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Gillespie, Joseph J.

Male Abt 1844 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Gillespie, Joseph J. 
    Born Abt 1843–1844  [1, 2] 
    • After serving in the Civil War, he moved to San Francisco, California, where he was still living in 1910. He never married.
    Gender Male 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I8106  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2017 

    Father Gillespie, Matthew,   b. 1807, City of New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1861, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Mother McGrew, Martha A.,   b. 17 Sep 1815, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1883, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 10 Mar 1839  [3, 4] 

    •      This was a second marriage for both Matthew Gillespie and Martha A. McGrew, whose first husband had been a Mr. Hynes or Hinds. The marriage license was issued in Fayette County, Illinois. Further details of the marriage are not known at this time.
    Family ID F2616  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S203] History of Madison County, Illinois; Illustrated; With Biographical Sketches Of Many Prominent Men And Pioneers (Edwardsville, Illinois: W. R. Brink and Company, 1882), pages 362-363.
      Biographical sketch of Judge Matthew Gillespie. "...he [Matthew Gillespie] again married March 10th, 1839, Mrs. Martha Hynes, nee McGrew, a lady of Scotch parentage. Only three children of this marriage grew to man and womanhood;...Joseph J. living in San Francisco."

    2. [S104] Personal communication, from Thomas G. Allen to J. Mark Fiegenbaum on 3 November 2017 via email.
      "Joseph J. Gillespie, son of Matthew and Martha, was born in 1843/44. He served briefly in the Civil War, after which he moved to San Francisco, California, where he was still living in 1910. He never married." The place of birth was not mentioned.

    3. [S203] History of Madison County, Illinois; Illustrated; With Biographical Sketches Of Many Prominent Men And Pioneers (Edwardsville, Illinois: W. R. Brink and Company, 1882), pages 362-363.
      Biographical sketch of Judge Matthew Gillespie. "His wife [Nancy (Gordon) Gillespie] dying, he [Matthew Gillespie] again married March 10th, 1839, Mrs. Martha Hynes, nee McGrew, a lady of Scotch parentage. Only three children of this marriage grew to man and womanhood; Isabella J, wife of Moses B. Sherman; Nellie, wife of W. R. Brink, both residents of Edwardsville, and Joseph J. living in San Francisco."

    4. [S110] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 [online database] (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/marriage.html - last confirmed in March 2012), Gillespie-Hinds marriage.
      Accessed in July 2013. Mathew [sic] Gillespie and Martha Hinds were granted a marriage license or were married on 10 March 1839. Fayette County, Illinois marriage license [number not provided]; volume 00A, page 0013.


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