I am trying to find information regarding the father of my great-grandfather, Samuel Wilson GILLESPIE. According to family records, Samuel was born in Ross County, OH on March 11, 1822 and died in Crawford County, KS, in 1881. His mother is presumed to be Rachel Lake and his father Joseph GILLESPIE, probably born in Virginia (now WV) in the 1780's or 1790's. Marriage records on the Ross County, OH, website indicate a marriage between Joseph GILLESPIE and Rachel Lake on December 28, 1813. Although I have quite a bit of information regarding Rachel, I have been unable to find anything about her husband except that he was presumably Joseph (or John) GILLESPIE (or GILLISPIE). It appears that the family eventually moved to Hancock County where another child, Mariah L. Gillespie, was born in 1833. I would appreciate your assistance. Thanks, Carol Gillespie Ready