George Theodore Hughes Gillespie (1848 - 1906)

Born 24 Feb 1848 in Heard, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Son of Fleming Laurie Gillespie and Nancy A. (Lewis) Gillespie

Husband of Elizabeth Ann (Owen) Gillespie — married 20 Jan 1873 in Columbia County, Arkansas, USA

Descendants

Died 22 Apr 1906 at age 58 in Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA

Biography

George T Gillespie was enumerated as self at Buena Vista, Columbia County, Arkansas for the June 14, United States Census, 1880. He was noted as a farmer, born in 1848 Georgia and married as seen in this image of the original census. Also included in the household are wife Eliza A Gillespie, daughter Una A Gillespie, daughter Elizabeth Gillespie, son Egbert H Gillespie, son Theodore F Gillespie and son Babe Gillespie.^[1]

Geo T H Gillespie was enumerated as head of the household in Justice Precincts 1-4 Throckmorton, Throckmorton County, Texas for the June 7, United States Census, 1900. He was noted as a farmer and born February 1848 in Georgia. He had been married twenty-seven years and was a renter as seen in an image of the original census. Also included in the household are wife Eliza A Gillespie, daughter Elizabeth F Gillespie, son Gilbert Gillespie, daughter Allie B Gillespie, son Carl D Gillespie, son Ulva Gillespie and son Otho K Gillespie.^[2]

George T H Gillespie was listed as the father of Flem Theodore Gillespie who died February 11, 1931 in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas.^[3]

George T. Hughes Gillespie was listed as the father of Carl Lee Gillespie who died December 30, 1960 in Texas. The mother was listed as Eliza Ann Owen.^[4]

George Theodore Gillespie is buried at Old Seymour Cemetery in Seymour, Baylor County, Texas.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNWM-YBL : accessed 15 December 2014), George T Gillespie, Buena Vista, Columbia, Arkansas, United States, 44; citing sheet 226D, film number 0041, NARA microfilm publication T9, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,254,041.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M35X-4LC : accessed 15 December 2014), Geo T H Gillespie, Justice Precincts 1-4 Throckmorton, Throckmorton, Texas, United States; citing sheet 1B, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T623, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,241,672.
3. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K339-N6J : 5 December 2014), George T H Gillespie in entry for Flem Theodore Gillespie, 11 Feb 1931; citing certificate number 9192, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,135,506.
4. ↑ "Texas Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6RY-6RC : 12 December 2014), George T. Hughes Gillespie in entry for Carl Lee Gillespie, 30 Dec 1960; citing , reference 1109; FHL microfilm 2,047,673.
5. ↑ Find A Grave website

See also:

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• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Jennifer Gillespie and Golda (Emanis) Punkoney, her 2nd cousin 2x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Fleming Gillespie and Nancy Lewis, the 3x great grandparents of Jennifer Gillespie and great grandparents of Golda (Emanis) Punkoney. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Second Cousin 2x Removed, based on sharing 133 cM across 7 segments.