William Bryan Gillespie (1885 - 1958)

Born 6 Sep 1885 in York County, South Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Died 16 Nov 1958 at age 73 in Florence, Florence County, South Carolina, USA

Merchant

William B Gilespie was enumerated as head of the household at Lynches River Road, McMillen, Florence County, South Carolina for the March 4, United States Census, 1920. He was noted as born 1885 in South Carolina. He was married, a renter and a merchant (retail) as seen in the image of the original census. Also included in the household are wife Ruth Gilespie and son William Gilespie.^[1]

William Gillespie was enumerated as head of the household at McMillen, Florence County, South Carolina for the May 7, United States Census, 1930. He was noted as born 1887 in South Carolina and married. He was first married at the age of twenty-eight. He was a renter and a manager (Effingham Supply Company) as seen in an image of the original census. Also included in the household are wife Ruth Gillespie, son William Gillespie Jr., daughter Alice Gillespie and son Dick Gillespie.^[2]

On April 1, 1935, William B Gillsepie lived in McMillen Township, Florence County, South Carolina.^[3]

William B Gillsepie was enumerated as head of the household at McMillen Township, Florence County, South Carolina for the April 25, United States Census, 1940. He was noted as born 1886 in South Carolina and married. He rented a home and was a merchant (retail general store) as seen in this image of the original census. Also included in the household are wife Ruth W Gillsepie, daughter Alice E Gillsepie, son Richard D Gillsepie, lodger Buford S Mabry, lodger Emory B Myers and lodger Pearl Rickenbaker.^[3]

William Bryan Gillespie is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Florence, Florence County, South Carolina.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6ZW-RYZ : accessed 15 March 2015), William B Gilespie, McMillen, Florence, South Carolina, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 121, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,696.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/SPCZ-VH6 : accessed 15 March 2015), William Gillespie, McMillen, Florence, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0033, sheet 7B, family 119, line 73, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2197; FHL microfilm 2,341,931.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4DW-CNJ : accessed 15 March 2015), William B Gillsepie, McMillen Township, Florence, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21-41, sheet 13A, family 190, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3809.
4. ↑ Find A Grave website

See also:

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3TB-N4D : 22 January 2015), William Gillespie in household of Richard Gillespie, Ebenezer Township, School Districts 7, 32 Ebenezer town, York, South Carolina, United States; citing sheet 8A, family 120, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,545.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M56J-FHC : 29 October 2015), William B Gillespie in household of Richard T Gillespie, Catawba, York, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 102, sheet 24A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,481.

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