1. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert Dillard Gillespie
Race: White
Age: 24
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 29 Jan 1916
Birth Place: Shannon Branch, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Davy, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Davy, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: New River And Pocahontas Coal Company
Weight: 146
Complexion: Freckled
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Red
Height: 5 6
Next of Kin: Rosie Gillespie
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Robert Dillard Gillespie Self (Head)"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 203; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert D. Gillespie; age 29; born and living at Caples, WV; widowed; married on 20 Apr 1944 in
Roderfield, WV; Mary Elizabeth Dave; age 24; born in Pageton, WV; divorced; living in Roderfield.
3. "World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945"; McDowell Co, WV; Page 708; Ancestry.com
Web Site.
Robert Dillon Gillespies; born 29 Jan 1916; Sgt, US Army; entered service 20 Apr 1942; served at
Camp Crowder, MO; Pearl Harbor; Philippines; China; wounded in action on Okinawa 5 Jul 1945;
awarded Bronze Star Medal; attended Davy school; Methodist; son of M/M M, Gillespies, Hensley,
WV; husband of Mrs. Mary Gillespies, Davy, WV.
4. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert Gillespie
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 29 Jan 1916
Death Date: 23 Jul 1983
SSN: 233072696
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 24 Jul 1942
Release Date 1: 19 Dec 1945"
1. Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Willard Gillespie
Birth Date: 21 Feb 1935
Birth Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number: 1935007039"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Willard Gillespie
[James W Gillespie]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 21 Feb 1933
Birth Place: Town Hill Ta, Virginia
Death Date: 27 Jun 2004
Father: Robert Gillespie
Mother: Mary E Dove
SSN: 232501516
Notes: Feb 1950: Name listed as JAMES WILLARD GILLESPIE;
28 Jul 2004: Name listed as JAMES W GILLESPIE"
1. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Charles Everett Brinegar 72, of Pineville went to be with the Lord on Wednesday June 3, 2020 at his residence."Born January 31, 1948 in Wyoming County he was the son of the late Everett and Hattie Buchanon Brinegar.
"Charles was a United States Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam War. He was a coal miner for many years, he then worked for the Wyoming County Board of Education as a Bus Driver. Charles was a born again Christian, and was a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, riding his four wheeler, and spending time with his family.
"In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Barbara Brinegar, Three sons Charles Kenneth Brinegar, Larry Shirl Brinegar, and James Brinegar, and his granddaughter Erin Miller.
"Those left to cherish his memory include his daughter Robin Estep and her husband Kristopher, his grandson Kristopher Axl Estep, His brother and sisters Freelan Brinegar, Etta Farley, and Rita Roop. His niece Kristy Roop and her companion Jeff, Michael Farley and his wife Becky, his great nieces and nephews Phillip, Ben and his wife Ashley, and Tabitha, his Great Great niece and nephew Ronin and Brynn, and a host of extend family and friends.
"A graveside service will be held Noon Saturday June 6, 2020 in the Brinegar Family Cemetery at Gulf Fork."
1. 1920 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Oldtown Precinct; taken on 16/17/19 Jan 1920; Page 135B; Image
14 of 32; Family #117/117.
Listed as Bulla Harlow; age 4 yrs, 1 mon; born in KY; in household of father, Jefferson Harlow.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Albert Kegley Edwards
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1917
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 2 Apr 1940
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Marion Edwards
Mother: Lucretia Remines
Spouse: Margaret Lucille Winesett
Certificate Number: 1940016472"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Margaret Lucille Winesett
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1922
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 2 Apr 1940
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: William Winesett
Mother: Fannie Adams
Spouse: Albert Kegley Edwards
Certificate Number: 1940016472"