Lottie (Poe) Gillespie (1880 - 1959)

Born 1880 in Cheraw, South Carolina, United States

Wife of James P Gillespie — married 1897 in South Carolina, United States

Died 18 Nov 1959 at about age 79 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Lottie was born in 1880 in Cheraw, South Carolina. ^[1]

She died in 1959. ^[2]

Her obituary in the Springfield Union listed two sisters as survivors, Mrs. Laura McIntosh of Cheraw, South Carolina, and Mrs. Kate Williams of Washington, DC. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Lottie Gillespie, Mother of 'Dizzie,' Dies in Hospital," The Springfield Union (Springfield, Massachusetts) 21 Nov 1959, p. 2, col. 1.Digital images. (Genealogy Bank, www.genealogybank.com; accessed 24 Mar 2019). Newspaper archives.
2. ↑ "Mrs. Lottie Gillespie," The Daily News (New York, New York) 21 Nov 1959, p. 18, col. 4. Digital images. (Newspapers.com; accessed 24 Mar 2019) Historical Newspapers. clipping

• 1900 U.S. Census

"1900 U.S. Federal Population Census," Name Lottie Gellespie [Lottie Guttukin]| Age 20|Birth Date Mar 1880|Birthplace South Carolina Home in 1900| Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina|Sheet Number 10|Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation 168 164|Family Number 177|Race Black|Gender Female| Relation to Head of House Wife|Marital Status Married|Spouse's Name James Gellespie| Marriage Year 1897| Years Married 3| Father's Birthplace South Carolina|Mother's Birthplace South Carolina| Mother: number of living children 1|Mother: How many children 1| Can Read Yes|Can Write Yes|Can Speak English Yes|Members in Household James Gellespie (21 yrs) Edward Gellespie (8/12) |National Archives and Records Administration https://www.archives.gov/

• 1930 U.S. Census

"1930 U.S. Federal Population Census," Name Lottie Gillespie|Birth Year 1882|Gender Female|Race Negro|Age in 1930 48|Birthplace South Carolina|Marital Status Widowed|Relation to Head of House Head| Homemaker? Yes| Home in 1930 Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA| Ward of City 2|House Number 335|Dwelling Number 164|Family Number 168| Home Owned or Rented Owned| Home Value 900|Radio Set No|Lives on Farm No| Attended School No| Able to Read and Write Yes|Father's Birthplace South Carolina| Mother's Birthplace South Carolina| Able to Speak English Yes|Occupation Seamstress| Industry At Home|Class of Worker Working on own account|Employment Yes|Members in Household Marie Gillespie (18 yrs) Eugenia Gillespie (16 yrs) Wesley Gillespie (14 yrs) John B Gillespie (12 yrs) |National Archives and Records Administration https://www.archives.gov/