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Samuel Gillespie 1851–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1851

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 24 Apr 1927

Death Location: White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Gillespie

Mother: Sarah Gillaspie

Spouse(s): Mary Littlepage

Children(s): Lanie Gillespie, Marion Gillespie, Donna Kessinger, Gratton Gillespie, Kenneth Gillespie, Edwin Gillespie, Leodella Gillaspie, Madora Gillespie, Maggie Gillespie, John Sr, James Gillespie, Dewitt Gillespie

In 1851, Samuel Gillespie entered the world in Virginia, born to John Kirkpatrick Gillespie And Sarah A Gillaspie. In 1870, Samuel Gillespie resided in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia, . Samuel Gillespie married Mary Virginia Littlepage, and had children including Dewitt Talmage Gillespie, Donna Virginia Kessinger, Edwin Lloyd Gillespie, Gratton Mckendree Gillespie, James Ray Gillespie, John Marvin Gillespie Sr, Kenneth Maxwell Gillespie, Lanie Belle Gillespie, Leodella Gillaspie, Madora Ellen Gillespie, Maggie Constance Gillespie, Marion Samuel Gillespie. Samuel Gillespie passed away in 1927 in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1851, Samuel Gillespie entered the world in Virginia, born to John Kirkpatrick Gillespie And Sarah A Gillaspie.
  • In 1870, Samuel Gillespie resided in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia, .
  • Samuel Gillespie married Mary Virginia Littlepage, and had children including Dewitt Talmage Gillespie, Donna Virginia Kessinger, Edwin Lloyd Gillespie, Gratton Mckendree Gillespie, James Ray Gillespie, John Marvin Gillespie Sr, Kenneth Maxwell Gillespie, Lanie Belle Gillespie, Leodella Gillaspie, Madora Ellen Gillespie, Maggie Constance Gillespie, Marion Samuel Gillespie.
  • Samuel Gillespie passed away in 1927 in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gillespie
1802–1875
Birth Location: White Sulpher Springs, Greenbriar, West Virginia
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Sarah Gillaspie
1825–1892
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Mary Littlepage
1854–1940
Birth Location: White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Lanie Gillespie
1882–1917
Birth Location: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Marion Gillespie
1891–1939
Birth Location: West Virginia
MG
Donna Kessinger
1886–1976
Birth Location: West Virginia
DK
Gratton Gillespie
1888–1974
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Kenneth Gillespie
1893–1984
Birth Location: Greenbrier, West Virginia
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Edwin Gillespie
1880–1908
Birth Location: White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
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Leodella Gillaspie
1877–
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Madora Gillespie
1878–1964
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Maggie Gillespie
1879–1964
Birth Location: West Virginia
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John Sr
1881–1925
Birth Location: White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
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James Gillespie
1895–1895
Birth Location: Grbr County, West Virginia
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Dewitt Gillespie
1885–1885
Birth Location: White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
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Samuel Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Gillespie
1851–1927
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
John Kirkpatrick Gillespie
1802–1875
White Sulpher Springs, Greenbriar, West Virginia
Sarah (A) Gillaspie
1825–1892
West Virginia
Grandparents
Jacob Gillespie
–1880
Alexander Campbell
1798–1881
Virginia, USA
Margaret Honaker
1798–1868
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Gillespie's Descendants

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Samuel Gillespie (1851–24 Apr 1927) m. Mary (Virginia) Littlepage (9 Aug 1854–11 Feb 1940)
  1. 1. Lanie (Belle) Gillespie 1882–1917 m. Thomas (Lyttleton) Harnsberger 1883–1970
    1. 1. Vivian (Boisseau) Harnsberger 1908–1960
      1. 1. Sue Grafton 1940–2017
  2. 2. Marion (Samuel) Gillespie 1891–1939 m. Elizabeth (Constance) Scott 1887–1971
    1. 1. Howard (Samuel) Gillespie 1914–
    2. 2. Harold (Beard) Gillespie 1914–1999 m. Barbara (Alice) Wade 1921–2003
  3. 3. Donna (Virginia) Kessinger 1886–1976
  4. 4. Gratton (Mckendree) Gillespie 1888–1974 m. Fonda (Pharr) Leach 1896–1935 m. Pauline Robertson 1893–1975
    1. 1. Annalee Gillespie 1917–2005 m. Francis (Hill) Mcclung 1914–1984
  5. 5. Kenneth (Maxwell) Gillespie 1893–1984
  6. 6. Edwin (Lloyd) Gillespie 1880–1908 m. Margaret (Mary) Rutherford 1884–
    1. 1. Harley (S.) Gillespie 1904–1910
    2. 2. Harry (D.) Gillespie 1906–1992
  7. 7. Leodella Gillaspie 1877–
  8. 8. Madora (Ellen) Gillespie 1878–1964
  9. 9. Maggie (Constance) Gillespie 1879–1964
  10. 10. John (Marvin Gillespie) Sr 1881–1925
  11. 11. James (Ray) Gillespie 1895–1895
  12. 12. Dewitt (Talmage) Gillespie 1885–1885

Samuel Gillespie's Timeline

11 Records

1851
29 Oct 1851
Birth of Samuel Gillespie in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
1851
1851
Birth of Samuel Gillespie in Virginia
Virginia
1870
1870
Age 19
Samuel Gillespie resided here in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
1875
28 Oct 1875
Age 24
Samuel Gillespie was married in Greenbrier, West Virginia
Greenbrier, West Virginia
1880
1880
Age 29
Samuel Gillespie resided here in White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
1882
1882
Age 31
Samuel Gillespie resided here
None
1900
1900
Age 49
Samuel Gillespie resided here in White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 59
Samuel Gillespie resided here in White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 69
Samuel Gillespie resided here in White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
1927
24 Apr 1927
Age 76
Death of Samuel Gillespie in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
1927
31 May 1927
Age 76
Samuel Gillespie - Probate in Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1851
    Event Place: White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Marriages Index
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1953; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 62
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: 1403; Page: 378C; Enumeration District: 037
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1687; Page: 428B; Family History Library Film: 553186
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1241759
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1681; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1375694
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1875
    Event Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1687; Page: 428B; Family History Library Film: 553186

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: 1403; Page: 378C; Enumeration District: 037

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1882
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1241759

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1681; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1375694

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: White Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1953; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 62

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1927
    Event Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, Will Books, 1777-1969; Will Book Index, 1777-1969; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Greenbrier County); Probate Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 31 May 1927
    Event Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, Will Books, 1777-1969; Will Book Index, 1777-1969; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Greenbrier County); Probate Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia
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