I have transcribed data from two different books containing the names of the early residents in three townships of Macoupin County that at least some of these people had a Gillespie Post Office address. Brushy Mound, Cahokia, and Gillespie townships. There are many, many names listed. http://gillespieil.com/gillespie/earlyresidents.html Also I have added several more biographies wich are listed on the page : http://gillespieil.com/gillespie/hist_gen.html Some of the spellings are questionable, but I transcribed them as they were published. The above items contain a lot of history along with much genealogy information. Happy Holidays, Wayne http://gillespieil.com/gillespie/