m1 Mary E. McCoy ( b 27 Jun 1858, d 23 Jun 1894.) Buried Gillispie Cemetery, Hinton Road, Scott County, KY.
m2 Henrietta McCoy (b 31 May 1868, d 14 Feb 1941.) Buried Gillispie Cemetery, Hinton Road, Scott County, KY. [NOTE: His two wives were sisters and the sister of Harriet McCoy, wife of his brother Michael.]
To Sam O'Nan Wood, Calvin was "Great Uncle Calvin" and the story is told how Calvin, while still a child, fell down the well at the "Homeplace" (in Bracken County) and that his mother tucked her skirt up and climbed down the rock walls to rescue him. Years later, a drunk Calvin was riding a horse through Sadieville when a passing train spooked the horse, and both fell into the big open well that was near where the Pavillion now stands. Both were rescued, but the horse died. Calvin died some years later from a heart attack while running to catch the train at High Bridge to come home. Sam attended Calvin's funeral at the "Bates" house (then Calvin's home) on Hinton Road. The yard was filled with many "horse and buggy" sets and the hearse was pulled by several teams of grey horses. Sam, who was then six, enlivened the funeral by ringing the dinner bell during the service. The bell is still there. ~Rachel Southworth 29 Jun 1998
Treva Rice also shares the following on Calvin, who was a great-grandfather to her husband. On his excursion to High Bridge, KY on the Southern Railroad, he was accompanied by his son Chester. He was brought home in a basket on the train, after his death. Treva also mentions Calvin's drinking and the well incident.
m1 Mary E. McCoy ( b 27 Jun 1858, d 23 Jun 1894.) Buried Gillispie Cemetery, Hinton Road, Scott County, KY.
m2 Henrietta McCoy (b 31 May 1868, d 14 Feb 1941.) Buried Gillispie Cemetery, Hinton Road, Scott County, KY. [NOTE: His two wives were sisters and the sister of Harriet McCoy, wife of his brother Michael.]
To Sam O'Nan Wood, Calvin was "Great Uncle Calvin" and the story is told how Calvin, while still a child, fell down the well at the "Homeplace" (in Bracken County) and that his mother tucked her skirt up and climbed down the rock walls to rescue him. Years later, a drunk Calvin was riding a horse through Sadieville when a passing train spooked the horse, and both fell into the big open well that was near where the Pavillion now stands. Both were rescued, but the horse died. Calvin died some years later from a heart attack while running to catch the train at High Bridge to come home. Sam attended Calvin's funeral at the "Bates" house (then Calvin's home) on Hinton Road. The yard was filled with many "horse and buggy" sets and the hearse was pulled by several teams of grey horses. Sam, who was then six, enlivened the funeral by ringing the dinner bell during the service. The bell is still there. ~Rachel Southworth 29 Jun 1998
Treva Rice also shares the following on Calvin, who was a great-grandfather to her husband. On his excursion to High Bridge, KY on the Southern Railroad, he was accompanied by his son Chester. He was brought home in a basket on the train, after his death. Treva also mentions Calvin's drinking and the well incident.
Gravesite Details
http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/record/CalvinGillispie/2412687
Family Members
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Ida Belle Gillispie Rice
1876–1899
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Mary Lucy Gillispie Holland
1877–1921
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Anna Mae Gillispie Crupper
1879–1956
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Joseph H Gillispie
1881–1904
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Rosetta Gillispie Mason
1885–1957
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Robert Bealy Gillispie
1886–1950
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Edgar Raney Gillespie
1887–1957
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Luther Hall Gillispie
1890–1965
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Chester Bryan Gillispie
1897–1986
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Ernest B Gillispie
1906–1913
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