Gillespie, James A.

Variant names
Dates:
Active 1776
Active 1928
Australians,
English, German,

Biographical notes:

James A. Gillespie was a planter of the Hollywood Plantation, Adams County, Mississippi and the Indian Village Plantation, Concordia Parish, Louisiana. William F. Farrel worked as an overseer for Gillespie. Joshua Davis and family moved to Adams County from North Carolina and operated the Beechland and Westmoreland Plantations there.

From the description of James A. Gillespie and family papers, 1776-1928 (bulk 1840-1890). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122411221

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Subjects:

  • Cotton growing
  • Plantations
  • Slaveholders
  • Slaves

Occupations:

  • Agricultural laborers
  • Cotton farmers
  • Plantation owners

Places:

  • Mississippi (as recorded)
  • Hollywood Plantation (Miss.) (as recorded)
  • Beechland Plantation (Miss.) (as recorded)
  • Adams County (Miss.) (as recorded)
  • Indian Village Plantation (La.) (as recorded)
  • Westmoreland Plantation (Miss.) (as recorded)