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James Dryden Gillispie

Male 1847 - 1930  (82 years)


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  • Name James Dryden Gillispie 
    Birth 28 Sep 1847  Boone Co., (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 Feb 1930  Racine, Boone Co., WV; burial: Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7489  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Father Emsey Gillispie,   b. 1816, Tazewell Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1893, Racine, Boone Co., WV; burial: Alum Creek, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Cornelia Elizabeth Gillespie,   b. 27 Jul 1826, Bull Creek, Boone Co., (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1882 (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 8 Jan 1846 
    Family ID F2978  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Gillispie, James Dryden: Death Certificate of James Dryden Gillispie (1847-1930)
    Gillispie, James Dryden: Death Certificate of James Dryden Gillispie (1847-1930)
    Death Certificate was provided by Lynn Weaver. Certificate may be seen also at West Virginia Vital Research Records at West Virginia Division of Culture and History at
    http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1929242&Type=Death

  • Notes 
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      Source:
      SEE SELINA PRIESTLY'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1119959&id=I2605
      Priestley/Gillispie:
      Selina Priestley:
      ID: I2605
      Name: James Dryden GILLISPIE
      Sex: M
      Birth: 1846
      Death: 1930 in Peytona
      Occupation: Steamboat pilot of "Peytona," later of the "Ida Pickens"
      Father: Emsey GILLISPIE b: 1816 in Tazewell County, Va
      Mother: Cornelia Elizabeth GILLISPIE b: 27 JUL 1826 in Bull Creek, Boone County, WV
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      Source:
      Lynn Weaver:
      ABOUT EMSEY GILLESPIE

      ON THE 1870 CENSUS EMSEY GILLESPIE NAME IS EMERY.

      1850 United States Federal Census
      about Emzy Gillispie
      Name: Emzy Gillispie
      Age: 32
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818
      Birth Place: Virginia
      Gender: Male
      Home in 1850(City,County,State): District 29, Kanawha, Virginia
      Household Members: Name Age
      Caroline E Gillispie 23
      Charles H Gillispie 1
      Emzy Gillispie 32
      James D Gillispie 3

      1860 United States Federal Census
      about Empsie Gillespie
      Name: Empsie Gillespie
      Age in 1860: 43
      Birth Year: abt 1817
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1860: Kanawha, Virginia
      Gender: Male
      Post Office: Kanawha Court House
      Value of real estate: View Image
      Household Members: Name Age
      Empsie Gillespie 43
      Cornelia Gillespie 30
      James D Gillespie 14
      Charles H Gillespie 11
      Mary J Gillespie 8
      Susan Gillespie 5
      Albert C Gillespie 3
      Samuel H Gillespie 3

      1870 United States Federal Census
      about Emery Galaspie
      Name: Emery Galaspie
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1815
      Age in 1870: 55
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1870: Washington, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Value of real estate: View Image
      Post Office: Coalsmouth
      Household Members: Name Age
      Emery Galaspie 55
      Cornelia E Galaspie 44
      James D Galaspie 24
      Charles H Galaspie 21
      Mary J Galaspie 18
      Susan C Galaspie 16
      Albert G Galaspie 13
      Samuel H Galaspie 13
      Lotta B Galaspie 10
      Malinda Galaspie 7
      Robert F Galaspie 3
      Emery Galaspie 1/12

      1880 United States Federal Census
      about Euney Gillaspie
      Name: Euney Gillaspie
      Home in 1880: Kanawha, West Virginia
      Age: 64
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
      Spouse's Name: Cornelia E.
      Father's birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's birthplace: Virginia
      Neighbors: View others on page
      Occupation: Farmer
      Marital Status: Married
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Cannot read/write:
      Household Members: Name Age
      Euney Gillaspie 64
      Cornelia E. Gillaspie 53
      Charles H. Gillaspie 30
      Samuel H. Gillaspie 23
      Albert G. Gillaspie 23
      Lettie B. Gillaspie 19
      Malinda M. Gillaspie 16
      Robert P. Gillaspie 13
      Philip P. Gillaspie 9
      Mary Stover 78

      DEATH RECORD OF EMSEY GILLESPIE
      NAME Emsey Gillespie Male
      DEATH DATE 21 Mar 1893
      DEATH PLACE Racine, West Virginia
      BIRTH DATE 1816
      BIRTH PLACE Virginia
      AGE AT DEATH 77 years
      MARITAL STATUS Widowed
      OCCUPATION Farmer
      BURIAL PLACE Alum Creek
      BURIAL DATE 23 Mar 1893
      FATHER NAME
      MOTHER NAME
      GSU FILM NUMBER 570602
      DIGITAL GS NUMBER 4228480
      IMAGE NUMBER v 1 p 30
      REFERENCE NUMBER County Records
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      Source:
      Lynn Weaver:
      DEATH RECORD OF JAMES DRYDEN GILLISPIE SON OF EMSEY GILLISPIE AND CORNELIA ELIZABETH GILLESPIE.
      [Death Certificate is viewable at WEST VIRGINIA ARCHIVES AND HISTORY at http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1929242&Type=Death ]
      DEATH RECORD
      James Dryden Gillispie
      Birth: 28 Sep 1847
      Boone Country, West Virginia, USA
      Death: 17 Feb 1930
      Racine, Boone, West Virginia, USA

      Name: James Dryden Gillispie
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 17 Feb 1930
      Death Place: Racine, Boone, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 82 years 4 months 19 days
      Burial Place: Bloomingrose
      Burial Date: 18 Feb 1930
      Cemetery:
      Funeral Home:
      Birth Date: 28 Sept. 1847
      Birth Place: West Virginia
      Marital Status: Bachelor
      Spouse:
      Occupation:
      Address:
      Residence:
      Mother: Elizabeth Gillespie
      Mother's Birth Place: W. Va.
      Father: Emezy Gillispie
      Father's Birth Place: W. Va.
      Records maintained by West Virginia Archives & History
      For Research Purposes Only
      West Virginia Division of Culture and History
      Copyright 2009. All Rights Reserved.
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