Gillespie, John

Other Events:

• Birth - Civil Record: 2 Feb 1866
• Biography: Aft 2 Feb 1868
• 1900 Census: 1900, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Naturalization: 1 Feb 1915; Outagamie County Naturalizations Vol 03 page 111
• Obituary: 23 Jun 1919; APC
• Obituary: 23 Jun 1919; APC

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Birth - Civil Record:
Name: John Gillespie
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 2 Feb 1866
Birth Place: Ballynure, Antrim, Ireland
Father: Alexander Gillespie
Mother: Jenny Warwick
FHL Film Number: 101120

Biography:
JOHN GILLESPIE, a well-known citizen of Grand Chute township who is engaged in cattle raising, is a native of Ireland, having been born in County Antrim, February 22, 1868, a son of Alexander and Jane (Warwick) Gillespie, farming people of the Emerald Isle who never came to the United States. Both are now deceased. Mr. Gillespie was the next to the youngest of his parents' eight children, and he attended school in Ireland until he was about twelve years of age, although one year before this he had engaged in working for his board. He had just passed his thirteenth birthday when he came to America with his brothers and sisters, and he went to school for two years in Ellington, to Dr. Kenovan. After he had completed his educational training he went to work for James Laird, an uncle, as a farm hand, continuing with him six months and then becoming a milk wagon driver, which he continued to follow for about seven years for various dairymen of the vicinity of Appleton. He next secured the position of bus driver for the Sherman House, working for Mr. Wright until he was married, at which time he located on his present farm, which he had purchased two years before. He has forty-two acres of land, operated in a general way, although during the last few years he has given up his dairy and Holstein cattle business, on account of being incapacitated by rheumatism, and is now engaged in feeding cattle for the market. He is giving all of his time and attention to the farm, and has never found time to actively engage in politics, although he has served as school clerk, to which office he was elected as an independent candidate. In national matters he votes with the republican party. Mr. Gillespie is not a member of any religious denomination, although he was reared in the Presbyterian faith.
On April 25, 1894, Mr. Gillespie was united in marriage with Miss Lulu Ethel Taylor, who was born in Grand Chute township, January 13, 1870, daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Bowe) Taylor, natives of England, where they were married about 1856. They came to America three months after marriage, and located at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, where Mr. Taylor engaged in farming, although he was a mason by trade and had followed that occupation in England. One year later the family came to Appleton, and located on a property which is still known as the old Taylor homestead, and here they spent the remainder of their lives. They were the parents of nine children, and Mrs. Gillespie was the next to the youngest. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie, namely: Mary Christasel, born September 10, 1895; Leland Andrew, born December 2, 1899; Stanley Alexander, born July 17, 1903; and Helen Ethel, born June 13, 1906.

1900 Census:
John Gillespie 34
Lulu Gillespie 30
Mabel C Gillespie 4
Leland A Gillespie 6/12
Willard L Maynard 14

Naturalization:
Name: John Gillespie
Birth Date: 22 Feb 1866
Birth Place: Ireland
Age at event: 48
Court District: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa
Date of Action: 1 Feb 1915

Obituary:
See image - Note from researcher- John Gillespie's obit has some mistakes on the survivors: Mrs. Edward Laird was in Northern Ireland. That was her sister Jane "Jincey" AND her sister Mrs. James Laird was her sister in Stephensville and this was Elizabeth "Eliza" Gillespie Laird. The Edward Laird IS NOT the Edward Laird who married Fanny Hull and lived in Ellington.

Obituary:
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John married Taylor, Lulu 25 Apr 1894. Lulu was born 13 Jan 1870, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; died 6 Mar 1948; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Obituary: Aft 6 Jul 1980; APC

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Obituary:
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Other Events:

• 1900 Census: 1900, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA

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1900 Census:
John Gillespie 34
Lulu Gillespie 30
Mabel C Gillespie 4
Leland A Gillespie 6/12
Willard L Maynard 14

Helen married Zuehlke, Lawrence Bef 1940. Lawrence was born 12 Jan 1908; died 17 Jul 1999. [Group Sheet]