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  • Name Virginia (Peters?) Unknown 
    Birth (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Person ID I8598  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Family John Ward Gillispie,   b. 1826, (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1874 (Age 48 years) 
    Children 
     1. Peter A. Gillispie,   b. 15 Jun 1851, Tazewell Co., VA; lived in Putnam Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1925, Cabell Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F3313  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      Pete Gillespie:
      Mother of Peter A. Gillispie & wife of John Gillispie is Virginia Peters Gillispie: Notes (4-21-2009): Virginia Gillispie's maiden name of Peters has not yet been proved.

      Source:
      Pete Gillespie:
      Peter Gillispie
      Birth: June 15, 1851, Tazewell Co., VA
      Parents: John Gillispie and Virginia Peters Gillispie
      Fact: In 1871, Peter Gillispie helped with the construction of The Adda Baptist church in Putnam Co., WV
      Marriage #1: Peter Gillispie married Mary Letitia Floyd on Nov. 20, 1872, in Putnam Co., WV, at the house of William Neal. She was born in VA, May 18, 1853 and was the daughter of George Rogers Clark Floyd and Cosby Jane Neel. The marriage ceremony was performed by Minister Benjamin Hager.
      Children:
      1. Josephine Elizabeth {Gillespie} Grant was born in Big Hurricane, Putnam Co., WV, on August 11, 1873, and died May 17, 1946 in Cabell Co., WV. She was baptized on December 25, 1873 by Reverend W. L. Baumgartner.
      2. Edward Ralph {Raphael} Augustus Gillespie was born in Mason Co., WV, on May 11, 1877, and died December 14, 1955 in Putnam Co., WV. He was baptized September 23, 1877 by Reverend J.W. Bedford.
      MARY LETITIA FLOYD GILLISPIE DIED OF DIPTHERIA IN TEAYS VALLEY, PUTMAN CO., WV, AUGUST 19, 1878, AT THE AGE OF 25 YEARS, 3 MONTHS, AND I DAY.
      Marriage #2: Peter Gillispie married Mary S. Holley March 28, 1880, in Putnam Co., WV, at the house of Joseph Holley. She was born in Putnam Co., VA, May 11, 1860 and was the daughter of Joseph and Amanda Holley. The marriage ceremony was performed by Reverend W. L. Vanhorn. Mary S. Holley died March 22, 1946, in Huntington, WV.
      Children:
      1. Abigail (b -1880 and d- 1880)
      2. Rutherford {Ruford} Elliot Gillespie (b -June 14 1882, Putnam Co., WV and d - May 25 1928, Man, Logan Co., WV).
      3. Clayford Gillespie (b- Oct. 4 1884 Putnam Co., WV and d- March 8 1885 Putnam Co., WV).
      4. John Nye Gillespie (b- March 11 1886 Putnam Co., WV and d- Jan. 7 1963 Huntington, Cabell Co., WV).
      5. Flossie Gillespie (b-April 13 1889 Putnam Co., WV and d- April 28 1890).
      6. Clayton Gillespie (b- March 15 1890 Putnam Co., WV and d- Nov 15 1894 Putnam Co., WV).
      7. Bertha {Gillespie} Roberts was (b-Nov. 25 1892 Putnam Co., WV and d- April 30 1981 Huntington, Cabell Co., WV).
      8. Lola [Gillespie] Tinker was (b- March 25 1897 Putnam Co. ,WV. and d- Jan. 14 1975 Huntington, Cabell Co., WV].

      Source:
      https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZZ-Q85
      Peter Gillispie
      United States Census, 1900
      Reads that both of Peter Gillispie's parents were born in WV (Donna Forney Clark: 1910 US Census for Teays Valley, Putnam Co, WV, lists both parents born in VA. (OnJune 20, 1863, West Virginia was admitted as the 35th State in the Union.)
      Name:
      Peter Gillispie
      Event Type:
      Census
      Event Year:
      1900
      Event Place:
      Teays Valley district, Putnam, West Virginia, United States
      Gender:
      Male
      Age:
      49
      Marital Status:
      Married
      Race:
      White
      Race (Original):
      W
      Relationship to Head of Household:
      Head
      Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
      Head
      Years Married:
      20
      Birth Date:
      Jun 1851
      Birthplace:
      West Virginia
      Marriage Year (Estimated):
      1880
      Father's Birthplace:
      West Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace:
      West Virginia
      Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
      Peter Gillispie Head Male 49 West Virginia
      Mary S Gillispie Wife Female 40 West Virginia
      Elliotte R Gillispie Son Male 18 West Virginia
      John N Gillispie Son Male 14 West Virginia
      Bertha Gillispie Daughter Female 8 West Virginia
      Lola A Gillispie Daughter Female 3 West Virginia

      SOURCE:
      Donna Forney Clark:
      THREE INTERESTING SOURCE NOTES:
      #1
      https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH7-XMB4
      Elizabeth Burts
      Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950
      Name:
      John W Gillespie
      Event Type:
      Marriage
      Event Date:
      21 Jul 1852
      Event Place:
      Washington, Tennessee, United States
      Gender:
      Male
      Spouse's Name:
      Elizabeth Burts
      Spouse's Gender:
      Female

      #2
      https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X52L-4LXSource:
      John W. Gillespie
      mentioned in the record of Joseph Robert Gillespie
      Name: John W. Gillespie
      Sex: Male
      Wife: Ann Eliza Gillespie
      Son: Joseph Robert Gillespie
      Other information in the record of Joseph Robert Gillespie
      from Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917
      Name:
      Joseph Robert Gillespie
      Gender:
      Male
      Birth Date:
      25 Jun 1853
      Birthplace:
      Wards Cove, Tazewell, Virginia
      Race:
      White
      Father's Name:
      John W. Gillespie
      Mother's Name:
      Ann Eliza Gillespie

      #3
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116383507/john-ward-gillespie
      Created by: Anonymous
      Added: 1 Sep 2013
      Find A Grave Memorial 116383507
      Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 October 2019), memorial page for John Ward Gillespie (13 Jan 1826–19 Mar 1874), Find A Grave Memorial no. 116383507, citing College Mound Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 46605034) .
      John Ward Gillespie
      BIRTH 13 Jan 1826
      Maiden Spring, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
      DEATH 19 Mar 1874 (aged 48)
      BURIAL
      College Mound Cemetery
      Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
      PLOT A1 S3 B1 Row 2
      MEMORIAL ID 116383507 · View Source
      son of Robert Gillespie & Jane Angelina Ward
      Married 10 July 1851 in Jonesboro, Washington Co, TN to Anna Elizabeth Burts
      Family Members
      Spouse
      Anna Elizabeth Gillespie
      1833-1918
      Children
      Joseph Robert Gillespie
      1853-1941
      Evelyn Cornelia Gillespie Bradberry
      1857-1939
      Willie H. Gillespie
      1859-1871
      Nannie Belle Gillespie Rhea
      1861-1932
      Arthur E. Gillespie
      1862-1902
      Mollie V. Gillespie
      1865-1865
      Bettie V. Gillespie Welsh
      1866-1897
      Tomas Earnest Gillespie
      1869-1952
      This tombstone monument has inscription on two of its four sides. This side reads: John W. Gillespie (1826-1874). Another side reads: Willie H. Gillespie (1859-1871).
      Left by snipps on 26 Sep 2017



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