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GILLESPIE, Flossie Annette
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Name GILLESPIE, Flossie Annette Birth 2 Sep 1899 Estill County, Kentucky, USA
Gender Female Death 31 Jul 1966 Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Michigan, USA
Person ID I6237 Edgoose Last Modified 4 Feb 2026
Family BUCHAN, Leslie Obethal, b. 30 Jul 1903, Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
d. 9 Feb 1964, Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Michigan, USA
(Age 60 years) Marriage 6 Jun 1929 Boyne City, Charlevoix County, Michigan, USA
Children 1. BUCHAN, Leslie James, b. 9 Aug 1931, Three Rivers, Michigan, USA
d. 24 Jan 2022, Kernersville, North Carolina, USA
(Age 90 years)2. BUCHAN, Margaret Juanita, b. 30 Jan 1933, Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Michigan, USA
d. 13 Mar 1957, Centerville, Leelanau County, Michigan, USA
(Age 24 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. BUCHAN, Norman Marshall, b. 18 Sep 1934, Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Michigan, USA
d. 16 Mar 2005, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
(Age 70 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F801 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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FLOSSIE ANNETTE BUCHAN née GILLESPIE 1899-1966
According to the Buchan Family Tree on Ancestry Flossie Annette GILLESPIE was born in Estill County, Kentucky, USA, on 2 September 1899. She died at Three Rivers, St. Joseph, Michigan, USA, on 31 July (no year given).
The marriage between 25 year old Mr. Leslie O. BUCHAN, a factory employee of Three Rivers, Michigan, son of John Frederick BUCHAN and Miriam EDGOOSE; and 27 year old Kentucky born Miss Flossie GILLESPIE of Boyne City, Michigan, daughter of James GILLESPIE and Margaret BAKER, took place in Boyne City, Charlevoix County, Michigan, on 6 June 1929.
Witnesses were Mrs. D. J. MARKS and D. J. MARKS of Petoskey, Michigan.
(Marriage License and Certificate)
From the 1930 US Federal Census of 8th Street, Lock Post Township, Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Michigan, USA:
Leslie BUCHAM [sic], head, house rented for $8 monthly, aged 26, 25 years old at first marriage, born in Wisconsin of Canadian and English parents, labourer at Paper mill;
*Flossie BUCHAM [sic], wife, aged 28, 27 years old at first marriage, born in Kentucky of Kentucky born parents, no employment.
(Roll 1026/17A/ED26/Image 341.0)
From the 1940 Federal Census of Seventh Street, Three Rivers, St. Joseph, Michigan:
Leslie Buchan, head, aged 36, born in Wisconsin, paper sorter in paper mill;
*Flossie BUCHAN, wife, aged 38, born in Kentucks;
Leslie BUCHAN Jr,, son, aged 8, born in Michigan;
Margaret BUCHAN, daughter, aged 7, born in Michigan;
Norman BUCHAN, son, aged 5, born in Michigan.
She died on 31 July 1966.
(Ancestry message from Les2712 10 April 2013)
(revised 10.04.2013)

