Sabina "Bina" Anna Shively And William Robert Gillespie In Dallas County, Iowa To Ventura County, California

 

Sabina "Bina" Shively Gillespie

Sabina "Bina" Anna Shively was born on 17-Dec-1862 in Iowa and died on 18-Oct-1961.  She was the daughter of Michael Shively (born Aug-1826 in Germany died 15-Dec-1921 in Napa County, CA) and Sarah Thornburgh (born 24-Jun-1830 in Wayne County, IN died 18-Jun-1926 in Napa County, CA). For more information on Michael Shively see the Shively blog article written on Sunday May 6, 2018. A brother of Bina Shively who was John Henry Shively was the subject of the Shively blog article written on Sunday March 14, 2021.  Bina Shively married William Robert Gillespie who was a physician on 28-Jul-1887 in Nevada County, MO. William Robert Gillespie was born on 11-Mar-1858 and died on 23-May-1945 in Cook County, IL. He was the son of Robert Bruce Gillespie and Laura Gould. 

Located on the 1880 Deerfield Township, Vernon County, MO is the household of Michael Shively age 54, wife Sarah age 50, daughter Hattie age 20, daughter Bina age 17, son Lincoln age 16 and son Clyde age 8. On the 1900 Cleveland City, Cleveland Township, Cuyahoga County, OH is the family of Wm. R. Gillespie born Mar-1859 age 41 occupation physician, wife Bina A. born Dec-1864 age 35 and daughter Juanita born Jul-1889 age 10. On the 1910 Borough of Manhattan, New York County, New York are William R. Gillespie age 51, wife Bina age 47 and son Durwin age 5. Located on the 1920 Chicago City, Cook County, IL census is the household of Juanita Adams age 30, daughter Josephine age 9, daughter Jeslyn age 7, mother Bina Gillespie age 56, brother Durwin Gillespie age 15, lodger Raymond Hopkins age 33 and boarder Ida Trouts age 51. On the 1930 Santa Paula City, Santa Paula Township, Ventura County, CA census is Alonzo L. Shively age 65, wife Tillie B. age 55 and sister Bina A. Gillespie age 67. On the 1940 Santa Paula City, Santa Paula Township, Ventura County, CA census are TIllie B. Shively age 66 widowed and Bina Gillespie age 60.  William Robert Gillespie is listed on the 1940 North RIverside, Cook County, IL census in the Scottish Old Peoples Home as William R. Gillespie age 82.

The following newspaper obituary was found in the Ventura County Star-Free Press, Ventura, California, Thursday, October 19, 1961, page 24, Column 2:

Bina Gillespie

Mrs. Bina A. Gillespie, long-time resident of Santa Paula, died yesterday at her home, 145 N. Eighth St., after a lingering illness.

She was born Dec. 17, 1862 and had lived in the county for 34 years.

Surviving are a son, Durwin Gillespie of Washington, D. C.; brother, A. L. Shively of Santa Paula; nephews, Douglas Shively of Santa Paula, and R. L. Shively, a former Santa Paula resident; a niece, Mrs. Ida S. Ryan of Santa Paula, and three grandchildren.

Mrs. Gillespie was a member of the Santa Paula Presbyterian Church.  She lived for many years with Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Shively, and later with Miss Elizabeth Anderson.

Funeral services will be conducted at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow in the chapel of the H. B. Skillin Funeral Home in Santa Paula. The Rev. R. T. Bousman will officiate.

Private cremation will follow in Ivy Lawn, and inurnment will be in the Forest Lawn Collumbarium beside her late husband, Dr. William R. Gillespie.