Oreta Penn Gillespie (1896 - 1980)

Born 9 Sep 1896 in Greenwood, Hopkins County, Texas, USA

Ancestors

Died 1 Sep 1980 at age 83 in Kaufman, Kaufman County, Texas, USA

Biography

Oreta Gillespie was enumerated as son of the head of household in Justice Precinct 2 (north part), Hopkins County, Texas for the June 14, United States Census, 1900. He was noted as born September 1896 in Texas and single as seen in an image of the original census. Also included in the household are head G L Gillespie, wife L E Gillespie and daughter Lorta Gillespie.^[1]

Oreta Gillespie was enumerated as son of the head of household at Simpsonville Street, Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas for the April 28, United States Census, 1910. He was noted as born 1897 in Texas and single as seen in the image of the original census. Also included in the household are head Grover L Gillespie, wife Lucindy E Gillespie, daughter Loueta Gillespie, daughter Viola Gillespie, daughter Vennie Gillespie and son David L Gillespie.^[2]

1918 United States World War I Draft Registration Card image of document

June 5, 1918 - Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas

Oreta P Gillispie was enumerated as son of the head of household at Mill Street, Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas for the January 20, United States Census, 1920. He was noted as born 1897 in Texas and single as seen in the image of the original census. Also included in the household are head Grover L Gillispie, wife Elizabeth Gillispie, daughter Loueta Gillispie, daughter Viola Gillispie, daughter Venice Gillispie, son Lex Gillispie and mother Elizabeth Gillispie.^[3]

1942 United States World War II Draft Registration Card image of document

1942 - Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas

Oreta P Gillespie died September 1, 1980 in Kaufman, Kaufman County, Texas.^[4]

As listed in the Find A Grave Index,^[5] Oretta Penn Gillespie is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3GT-Y19 : accessed 04 Sep 2014), L E Gillespie in household of G L Gillespie, Justice Precinct 2 (north part), Hopkins, Texas, United States; citing sheet 8B, family 168, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241646.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M29N-75D : accessed 03 Sep 2014), Oreta Gillespie in household of Grover L Gillespie, Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 14A, family 273, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375550.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHRB-89S : accessed 03 Sep 2014), Oreta P Gillispie in household of Grover L Gillispie, Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, United States; citing sheet 19A, family 460, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821785.
4. ↑ "Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JV81-JMV : accessed 03 Dec 2014), Oreta P Gillespie, Kaufman, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVK5-46RP : accessed 03 Dec 2014), Oretta Penn Gillespie, 1980; Burial, Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, United States of America, Rose Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 51958305.
6. ↑ Find A Grave website

See also:

• "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3GT-Y1S : accessed 03 Sep 2014), Oreta Gillespie in household of G L Gillespie, Justice Precinct 2 (north part), Hopkins, Texas, United States; citing sheet 9A, family 168, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241646.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZXS-QMZ : accessed 03 Dec 2014), O P Gillespie, 1917-1918.

• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XPLZ-FNP : accessed 03 Dec 2014), Oreta Penn Gillespie, 1942.

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