John Logan Gillespie

Male 1884 - 1952  (67 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Logan Gillespie was born on 18 Aug 1884 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States (son of James Gillespie and Mary Clugston); died on 10 Jun 1952 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 157122891
    • _UID: 8C432DC12A7843D98D1F12FAEB90C22797E5

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157122891

    John married Mary Ann Brooks on 18 Feb 1905 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. Mary was born on 11 Mar 1888 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 14 Apr 1955 in North Catasauqua, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Myrtle L. Gillespie was born on 7 Jun 1905; died on 19 Jul 1982; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Gillespie was born on 21 Sep 1844 in Castelerock, County Londonderry, Northern Island (son of James Gillespie and Jane Lees); died on 13 Aug 1914 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 152342027
    • _UID: 52B55DCAE7F84A0996023AE90A20A7FDE93E

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152342027

    Died:
    Son of John Gillespie and Jane Lees.
    ------------------------------------
    James Gillespie, Sr., the veteran ore sampler for the Empire Steel & Iron Company, passed away at 6.30 o'clock this morning at his home, No. 317 Church Street, aged 69 years, 10 months and 23 days. Mr. Gillespie suffered from stomach trouble for some time, but he was able to attend to his duties at the Crane furnaces until last Sunday. He was able to be about, however, and last evening he took a walk as had been his custom.

    At midnight Mr. Gillespie's condition became serious and he lapsed into a state of unconsciousness, in which condition he remained to the end. The members of his family were at his bedside when he expired. The announcement of Mr. Gillespie's death came as a shock to the entire community, especially to his sfellew-employes [sic] at the furnaces, by all of whom he was held in high regard.

    The funeral services will be held on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at his late home, Rev. C. H. Miller, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Gillespie was a member, officiating. Interment will be made in the family plot in Fairview Cemetery.

    The deceased was born at Castle Rock, County Dery, Ireland, on September 21, 1844, a son of Mrs. Jane and the late James Gillespie. He came to America after the close of the Civil War, and started work for the Crane Iron Company, later absorbed by the Empire Steel & Iron Company, and was continuously in the service of the company for 48 years. He was the ore sampler for James Gayley, the first chemist for the Crane Iron Works, later vice president of the United States Steel Corporation, and was sent to a number of States to sample ores, being considered one of the best in the country. He was able to go along a train of ore cars and judge their value in iron as accurately as any chemist. He sampled ores for Leonard Peckitt, president of the Empire Steel & Iron Company; Howard Knauss, superintendent of the Emaus furnaces, and Milton Knauss, superintendent of the Crane iron works, while tney were chemists at the local furnaces, and for E. J. Lynch, chief chemist of the Empire. Mr. Gillespie died less than 24 hours after his neighbor and life-long friend, Andrew Johnson, a veteran furnaceman [Find A Grave Memorial# 191502470].

    Mr. Gillespie was united in marriage thirty-nine years ago to Miss Mary Clugston, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Dr. Cornelius Earle, then pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. The union was blessed with 12 children, two of whom died in infancy, Besides his bereaved wife he is survived by these children, Robert of Summit Hill, Daniel Gillespie, overseer of the Catasauqua water plant, Mrs. Oliver J. Benvenuti, James B., John, William, Stanley, George and Miss Myrtle Gillespie of this piace, and Charles Gillespie of Jamesville, N. Y. Fifteen grandchildren, and his mother, who is 94 years old, and a sister, Margaret the last two named living in Ireland....

    Published in The Allentown Leader, 13 Aug 1914, Thu, Page 7

    James married Mary Clugston on 28 Oct 1875 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. Mary (daughter of James Clugston and Elizabeth McHenry) was born on 11 Dec 1854 in Ireland; died on 28 Sep 1916 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Clugston was born on 11 Dec 1854 in Ireland (daughter of James Clugston and Elizabeth McHenry); died on 28 Sep 1916 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 152342050
    • _UID: 8825C591DD654CCE86080FF9BD48D818EAEA

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152342050

    Notes:

    Married:
    Name?tab?James Gillespie
    Event Type?tab?Marriage
    Marriage Date?tab?28 Oct 1875
    Marriage Place?tab?Catasauqua, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Denomination?tab?Presbyterian
    Organization Name?tab?Presbyterian Church of Catasaqua
    Spouse?tab?Mary Clugston

    Children:
    1. Robert Lee Gillespie was born on 30 Jul 1875 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 12 Jun 1937 in Summit Hill, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Summit Hill, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States.
    2. Daniel Gillespie was born on 25 Feb 1879 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 24 Jun 1941 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. Mamie Gillespie was born on 18 Sep 1881 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 26 Oct 1960 in North Catasauqua, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States.
    4. James Blaine Gillespie was born on 2 Apr 1883 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 27 Apr 1960 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. 1. John Logan Gillespie was born on 18 Aug 1884 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 10 Jun 1952 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    6. Myrtle Irene Gillespie was born on 25 Feb 1888 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 2 Nov 1929 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    7. Mathew Stanley "Quay" Gillespie was born on 15 Aug 1895 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; died in Mar 1978; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    8. George Dewey Gillespie was born on 27 Oct 1898 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 26 May 1958 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James Gillespie was born in 1804 in Falkirk Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was christened on 1 Jul 1804 in Falkirk Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland (son of John Gillespie and Margaret Clark); died after 1850 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 514454109D9B4013B20BBD5D43AF0976CC61
    • Immigration: 25 Feb 1847, New York, United States; Departure Liverpool on ship John R Skiddy; family # 454726
    • Census-Household Member: 1850, Hanover township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; USA

    Notes:

    (Research):UK, Naval and Military Courts Martial Registers, 1806-1930

    Source Citation
    The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Judge Advocate General's Office: District Courts Martial Registers, Home and Abroad; Series: WO 86; Piece Number: 10

    Name:?tab?James Gillespie
    Court or Trial Date:?tab?27 Sep 1858
    Court or Trial Place:?tab?Londonderry
    Regiment:?tab?18th foot
    Reference Number:?tab?WO 86/10

    Ireland, Encumbered Estates, 1850-1885

    Name:?tab?James
    Residence Date:?tab?1871 (Apr-May)
    Residence Place:?tab?Back Row, Londonderry (Derry), Ireland
    Role:?tab?Tenant

    Jane/Jean Gillespie Flenniken
    BIRTH?tab?1700
    City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    DEATH?tab?20 May 1779 (aged 78? 79)
    Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
    BURIAL?tab?Unknown
    MEMORIAL ID?tab?70710098 ? View Source

    Name:?tab?Jane Gillespie
    Gender:?tab?Female
    Birth Place:?tab?of NC
    Spouse Name:?tab?James Flenniken
    Spouse
    Birth Place:?tab?of NC
    Marriage
    Year:?tab?1731
    Marriage State:?tab?DE
    Number Pages:?tab?1
    Source Citation
    Source number: 4248.001; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Source Information
    Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

    Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.

    Christened:
    GILLESPIE
    JAMES
    JOHN GILLESPIE/MARGARET CLARK FR1579 (FR1579)
    M
    01/07/1804
    479/
    50 313
    Falkirk

    Immigration:
    Name:?tab?James Gillespie
    Arrival Date:?tab?25 Feb 1847
    Age:?tab?41 Y 8 M
    Gender:?tab?M (Male)
    Port of Arrival:?tab?New York
    Port of Departure:?tab?Liverpool
    Place of Origin:?tab?England
    Ship:?tab?John R Skiddy
    Family Identification:?tab?454726
    Microfilm Serial Number:?tab?M237
    Microfilm Roll Number:?tab?65

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member
    Relation to head?tab?Name?tab?Age
    Head (implied)?tab?James Clark?tab?25
    Wife (implied)?tab?Mary Ann Clark?tab?20
    Daughter (implied)?tab?Margareth J Clark?tab?3
    Daughter (implied)?tab?Rachel Clark?tab?1
    James Gilaspy?tab?45
    Hugh Clark?tab?21

    James married Jane Lees. Jane (daughter of Andrew Lees and Margaret Inglis) was born on 23 May 1807 in Old Monkland or Coatbridge Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died before 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Jane Lees was born on 23 May 1807 in Old Monkland or Coatbridge Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland (daughter of Andrew Lees and Margaret Inglis); died before 1850.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 5206AED954AE4BA3B3A258FEB58F5F6380C4

    Children:
    1. Andrew Gillespie was born in 1827 in Ireland; died in Pennsylvania, United States.
    2. Matthew Gillespie was born on 12 Nov 1827; died on 2 Aug 1865; was buried in Lehigh Zion Cemetery, Alburtis, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States.
    3. Mary Ann Gillespie was born on 3 Apr 1828 in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died on 16 Mar 1901 in Leeds & Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1903 in St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Newboyne, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John Gillespie was born on 27 Jul 1830; died on 22 Sep 1850; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. David Gillespie was born on 25 Apr 1832 in Londonderry (Derry), County Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland; died on 2 Apr 1901 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    6. Daniel Gillespie was born on 15 Jan 1835 in Ireland; died on 17 Dec 1877; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    7. 2. James Gillespie was born on 21 Sep 1844 in Castelerock, County Londonderry, Northern Island; died on 13 Aug 1914 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.

  3. 6.  James Clugston

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 2DDDF1C95BFB4717A25C79AEFF8372ED7EEE

    James married Elizabeth McHenry. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth McHenry

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: CFAB37D5184D4F0791EFE6195E32D3587B8A

    Children:
    1. 3. Mary Clugston was born on 11 Dec 1854 in Ireland; died on 28 Sep 1916 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Gillespie was born in 1766; was christened on 22 Jun 1766 in Falkirk Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland (son of John Gillespie and Ann Galbreath); and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 583A18B30ACA42D0AA2578D0676722A9F348

    Notes:

    Christened:
    GILLESPIE
    JOHN
    JOHN GILLESPIE/ANN GALBREATH FR1219 (FR1219)
    M
    22/06/1766
    479/
    40 302
    Falkirk

    John married Margaret Clark on 19 Aug 1796 in Falkirk Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Margaret was born about 1775; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Margaret Clark was born about 1775; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 3ABB8DA1B9ED4B7D80CC0335FF782AFFB50C

    Children:
    1. Janet Gillespie was born in 1797 in Falkirk Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was christened on 24 Sep 1797 in Falkirk Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; and died.
    2. Margaret Gillespie was born in 1799 in Falkirk Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was christened on 8 Dec 1799 in Falkirk Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; and died.
    3. John Gillespie was born in 1802 in Falkirk Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was christened on 10 Jan 1802 in Falkirk Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; and died.
    4. 4. James Gillespie was born in 1804 in Falkirk Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was christened on 1 Jul 1804 in Falkirk Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died after 1850 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. Thomas Gillespie was born in 1806 in Falkirk Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was christened on 10 Aug 1806 in Falkirk Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; and died.
    6. Jean Gillespie was born in 1810 in Falkirk Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was christened on 22 Apr 1810 in Falkirk Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; and died.

  3. 10.  Andrew Lees

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 888284E11D8845C7991333B8E983117FB38D

    Andrew married Margaret Inglis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Margaret Inglis

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: B2090EC6AFEF4D9BB080C76A87B40F29E9A2

    Children:
    1. 5. Jane Lees was born on 23 May 1807 in Old Monkland or Coatbridge Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died before 1850.




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