John Gillespie

  General Notes:

At the time of the 1880 USA census John and his family, including parents, are living in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. John is recorded as aged 46, a coalminer, born Scotland. His wife, Angeline, is 31, born Pennsylvania to an Irish born father and a Pennsylvania born mother. Living here are children: John, 17, a coalminer born Scotland to a Scottish father and Pennsylvania born mother (presumably Angeline); James, 15, a coalminer, born Scotland to Scot parents; William, 11, a coalminer, born Pennsylvania to Scottish parents; Dougald, 10, at school, born Pennsylvania to Scottish parents; Margaret, 8, born Pennsylvania to Scottish parents; Adam, 2, born Pennsylvania to a Scottish father and Pennsylvania mother; George, 5/12 months born December, in Pennsylvania to a Scottish father and Pennsylvania mother. John's parents are also living here: John, aged 66, a coalminer, born Scotland and Isabell, 82, a Boarder, born Scotland.

John married Agnes Cameron on 29 Jul 1861 in Shotts, Lanark, Scotland. (Agnes Cameron was born circa 1840 in Scotland and died in 1873 in Pennsylvania, USA.)

John next married Angeline Boyd, daughter of Unknown Boyd and Sara Hoskins, on 29 Jul 1861 in Shotts, Lanark, Scotland. (Angeline Boyd was born on 1 Jul 1847 in Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA, died on 5 Apr 1939 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA and was buried in Apr 1939 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA.)