Warden William Howard Gillespie

1886 - 1968  (81 years)

• Name	William Howard Gillespie
  Prefix	Warden
  Born	24 Jul 1886	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Elected Office	1946	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Warden for the County of Waterloo
  Interesting	public service
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-72445
  Died	11 Jul 1968	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Person ID	I72445	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Gillespie,   b. 14 Dec 1843, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jun 1932, RR5, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Jennie Taylor,   b. 10 Jul 1858, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Sep 1922, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Married	Apr 1879	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 7]
  Family ID	F34891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Campbell "Lizzie" Ford,   b. 14 Feb 1886, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 1974  (Age 87 years)
  Married	9 Oct 1917	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Children	1. Mary Gillespie   2. Jean Isabel "Isabel" Gillespie,   b. 28 Dec 1918, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Sep 1921, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)   3. Eleanor Eileen Gillespie,   b. 1921, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 2005, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   4. John Howard "Jack" Gillespie,   b. 15 Mar 1930, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Sep 2010, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F55417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William H. Gillespie Passes William Howard Gillespie, RR.5, East River Road, Galt, died Thursday at his homestead farm, Rose Vega. He was 81. Mr. Gillespie was born on the farm where he died. He had resided there all his life. He was a member of First United Church, Galt, where he served as church elder for many years; at present he was an honorary elder. He was warden of Waterloo County in 1946 and had served as reeve of North Dumfries Township 1945-46. He had also served on the township council and was past president of South Waterloo Agricultural Society. He was the original chairman of the agricultural division of the Galt Board of Trade and was township representative on the Galt High School Board. He was also past president of the North Dumfries Plowmen's Association and also of the South Dumfries Farmers Club. He was predeceased by a daughter, Jean Isabel. Surviving are his wife, the former Elizabeth Ford; one son, John H. of RR 5, Galt; two daughters, Mrs. Roy (Eleanor) Hilborn, of RR 5, Galt, and Mrs. John (Mary) Leeds of Guelph; two sisters, Mrs. R. G. (Mary) Ford, RR 4 Galt, and Mrs. Lillian Culham of Galt, and seven grandchildren. Funeral service was conducted Sunday with interment in Mount View Cemetery, Galt. The Ayr News Jul 18 1968 pg 9

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-3 Page 6. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 13. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 035075 (1886). Name:William Howard Gillespie Date of Birth:24 Jul 1886 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:John Gillespie Mother's name:Jennie Saylor [S2485] News - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr News, The Ayr News Jul 18 1968 pg 9. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. [SW] Elizabeth C./ FORD/ Feb. 14, 1886/ Jan. 28, 1974/ wife of/ Wm. H. GILLESPIE/ July 24, 1886/ July 11, 1968/ Jean Isabel/ dau. of/ Wm. & Elizabeth/ Gillespie/ Dec. 28, 1918/ Sept. 17, 1921/ [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. William H. Gillespie/ 1886-1968/ [belongs to stone 2-25E-14] [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010726-79. John Gillespie, 34, occ. Farmer, b. North Dumfries, res. North Dumfries, s/o John Gillespie & Jane Adams married Jeanie Taylor, 21, b. North Dumfries, res. North Dumfries, d/o Andrew Taylor & Margaret Scott, witn Malcolm McPherson & Andrew Lake both of North Dumfries, 16 April 1879 in North Dumfries. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. William Howard Gillespie Age:31 Birth Date:abt 1886 Birth Place:Galt Marriage Date:9 Oct 1917 Marriage County or District:Waterloo-Galt Father:John Gillespie Mother:Jane Taylor Spouse:Elizabeth Campbell Campbell Ford Spouse's Age:31 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1886 Spouse Birth Place:Galt Spouse Father:Robert Ford Spouse Mother:Mary Campell [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 019781 (1917). Name:William Howard Gillespie Age:31 Birth Year:abt 1886 Birth Place:Galt Marriage Date:9 Oct 1917 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:John Gillespie Mother:Jane Taylor Spouse:Elizabeth Campbell Campbell Ford

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Jul 1886 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 9 Oct 1917 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Warden for the County of Waterloo - 1946 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Jul 1968 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth