Brief Life History of Robert S
When Robert S Gillespie was born in 1840, in Bond, Illinois, United States, his father, James McDonald Gillespie, was 39 and his mother, Eleanor Hunter, was 35. He married Sarah C Pierson on 30 July 1883, in Greenville, Bond, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 17 March 1886, in Greenville, Bond, Illinois, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Bond, Illinois, United States.
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- Robt S Gallespie in household of Jams M Gallespie, "United States Census, 1860"
- Robert S Gillespie, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Robert S. Gillespie, "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
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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