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melvin gillespie 1896–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 January 1896

Birth Location: Putnam County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 20 March 1957

Death Location: Apple Grove, Mason County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: fleming gillespie

Mother: lenora roach

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melvin gillespie was born in 1896 in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Fleming Wylie Gillespie And Lenora L Roach. melvin gillespie passed away in 1957 in Apple Grove, Mason County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • melvin gillespie was born in 1896 in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Fleming Wylie Gillespie And Lenora L Roach.
  • melvin gillespie passed away in 1957 in Apple Grove, Mason County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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melvin gillespie's Ancestors

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melvin gillespie
1896–1957
Birth Place: Putnam County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
fleming wylie gillespie
1864–1944
Putnam County, West Virginia, United States of America
lenora (L) roach
1875–1966
Putnam County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
george (washington) roach
1831–
West Virginia
sarah (jane) davis
1834–1927
Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Roach
1805–
Sarah Meadows
1800–
benjamin davis
1814–1855
mary [ELFRIDA]
1817–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Davis
1768–1855
dinah abernathy
1768–1839
fulcher
1790–

melvin gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1896
9 January 1896
Birth of melvin gillespie in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States of America
Putnam County, West Virginia, United States of America
1957
20 March 1957
Age 61
Death of melvin gillespie in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 January 1896
    Event Place: Putnam County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 March 1957
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Apple Grove, Mason County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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