Clayton Crawford Gillespie
Born: January 18, 1822
Birthplace: Franklin County, Georgia
Father: John Patterson Gillespie
Mother: Ann Harley Garrison
Wife: Annie M. Preston 1836 – 1911
(Buried: Mission Burial Burial Park South, San Antonio, Texas)
Children:
Corporal Benjamin Mann Gillespie 1861 – 1901
(Buried: Hillcrest, Fort Davis, Texas)
Tennant Lomax Gillespie 1862 – 1881
(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Texas)
Nicholas Pierce Gillespie 1864 – 1937
(Buried: Mart Cemetery, Mart, Texas)
Occupation before War:
Methodist Minister in Galveston, Texas, and Louisiana
Editor of Texas Christian Advocate Newspaper
Editor of New Orleans Christian Advocate Newspaper
Civil War Career:
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 25th Texas Cavalry Regiment
1863: Captured at Battle of Arkansas Post
1863: Exchanged in Prisoner of War exchange on April 29th
1863: Colonel of Consolidated Texas Cavalry Dismounted
1863: Relieved of command and went home to Texas
1864 – 1865: Confederate Post Commander at Hempstead, Texas
1865: Paroled by the Union Army in Houston, Texas on June 22nd
Occupation after War:
Minister in Houston, Texas
Editor of Houston Telegraph Newspaper
Editor of San Antonio Express Newspaper
Died: December 26, 1876
Place of Death: Austin, Texas
Age at time of Death: 54 years old
Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Texas
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