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Virginia Ruth Gillespie 1909–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jul 1909

Birth Location: Porter, Clay, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 7 Oct 1978

Death Location: Clay County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Albert King

Mother: Maude Gillespie

Spouse(s): Sanford Clary

Children(s): Margaret Clary, Dale Clary, Theodore Sr, James Clary, Sanford Jr, Charles Clary

Virginia Ruth Gillespie was born in 1909 in Porter, Clay, West Virginia, USA, the child of Albert Lincoln King And Maude Flossie Gillespie. In 1910, Virginia Ruth Gillespie resided in Union, Clay, West Virginia, USA. In 1920, Virginia Ruth Gillespie resided in Washington, Boone, West Virginia, USA. Virginia Ruth Gillespie married Sanford Justin Clary, and had children including Charles Lewis Clary, Dale Edward Clary, James Richard Clary, Margaret Peggy Clary, Sanford Clary Jr, Theodore Joseph Clary Sr. Virginia Ruth Gillespie passed away in 1978 in Clay County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Virginia Ruth Gillespie was born in 1909 in Porter, Clay, West Virginia, USA, the child of Albert Lincoln King And Maude Flossie Gillespie.
  • In 1910, Virginia Ruth Gillespie resided in Union, Clay, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Virginia Ruth Gillespie resided in Washington, Boone, West Virginia, USA.
  • Virginia Ruth Gillespie married Sanford Justin Clary, and had children including Charles Lewis Clary, Dale Edward Clary, James Richard Clary, Margaret Peggy Clary, Sanford Clary Jr, Theodore Joseph Clary Sr.
  • Virginia Ruth Gillespie passed away in 1978 in Clay County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Albert King
1888–1970
Birth Location: Clay, Clay, West Virginia, United States
AK
Maude Gillespie
1892–1985
Birth Location: Clay, West Virginia
MG

Spouses(s)

Sanford Clary
1906–1983
Birth Location: Jackson County, Ohio
SC

Children(s)

Margaret Clary
1938–2001
Birth Location: Grove City, Ohio
MC
Dale Clary
1940–1984
Birth Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
DC
Theodore Sr
1943–2006
Birth Location: Londonderry, Ohio
TS
James Clary
1948–2025
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
JC
Sanford Jr
1945–1995
Birth Location: Londonderry, Ohio
SJ
Charles Clary
1950–2000
Birth Location: Vinton County, Ohio, USA
CC

Virginia Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
Virginia Gillespie
1909–1978
Birth Place: Porter, Clay, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Albert Lincoln King
1888–1970
Clay, Clay, West Virginia, United States
Maude (Flossie) Gillespie
1892–1985
Clay, West Virginia
Grandparents
George (Smith) King
1839–1917
Nicholas, Virginia
Mary (Louise) Cochran
1844–1917
Valley, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Robert (Burns) Gillespie
1870–1936
Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Meriba (Anna (Annie)) White
1866–1929
Potters Creek, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua King
1800–1860
Ester Pierson
1809–1850
David Cochran
1801–1863
Elizabeth Corby
1796–1865
Morris Gillespie
1826–1900
Margaret Belcher
1833–1881
Lewis White
1824–1896
Mariba Elswick
1824–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles King
1765–1825
Nancy Napier
1776–1881
Joseph Pierson
1746–1827
Charlotte McKee
1775–1858
John Cochran
1781–1856
Elizabeth JAMES
1778–1840
Jane McCamey
1780–
Robert Gillespie
1795–1871
Margaret Cole
1796–1850
John Belcher
1783–1859
Jane Taylor
1804–1874
William White
1801–1850
Lavina Munsey
1798–1880
Bradley Elswick
1785–1859
Katherine Ratliff
1792–1852

Virginia Gillespie's Descendants

1.
VG
Virginia (Ruth) Gillespie (21 Jul 1909–7 Oct 1978) m. Sanford (Justin) Clary (19 OCT 1906–22 Jan 1983)
  1. 1. Margaret ("Peggy") Clary 1938–2001 m. James ("Jim") Reeves 1935–1985 m. Floyd (Curtis Gibbs) Sr 1926–2005
  2. 2. Dale (Edward) Clary 1940–1984 m. Patricia ("Pat") Stewart 1941–1992
  3. 3. Theodore (Joseph Clary) Sr 1943–2006 m. Jo (Ann) Kraviac 1947–2022
  4. 4. James (Richard) Clary 1948–2025
  5. 5. Sanford (Clary) Jr 1945–1995
  6. 6. Charles (Lewis) Clary 1950–2000

Virginia Gillespie's Timeline

7 Records

1909
21 Jul 1909
Birth of Virginia Ruth Gillespie in Porter, Clay, West Virginia, USA
Porter, Clay, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
Virginia Ruth Gillespie resided here in Union, Clay, West Virginia, USA
Union, Clay, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Virginia Ruth Gillespie resided here in Washington, Boone, West Virginia, USA
Washington, Boone, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Virginia Ruth Gillespie resided here in Union, Clay, West Virginia, USA
Union, Clay, West Virginia, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 31
Virginia Ruth Gillespie resided here in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
1976
9 Feb 1976
Age 67
Virginia Ruth Gillespie - Divorce in Franklin
Franklin
1978
7 Oct 1978
Age 69
Death of Virginia Ruth Gillespie in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1909
    Event Place: Porter, Clay, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; Roll: T627_3255; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 94-132
    [2] West Virginia, Marriages Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 280-50-9916; Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: 1966-1967
    [4] Ohio, Deaths, Certificate: 073095; Volume: 23424
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Washington, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1949; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 7
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Union, Clay, West Virginia; Roll: 2530; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342264
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Union, Clay, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1679; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375692
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Union, Clay, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Union, Clay, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1679; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375692

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Washington, Boone, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Washington, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1949; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Union, Clay, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Union, Clay, West Virginia; Roll: 2530; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342264

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; Roll: T627_3255; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 94-132

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Divorce
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1976
    Event Place: Franklin
    Record Source: Ohio Divorce Index, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971 and 1973-2007

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio Divorce Index, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971 and 1973-2007
    [2] Ohio, Deaths, Certificate: 073095; Volume: 23424

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1978
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 280-50-9916; Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: 1966-1967
    [2] Ohio, Deaths, Certificate: 073095; Volume: 23424
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clay County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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