Thanks for your replay, Jean. My grandfather, Lantie Miller Gillespie, was born somewhere in Illinois on 2-19-1882. He and his brother, John, left home when they were early teens and went to Texas. His father was Sam Gillespie, Jr., born in 9-2-1845 somewhere in Tennessee. Beyond that we only know of this father, Sam Sr. who married Naomia Johnson in 1839 and died an unknown date in Illinois (presumably near Peoria). I know it's sketchy but it's all I've got. Let me know if you have info. Thanks. Rick Gillespie -----Original Message----- From: Jean Zack <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, July 01, 1999 11:16 AM Subject: [GILLESPIE-L] Gillespie - Peoria IL >Richard, > >Am new to this mailing list & Peoria IL caught my attention. Don't know >if this fits anything you have but I have one entry for Peoria: > >William Gillespie, christened 10/11/1832, Dryfesdale, Dumfries, >Scotland, second of ten children born to David Gillespie & Susan >Richardson. He married Agnes Stewart Hanna 12/31/1861, Peoria IL. >There were 6 children born between 1864 & 1874, three in Illinois (don't >know yet if Peoria) & three in Michigan: > >William b. 1864 in Illinois, d. 1/24/1897 in State of Kansas, buried >3/12/1897 in Chicago; Frank b. 1865 in Illinois; Charles b. 1868 in >Illinois; David b. 1871 in Michigan; Alexander b. 1873 in Michigan; >Robert b. 1874 in Michigan. By 1880 they were back in Chicago, Cook >County, Illinois and William Sr was a foreman in a lumber yard. > >Have nothing for a Samuel or Lantie, Tenn or Ala. Do you know when >Lantie was born? Most of my line seems to have settled in Cook County >IL in spite of all their moving around. > >Hope this may be of some help to you > >Jean Zack >Downers Grove IL > >