No, we don't know of any Grover. Of course, there could be a connection much farther back. The Gillispies came to Missouri straight from Kentucky (Boonesborough area), so I also don't know of any Illinois connections. Doesn't sound like a match--sorry! > Steve: Should have included the following information on Grover C. > Gillispie: > > Per 1930 census age was 45 (b. 1885); b. MO; both parents b. IL; age at > first marriage: 19; occupation 1930 "shipping clerk at soap company". I > remember him from childhood and have his picture taken with my grandmother > and some of her children. > > Marian > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marian Sarantha" <marians@vcn.com> > To: <kansascity@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:36 AM > Subject: Re: [KANSASCITY] Mary Finch Gillispie > > >> Steve: Does a "Grover C. Gillispie" fit into your family? Just a straw, >> but my grandmother married (and shortly divorced) him in K.C. >> >> Regards, >> >> Marian >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Steven Gillispie" <gillisp@earthlink.net> >> To: <kansascity@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 1:54 AM >> Subject: Re: [KANSASCITY] Mary Finch Gillispie >> >> >>> Is this the one in the Cheyenne Star? If so, we have it. If not, please >>> send it along! But even there, it's wrong--in 1891 they were all still >>> in >>> Missouri, and Edith is shown in the 1900 census living in Carroll County, >>> Missouri, with that same grandmother. Nobody's stories about those times >>> quite seem to be correct. >>> >>> Anyway, this Edith is another daughter of the Mystery Mary. The Mary >>> mentioned in the first line of the obit is her. But it only talks about >>> her >>> husband, not her, just like everything else that turns up about that >>> family. >>> >>> Thank you for looking, though!! And I really appreciate all of the help >>> and >>> suggestions that everybody has sent me about this. I definitely promise >>> that if I ever find out what happened I will post it here for everybody >>> to >>> read. Closure to mysteries is a good thing, right?!! >>> >>> >>>> Steven, I found an obit for Edith Gillispie, daughter of Warren and Mary >>>> Gillispie. Born August 11, 1881 Bosworth, MO. >>>> >>>> Would this be a sister to Mary? Have you seen it? Will send it you >>>> would >>>> like. IVY >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> KANSASCITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes >>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Steve Gillispie <gillisp@earthlink.net> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> KANSASCITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> KANSASCITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KANSASCITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message --- Steve Gillispie <gillisp@earthlink.net>