Melissa (Glick) Gillespie (1860 - 1940)

Born 4 Feb 1860 in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Isaac D. Smith — married 1 Oct 1883 in Vermilion, Illinois, USA

Died 12 Aug 1940 at age 80 in Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Melissa Glick was born 4 February 1860 in Vermillion County, Illinois. ^[1] She was the daughter of Aaron Glick Sr. and Lucinda Brethinger.

On 1 October 1883, Melissa married Isaac D. Smith in Vermilion, Illinois. ^{[2] [3]} Melissa and Isaac were the parents of one son, Jesse E. Smith.

Melissa married Silas Gillespie.

Melissa Gillespie passed away 12 August 1940 in Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois. ^[4] She was buried in the Yankee Point Cemetery in Ridge Farm, Vermilion County, Illinois. ^{[5] [6]}

Census Reports

United States Census, 1860 - Clay Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana -- Dwelling Number: 865 - Page: 134 - Post Office: Columbus

• Aaron Glick 43 head farmer Real estate=$4800, personal estate=$900 Pennsylvania
• Lucinda 39 wife Ohio
• Noah 16 son Ohio Attended school
• Catharine 14 daughter Indiana Attended school
• Aaron 12 son Indiana Attended school
• Jonathan 10 son Indiana Attended school
• Mannessa 8 son Indiana Attended school
• Erasmus 6 son Indiana
• Luther 4 son Indiana
• Mallisa 6/12 daughter Indiana ^[7]

United States Census, 1870 - Elwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois -- Dwelling Number: 81 - Line: 7 - Page: 181B - Microfilm Roll: 285

• Aaron Glick 52 head Farmer Real estate=$12000, Personal estate=$2000 Pennsylvania
• Lucinda 49 wife Keeping house Ohio Can't write
• Jonathan 21 son Farm laborer Indiana Attended school
• Menassah 18 son Farm laborer Indiana Attended school
• Erasmus 16 son Farm laborer Indiana Attended school
• Luther 14 son Farm laborer Indiana Attended school
• Melissa 10 daughter Indiana Attended school ^[8]

United States Census, 1880 - Elwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois -- Dwelling Number: 265 - Line: 14 - Page: 418C - Microfilm Roll: 255

• Aaron 62 head Farmer Penn parents=Penn
• Lucinda 62 wife Keeping house Ohio Parents=Ohio
• Manassas 28 son Works on farm Indiana
• Luther 23 son Works on farm Indiana
• Melissa 20 daughter Keeping house Indiana ^[9]

United States Census, 1920 - Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, United States --Silas Gillespie Head Male 59 Indiana Par-b.F=TN, M=IN Carpenter-house Own home-free --Melissa Gillespie Wife Female 59 Indiana Par-b.F&M=OH ^[10]

United States Census, 1930 - Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, United States - 104 Mulberry Street --Silas L Gillispie Head Male 68 Indiana owns $4000 home, radio --Melissa S Gillispie Wife Female 70 Indiana --Philip Testy Roomer Male 34 Illinois Mechanic-auto garage ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N388-Z1M : 9 March 2018), Aaron Glick in entry for Melissa Gillespie, 12 Aug 1940; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,832,232.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28H-83VC : 22 July 2021), Isaac D Smith and Melissa Glick, 01 Oct 1883; citing Vermilion, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,298,748.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HS4K-MP3Z : 14 February 2020), Melissa Glick in entry for Isaac D. Smith, 1878-1904.
4. ↑ Death: "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N388-ZB1 : 25 April 2022), Melissa Gillespie, 1940.
5. ↑ Burial: Find A Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 10 December 2018), memorial page for Melissa Glick Smith (1859–1939), Find A Grave: Memorial #81973799, citing Yankee Point Cemetery, Ridge Farm, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by James Butzke (contributor 47135605).
6. ↑ Burial:"Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N388-Z1M : 9 March 2018), Aaron Glick in entry for Melissa Gillespie, 12 Aug 1940; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,832,232.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FC-3T4 : 13 December 2017), Mallisa Glick in entry for Aaron Glick, 1860.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6W2-P83 : 12 April 2016), Melissa Glick in household of Aaron Glick, Illinois, United States; citing p. 10, family 69, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,784.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKP-KWZ : 17 August 2017), Melissa Glick in entry for Aaron Glick, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 213, sheet 418C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0255; FHL microfilm 1,254,255.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJZM-TPK : 1 February 2021), Melissa Gillespie in entry for Silas Gillespie, 1920.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3MG-7W2 : accessed 10 July 2022), Melissa S Gillispie in household of Silas L Gillispie, Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 44, sheet 15B, line 76, family 375, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 563; FHL microfilm 2,340,298.