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Lewis McDaniel Gillespie 1868–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1868

Birth Location: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 01 Nov 1932

Death Location: Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Dock Gillespie

Mother: Rebecca Dickerson

Spouse(s): Cornelia Gillespie, Lillie Gillespie

Children(s): Oscar Gillespie, General Gillespie, Thomas GILLESPIE, Ezekiel GILLESPIE, Luther Gillespie, William GILLESPIE, Dock Gillespie, Robert Gillespie, Jay Gillespie, Lewis Gillespie

Lewis McDaniel Gillespie was born in 1868 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Dock Gillespie And Rebecca Jane Dickerson. In 1880, Lewis McDaniel Gillespie resided in Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA. In 1900, Lewis McDaniel Gillespie resided in Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA. Lewis McDaniel Gillespie married Cornelia Margaret Gillespie, Lillie Fulmer Gillespie, and had children including Dock G Gillespie, Ezekiel Moses Zeke Gillespie, General Lee Gillespie, Jay Gillespie, Lewis Fuller Gillespie, Luther Y Gillespie, Oscar Franklin Gillespie, Robert Glen Gillespie, Thomas F Tompsy Gillespie, William G Bill Gillespie. Lewis McDaniel Gillespie passed away in 1932 in Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lewis McDaniel Gillespie was born in 1868 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Dock Gillespie And Rebecca Jane Dickerson.
  • In 1880, Lewis McDaniel Gillespie resided in Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1900, Lewis McDaniel Gillespie resided in Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.
  • Lewis McDaniel Gillespie married Cornelia Margaret Gillespie, Lillie Fulmer Gillespie, and had children including Dock G Gillespie, Ezekiel Moses Zeke Gillespie, General Lee Gillespie, Jay Gillespie, Lewis Fuller Gillespie, Luther Y Gillespie, Oscar Franklin Gillespie, Robert Glen Gillespie, Thomas F Tompsy Gillespie, William G Bill Gillespie.
  • Lewis McDaniel Gillespie passed away in 1932 in Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dock Gillespie
1833–1907
Birth Location: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
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Rebecca Dickerson
1849–1876
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Cornelia Gillespie
1868–1915
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Lillie Gillespie
1888–1961
Birth Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Oscar Gillespie
1888–1962
Birth Location: Central, Garvin Township, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
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General Gillespie
1890–1955
Birth Location: Central, Garvin Township, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
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Thomas GILLESPIE
1892–1900
Birth Location: Central, Garvin Township, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
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Ezekiel GILLESPIE
1894–1958
Birth Location: Central, Garvin Township, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
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Luther Gillespie
1892–1905
Birth Location: Central, Garvin Township, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
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William GILLESPIE
1897–1947
Birth Location: Central, Garvin Township, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
WG
Dock Gillespie
1899–1977
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Robert Gillespie
1903–1962
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Jay Gillespie
1907–1976
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Lewis Gillespie
1920–2000
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Lewis Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Gillespie
1868–1932
Birth Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Dock Gillespie
1833–1907
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Rebecca ("Jane") Dickerson
1849–1876
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Edward Glaspy
1804–1880
South Carolina
Susannah (Lawrence "Sarah") Holcombe
1810–1880
South Carolina, USA
Lorenzo (Dow) Dickerson
1806–1853
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Ruth Barrett
1805–1880
South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Gillespie
1769–1812
Obedience Gillespie
1780–1808
Michael Dickerson
1779–1850
Milly Dickerson
1786–1868
James BARRETT
1764–1835
Elizabeth SHAW
1765–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gillespie
1747–1805
Dorcas Mumford
1750–1801
Solomon Jr.
1745–1802
Mercy Giles
1748–1837

Lewis Gillespie's Descendants

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Lewis (McDaniel) Gillespie (18 Oct 1868–01 Nov 1932) m. Cornelia (Margaret) Gillespie (28 October 1868–1 Aug 1915) m. Lillie (Fulmer) Gillespie (17 Sep 1888–10 Mar 1961)
  1. 1. Oscar (Franklin) Gillespie 1888–1962 m. Grace (Evelyn) King 1892–1932 m. Lillie (Fulmer) Gillespie 1888–1961
    1. 1. Theron (David (Steve)) Gillespie 1915–1979 m. Frances (Jeanette Ballew Gillespie) West 1924–2007
      1. 1. Linda (Gail) Gillespie 1947–2019
    2. 2. Doris (Overia) Gillespie 1914–1992 m. Charles (Graves) Turbett 1922–2012
      1. 1. Sandra (Grace) Testa 1949–2018
    3. 3. Henry (Franklin "Frank") Gillespie 1919–1991 m. Velma ("Lynette") Cox 1918–1992
    4. 4. Annie (Delores "Delora") Gillespie 1917–2003 m. William (Edward "Bill") HUGHES 1917–1993
      1. 1. JoAnne Gillespie 1934–2000 m. William (Murray) Biringer 1933–2009
  2. 2. General ("Lee") Gillespie 1890–1955 m. Nora (Lee) McIntosh 1892–1935
    1. 1. Dorothea (Gillespie) Mitchell 1913–1991
    2. 2. Louis (Earle) Gillespie 1919–2003
    3. 3. Roger (C) Gillespie 1923–2007
    4. 4. John (Franklin "Jack" GILLESPIE) Jr 1914–1954
    5. 5. Elmyra Gillespie 1925–2006
  3. 3. Thomas (F "Tompsy") GILLESPIE 1892–1900
  4. 4. Ezekiel (Moses "Zeke") GILLESPIE 1894–1958
  5. 5. Luther (Y.) Gillespie 1892–1905
  6. 6. William (G "Bill") GILLESPIE 1897–1947
  7. 7. Dock (G) Gillespie 1899–1977 m. Montease (Seleda) Tabor 1906–2003
  8. 8. Robert (Glen) Gillespie 1903–1962
  9. 9. Jay Gillespie 1907–1976
  10. 10. Lewis (Fuller) Gillespie 1920–2000 m. Betty (Ruth) Foster 1923–1985 m. Iris ("Mildred") Sheriff 1924–2006

Lewis Gillespie's Timeline

9 Records

1868
18 Oct 1868
Birth of Lewis McDaniel Gillespie in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
Lewis McDaniel Gillespie resided here in Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 32
Lewis McDaniel Gillespie resided here in Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 42
Lewis McDaniel Gillespie resided here in Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1916
Abt 1916
Age 48
Lewis McDaniel Gillespie resided here in Liberty
Liberty
1919
abt 1919
Age 51
Lewis McDaniel Gillespie resided here
None
1920
1920
Age 52
Lewis McDaniel Gillespie resided here in Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 62
Lewis McDaniel Gillespie resided here in Easley, Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Easley, Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1932
01 Nov 1932
Age 64
Death of Lewis McDaniel Gillespie in Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1868
    Event Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1706; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 151
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: 1219; Page: 178D; Enumeration District: 027
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1971, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Pickens
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] South Carolina, U.S., County Marriage Records, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC, USA; Country Marriage Records; County: Anderson; Roll: An22
    [9] South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1920, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC; Birth Certificates; Record Group Number: S169123; Series Number: 169; Year Range: 1919
    [10] Greenville County, South Carolina, U.S., Obituary Index, Greenville County Library System; Greenville, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: 1219; Page: 178D; Enumeration District: 027

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1916
    Event Place: Liberty
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1919
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1920, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC; Birth Certificates; Record Group Number: S169123; Series Number: 169; Year Range: 1919

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1706; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 151

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Easley, Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Nov 1932
    Event Place: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1971, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Pickens
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Greenville County, South Carolina, U.S., Obituary Index, Greenville County Library System; Greenville, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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