Robert Gillespie passed away in 1864 in Maryland, USA.

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James Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
James Gillespie
1843–1864
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jackson Gillespie
1813–1894
East Fork, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Smith “Polly”) Porter
1819–1900
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Robert (Harvey) Gillespie
1791–1881
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina
Sarah Aiken
1795–1872
Pendleton, ? Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
James Porter
1792–1892
Pickens County, South Carolina, United States
Nancy (Norrine) Clayton
1800–1882
Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Gillespie
1753–1822
Jane Harvey
1762–1808
William Jr
1761–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Harvey
1727–1767
Rebecca Caruthers
1737–1797

James Gillespie's Timeline

3 Records

1843
23 Oct 1843
Birth of James Robert Gillespie in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 7
James Robert Gillespie resided here in Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
1864
03 May 1864
Age 21
Death of James Robert Gillespie in Point Lookout, MD
Point Lookout, MD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1843
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Henderson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 May 1864
    Event Place: Point Lookout, MD

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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