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===Gillespie===
* [[Gillespie Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) +1926-1927+
* @ Gillespie Co-Operative Store, 300 S. Macoupin St. (aka Main St.) & Spruce.
** c/o John Connell, 202 Charles St. (b. 1828 Kirkintilloch, Dunbarton, [[Scotland|Scot.]]); wife: Mary Hannah Jordan Connell (b. 1829 Ireland). They were married at Kirkintilloch on Aug. 16, 1850, and in 1851, they were both employed as hand loom cotton weavers for the local distillery. Employed in 1925 in Gillespie as a miner, not there by 1929.
** c/o Thomas Connell @ 209 Charles St. (b. 1870 Kirkintilloch, Dunbarton, [[Scotland|Scot.]] - d. 1940 Gillespie, IL); Son of John Connell & Mary Jordan Connell (above). In 1920, Thomas was employed as a timber man in a coal mine, living on Caston Heights in Gillespie. Wife: Jane "Jeanie" Millar Connell (b. 1874 Scot. - d. 1939 Gillespie, IL). They immigrated to the U.S. in 1912, and in 1915 were living in St. Louis. Employed in 1925 in Gillespie as a miner, still there in 1929.
