Frank Ford Gillespie (1882 - 1969)

Born 25 Jun 1882 in Pennsylvania, United States

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Died Mar 1969 at age 86 in Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Frank Ford^[1] Gillespie was born 25 Jun 1882^[2][3] in Pennsylvania^{[4][5][6][7][8]} to Thomas^[9] and Catharine J.^[10] Gillespie.^[11]

He married Maud^[1][7][8] A.^[4][5][6][3] Vogan, daughter of Willis and Margaret, on 28 Sep 1904 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania^[11] and the couple had the following known children:

1. Helen Viola^[8] Gillespie was born about 1908 in Pennsylvania.^[7]
2. Warren R. Gillespie was born about 1918 in Pennsylvania.^[6][7]
3. Harold H. Gilllespie was born about 1913 in Pennsylvania.^[6][7]

In 1918 when he registered for the draft during WWI he was a bulldozer operator for Stell Car Forge Company in Ellwood, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania and was described at that time as being short and of medium build with light blue eyes and sandy blonde/light brown hair.^[1]

Frank died in Mar 1969^[2] and is buried in Section B of Slipper Rock Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Ellwood, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6VZ-DTM : 26 December 2021), Frank Ford Gillespie, 1917-1918.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBBN-7J3 : 8 January 2021), Frank Gillespie, Mar 1969; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Find A Grave: Memorial #61297714 Tombstone photograph for Frank F Gillespie 1862-1969 and Maude A Gillespie 1882-1952.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XB1-7GPK : Sat Jul 29 11:20:14 UTC 2023), Entry for Frank F Gillespie and Maude A Gillespie, 1 April 1950.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQDD-YFQ : Sun Jul 23 16:53:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Frank Gillespie and Maude A Gillespie, 1940.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHQZ-3PL : Thu Sep 21 22:19:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Frank F Gilespie and Maud A Gilespie, 1930.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M61Q-3FD : Thu Aug 24 22:16:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Frank Gillespie and Maud Gillespie, 1920.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG8X-RJX : Tue Sep 19 04:46:51 UTC 2023), Entry for Frank Gillespie and Maude Gillespie, 1910.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M33K-W1B : Sun Sep 17 04:20:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Gillespie and , 1900. Prior page erroneously indexed separately at source cite from the rest of his family entry which follows on the next page (see 1900 census cited for Catharine J. as a source)
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M33K-W11 : Sun Sep 17 06:53:47 UTC 2023), Entry for Catharine J Gillespie and Charles A Gillespie, 1900.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFW2-RHY : 5 August 2020), Frank F Gillespie and Maude A Vogan, 28 Sep 1904; citing Marriage, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.