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Ruth Gillespie 1897–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1897

Birth Location: Wabash Co., Indiana

Death Date: 17 Feb 1981

Death Location: Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: David Gillespie

Mother: Bertha Whitcraft

Spouse(s): Harold Dawes

Children(s): Robert Dawes

The story of Ruth Gillespie began in 1897 in Wabash Co., Indiana. In 1900, Ruth Gillespie resided in Lagro, Wabash, Indiana, USA. In 1910, Ruth Gillespie resided in Lagro, Wabash, Indiana, USA. Ruth Gillespie married Harold Floyd Dawes, and had children including Ralph Dawes, Robert Earl Dawes. Ruth Gillespie passed away in 1981 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Gillespie began in 1897 in Wabash Co., Indiana.
  • In 1900, Ruth Gillespie resided in Lagro, Wabash, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1910, Ruth Gillespie resided in Lagro, Wabash, Indiana, USA.
  • Ruth Gillespie married Harold Floyd Dawes, and had children including Ralph Dawes, Robert Earl Dawes.
  • Ruth Gillespie passed away in 1981 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Gillespie
1872–1966
Birth Location: Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America
DG
Bertha Whitcraft
1875–1963
Birth Location: Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana
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Spouses(s)

Harold Dawes
1894–1994
Birth Location: Wabash County, Indiana
HD

Children(s)

Robert Dawes
1933–2013
Birth Location: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
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Ruth Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Gillespie
1897–1981
Birth Place: Wabash Co., Indiana
Parents
David Albert Gillespie
1872–1966
Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America
Bertha Whitcraft
1875–1963
Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana
Grandparents
John (W) Gillespie
1840–1886
Warren County, Indiana, United States of America
Sarah (Ann) Brane
1842–1880
Montgomery County, Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Gillespie
1809–1863
Mary Bordine
1811–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gillespie
1779–1836
Sarah McClellan
1791–1868

Ruth Gillespie's Descendants

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Ruth Gillespie (11 Jul 1897–17 Feb 1981) m. Harold (Floyd) Dawes (30 Mar 1894–16 Mar 1994)
  1. 1. Robert (Earl) Dawes 1933–2013 m. Theda (Gwen) Snider 1934–2010

Ruth Gillespie's Timeline

10 Records

1897
11 Jul 1897
Birth of Ruth Gillespie in Wabash Co., Indiana
Wabash Co., Indiana
1900
1900
Age 3
Ruth Gillespie resided here in Lagro, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Lagro, Wabash, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Ruth Gillespie resided here in Lagro, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Lagro, Wabash, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
Ruth Gillespie resided here in Lagro, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Lagro, Wabash, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
Ruth Gillespie resided here in Lagro, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Lagro, Wabash, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Ruth Gillespie resided here in Waltz, Wabash, Indiana
Waltz, Wabash, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 43
Ruth Gillespie resided here in Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 53
Ruth Gillespie resided here in Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
1956
1956
Age 59
Ruth Gillespie resided here in Indiana
Indiana
1981
17 Feb 1981
Age 84
Death of Ruth Gillespie in LaFontaine, Wabash, Indiana, USA
LaFontaine, Wabash, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1897
    Event Place: Wabash Co., Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01106; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 85-26
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lagro, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: T625_472; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 183
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lagro, Wabash, Indiana; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340371
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lagro, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 410; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0115
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lagro, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: T624_386; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 1374399
    [7] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1981; Roll: 04
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 3744; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 85-37

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lagro, Wabash, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lagro, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 410; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0115

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lagro, Wabash, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lagro, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: T624_386; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 1374399

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lagro, Wabash, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lagro, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: T625_472; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 183

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lagro, Wabash, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lagro, Wabash, Indiana; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340371

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01106; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 85-26

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01106; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 85-26

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 3744; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 85-37

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wabash, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1981
    Event Place: LaFontaine, Wabash, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1981; Roll: 04

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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