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Robert Hope Gillespie 1892–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1892

Birth Location: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 26 Jul 1939

Death Location: Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Robert Gillespie

Mother: Mary Gillespie

Spouse(s): Elizabeth smith, Amanda Gillespie, Sarah Davis

Children(s): Roy Gillespie, Hamilton GILLESPIE, Lillian Gillespie, Frances McAlister, Hamilton Gillespie

Robert Hope Gillespie was born in 1892 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Robert Winfield Gillespie And Mary Lavinia Gillespie. Robert Hope Gillespie married Amanda S Watkins Gillespie, Elizabeth Smith, Sarah Davis, and had children including Frances Elizabeth Lib Mcalister, Hamilton Fredrick Gillespie, Hamilton Gillespie, Lillian Margaret Gillespie, Roy Holder Gillespie. Robert Hope Gillespie passed away in 1939 in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Hope Gillespie was born in 1892 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Robert Winfield Gillespie And Mary Lavinia Gillespie.
  • Robert Hope Gillespie married Amanda S Watkins Gillespie, Elizabeth Smith, Sarah Davis, and had children including Frances Elizabeth Lib Mcalister, Hamilton Fredrick Gillespie, Hamilton Gillespie, Lillian Margaret Gillespie, Roy Holder Gillespie.
  • Robert Hope Gillespie passed away in 1939 in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
Robert Gillespie
1892–1939
Birth Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert Winfield Gillespie
1857–1922
South Carolina
Mary (Lavinia) Gillespie
1862–1924
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Allbert (Gillispie) Sr
1828–1908
South Carolina
Margaret Gillispie
1829–1917
South Carolina, USA
Chester (Milton) Walker
1837–1883
South Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Ann Asenath) Walker
1831–1897
Great-Grandparents
William Gillespie
1797–1875
Lavina Castleberry
1797–1880
Daniel Kelly
1783–1849
Sarah Black
1799–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gillespie
1770–1855
Juith Gillespie
1774–1856
Paul Castleberry
1761–1841
Agnes Chesney
1765–1825
William (DNA)
1758–1841
Rebecca Kelley
1752–1794

Robert Gillespie's Descendants

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Robert (Hope) Gillespie (8 Oct 1892–26 Jul 1939) m. Elizabeth smith (21 Jan 1893–25 December 1918) m. Amanda (S Watkins) Gillespie (6 Aug 1891–15 Feb 1958) m. Sarah Davis (1895–)
  1. 1. Roy (Holder) Gillespie 1916–1975 m. Helen (Elizabeth Powell) Gillespie 1919–1984
  2. 2. Hamilton (Fredrick) GILLESPIE 1911–1995
  3. 3. Lillian (Margaret) Gillespie 1914–1995
  4. 4. Frances (Elizabeth (Lib)) McAlister 1918–1983
  5. 5. Hamilton Gillespie 1911–1995

Robert Gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1892
8 Oct 1892
Birth of Robert Hope Gillespie in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
1939
26 Jul 1939
Age 47
Death of Robert Hope Gillespie in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1892
    Event Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: South Carolina; Registration County: Anderson; Roll: 1852492; Draft Board: 2
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] South Carolina, County Marriage Records, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Country Marriage Records; Roll: AN24

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: South Carolina; Registration County: Anderson; Roll: 1852492; Draft Board: 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1939
    Event Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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