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Louisa "Levisa" Bowen

Louisa "Levisa" Bowen

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  • Name Louisa "Levisa" Bowen 
    Gender Female 
    Person ID I13042  forneyclark
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2026 

    Family Rees Bowen Gillespie,   b. 4 Nov 1782, Washington Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1802  Tazelwell Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Bowen Gillespie,   b. 1803, of Tazewell Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F5039  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2026 

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      SEE JOEL HAGER'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerjg%2Dnov2016&id=I259301
      Joel Hager's Southern West Virginia Research:
      Joel Hager:
      ID: I259301
      Name: Thomas Gillespie
      Given Name: Thomas
      Surname: Gillespie
      Sex: M
      Birth: Abt 1760 in North Carolina
      Death: Aft 1842 in Tazewell County, Virginia
      _UID: 42FEFE20B4B9409EB46020B718584DC0114C
      Change Date: 28 Nov 2010 at 16:07
      Note:
      1820 Tazewell County, Virginia Census

      Thomas Gillespie 0 0 1 3 0 1 - 0 0 1 0 0

      Father: Thomas Galasby b: Abt 1709 in Melrose, Scotland
      Mother: Eleanor Bowen b: Abt 1719

      Marriage 1 Margaret 'Peggy' Lavisa Bowen b: Oct 1763 in Augusta County, Virginia
      Married: Abt 1781
      Change Date: 8 Sep 2006
      Children
      Rees Bowen Gillespie b: 4 Nov 1782 in Washington County, Virginia
      William Bowen Gillespie b: 21 Oct 1784 in Washington County, Virginia
      Mary 'Polly' Gillespie b: 13 Apr 1789 in Washington County, Virginia
      John Bowen Gillespie b: 25 Dec 1791 in Washington County, Virginia
      Robert Gillespie b: Abt 1797 in Washington County, Virginia
      Henry Gillespie b: Abt 1799 in Washington County, Virginia

      Source:
      Name and birthdate of John Bowen Gillespie (b.1803) suggested by Elizabeth Vandiver, who would like proof of John Bowen Gillespie (b. 1803) being the son of Rees Bowen Gillespie (b. 1782) and Louisa "Levisa" Bowen Gillespie (m.1802)

      Source:
      https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZ8Y-SF6
      Spouses and Children

      FIRST MARRIAGE:
      Rees Bowen Gillespie
      Male1782-1871 •
      Louise Levice Bowen
      Female1786-1864 •
      Marriage
      6 August 1802 Virginia, United States

      Children
      John Bowen Gillespie Male1803-1878
      Mary Jane Gillespie Female 1804-1870
      Margaret Bowen Gillespie Female1805-1852
      Thomas Simpson Gillespie Male1807-1862
      William Bowen Gillespie Male1810-1896
      William Henry Gillespie Male1812-1885

      SECOND MARRIAGE:
      Rees Bowen Gillespie Male1782-1871
      Mary Ann Tiffany Female1798-1882
      Marriage
      13 February 1823 Tazewell, Virginia, United States

      Children
      Hugh Tiffany Gillespie Sr Male1823-1878
      Louisa B Gillespie Female1825-Deceased
      Emerine Vicie Gillespie Female1826-1858
      Mariah Gillespie Female1828-1842-
      Zarilda Gillespie Female1830-Deceased
      Eliza Jane Gillespie Female1832-1915
      Elizabeth Gillespie Female1834-1894
      Mary Ann Gillespie Female1834-–1888
      Charles Tiffany Gillespie Male1 838-1911
      Reese T. Gillespie Male1839-1905

      Source:
      SEE WERNA RUDY'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LCVJ-N79

      John Bowen Gillespie (1803 - 1878)
      John Bowen Gillespie
      Born 1 Dec 1803 in Tazewell County, Virginia
      ANCESTORS
      Son of Rees Bowen Gillespie and Louisa (Bowen) Gillespie
      Brother of Margaret (Gillespie) Williams, Thomas Simpson Gillespie, William Bowen Gillespie, William Bowen Gillespie, Henry Gillespie, Hugh Tiffany Gillespie [half], Levisa B. (Gillespie) Hopkins [half] and Emerine Vicie Gillespie [half]
      Husband of Mary Katherine (Straw) Gillespie — married 9 Aug 1831 in Wythe, Virginia

      DESCENDANTS
      Father of Rachel Gillespie, Robert Gillespie, Ellen Virginia (Gillespie) Neel, Charles Gillespie, John Gillespie, Caroline Louisa Gillespie, Margaret A. Gillespie, Rees Bowen Gillespie and Susan Gillespie
      Died 30 Dec 1878 at age 75 in Ste.Francois co.Missouri
      PROBLEMS/QUESTIONSProfile manager: Werna Rudy private message [send private message]
      Profile last modified 22 Apr 2021 | Created 25 Jan 2012
      This page has been accessed 668 times.

      BIOGRAPHY
      Listed as guardian to Nancy Harman, orphan 14 years old or over, for the purpose of her obtaining a marriage license. he was captain in the infantry in 1820 and commanded the 112th company in 1823. by 1830 he was recommended as colonel of that same regiment. in 1834 he was elected commisioner of the revenue for the county. he and his wife are buried in the Rudy cemetary in Farmington,MO. was listed in county records as a farmer.by 1850 his assessment value was $2500. moved to Missouri in 1858 with his family.

      (Sources for above material):
      History of Tazewell County and southwest Virginia, 1748-1920 by Pendleton, William C.
      Annals of Tazawell County, Virginia from 1800-1922 by Harman, John Newton
      both books are archived here,full texts for research:
      https://archive.org/details/anntazawel00harm
      https://archive.org/details/historyoftazewel00pend_0



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