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Samuel Russell Gillespie 1837–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jul 1837

Birth Location: Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Dec 1922

Death Location: Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Gillespie

Mother: Margaret Cole

Spouse(s): Nancy Belcher

Children(s): Wilmoth Gillespie

The story of Samuel Russell Gillespie began in 1837 in Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. Samuel Russell Gillespie married Nancy Jane Belcher, and had children including Wilmoth Gillespie. Samuel Russell Gillespie passed away in 1922 in Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Russell Gillespie began in 1837 in Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • Samuel Russell Gillespie married Nancy Jane Belcher, and had children including Wilmoth Gillespie.
  • Samuel Russell Gillespie passed away in 1922 in Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

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Samuel Gillespie's Ancestors

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Samuel Gillespie
1837–1922
Birth Place: Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Morris Gillespie
1795–1871
Botetourt Co., VA
Margaret ("Kate") Cole
1796–1850
Botentourt Co., VA
Grandparents
David Gillespie
1765–1828
Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
Frances Roberts
1770–1801
Virginia, USA
John Cole
1762–1839
Reading, PA
Catherine Bryan
1766–1823
Augusta Co., VA
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Gillespie
1710–1779
Isabella Ritchie
1730–
Morris Roberts
1732–1810
Elizabeth Rust
1750–1808
Phillip Kohl
1730–1794
Susannah Egle
1728–1785
William Bryan
1716–1806
Margaret Watson
1724–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Kohl
1702–1777
Marcus Egle
1690–1767
Elizabeth Mentges
1694–1767
William Bryan
1685–1780
Phillip Watson
1698–1760
Margaret Dawson
1702–1780

Samuel Gillespie's Descendants

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Samuel (Russell) Gillespie (31 Jul 1837–17 Dec 1922) m. Nancy (Jane) Belcher (abt 1847–abt 1890)
  1. 1. Wilmoth Gillespie 1879–1963 m. Irvin (Lee) Gill 1885–1970
    1. 1. Woodrow (Lee) Gill 1917–2003 m. Mildred (Louise) Ratliff 1929–1999

Samuel Gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1837
31 Jul 1837
Birth of Samuel Russell Gillespie in Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1922
17 Dec 1922
Age 85
Death of Samuel Russell Gillespie in Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1837
    Event Place: Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1922
    Event Place: Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

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