Born in Giles County, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Johnston Jr.
and Sarah (Chapman) Johnston
Sister of
George Ottis Johnston [half], Jacob Miller [half], Marshall Johnson [half], John Miller [half], Tobias Miller [half], Barbara (Miller) Emmons [half] and Oscar Fitzalan Johnston
Wife of
William M Gillespie
— married
26 Feb 1832 in Giles County, Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
David Johnson Gillespie, Margaret Bowen (Gillespie) Harrison, Sarah Jane (Gillespie) Barns, Barbara Emmons Gillespie, Louisa M Louisa Gillespie, Elvina P Gillespie, Mary Virginia (Gillespie) Barnes, Joseph Stras Gillespie and Albert Pendleton Gillespie
Died
at age 57
in Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Mar 2012
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Biography
Olivia (Johnston) Gillespie was part of a Southern Pioneer Family.
Olivia was born in 1812. Olivia Johnston ... She passed away in 1870. [1]
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Sources
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5Y1-3PY : 5 December 2014), Wm. M. Gillespie and Oliva Johnston, 26 Feb 1832; citing Giles Co., Virginia, reference pg36; FHL microfilm 31,740.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DT-DXF : 9 November 2014), Olivie Gillispie in household of Wm M Gillispie, Tazewell county, part of, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing family 845, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Wm M Gillispie M 47 Virginia
- Olivie Gillispie F 38 Virginia
- David J Gillispie M 16 Virginia
- Margaret Gillispie F 14 Virginia
- Sarah J Gillispie F 12 Virginia
- Barbary Gillispie F 10 Virginia
- Louisa Gillispie F 7 Virginia
- Elvina Gillispie F 5 Virginia
- Mary Gillispie F 2 Virginia
- Margaret Bowen F 62 Virginia
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41B-HHC : 30 December 2015), Oliva Gillespie in entry for William M Gillespie, 1860. Western District, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
- William M Gillespie M 52 Virginia
- Oliva Gillespie F 47 Virginia
- Barbara Gillespie F 20 Virginia
- Louisa Gillespie F 17 Virginia
- Elvira Gillespie F 15 Virginia
- Mary Gillespie F 12 Virginia
- Joseph Gillespie M 9 Virginia
- Albert Gillespie M 5 Virginia
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGD-6XP : 17 October 2014), Olivia Gillispie in household of Wm M Gillispie, Virginia, United States; citing p. 63, family 423, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,179.
- Wm M Gillispie M 63 Virginia
- Olivia Gillispie F 55 Virginia
- Louisa Gillispie F 25 Virginia
- Joseph Gillispie M 20 Virginia
- Albert P Gillispie F 16 Virginia
- Thomas Jewel M 20 Virginia
- William Brown M 18 Virginia
- Mda Dukuisan F 34 Virginia
- Robert Dukuisan M 6 Virginia
- Rufus Dukuisan M 3 Virginia
- Matilda Gillespie F 21 Virginia
- Mary Gillespie F 5 Virginia
- George Gillespie M 3 Virginia
- "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7V-48J : 12 December 2014), Olivia Gillespie in entry for Sarah J. Barnes, 07 Feb 1890; citing Wards Cove, Tazewell, Virginia, reference Image 596 line 2; FHL microfilm 2,048,586.
- Marie Mills, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Marie and others.
- ↑ Entered by Marie Mills, Mar 22, 2012
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Olivia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Olivia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Olivia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Olivia:
-
~6.25%
~25.00%
Nettie Peery 
:
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Emily Gillespie :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch emmline [compare], Ancestry member emm_gillespie
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~1.56%
William Gillespie :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Jim Sneed :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Bill Palfy :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Lola (Bundy) Haffcke :
23andMe, GEDmatch M607494 [compare]
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~0.78%
Russ Thomas :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bigcharlie50
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Sue (Pyles) Ross :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A018548 [compare], Ancestry member svostinato
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~0.39%
Shane Estep :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A592280 [compare]
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