See if you can find a connection between your Jefferson Blaine Gillespie and the family/ancestors of James Gillespie Blaine, educator/politician/Speaker of the House/Republican candidate for U.S. President/Secretary of State. James Gillespie Blaine's mother was Maria Gillespie. She was the daughter of Neal Gillespie of Pennsylvania, Brownsville, if I remember correctly. Please let me know if you find a connection. Sincerely, Ruth Swan Johnson [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Marti Flowers <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, September 02, 1999 7:14 PM Subject: [GILLESPIE] Lost Ancestors >Help, please! My greatgrandfather was JEFFERSON BLAINE GILLESPIE, b. >1839 in Mercer Co. Pa. to David J. and Mary ( Clallahan or Callahan) >Gillespie. He had sister Nan, b. 1834 d.1918. J.B. Gillespie first >married a Sarah Mullin in 1864 in Rochester, Pa. They both lived outside >of Ellwood City in Rock Point at the time. They moved to Columbiana Co, >Ohio in1866 where he became the Supt. of the Grafton Iron Works. He >married Tamar Jane Sinclair after his first wife died. He and his >parents fell out of the sky as far as I can tell. Any help would be MOST >appreciated! Thanks, Marti Forney Flowers > > >==== GILLESPIE Mailing List ==== >Support the USGenWeb Project! >http://www.usgenweb.org/ >