William Edward GILLESPIE
Lula Rebecca MATHEWS

Husband:  William Edward GILLESPIE
Birth:  11 Jul 1875, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
Death:  9 Nov 1956, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee        
Burial:  Nov 1956, Ermen Cemetery, Osceola, Mississippi Co., Arkansas
Father: 
John L. GILLESPIE
Mother:  Ann J. BRYANT

Marriage:   11 Aug 1895, Fulton Co., Ohio

Wife:  Lula Rebecca MATHEWS
Birth:  20 Dec 1881, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
Death:  21 Jul 1972, Osceola, Mississippi Co., Arkansas
Burial:  Jul 1972, Ermen Cemetery, Osceola, Mississippi Co., Arkansas   
Father:  William H. MATHEWS
Mother:  Harriet Ann ROYE

Children:
1.
Sumter Lee GILLESPIE, b: 24 Jun 1904, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
2. Edward GILLESPIE, b: 5 Dec 1905, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
                                  d: 21 Nov 1907, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
                                bur: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
3. Mildred M. GILLESPIE, b: 28 Feb 1908, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
4.
William Franklin GILLESPIE, b: 3 Dec 1909, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
5. Tina Bell "Tiny" GILLESPIE, b: 24 Apr 1914, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
6.
Earl A. GILLESPIE, b: 26 Jan 1916, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
7.
Louis James GILLESPIE, b: 17 Apr 1921, Lepanto, Poinsett Co., Arkansas
8.
Clifford Donovan GILLESPIE, b: 29 Nov 1925, Lepanto, Poinsett Co., Arkansas
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Notes:
William's twin brother Thomas married Lula's sister Mary.


1910 Federal Census Data (T624_0756, Page 175A), Beat #4, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 102, Enumeration Date: 14-May-1910, Family #465

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn

# C Liv

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
Millard

In Sch

 GILLESPIE, William E

 Head

M

35

M1

8

 

 

MS

MS

MS

 Farmer

 

                   Lula R

 Wife

F

26

M1

8

4

3

MS

SC

MS

 None

 

                   Sumpter L

 Son

M

5

S

 

 

 

MS

MS

MS

 None

 

                   Mildred

 Daughter

F

2

S

 

 

 

MS

MS

MS

 None

 

                   William F

 Son

M

3m

S

 

 

 

MS

MS

MS

 None

 

1930 Federal Census Data (T626_0098, Page 87B), Greenwood Twp., Poinsett Co., Arkansas,
                                                                                    Enumeration District: 6, Enumeration Date: 30-Apr-1930, Family #70

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

Age Marr

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

 In Sch

Occupation

 GILLESPIE, Will

 Head

M

54

M

25

MS

MS

MS

 

 Farmer

                  Lula

 Wife

F

48

M

22

MS

SC

MS

 

 None

                  Tinnie

 Daughter

F

16

S

 

MS

MS

MS

 

 None

                  Earl

 Son

M

14

S

 

MS

MS

MS

 

 Farmer

                  Lewis

 Son

M

9

S

 

AR

MS

MS

 

 None

                  Clifford

 Son

M

4

S

 

AR

MS

MS

 

 None

1940 Federal Census Data (T627_0156, Page 1037B), Troy Twp., Mississippi Co., Arkansas,
                                                                                        Enumeration District: 47-49, Enumeration Date: 4-Apr-1940, Family #51

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

In
Sch

Gr.
Cmp.

POB

Occupation / Industry

 GILLESPIE, William E

 Head

M

65

M

 

0

MS

 Farm Laborer

                 Lula M

 Wife

F

57

M

 

5

MS

 None

                 Louis

 Son

M

18

S

 

5

AR

 Farm Laborer

                 Clifford

 Son

M

14

S

X

2

AR

 None

                 William F

 Son

M

28

M

 

7

MS

 Farm Laborer

                 Mary F

 Daughter L

F

23

M

 

8

AR

 None

                 William L

 G Son

F

4

S

 

0

AR

 None

                 Martha A

 G Daughter

F

2

S

 

0

AR

 None

                 Sara F

 G Daughter

F

1

S

 

0

AR

 None

                 Earl

 Son

M

22

M

 

0

MS

 Farm Laborer

                 Jeffie

 Daughter L

F

21

M

 

4

AR

 None

                 Pauline

 G Daughter

F

3

S

 

0

AR

 None

                 James E

 G Son

M

2

S

 

0

AR

 None

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Sources:
1) Death - Husband:  Shelby County Tennessee Vital Statistics - Deaths, Cert. #56-26587