Julia Ella (Gillespie) Becker (1868)

Born 19 Aug 1868 in Pocahontas, Bond, Illinois

Ancestors

Wife of James Allison Becker — married 10 Mar 1892 in Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming

Descendants

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Biography

Julia Ella Gillespie was born on August 19, 1868, in Pocahontas, Illinois. Her father, John, was 22 and her mother, Caroline, was 21.

Marriage

• "THE CENTRAL CHRISTIAN", 8 Dec. 1927, re: John H. Gillespie:

His daughter, Mrs. Ella Becker, wife of Rev. James Becker of the Congregational Church, lives at Redvale, Colo.

• Wyoming Marriages, 1869-1923:

Name: James Allison Becker

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 10 Mar 1892

Event Place: Sheridan, Wyoming, United States

Gender: Male

Age: 28

Marital Status: Married

Birth Year (Estimated): 1864

Spouse's Name: Ella Gillespie

Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Age: 23

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1869

Family

They had six children in 14 years:

Lois Gillespie Becker

Mary Gillespie Becker

Clark Gillespie Becker

Helen Gillespie Becker

Paul Gillespie Becker

Freta Fernando (adopted)

Ella was the Genealogist of the family. She collected and compiled information on the Becker, Gillespie and Washburn families, and produced a booklet from the information gathered and dedicated it to the children of the family.

Residence

• United States Census, 1870:

Name Julia Gillespie

Event Type Census

Event Year 1870

Event Place Missouri, United States

Gender Female

Age 1

Race White

Birth Year (Estimated) 1868-1869

Birthplace Illinois

Residence 1880

• 1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Ella J Gillespie

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1880

Event Place: Malta Bend, Saline, Missouri, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 11

Marital Status: Single

Race: White

Occupation: At Home

Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter

Birth Year (Estimated): 1869

Birthplace: Illinois, United States

Father's Birthplace: Illinois, United States

Mother's Birthplace: Virginia, United States

:: Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace:

John H Gillespie Self M 34 Illinois, United States

Elizabeth J Gillespie Wife F 40 Missouri, United States

Ella J Gillespie Daughter F 11 Illinois, United States

John D Gillespie Son M 6 Missouri, United States

Cyrus E Carpenter Stepson M 12 Missouri, United States

Henry A Toland Cousin M 25 Texas, United States

Residence 1910

• 1910 United States Federal Census:

Name: Ella G Becker

Spouse: James A Becker

Child: Lois G Becker

Birth: 1869 - Illinois

Residence: 1910 - Montrose Ward 4, Montrose, Colorado - Age: 41

Residence 1920

• 1920 United States Federal Census:

Name: Ella G Becker

Spouse: James A Becker

Child: Clark G

Birth: 1869 - Illinois

Residence: 1920 - Lone Cone, San Miguel, Colorado - Age: 51

Residence 1930

• 1930 United States Federal Census:

Name: Ella G Becker

Spouse: J A Becker

Birth: 1870 - Illinois

Marriage: 22

Residence: 1930 - Dry Creek Basin, San Miguel, Colorado

Sources

• "Gillespie/Becker Genealogy", by Julia Ella (Gillespie) Becker

• "Wyoming Marriages, 1869-1923," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4F-424 : 24 January 2017), James Allison Becker and Ella Gillespie, 10 Mar 1892; citing Marriage, , Sheridan, Wyoming, United States, Wyoming State Archives, Cheyenne; FHL microfilm 176,452.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XM-43Q : 17 October 2014), Julia Gillespie, Missouri, United States; citing p. 2, family 8, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,296.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6F6-SV3 : 14 July 2016), Ella J Gillespie in household of John H Gillespie, Malta Bend, Saline, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 59, sheet 370A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0716; FHL microfilm 1,254,716.