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Richard Lee Gillespie 1925–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1925

Birth Location: Tams, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 May 1994

Death Location: Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA

Father: Landon Gillespie

Mother: Margaret Wissinger

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The story of Richard Lee Gillespie began in 1925 in Tams, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA. Richard Lee Gillespie passed away in 1994 in Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Lee Gillespie began in 1925 in Tams, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA.
  • Richard Lee Gillespie passed away in 1994 in Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.

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Richard Gillespie's Ancestors

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Richard Gillespie
1925–1994
Birth Place: Tams, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Landon Chapman Gillespie
1897–1952
Handley, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
Margaret (Caroline) Wissinger
1901–1989
Lanark, Raleigh, West Virginia
Grandparents
George (Irvin) Gillespie
1859–1933
Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Ida (Dell) Chapman
1876–1925
West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Morris Gillespie
1826–1900
Margaret Belcher
1833–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Gillespie
1795–1871
Margaret Cole
1796–1850
John Belcher
1783–1859
Jane Taylor
1804–1874

Richard Gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1925
2 Feb 1925
Birth of Richard Lee Gillespie in Tams, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Tams, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
1994
8 May 1994
Age 69
Death of Richard Lee Gillespie in Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1925
    Event Place: Tams, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1994
    Event Place: Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA

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