Catherine May Gillespie was born Katherine "Kay" Hubbard; she was the first daughter of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, with Margaret Louise "Polly" Grubb (later known as Margaret Ochs).
Her brother was Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, Jr. later known as Ronald DeWolf.
She was married to Rod Whittaker in 1956 and they divorced in 1957.
She later married James P. Gillespie in 1958, they lived in Van Nuys, California in 1963. By 1969 they lived in Los Angeles, California and had two children. (Advance 1969) They had a son named Lance Gillespie. (Ron's Journal 1968)
Obituary listings for her husband's mother at -- "Sallie R. Gillespie". The Recorder. Greenfield, Massachusetts. October 6, 2003. -- and -- "Obituaries: Sallie Gillespie". Brattleboro Reformer. Vermont. October 21, 2003. -- list James P. Gillespie and Catherine Gillespie residing in Portland, Oregon.
Sources:
Hubbard, L. Ron. "Ron's Journal 1968". Scientology Publications Organization. 1969.
"First Full Class VIII's". Advance, Issue 5, Volume 1. Church of Scientology publication. 1969.
"Sallie R. Gillespie". The Recorder. Greenfield, Massachusetts. October 6, 2003.
"Obituaries: Sallie Gillespie". Brattleboro Reformer. Vermont. October 21, 2003.
Note: Birth and death dates confirmed by Social Security Death Index for Catherine May Gillespie. SSDI lists state of Washington for issue date of 1954.
Her brother was Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, Jr. later known as Ronald DeWolf.
She was married to Rod Whittaker in 1956 and they divorced in 1957.
She later married James P. Gillespie in 1958, they lived in Van Nuys, California in 1963. By 1969 they lived in Los Angeles, California and had two children. (Advance 1969) They had a son named Lance Gillespie. (Ron's Journal 1968)
Obituary listings for her husband's mother at -- "Sallie R. Gillespie". The Recorder. Greenfield, Massachusetts. October 6, 2003. -- and -- "Obituaries: Sallie Gillespie". Brattleboro Reformer. Vermont. October 21, 2003. -- list James P. Gillespie and Catherine Gillespie residing in Portland, Oregon.
Sources:
Hubbard, L. Ron. "Ron's Journal 1968". Scientology Publications Organization. 1969.
"First Full Class VIII's". Advance, Issue 5, Volume 1. Church of Scientology publication. 1969.
"Sallie R. Gillespie". The Recorder. Greenfield, Massachusetts. October 6, 2003.
"Obituaries: Sallie Gillespie". Brattleboro Reformer. Vermont. October 21, 2003.
Note: Birth and death dates confirmed by Social Security Death Index for Catherine May Gillespie. SSDI lists state of Washington for issue date of 1954.
Catherine May Gillespie was born Katherine "Kay" Hubbard; she was the first daughter of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, with Margaret Louise "Polly" Grubb (later known as Margaret Ochs).
Her brother was Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, Jr. later known as Ronald DeWolf.
She was married to Rod Whittaker in 1956 and they divorced in 1957.
She later married James P. Gillespie in 1958, they lived in Van Nuys, California in 1963. By 1969 they lived in Los Angeles, California and had two children. (Advance 1969) They had a son named Lance Gillespie. (Ron's Journal 1968)
Obituary listings for her husband's mother at -- "Sallie R. Gillespie". The Recorder. Greenfield, Massachusetts. October 6, 2003. -- and -- "Obituaries: Sallie Gillespie". Brattleboro Reformer. Vermont. October 21, 2003. -- list James P. Gillespie and Catherine Gillespie residing in Portland, Oregon.
Sources:
Hubbard, L. Ron. "Ron's Journal 1968". Scientology Publications Organization. 1969.
"First Full Class VIII's". Advance, Issue 5, Volume 1. Church of Scientology publication. 1969.
"Sallie R. Gillespie". The Recorder. Greenfield, Massachusetts. October 6, 2003.
"Obituaries: Sallie Gillespie". Brattleboro Reformer. Vermont. October 21, 2003.
Note: Birth and death dates confirmed by Social Security Death Index for Catherine May Gillespie. SSDI lists state of Washington for issue date of 1954.
Her brother was Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, Jr. later known as Ronald DeWolf.
She was married to Rod Whittaker in 1956 and they divorced in 1957.
She later married James P. Gillespie in 1958, they lived in Van Nuys, California in 1963. By 1969 they lived in Los Angeles, California and had two children. (Advance 1969) They had a son named Lance Gillespie. (Ron's Journal 1968)
Obituary listings for her husband's mother at -- "Sallie R. Gillespie". The Recorder. Greenfield, Massachusetts. October 6, 2003. -- and -- "Obituaries: Sallie Gillespie". Brattleboro Reformer. Vermont. October 21, 2003. -- list James P. Gillespie and Catherine Gillespie residing in Portland, Oregon.
Sources:
Hubbard, L. Ron. "Ron's Journal 1968". Scientology Publications Organization. 1969.
"First Full Class VIII's". Advance, Issue 5, Volume 1. Church of Scientology publication. 1969.
"Sallie R. Gillespie". The Recorder. Greenfield, Massachusetts. October 6, 2003.
"Obituaries: Sallie Gillespie". Brattleboro Reformer. Vermont. October 21, 2003.
Note: Birth and death dates confirmed by Social Security Death Index for Catherine May Gillespie. SSDI lists state of Washington for issue date of 1954.
