James
Wilson
"Jimmy"
Gillespie
Born in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Son of William Gillespie
and Anne (Richie) Gillespie
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
[private wife (1900s - 1980s)]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 60
in Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Sep 2012
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Biography
James was born in Strathaven, Scotland in 1900, the son of F. William Gillespie and Anne Richie. He immigrated to the United States with his parents and siblings in 1920. In 1930, he lived with his family in Waterford, Michigan. He was employed as a plumber.[1]
Jimmy married Lena Dow Miller in Detroit in July 1933.[2] In 1935, they lived at 1741 Henny? Park Ave, Detroit. In 1936, he filed his declaration of intent to become a United States citizen in Detroit.[3]In 1940, he lived at 1741 Henny? Park Ave, Detroit with his wife and step-daughter Barbara. He and Lena were employed as apartment house caretakers, each working 80 hours/week. In 1950, he and Lena lived in an apartment on Epworth St in Detroit. He was unemployed.[4]
James died Aug, 1961. He was buried Aug 26, 1961 at Ottawa Park Cemetery, Clarkston, Michigan.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ1T-2QR : Thu Sep 21 08:31:45 UTC 2023), Entry for William Gillespie and Annie L Gillespie, 1930.
- ↑ Ancestry.com, Michigan,Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Mr. James Gillespie
- ↑ "Michigan, Eastern and Western Districts, Naturalization Records, 1837-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CCTT-MQN2 : 2 December 2021), James Wilson Gillespie, 1936.
- ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FSD-CY6S : Sun Sep 03 18:55:44 UTC 2023), Entry for James Gillespie and Lena Gillespie, April 11, 1950.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 August 2020), memorial page for James W. Gillespie (1900–1961), Find A Grave: Memorial #106359157, citing Ottawa Park Cemetery, Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by JTF (contributor 47185176) .
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