Gillespie, Illinois - History and Genealogy

G i l l e s p i e Gillespie, Illinois - Macoupin County Illinois, - State of Illinois - United States Of America

Gillespie, Illinois
History & Genealogy

*Area Items* Early Residents Brushy Mound Cahokia Gillespie Townships Coal Mines Southeast Quarter Macoupin County Post Offices Past & Present Railroads of the area		Biographies & Family Histories Index of Names		*Cemeteries* Gillespie Cemeteries Gillespie City Cemetery Holy Cross Cemetery Mitchell Cemetery 4 miles north of Gillespie Wheeler Cemetery 4 miles northwest of Gillespie

Area Items

Early Residents
Brushy Mound
Cahokia
Gillespie
Townships

Coal Mines
Southeast Quarter
Macoupin County

Post Offices
Past & Present

Railroads
of the area

Biographies
&
Family Histories

Index of Names

Cemeteries

Gillespie Cemeteries

Gillespie City Cemetery

Holy Cross Cemetery

Mitchell Cemetery
4 miles north of Gillespie

Wheeler Cemetery
4 miles northwest of Gillespie


*Churches* Church History Hopewell Church Gillespie Township		*City of Gillespie* City Destroyed By Fire - 1905 Gillespie's business district Gillespie - 1930 Photos Gillespie City Hall Photos 1945 - 2006 Gillespie History Gillespie's Main Street Through the Years Gillespie Parks Gillespie Physicians & Surgeons Gillespie Population Changes Gillespie - Water Water Towers 1929 - 2009 Waterworks Plant 1982 - 2006	*Death Records* Macoupin County, IL. Coal Mine Fatalities 1884 - 1984 \| A - I \| J - R \| S - Z \| Death Index 1916-1950 Railroad Fatalities

Churches

Church History

Hopewell Church
Gillespie Township

City of Gillespie

City Destroyed By Fire - 1905
Gillespie's business district

Gillespie - 1930 Photos

Gillespie City Hall Photos
1945 - 2006

Gillespie History

Gillespie's Main Street
Through the Years

Gillespie Parks

Gillespie Physicians & Surgeons

Gillespie Population Changes

Gillespie - Water
Water Towers 1929 - 2009
Waterworks Plant 1982 - 2006

Death Records

Macoupin County, IL.
Coal Mine Fatalities
1884 - 1984
| A - I | J - R | S - Z |

Death Index
1916-1950

Railroad Fatalities


*From the Past* Gillespie - 1930 Photos Historical Photos Interurban Stores Photos Interior Scenes Theatre Photos Transportation Photos Airport Big Four Depot	*Mining* Coal & Coal Mining Southest Quater of Macoupin County Coal Mines Rest of Macoupin County Photo Tribute to the Coal Miners of Macoupin County, Illinois Gillespie's First-Aid and Rescue Contests First in Illinois Gillespie's Miners' Cooperative Store First store of this type in Illinois *Near-by* Historical Photos Staunton Labor Temple		*News items* 1929 Murder Gangland style Newspaper Excerpts from Macoupin County

From the Past

Gillespie - 1930 Photos

Historical Photos

Interurban

Stores Photos
Interior Scenes

Theatre Photos

Transportation Photos
Airport
Big Four Depot

Mining

Coal & Coal Mining
Southest Quater of Macoupin County

Coal Mines
Rest of Macoupin County

Photo Tribute to the
Coal Miners
of Macoupin County, Illinois

Gillespie's First-Aid and Rescue Contests
First in Illinois

Gillespie's Miners' Cooperative Store
First store of this type in Illinois

Near-by
Historical Photos
Staunton Labor Temple

News items

1929 Murder
Gangland style

Newspaper Excerpts
from Macoupin County

*Obituaries* PROCTOR, Joseph H. 1833 - 1902		*Queries* Genealogy Queries DEITZ HOBSON NEELY / NEALEY SMITH WHITE		*Schools* Schools Old & New G C H S Class of 1930 School Memories and Photos 1932 Basketball 1929 Football

Obituaries

PROCTOR, Joseph H.
1833 - 1902

Queries

Genealogy
Queries

DEITZ
HOBSON
NEELY / NEALEY
SMITH
WHITE

Schools

Schools Old & New

G C H S Class of 1930

School Memories and Photos

1932 Basketball

1929 Football

Veterans

1913 G. A. R. Roster 1929 Honor Roll World War I Veteran Photos World War II Veteran Photos Korean War Veterans Vietnam War Veterans Veteran's Day 2006 Ceremonies Gillespie Veteran's Monuments Benld Veteran's Monuments Dorchester's Vietnam Monument Sawyerville Veteran's Monument Wilsonville World War II Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars	V E T E R A N S Listed Alphabetically \| A \| \| B \| \| C \| \| D \| \| E \| \| F \| \| G \| \| H \| \| I \| \| J \| \| K \| \| L \| \| M \| \| Mc \| \| N \| \| O \| \| P \| \| Q \| \| R \| \| S \| \| T \| \| U \| \| V \| \| W \| \| X \| \| Y \| \| Z \| Active Duty Military

Macoupin County, Illinois
Memorials & Monuments ©

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Biographies and biographical articles published many years ago may have been based on family stories and other mistaken information. These should not be considered accurate, but only as a guide for further research.

Biographies

Family Histories

BARTELS, William G.
Macoupin Co. / Coal Mines

FRIES, Frank W.
U S Congressman

KEEL, Howard
Actor, Singer, TV Star

PROCTOR, Joseph H.
Civil War Veteran

QUICK, Deacon C. V. A.

Behrens
Family Photograph only

Noe
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Noe
Centennial Photograph

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