Person:Harry Gillespie (4)

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Harry Boggs Gillespie
b.20 Apr 1858 Allegheny City, PA
d.1935 Detroit, MI
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m. 1860
  1. Harry Boggs Gillespie1858 - 1935
  2. William GillespieAbt 1861 -
  3. Nettie GillespieAbt 1867 -
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m. Nov 1883
  1. Harry Stephens Gillespie1885 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Harry Boggs Gillespie
Gender Male
Birth[2] 20 Apr 1858 Allegheny City, PA
Alt Birth[5] Apr 1859 PA
Marriage Nov 1883 to Emily Virginia Norvell
Death[3] 1935 Detroit, MI
Burial[4] Redfield plot, Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
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In Aug 1875 he started working as a surveyor for the Texas Pacific Railroad Co. In 1876, he worked at various oil fields in Bradford and Oil City and other places in PA. In 1877, he worked as an invoice clerk for a wholesale dry goods dealer in PIttsburg. In 1880, he moved to Detroit, MI and started working for The Michigan Stove Co where he rose to the position of confidential secretary to the vice-president. He was a director of the Merchants' and Manufactures' Exchange, president of the National Adjuster Co, a member of the board of managers of the Detroit Credit Men's Association and a member of the board of Administration of the National Credit Men's Association.

References
  1. ↑ History of the Norvell and Related Families, John Edward Norvell, 4thd ed, 2006
    p. 256.
  2. ↑ Robert Budd Ross, George Byron Catlin, Clarence Monroe Burton. Landmarks of Detroit: A History of the City
    p. 45.
  3. ↑ History of the Norvell and Related Families, John Edward Norvell, 4thd ed, 2006
    p. 256.
  4. ↑ History of the Norvell and Related Families, John Edward Norvell, 4thd ed, 2006
    p. 256.
  5. ↑ 1900 U.S. Census, ward 9, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI, SD ?, ED 91, p. 3A (83).
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