Katharine Straw

• Name	Katharine Straw
  Birth	of Wythe Co., VA
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I13044	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	John Bowen Gillespie,   b. 1803, of Tazewell Co., VA
  Marriage	9 Aug 1831
  Family ID	F5040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Name and birthdate 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/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99XF-29SL-T?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3A6JG3-28Q4&action=view Marriage date of John Bowen Gillespie and Katharine Straw Source: SEE WERNA RUDY'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LCVJ-N79 (Within the Family Search site, there are many sites that record John Bowen Gillespie (b: 1803) as the son of Rees Bowen Gillespie (b. 1782) and Louisa "Levisa" Bowen Gillespie) 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