From Nikki Gillespie to Robert G. Nooning Sr., 6-27-2007.
My father's parents were Alice Veronica Pitfield (not sure if one t or two) and Phillip Collin (called PC) Gillespie. Their children were from oldest down: Lucille, Victor and Alice. My grandmother had 3 spinster sisters, Marie, Carrie and Nanny. PC was in the jewelry business and owned Gillespie Jewelers in Pgh. Pa. with his brothers Paul,
Augustyn and another one I think.Date of birth calculated from the 1910 Census record, and the note below from Lucy. The 1920 Census record has the birth dates wrong.
From Lucy, daughter of Alice Mae Gillespie.
I can correct the information that you sent to me, basically since I have it. There were four children in the family of PC Gillespie and Alice Pitfield Gillespie: Philip R. b. 1897 Lucille b. 1899 Victor b. 1900 Alice Mae b. 1915 my Mom I always said that Alice Mae must have been quite a surprise to her parents!! Her siblings were all teenagers when she was born. The Gillespie Brothers jewelry company was run by four Gillespie brothers: Augustin, Carl, Paul and Philip Collins ("PC"). It's an intriguing mystery as to what happened to the money, since I know that during her growing up years, PC's family lived well. He sold the business in early 1929 to Lucille's husband Chess Getsinger. My mother recalled 1930 as a disastrous years for her since her mother died and they lost their money. I theorize that PC probably invested the proceeds from the sale of the jewelry store in the stock market, which, as you probably know had it's famous crash in the fall of 1929.
Birth place from 1930 Census of Edgar Arthur Nooning Sr and Nellie M. Mclean Nooning in Pittsburgh, PA
Information from Nikki Gillespie 5-15-2007:
My Mom married Rebel Jones in Riverside California back in 1965 or 66. Forget exactly which year. They went to Louisville then on to Tennessee where Reb was originally from. He passed away in the vet's hospital down there about 8 years ago. I can look all of this up when I'm at home to get the exact dates. I brought Mom up from TN around 2003. She passed away in her nursing home in Sept. of '05. That was DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton/Winfield IL. The picture of me and my siblings on my brother's guest book is summer of 2004 outside of the nursing home.
Social Security Death Index about Lynn Gillespie
Name: Lynn Gillespie
SSN: 567-21-4060
Born: 26 Oct 1955
Died: Oct 1986
State (Year) SSN issued: California (1973 )
Social Security Death Index about Lynn Gillespie
Name: Lynn Gillespie
SSN: 567-21-4060
Born: 26 Oct 1955
Died: Oct 1986
State (Year) SSN issued: California (1973 )