Adeline Gillespie1

#31931, (circa 1839 - 4 November 1923)
Father*Charles Gillespie1 (1792 - 1882)
Mother*Anna Mary Scravendyke1 (1797 - 1879)

Family

Henry A Decker b. c 1840
Children 1.Henry Charles Decker10 (1866 - 1957)
 2.George Decker2 (1869 - 1929)
 3.Catherine Decker11 (1870 - 1920)
 4.Mary Ellen Decker2 (1873 - 1928)
 5.Lawrence Decker2 (1874 - 1962)
 6.Anna M Decker2 (1877 - 1954)
Her married name was Decker.2 
Birth*circa 1839She was born circa 1839 at PennsylvaniaG.1 
24 August 1850She appeared on the census of 24 August 1850 in the household of Charles Gillespie and Anna Mary Scravendyke at Southwest Ward, Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PennsylvaniaG.3 
5 June 1860She appeared on the census of 5 June 1860 in the household of Charles Gillespie and Anna Mary Scravendyke at Southwest Ward, Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PennsylvaniaG.4 
Marriage*circa 1865She married Henry A Decker circa 1865.2 
11 July 1870She and Henry A Decker appeared on the census of 11 July 1870 at Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PennsylvaniaG.5 
7 June 1880She and Henry A Decker appeared on the census of 7 June 1880 at 520 St. Joseph Street, Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PennsylvaniaG.6 
7 June 1900She appeared on the census of 7 June 1900 at 320 West Orange Street, Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PennsylvaniaG.7 
Death*4 November 1923She died on 4 November 1923 at 109 Pearl Street, Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PennsylvaniaG.8 
Obituary5 November 1923Obituary for Adeline Gillespie was published on 5 November 1923.9 

Citations

  1. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census.
  2. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census.
  3. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Charles (57), b. Ireland, boot and shoe maker; Ann M (42), b. PA.
  4. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Charles (69), b. Ireland, shoemaker, real estate value $6000, personal estate $300; Ann M (61), b. PA, real estate value $2600.
  5. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Henry A (29), b. PA, coach maker, personal estate $250; Adaline (29), b. PA, keeping house.
  6. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Henry A (40), b. PA, parents b. Bavaria, Germany, musician; Adaline (40), b. and mother b. PA, father b. Ireland, keeping house.
  7. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Adaline (60), wid., b. PA Feb 1840, father b. Ireland, mother b. PA, 6 children, all living.
  8. [S1570] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1963/1964/1966/1968: File No. 113861, Reg. no. 874. Adeline H Decker, b. Lancaster PA 8 Feb 1839, dau. of Charles Gillespie, b. Ireland, and Anna Scravendike, b. Scotland [sic]; wid. of Harry Decker; d. 109 Pearl St., Lancaster PA, 4 Nov 1923, age 84y 8m 27d, carcinoma of breast; inf. L I Decker, same res.; bur. St. Mary's Cemetery, 7 Nov 1923, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, online Ancestry.com.
  9. [S2710] The New-Era, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mon., 5 Nov 1923, p. 3. "Mrs. Adeline H. Decker, widow of Harry Decker, aged 84 years, died Sunday at the home of her son, Lawrence Decker, 109 Pearl street. Death was due to the in?rmities of age. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic church and also of the Altar Guild of the church. Her surviving children are: Harry, George, Lawrence, Elia, Anna, wife of Frank Cann, all of this city. Nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren also survive. The funeral will be held on Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock with requiem mass at Sacred Catholic church. Private interment will be in St. Mary's cemetery."
  10. [S1570] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1963/1968: File No. 112447, Reg. no. 175. Henry Charles Decker, b. Lancaster 14 Jul 1866, son of Henry C Decker and Adeline Gillespie; silk weaver, wid. of Barbara Brucker, res. 616 North Plum St., Lancaster PA; d. Lancaster County Hospital, Lancaster Twp., PA, 21 Dec 1957, age 91y 5m 7d, arteriosclerotic cariovascular renal disease; inf. Mary Grubb [or Gault]; bur. St. Joseph's Old Cemetery, Lancaster PA, 24 Dec 1957, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
  11. [S1570] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1963/1968: File No. 86510, Reg. no. 626. Catherine Barber, b. Lancaster PA 6 Apr 1870, dau. of Henry Decker and Adeline Gillespie, both b. Lancaster PA; housewife, marr.; d. 844 4th, Lancaster, Lancaster Co. PA, 9 Aug 1920, age 50y 4m 3d, carcinoma of stomach; inf. Mrs. C Downan [poss.], res. 847 Prangley Ave.; bur. St. Mary's Cemetery, 12 Aug 1920, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.