He was christened in Germany under the name of Christian Gottlieb Glemser, Jr. Christian Gottleib Glemser, Jr. was a pugilist who fought under the professional name of Michael "Mike" Gillespie, because the Glemser family did not want him fighting under the family's last name. He sponsored fights and operated a Cincinnati gym after his fighting career ended. Christian is buried at Spring Grove, under the name of Michael Gillespie, with his second wife.
He was christened in Germany under the name of Christian Gottlieb Glemser, Jr. Christian Gottleib Glemser, Jr. was a pugilist who fought under the professional name of Michael "Mike" Gillespie, because the Glemser family did not want him fighting under the family's last name. He sponsored fights and operated a Cincinnati gym after his fighting career ended. Christian is buried at Spring Grove, under the name of Michael Gillespie, with his second wife.
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Spring Grove website at http://www.springgrove.org}=118672.tif.pdf. Marker was just his adopted name of Michael.
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