In loving memory of my father, Sam Gillespie (1875-1954). In the search for his grave, I found a mystery that took me on a journey over a life-time that led to this collection of records. Who was the woman buried beside my father?

Read down as notes are added over the year.

AFRICA:  37

• South Africa Births:             1
• South Africa Marriages:  33
• South Africa Deaths              2
• SA Family Histories:              1

ASIA:  2

China:

• UK Gillespie firm won international competition in China.
• Publication: Legal Reforms in China & Vietnam

CANADA:  5

Obituaries:

• Alberta:                                  1
• British Columbia:              3
• Ontario:                                   1    (Dufferin Co)

IRELAND:  6

Obituaries:

• Co Antrim:                2
• Co Down:                   1
• Co Londonderry:    3

USA:  32

Alabama:   (possible soldier of World War I)

California: early immigration records: 19

Obituaries:

• Connecticut:             1
• Georgia:                       1
• Illinois:                           1
• New Hampshire:      1
• North Carolina:         3
• Ohio:                                2
• Pennsylvania               2
• Tennessee                      1

 

Monthly Summary

January 1                   Beginning Balance                48, 997 records

January                                          82                                 49, 079