Wyatt Paul Gillespie, son of Jeremiah Gillespie and Mary E Gillespie, was born on July 15, 1865 in Amherst County, Virginia. Laura Cecil Donald, daughter of James Calvin Donald and Elizabeth Jane […]
Wisdom Wednesday — Wyatt and Laura
Treasure Chest Thursday — One Document Defines Them All
Some documents are like a really great Christmas, they just have everything in them that you need. This Deed of Conveyance 1 defines quite nicely Wyatt Paul and Laura Donald Gillespie’s children, […]
Tombstone Tuesday — I found my missing Stonewall Jackson Cemetery pics!
I could not remember where I had stashed these. Eureka they have been found! These are the tombstones for my previous entries on my Maiden Aunts: Harriet Ann Gillespie, daughter of Jeremiah […]
Sunday’s Obituary: Maiden Aunts and Bachelor Uncles — Minnie Maude Gillespie
Every generation has their own maiden aunts and bachelor uncles who leave behind no children and often there is no one left to tell their story. They truly become forgotten stories. I […]
