I don't want to beat this thread to death but Richard Addison Gillespie, the Texas Ranger apparently never used his first name but rather preferred to be called Addison or just Ad. Rick -----Original Message----- From: Larry & Barb Thomas <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, July 12, 1999 9:39 PM Subject: [GILLESPIE-L] Addison name >I sent this to Richard, but now I'll throw it out for the whole group. > >Of the children of Thomas L. and Catherine Beard Gillespie, he only had two >sons, both went to Illinois, as did all the younger children. The older >ones went to Carroll/Henderson Co., TN. The Gillespies and the Hall's had >intermarried for some time, and Thomas' daughter Jane married >Addison B. Hall. Both Jane and Addison died and are buried in Henderson >Co., TN. > >In another letter, Richard mentions a Samuel Walker. I don't know if this >means anything, maybe all just a coincedence of a common name, but I'll >throw it out for what its worth. John Morgan and Neoma Thompson >Gillespie's daughter Sarah, Samuel Huston Gillespie's little sister, >married a William P. Walker. Both Sara and William P. Walker are buried in >the Johnson Co., IL cemetery. > >Other Walker - Gillespie related combinations I have > >Roscoe Walker m. Maude Louise Farris b. 6/4/1882 >Robert B. Walker m. Mary Polly Gillespie m. 11/9/1824 (dau of Thomas and >Catherine). In 1840 they were in Henderson Co., TN. Don't know what >happen to them. >Jane Walker m.Thomas T. Gillespie on 7/20/1812 in Williamson Co., TN (This >is Issacs son, >Thomas L.'s cousin) >Fanny Walker m. John L. Hogg in 1863 (This is William P.'s sister, and John >Hogg is Thomas L.s grandson.) > >Once again, I don't know that this means anything, but obviously these >Gillespies were close to the Walkers also. > > >Larry > > >==== GILLESPIE Mailing List ==== >Support the USGenWeb Project! >http://www.usgenweb.org/ >