Brief Life History of Gordon
When Gordon Gillespie was born on 5 May 1894, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, James Mills Gillespie, was 28 and his mother, Anne Thorine Emanuelsdatter Olaveson, was 31. He married Marjorie Jensen on 22 March 1915, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Election Precinct 11, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. He died on 21 December 1959, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Gordon Gillespie, "United States 1950 Census"
- Gordon Gillespie, "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915"
- Gordon Gillespie, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1896 · Utah Becomes a State
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish (Donegal): shortened Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Easbuig, borrowed into Irish as Mac Giolla Easpaig, a patronymic from a personal name meaning ‘servant of the bishop’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Historical Statement about Marjorie Jensen
MARJORIE JENSEN was born in Taylorsville, April 23, 1897 the daughter of Rozella Harker and Lars Jensen. Margie attended the grade schools in Salt Lake City. She married GORDEN GILLESPIE. They had one …
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