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Robert Hope Gillespie 1892–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1892

Birth Location: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 26 Jul 1939

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

Father: Robert Gillespie

Mother: Mary Walker

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Smith, Amanda Watkins

Children(s): Frances Bruce, Lillian Baldwin, Hamilton Gillespie, Roy Gillespie

Robert Hope Gillespie was born in 1892 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA, the child of Robert Winfield Bob Gillespie And Mary Louvenia Walker. In 1900, Robert Hope Gillespie resided in Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA. In 1910, Robert Hope Gillespie resided in Pickens, South Carolina, USA. Robert Hope Gillespie married Amanda Watkins, Elizabeth S Lizzie Smith, and had children including Frances Elizabeth Lib Gillespie Mcalister Bruce, Hamilton Fredrick Gillespie, Lillian Margaret Gillespie Elliott Baldwin, 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, Anderson, South Carolina, USA, the child of Robert Winfield Bob Gillespie And Mary Louvenia Walker.
  • In 1900, Robert Hope Gillespie resided in Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1910, Robert Hope Gillespie resided in Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • Robert Hope Gillespie married Amanda Watkins, Elizabeth S Lizzie Smith, and had children including Frances Elizabeth Lib Gillespie Mcalister Bruce, Hamilton Fredrick Gillespie, Lillian Margaret Gillespie Elliott Baldwin, Roy Holder Gillespie.
  • Robert Hope Gillespie passed away in 1939 in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Gillespie
1857–1922
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Mary Walker
1862–1924
Birth Location: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Smith
1893–1918
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Amanda Watkins
1891–1958
Birth Location: Georgia
AW

Children(s)

Frances Bruce
1918–1983
Birth Location: Anderson, Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
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Lillian Baldwin
1914–1995
Birth Location: Anderson, South Carolina
LB
Hamilton Gillespie
1911–1995
Birth Location: Anderson, South Carolina, USA
HG
Roy Gillespie
1916–1975
Birth Location: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
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Robert Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
Robert Gillespie
1892–1939
Birth Place: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert Winfield 'Bob" Gillespie
1857–1922
South Carolina
Mary (Louvenia*) Walker
1862–1924
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Albert (Westmoreland Gillespie) Sr
1828–1908
Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Margaret (Elizabeth) Kelley
1830–1917
Garvin, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Chester (Milton) Walker
1837–1883
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann Asenath) Bowen
1831–1891
Anderson, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Gillespie
1797–1875
Lavina Castleberry
1797–1880
Daniel Kelley
1789–1849
Sarah Black
1799–1849
John Walker
1817–1862
Emily White
1819–1896
Samuel Bowen
1793–1864
Mary Hembree
1797–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph "Gillaspie"
1765–1812
Obedience Smith
1771–1808
Paul Castleberry
1761–1841
Agnes Chesney
1761–1825
William Kelley
1758–1841
John Black
1777–1854
Susannah Hite
1771–1850
Peter Walker
1797–1845
Mary Nix
1800–1875
John White
1793–1840
Cynthia Reed
1795–1880
Benjamin Bowen
1756–1836
Mary Finley
1765–1850
Rev Hembree
1759–1849
Asenath Felton
1760–1852

Robert Gillespie's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Hope) Gillespie (8 Oct 1892–26 Jul 1939) m. Elizabeth (S "Lizzie") Smith (21 Jan 1893–25 December 1918) m. Amanda Watkins (6 Aug 1891–15 Feb 1958)
  1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth* "Lib" Gillespie-McAlister) Bruce 1918–1983
  2. 2. Lillian (Margaret Gillespie Elliott) Baldwin 1914–1995
  3. 3. Hamilton (Fredrick) Gillespie 1911–1995 m. M (Francis) Gillespie 1915–
  4. 4. Roy (Holder) Gillespie 1916–1975 m. Helen (Elizabeth) Powell 1919–1984
    1. 1. Randall (Herbert) Gillespie 1938–2023

Robert Gillespie's Timeline

8 Records

1892
8 Oct 1892
Birth of Robert Hope Gillespie in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 8
Robert Hope Gillespie resided here in Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1910
28 Jul 1910
Age 18
Robert Hope Gillespie resided here in Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1916
abt 1916
Age 24
Robert Hope Gillespie resided here
None
1917
1917-1918
Age 25
Robert Hope Gillespie resided here in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 28
Robert Hope Gillespie resided here in Anderson Ward 6, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Anderson Ward 6, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 38
Robert Hope Gillespie resided here in Liberty, Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Liberty, Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1939
26 Jul 1939
Age 47
Death of Robert Hope Gillespie in Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1892
    Event Place: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: South Carolina; Registration County: Anderson County
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: 1516; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0051
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1448; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1375461
    [5] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1972, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Spartanburg
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 27 Jul 1939; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.16805242,0.14221205,0.36137962&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: 1516; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0051

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1910
    Event Place: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1448; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1375461
    [2] South Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Pickens Sentinel-Journal; Publication Date: 28 Jul 1910; Publication Place: Pickens, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1916
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1920

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: South Carolina; Registration County: Anderson County

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Anderson Ward 6, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Liberty, Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greer, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 27 Jul 1939; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.16805242,0.14221205,0.36137962&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1939
    Event Place: Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1972, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Spartanburg
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 27 Jul 1939; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.16805242,0.14221205,0.36137962&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 27 Jul 1939; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.16805242,0.14221205,0.36137962&xid=3355
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