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Harvey Gillespie

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Harvey Gillespie

Birth
Death
19 Aug 1877 (aged 57)
Burial
Henderson County, North Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.3755028, Longitude: -82.6236806
Memorial ID
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From the records of the Mills River Baptist Church

OBITUARY

The subject of this record is Brother and deacon Harvey Gillespie who was borned June 20th 1820 Joined the Baptist Church at this place and was baptised by Elder Merritt Rickman July 23rd 1842 and remained an orderley member of the same until January 15th 1853 when he removed his membership to Caney Fork Church Jackson County, N. C. Was ordained Deacon by said church in the year 1859. His membership remained with that church until 27th 1868 when he moved his membership back to this church where he remained a consistent member until August 17th 1877 when the Great head of the church saw fit to remove him from the church millitant to the churh triumphant to reap the reward of the faithful.
From the records of the Mills River Baptist Church

OBITUARY

The subject of this record is Brother and deacon Harvey Gillespie who was borned June 20th 1820 Joined the Baptist Church at this place and was baptised by Elder Merritt Rickman July 23rd 1842 and remained an orderley member of the same until January 15th 1853 when he removed his membership to Caney Fork Church Jackson County, N. C. Was ordained Deacon by said church in the year 1859. His membership remained with that church until 27th 1868 when he moved his membership back to this church where he remained a consistent member until August 17th 1877 when the Great head of the church saw fit to remove him from the church millitant to the churh triumphant to reap the reward of the faithful.

Gravesite Details

Son of Mathew and Elizabeth Sitton Gillespie. Husband of Sarah C. Hooper.



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