U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Gillespie, Benjamin Skidmore (1869-1944) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Pages 380-381 Benjamin Skidmore, son of William S. and Mary Ann Skidmore Gillespie, was born in Sutton, September 19, 1869. He attended the best schools of the county, and after graduating from the schools at Sutton, he learned the printer's trade, working in the office of the Braxton Central and the Braxton Democrat, and by diligence he rose to the position of Assistant Editor and Manager. By his efforts very largely, the Democrat has attained its present high standard as a county journal. As a writer, Mr. Gillespie has no superior in central West Virginia. Congenial and affable in character, he is universally liked. In 1912, he was elected Magistrate, and served four years, refusing a second election, to become against the assistant editor of the Democrat. May 22, 1907, he married Miss Lillian, daughter of Edward and Kitty Taylor Snopps. To this union have been born four children, two sons and two daughters. Their home is in North Sutton. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Braxton County, WV #6839 FULL-NAME: Ben Gillispie BIRTH-PLACE: W.Va. DEATH-DATE: May 21, 1944 at 74 years of age DEATH-PLACE: Sutton, Holly District, Braxton County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Post Master FATHER: William MGillispie (born in W.Va.) MOTHER: Mary Ann Skidmore (born in W.Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Coronary Thrombosis INFORMANT: Mary Ann Gillispie (of Sutton, W.Va.) BURIAL: Sutton Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------