Robert William Gillespie, 1887–1958 (age 71 years)
- Name
- Robert William Gillespie
| Birth | August 22, 1887 |
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| Marriage | Helen Stack — View this family August 20, 1909 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Helen Bridget Gillespie September 26, 1910 (Age 23 years) |
| Occupation | 1910 (Age 22 years) |
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| Baptism of a daughter | Helen Bridget Gillespie October 4, 1910 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Roy Bernard Gillespie November 12, 1912 (Age 25 years) |
| Baptism of a son | Roy Bernard Gillespie December 1, 1912 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Ralph Joseph Gillespie January 19, 1915 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Harold Patrick Gillespie February 16, 1917 (Age 29 years) |
| Baptism of a son | Harold Patrick Gillespie March 11, 1917 (Age 29 years) |
| Occupation | 1920 (Age 32 years) |
| Baptism of a daughter | Agnes Jeanette Gillespie March 26, 1922 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Agnes Jeanette Gillespie July 3, 1922 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a son | Ralph Joseph Gillespie March 18, 1937 (Age 49 years) Cause: Ruptured appendix, peritonitis, age 22 years |
| Marriage of a child | Roy Bernard Gillespie — Florence Helen Canavan — View this family July 6, 1943 (Age 55 years) |
| Baptism of a son | Roy Bernard Gillespie |
| Baptism of a son | Harold Patrick Gillespie |
| Death | August 22, 1958 (Age 71 years) |
| Burial | August 1958 (Age 70 years) |
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1887–1958
Birth: August 22, 1887 — Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio Death: August 22, 1958 — Tucumcari, New Mexico |
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1891–1979
Birth: December 15, 1891
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27 — Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio Death: May 28, 1979 — St. Elizabeth Hospital, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio |
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Marriage: August 20, 1909 — Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, By E. Shears, catholic Priest |
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6 years
son |
1915–1937
Birth: January 19, 1915
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23 — Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio Death: March 18, 1937 — Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio |
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-2 years
son |
1912–1990
Birth: November 12, 1912
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20 — Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio Death: December 22, 1990 — Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio |
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-2 years
daughter |
1910–1960
Birth: September 26, 1910
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18 — Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio Death: March 23, 1960 — Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio |
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12 years
daughter |
1922–
Birth: July 3, 1922
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30 — Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio Burial: Honor, Harold Gillespie Best Man |
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-5 years
son |
1917–1975
Birth: February 16, 1917
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25 — Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio Death: August 20, 1975 — Stockton, California |
| Name | 1/10/2002 research by Karl Bloomstein, sup dist 6782 18 or 5842, sheet 4B, ward 8, Robert Gillespie, head household, age 32, can read and write, born Ohio, parents born Ohio. works as roll setter in steel mill |
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| Shared note | 1920 Census: 1/10/2002 research by Karl Bloomstein, sup dist 6782 18 or 5842, sheet 4B, ward 8, Robert Gillespie, head household, age 32, can read and write, born Ohio, parents born Ohio. works as roll setter in steel mill Per notes taken June 1991, taken by Joan and Jean Srpan (twins). Per Ag,"Rock" was an auto salesman then did mill work for United Engineering.For a time he was a sherriff on Lake Milton checking up on things. NotesAug. 9, 1989, Roy Gillespie confirmed employment. 4/6/96 per phone conversation with Ag. Her father, Robert, owned EconomyMotors on Market St. All the sons worked for him selling cars. Later heworked for United Engineering steel mill in Youngstown, Ohio, until heretired. While visiting by car, his son Harold in California, traveling with Ag,his daughter, and his wife Helen, Rock died on the car trip, inTucumcari, New Mexico. His body was shipped by train to Youngstown. 4/11/96 per Evelyn Davis Lundblad; Rock drank a lot and was violent. Hewould chase his wife, Helen, around the house trying to beat her up.Evelyn never recalls bruises. Rock also ran around with women a lot. Athis funeral, a woman dressed in satin attended that Evelyn suspected washis lover. Evelyn states Rock was Italian and that is how Italian menbehave. Per Agnes Gillespie Johnson, daughter 4/26/96, Robert her father wasScotch-Irish. Per Josie Traficant DiCicco Snyder Burcik 11/2/96 conversation with Jeanand Joan: "Rock ran around with younger women. He spent a lot of money onthe young girls and that's why they went with him. His wife Helen, knewabout the affairs. Both of them were drunkards. They drank straightwhiskey--not diluted with anything." Per John Stack family tree by Mary Lou Bregitzer: Helen Stack was born onDecember 15, 1891. On August 20, 1909 she married Robert Gillespie. Theyhad five children. Helen died at St. Elizabeth Medical Center on May 28,1979, age 87, of lung cancer. Robert was born on August 22, 1887, son ofGeorge Gillespie and Angeline Boyd. He was a craneman for Unitedengineering and Foundry for 17 years. He died on August 22, 1958following a heart attack in Tucumcari NM while returning from a trip toCA to visit his son. Their home was located at 318 Center Avenue inYoungstown. They were members of St. Rose Church and are both buried inCalvary Cemetery, Youngstown, section 32, lot 29. Per research done by Joan Lee and Jean Cooke 9/22/2000 at Columbus, OH,Historical Society, Burch, OH, City Direcotry (part of Youngstown, OH): Robt W (Helen) h 521 Garfield VISITS TO CLEVELAND interview with Agnes Gillespie, September 2000, byJoan Lee and Jean Cooke Joan--I know she (Mary Stack Snyder) went to Cleveland once. Ag-They used to go up to Cleveland all the time to visit Jeannette. Mymother and father, Mary and Jake, every other weekend it seemed they wereup in Cleveland. Then Jeannette and Roy would be down to our house. Iremember that. ROBERT (ROCK) GILLESPIE Jean-Were all the family Catholic? Ag-Well, I know my dad wasn't Catholicbut he went to Church and took instructions to be a Catholic. He gottyphoid fever and he wouldn't go back. But he was a strict Catholicwhether he was or not. We had to go to church first thing in the morning.I had to go to church, come home and eat breakfast, then go to school.Oh, every morning he made us go to church. GILLESPIES: ADAM, ANGELINE, WILLIAM, KATE, AND GEORGE per interview withA gnes Gillespie, September, 2000, by Jean Cooke and Joan Lee Adam was married to Rose Marie Snyder. Ag--... Angeline Gillespie and William Gillespie, but I was too young to know all this. A sister in Cincinnati, Kate, Katherine. Do you know her married name? Ag-Good Lord, I can't even think of it now, it has been so long. I think she has passed away. Katherine. So there were only the two brothers and the one sister? Ag-There was George, Adam, and my dad (Robert) and Kate. Katherine. And they were originally from Pennsylvania? Ag-Their grandmother was. I don't know, believe me I can't tell you any of this. Katherine. But they all came from Ireland then? Ag-Yeah. 2/2002 taped interview at Pat's house in Covina, CA. Evelyn Davis Lundblad, Betty Davis Stroberg, Pat Stroberg Serio. Betty--Helen (Stack) she was real pretty, she picked Rock Gillespie. He beat her up all the time. Jean-Didn't he used to run around? Betty-Oh God, yes. Evelyn-Heck yeah. At his funeral I came down and in comes some babe witha satin outfit and diamond earrings and the funeral's about two o'clock.And I said, "Who's that?" And somebody said that Rock's girlfriend. Betty-No, you're thinking about the son, Ralph, that died. Evelyn-No I'm not. I'm thinking of Rock. Rock had girlfriends all hislife. That's why? he cheated on Helen Gillespie. Betty-Helen had to work all her life. She ended up as a dishwasher whenshe was 72. Washing dishes. Evelyn--Rock was a devil. He cheated on her. Jean-He used to own a used car lot. Evelyn--Yeah, and Ralph, his son worked with him. And Ralph died ofstomach ulcers at 25 because he ate all this hot chili and all thatstuff. Death notes: He is buried in Youngstown's Calvary Cemetery in Section 32, Lot 29. |