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Walter Thomas Gillespie 1905 – 1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1905

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 26 Mar 1969

Death Location: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Gillespie

Mother: Mary Wingo

Spouse(s): Lola Whitt

Children(s): Erma Gillespie, Walter Gillespie, Hazel Gillespie, Robert Gillespie, Buddy Gillespie, Loyal Gilleskie, Brenda Gillespie

In 1905, Walter Thomas Gillespie entered the world in Virginia, born to Robert Lee Gillespie and Mary Catherine Wingo. In 1910, Walter Thomas Gillespie resided in Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia, USA. Walter Thomas Gillespie married Lola Grace Whitt, and had children including Erma Irene Gillespie, Walter Thomas Gillespie, Hazel Earnestine Gillespie, Robert Ray Gillespie, Buddy Roosevelt Gillespie, Loyal Louise Gilleskie, Brenda Gillespie. Walter Thomas Gillespie passed away in 1969 in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1905, Walter Thomas Gillespie entered the world in Virginia, born to Robert Lee Gillespie and Mary Catherine Wingo.
  • In 1910, Walter Thomas Gillespie resided in Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.
  • Walter Thomas Gillespie married Lola Grace Whitt, and had children including Erma Irene Gillespie, Walter Thomas Gillespie, Hazel Earnestine Gillespie, Robert Ray Gillespie, Buddy Roosevelt Gillespie, Loyal Louise Gilleskie, Brenda Gillespie.
  • Walter Thomas Gillespie passed away in 1969 in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Gillespie
1871 – 1937
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Mary Wingo
1885 – 1965
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
MW

Spouses(s)

Lola Whitt
1908 – 1990
Birth Location: Bandy, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Erma Gillespie
1925 – 1961
Birth Location: Coaldale, McDowell Co, West Virginia, USA
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Walter Gillespie
1928 – 1947
Birth Location: Virginia
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Hazel Gillespie
1929 – 2006
Birth Location: Virginia
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Robert Gillespie
1934 – 1969
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
RG
Buddy Gillespie
1934 – 1954
Birth Location: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
BG
Loyal Gilleskie
1937 –
Birth Location: West Virginia
LG
Brenda Gillespie
Birth Location: –
BG

Walter Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
Walter Gillespie
1905 – 1969
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Robert Lee Gillespie
1871 – 1937
Virginia, USA
Mary (Catherine) Wingo
1885 – 1965
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Gillespie's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Thomas) Gillespie (abt 1905 – 26 Mar 1969) m. Lola (Grace) Whitt (8 May 1908 – 3 Mar 1990)
  1. 1. Erma (Irene) Gillespie (10 May 1925 – 5-3-1961) m. Charles (Junior) Boothe
    1. 1. Connie (Jean) Boothe (7 Nov 1952 – )
  2. 2. Walter (Thomas) Gillespie (abt 1928 – 29 Sep 1947)
  3. 3. Hazel (Earnestine) Gillespie (abt 1929 – 07 Feb 2006) m. William (Arthur) Bragg
  4. 4. Robert (Ray) Gillespie (1934 – 2 Apr 1969) m. Geraldine (Lucille) Dillow
    1. 1. Diane (Lucille) Gillespie (2 May 1954 – )
    2. 2. Rita (Rae) Gillespie (4-4-1955 – 4-6-1955)
  5. 5. Buddy (Roosevelt) Gillespie (31 Jan 1934 – 9 Aug 1954)
  6. 6. Loyal (Louise) Gilleskie (abt 1937 – )
  7. 7. Brenda Gillespie m. Mooney

Walter Gillespie's Timeline

10 Records

1904
4 November 1904
Birth of Walter Thomas Gillespie in Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1905
abt 1905
Birth of Walter Thomas Gillespie in Virginia
Virginia
1910
1910
Age 5
Walter Thomas Gillespie resided here in Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Walter Thomas Gillespie resided here in Falls Mills, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Falls Mills, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Walter Thomas Gillespie resided here in Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1932
1932
Age 27
Walter Thomas Gillespie resided here in Bluefield, West Virginia, USA
Bluefield, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Walter Thomas Gillespie resided here in Bluefield, Virginia, Tazewell, Virginia
Bluefield, Virginia, Tazewell, Virginia
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 35
Walter Thomas Gillespie resided here in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
1960
1960
Age 55
Walter Thomas Gillespie resided here in Bluefield, West Virginia, USA
Bluefield, West Virginia, USA
1969
26 Mar 1969
Age 64
Death of Walter Thomas Gillespie in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 November 1904
    Event Place: Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 175
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4428; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 28-15
    [3] West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
    [4] Social Security Death Index, Number: 232-28-6639; Issue State: North Carolina or West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beaver Pond, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1963; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 75; Image: 651
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Falls Mills, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T625_1917; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 71
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T624_1650; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1375663
    [8] Virginia, Birth Records, 1864-2014
    [9] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1905
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: 2462; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 722.0; FHL microfilm: 2342196

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T624_1650; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1375663

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Falls Mills, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beaver Pond, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1963; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 75; Image: 651
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Falls Mills, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T625_1917; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 71

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: 2462; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 722.0; FHL microfilm: 2342196

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1932
    Event Place: Bluefield, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bluefield, Virginia, Tazewell, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4428; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 28-15

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 175
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4428; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 28-15

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Bluefield, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia
    Record Source: West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1969
    Event Place: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 232-28-6639; Issue State: North Carolina or West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012
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