Gillespie Extended Families

Gillespie - Extended Family

James Leslie Gillespie
(Mar 26, 1801 in Blount, TN - Jul 30, 1872)

Son of James Gillespie (1764-) and Martha Motgomery Edmiston (1777-aft. 1850)
Married Annie Hague Campbell (1802-1867) in 1829
(There is a "James Smyth Gillespie" listed on the 8/13/1842 will of father James Gillespie)

I have 11 DNA matches from this family
Click here to go to James' record on the Gillespie surname page.
The 7 children of James and Martha are:

   1. Rebecca A. Gillespie (Abt. 1829 in Edgar Co., IL - 1897 in Sumner, KS)
       Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880
       Married William H. Horsley (1830-1907) on Sep 15, 1853 - Marriage
            1. Lucy E. Horsley (1854 in IL - Bef. 1949) - Census: 1860

            2. James Glispy Horsley (Feb 21, 1858 in IL - Aug 27, 1933 in OK) - 1 DNA match
                  Census: 1860, 1870, 1900, 1910
                  Married Alvora Paulina Archer (1858-1942) in 1878
                        1. Maud Horsley (1882 in IL - )
                        2. Harry Hamilton Horsley (Oct 9, 1884 in Peoria, IL - Mar 1939)
                            Census: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
                            Married Mabel Griffy (1899-1991) in 1920
                                 1. Pauline Elizabeth Horsley (Jun 30, 1921 in OK - Mar 26, 1996)
                                     Married Hugh Walter Bowles (1920-1994)
                                          1. Curtis L. Bowles (May 12, 1942 - Nov 15, 2006)
                                 2. Virginia Dare Horsley (Dec 8, 1923 in MO - Mar 7, 2005)

                        3. Clara M. Horsley (Aug 18, 1886 in KS - Jun 10, 1971 in OK)
                            Census: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
                            Married Joseph Parks DeGraw (1881-1966)
                                 1. Earl Archer DeGraw (Sep 10, 1906 in OK - Mar 28, 1974 in OK)
                                     Married Julia Martha Coleman (1911-2003)
                                 2. Norma Jane DeGraw (Oct 8, 1913 in OK - Nov 6, 1993 in NM)
                                     Married Russell Huwatt Stokes (1918-1980) in 1939
                                 3. Jack Park DeGraw (Sep 1, 1920 in OK - Dec 23, 2006 in UT)
                                     Married Thelma Maxine Simmons (1922-2001)
                                 4. Billy Joe DeGraw (May 2, 1923 in OK - Mar 26, 1997 in MI)
                                     Married Geneva G. DeGraw (1911-2000) in 1960

                        4. Lena E. Horsley (Apr 11, 1888 in KS - Oct 15, 1966 in OK)
                            Census: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
                            Married Walter A. Rieck (1888-1964) in 1911
                                 1. Howard Arthur Rieck (Jan 14, 1913 in OK - Oct 28, 1972 in CO)
                                 2. Buford Albert Rieck (Jul 27, 1916 in OK - Dec 17, 1998 in OK)
                                 3. Floyd James Rieck (Nov 29, 1918 in OK - Jul 21, 1991)
                                 4. Clara Faith Rieck (Dec 11, 1925 in OK - Nov 12, 1991)

                        5. William Horsley (1892-)
                            Census: 1900

                        6. James Archer Horsley (Sep 19, 1894 in OK - Sep 5, 1981 in CA) WW1 Vet
                            Census: 1900, 1910, 1920
                            Married (1) Martha E. Dugas (1899-1971)
                                 1. Alvora Paulina "Allie" Horsley (Mar 2, 1921 in KS - Jul 14, 1990)
                                     Married Roland Lee "Bill" Holt, Sr.. (1919-1994) in 1939
                            Married (2) Mary Ellen Bee (1893-1985)

                        7. LeRoy H. Horsley (Sep 18, 1896 in OK - Oct 8, 1992 in OK) WW1 Vet
                            Census: 1900, 1910, 1920
                            Married Lucy Manila Bridgford (1898-1983)

           3. Charles Walter Horsley (Abt. 1858 in IL - Oct 26, 1935 in CA) - 1 DNA match
               Census: 1860, 1870
               Married Lucy M. Clark (1860-1932) on Sep 24, 1879 in IL
                       1. Edward Walter Horsley (1888-1937)
                           Married Ida L. (1895-1987)
                       2. Morris Edward Horsley (Oct 17, 1917 in CO - Jan 11, 2005 in CA) - 1 DNA match
                           Married Vera Novel 1918-1971)
                                1. Carolyn Horsley (Jan 3, 1945 in CA - Sep 24, 2018 in CA)
                       3. Helen Ivy Horsley (1895-)

           4. George Wesley Horsley (Aug 2, 1859 in IL - Mar 26, 1913 in OK)
               Census: 1860, 1870
               Married Mary Parrish (1857-1945)
                       1. Lloyd W. Horsley (Ocr 20, 1884 - Dec 24, 1960)
                           Married Edith G. (1886-1960)
                       2. Will Horsley (Mar 25, 1887 - Feb 20, 1918)
                       3. Arthur J. Horsley (Oct 26, 1888 - Apr 8, 1902) age 13

          5. Emma Horsley (Abt. 1862 in IL - Dec 25, 1939 in MO)
              Census: 1870, 1880, 1910, 1920, 1930
              Married Henry Albert Hanley (1859-1936)

          6. Anna "Annie" Horsley (Abt. 1865 in IL) - Census: 1870, 1880

          7. Ida Horsley (Feb 1867 in IL - Bef. 1907)
              Census: 1870, 1880, 1900
              Married Henry Albert Hanley (1859-1936)
                   1. Ethel Hanley (Oct 1887 in IL - )
                   2. Bessie Hanley (May 1892 - )
                   3. Wilbur Hanley (Nov 1895 in OK - )
                   4. Raymond Hanley (1901-)

          8. Katherine "Kate Horsley (Abt. 1870 in IL - Oct 1950 in OK - 3 DNA matches
              Census: 1880, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
              Married Francis Marion Carver, Jr. (1871-1940)
                   1. Chester Marion Carver (Nov 12, 1902 in OK - Jul 9, 1989 in OK)
                       Married Lila L. Hargis (1911-1992) in 1929
                            1. Robert Franklin Carver (Nov 12, 1930 in OK - Dec 28, 2017)
                            2. Mary Ellen Carver (Oct 26, 1934 in OK - May 7 2017 in OK)
                                Married Gayle Deon Goforth (1934-2025) in 1954
                   2. Bessie Carver (Oct 20, 1903 in OK - May 8, 1993 in OK)
                       Married William White (1902-1997) - 3 children
                            1. William M. White (Dec 7, 1929 in OK - Nov 13, 2000 in OK) Vet
                                Married Diane Rosalea Frazier (1929-1984) in 1950
                   3. Hazel Carver (Apr 29, 1906 in OK - Dec 20, 1988 in WA)
                  4. Fenton Maxwell Carver (Dec 28, 1909 in OK - Oct 11, 1981 in OK) Vet
                   5. Riley Arthur Carver (Apr 12, 1913 in OK - Mar 25, 1989 in MO) Vet
                       Married Iva Marie Estill (1921-1982) in 1940
                           1. Shelley K. Carver (Apr 9, 1949 in OK - Aug 21, 2006)

2. Sarah J. Gillespie (Abt. 1832 in IL ) - Census: 1850

3. Margaret Gillespie (Mar 14, 1835 in IL - Mar 3, 1899 in IL)

       Census: 1850, 1860
       Married Joseph Johnston (1839-1910)
             1. Samuel Edgar Johnston (Dec 12, 1858 in Edgar, IL - Oct 11, 1904 in Edgar, IL)
                 Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900
                 Samuel married (1) Nancy Adeline Colyer (1861-1883) in 1881
                      1. Joseph Logan Johnston (Jun 12, 1882 in IL - Dec 31, 1940 in AZ)
                          Married Florence Ellen Carnahan (1893-1973) in 1913
                                1. Frances Mae Johnston (Oct 10, 1914 in IL - Apr 1977 in AZ)
                                    Marrried Kenneth Robert Hoelzen (1913-1965) in 1934
                                2. James Edgar Johnston (Jun 23, 1919 in IL - Mar 31, 2006 in AZ)
                                    Married Frances Marion Cheromiah (1918-2005) in 1939

                 Samuel married (2) Eliza Jane Wood (1860-1927) in 1887
                      2. Arthur Wood Johnston (Jul 15, 1891 in IL - May 16, 1948 in IL)
                      3. George Gillespie Johnston (Apr 28, 1895 in IL - Jul 18, 1965 in IL) WW1 Vet
                          Married (1) Gladys Chambers (1898-1932) in 1917
                          Married (2) Goldie Leora Patterson (1900-1986) in 1946
                      4. Challis Hugh Johnston (Jan 9, 1899 in IL - May 3, 1948 in IL)
                          Married Irene Potts (1902-1991) in 1920

             2. Thomas Wilford Johnston (Aug 9, 1860 in IL ) - 2 DNA matches
                 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920
                 Married Estella J. Elsberry (1867-1940) in 1887
                       1. Maurice Milton Johnston, Sr. (Sep 21, 1887 in NE - Jul 4, 1956 in CA)
                       2. Ruth V. Johnston (Sep 20, 1889 in IL - Dec 16, 1969 in CA)
                       3. Esie E. Johnston (Mar 1892 in IL - )
                       4. Lois Alice Johnston (Aug 16, 1895 in IL - Feb 17, 1984)
                       5. Ralph H. Johnston (Oct 1898 in IL -)
                       6. Howard Wilford Johnston (Abt. 1903 inn IL - )

             3. James William Johnston (Oct 19, 1861 in IL - Mar 2, 1927 in IL)
                 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920
                 Married Alice Elisabeth Gray (1872-1966) on Oct 15, 1890
                       1. Claude Everett Johnston (Sep 7, 1891 in NE - Aug 30, 1950 in TX)
                       2. Floyd Dallas Johnston (Jul 10, 1893 in NE - Feb 23, 1950)
                           Married Ollie Belle Moore (1902-1940) in 1921
                       3. Edgar Wilford Johnston (Feb 22, 1895 in NE - Nov 11, 1959 in KS)
                       4. Ray G. "Rea" Johnston (Nov 23, 1896 in NE - Nov 30, 1902 in OK) age 6
                       5. Gladys Johnston (Apr 4, 1898 in NE - Jul 2, 1903 in OK) age 5
                       6. Maynard Theodore Johnston (Sep 14, 1901 in OK - May 17, 1978 in CA)
                           Married Ethel Elizabeth Colvin (1896-1985)
                       7. William Burton Johnston (Feb 24, 1905 in OK - Jul 25, 1976 in KS)
                            Married Alice L. Piele (1922-1994)

    4. William A/F/H. Gillespie (Abt. 1837 in IL ) - 1 DNA match
        Census: 1850, 1860
        Married Martha W. Harman (-) on Oct 25, 1866 in IL

5. Artimesia Gillespie (Nov 5, 1843 in IL - 1923 in IL)

        Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1920
        Married John Perkins (1832-1901)
             1. Edna Perkins (Nov 5, 1857 in IL - Mar 28, 1933 in IL)

- 2 DNA matches
                 Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
                 Married Thomas F. Glover (1855-1912)
                      1. Viola Glover (Dec 11, 1879 in IL - May 11, 1916 in IL)

                          Census: 1880, 1900, 1910
                          Married John Lewis Webb (1877-1964)
                               1. Thomas J. "Jake" Webb (1903 - Mar 20, 1981 in IL)

2. Sadie M. Webb (Jun 12, 1905 - Oct 1988)

Married Edward William Curtis (1904-1987) in 1927
3. Bessie Webb (Jun 28, 1908 - Jun 29, 1967)

Married George F. Riley (1903-1961) in 1930
4. Jesse Glover (Apr 24, 1916 in IL - Oct 14, 1981 in MI)

2. Cora Glover (May 23, 1882 in IL - Jun 15, 1956 in IL)

                          Census: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
                      3. Ada Glover (Nov 3, 1888 in IL - 1968 in IL)
                          Census: 1900, 1910, 1930
                          Married James J. Robinson (1875-1917)
                      4. Jesse B. Glover (Aug 20, 1890 in IL - 1955)

                          Census: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
                          Married Eliza Jane Bunting (1895-1987) in 1917 in IL
                               1. Viola R. Glover (1918-1974)
                                   Married Oren W. Woods (1915-1975)
                      5. Lucy Glover (Apr 1, 1897 in IL - Dec 12, 1959 in IL)
                          Census: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1940
                          Married John C. Bradshaw (1892-1988)

         2. Addie Perkins (Sep 14, 1859 - Aug 2, 1876)
         3. Anna Perkins (1862-1862)
         4. James Marion Perkins (Jan 13, 1864 - May 21, 1931)

5. John Haggi Perkins (Mar 26, 1868 - May 27, 1945)

6. Charles Leslie Perkins (Sep 15, 1869 - Apr 2, 1934)

- 1 DNA match
            Census: 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
             Married Cora L. Hackney (1868-1944)
                   1. Ruth Elaine Perkins (Feb 15, 1906 in KS - Apr 8, 1997 in KS)

                       Census: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
                       Married Kenneth Leonard Knott (1905-1987)
                            1. Richard Knott (Nov 26, 1928 in KS - Feb 21, 2016 in KS)

2. Robert Knott (Apr 12, 1930 in KS - Apr 9, 2012 in KS)

                                Married Edith L. McCann (1929-2025) in 1949
                                     1. Ronnie L. Knott (Oct 9, 1955 in KS - Dec 3, 2012 in KS)
                            3. Virginia Knott (Abt. 1932 in KS - 1959)

Married Alvin Lafayette Johnston (1924-2013) in 1951
1. Kathryn Sue Johnston (Dec 14, 1951 in KS - Jan 22, 2022 in TX)

                            4. Carol Knott (Abt. 1937 in KS - )

                  2. Helen M. Perkins (Abt. 1911 in KS )
                      Census: 1920, 1930
                  3. Addie Perkins (Aug 12, 1912 in KS - Apr 1975 in KS)
                      Census: 1920, 1930, 1940
                      Married Leo J. Haen (1903-1968)

           7. Bert V. Perkins (Jan 27, 1874 - Oct 1967)

          8. Harry V. Perkins (Feb 18, 1877 in IL - Feb 28, 1970 in IL)
              Married Mamie L. Baker (1877-1944)
                   1. William G. Perkins (1903-1970)

          9. Flossie Perkins (Sep 3, 1879 in IL - May 23, 1952)

        10. Gertrude "Millie" Perkins (Jul 10, 1883 in IL - Aug 16, 1978 in IL)
              Married Albert Enoch Sutton (1872-1949) in 1902 - 3 children

6. James A. Gillespie (Feb 3, 1846 in IL - Aug 7, 1926 in CA)
Census: 1850, 1860

    7. Millard Fillmore Gillespie (Jul 11, 1849 in IL - Aug 7, 1926 in CA)
        Census: 1850, 1860, 1880
        Married Carolyn Lightfoot Whalen (1859-1891) on Sep 21, 1876
             1. Nellie Grace Gillespie (Aug 26, 1878 in IL - Sep 12, 1934)
             2. Clarence Gillespie (Apr 1880 in IL - )
             3. Charles Millard Gillespie (Dec 15, 1882 in IL - 1961)