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1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1908 Ford produces Model T
1913 Edison invents movies w/sound
1914 - 1919 World War I
1929 The Great Depression begins
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
 John Bowen Gillespie
 b.1791
 d.         
 Henry Harman Gillespie
 b.1813 Tazewell, Virginia
 d.1903 Horsepen, Virginia
 Rhoda Harman
 b.         
 d.         
 James Floyd Gillespie
 b.1838 Springville, Virginia
 d.1924 Gratton, Tazewell, Virginia
 "Long" Henry Harman
 b.         
 d.         
 Bertha McKinley Gillespie
 b.1901 Gratton, Tazewell, Virginia
 d.1922 Gratton, Tazewell, Virginia
 Nancy Bailey Harman
 b.         
 d.1845
 Martha Bailey
 b.1788
 d.         
 Mary Hazel Gillespie
 b.1903 Gratton, Tazewell, Virginia
 d.2001 Gratton, Tazewell, Virginia
 John Allen Leffel
 b.1824 Botetourt, Virginia
 d.          Staunton, Virginia
 Roscoe Hale Gillespie
 b.1906 Gratton, Tazewell, Virginia
 d.1989 Bluefield, West Virginia
 Jacob Preston Leffel
 b.1848 Newcastle, Craig, Virginia
 d.1924 Shawver Mill, Virginia
 Martha Isabel Shawver
 b.1825
 d.1908 Tazewell, Virginia
 Belzora Alice Leffel
 b.1868 Newcastle, Craig, Virginia
 d.1945 Gratton, Tazewell, Virginia
 Samuel Walker
 b.1822 Meadow Creek, Virginia
 d.1909 Tazewell, Virginia
 Frances (Fannie) Ellen Walker
 b.1849 Newcastle, Craig, Virginia
 d.1922 Shawver Mill, Virginia
 Sarah (Sally) Caldwell
 b.1822
 d.1899 Tazewell, Virginia