ÿWPCÉ iãë;zŒDPÀA  $å{ªh– +„;IŒ>c"Žñ†Êoìì:ˆXm­ Xz¨V¿¾pOÜíÖ±gmÂlÃŒC±¤*’„†0Z[âaE7ge·®¸žG7­äá#£ÅÎÛC×…©a`ËxoÄrZvÒoK]×Ò™Øßrñè™45“àYXÉ…M ¯ÒÅà©Æ¶eýØ. Σù&Eº©ü ½1BiÄ-(ñC95’%Ù‚šùßðÌÛ &íýU¡E„Æ^¡/ƒë €P=n^Ϩóò} 'cgM5™–)ªR}ô/ï¤ð2*1LA$4é—^h)’Ùpá­JañUKleó~A,B\~¦¤¢}§ÜšÊáq+³iÂ}žX“…¹Æï´„Ÿßã»vF²ŸeÙÆp™CÌ%æ²J“)rCñaŽÎþ(畉·¢šL£+³›ø«¨ '[égm„Hž ‘ ¹Ìó!•êŠàìV !ý’ ààŒô ˆÍ Ôcõ'‹(Ðzö¯£Ïüº¢ßO\bjDo^¹Óx¿‡eVPAæ$>ã,uM¡ï‰ÿ6$)D ±.~NF}ë/ðïR,”[®jOËÿTu°ÃÇéz¬Wá #ɨUNq %¿ 0:Å^ ÿw 4#2 m4~K˜hp photosmart 7600 seriesT˜””˜T0(ÖÃ9 Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX(üœ$¡¡ÔUSUS.,Ôô®Q6¸ ©ªO5ê:i¢×+003|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ × 7$ ' Owner0Owner .   Ý ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔBEN€B.€GILLESPIE.€€The€career€of€Ben€B.€Gillespie,€of€Ô_ÔGallatinÔ_Ô€Tennessee,€presents€a€strikingÐ ° Ðexample€of€enterprise,€industry€and€integrity,€conducing€to€eminent€success.€€Reared€to€the€workÐ œì Ðfo€the€farm,€he€has€continued€his€operations€along€agricultural€lines€to€such€good€effect€that€todayÐ ˆØ Ðhe€is€the€owner€of€a€handsome€property€in€Sumner€Ô_ÔcountyÔ_Ô,€and€is€known€as€one€of€the€leadingÐ tÄ ÐHereford€cattle€breeders€in€the€state.€€Mr.€Gillespie€was€born€in€Sumner€county,€Tennessee,Ð `° ÐFebruary€1,€1860,€and€is€a€son€of€Richard€G.€And€Susan€C.€(Harris)€Gillespie.Ð L œ ÐÌThe€Gillespie€family€was€founded€in€America€during€the€middle€of€the€eighteenth€century€by€onÐ $ t ÐJames€Gillespie,€who€came€to€this€county€from€Scotland.€€From€him€descended€Jacob€Gillespie,Ð  ` Ðthe€grandfather€of€Ben€B.,€who€was€born€in€North€Carolina,€and€came€to€Tennessee€at€an€earlyÐ ü L  Ðdate.€€He€served€in€the€War€of€1812,€under€General€Jackson,€was€known€as€a€might€hunter,€andÐ è 8  Ðeventually€entered€land€from€the€government€and€spent€the€rest€of€his€life€farming€in€Tennessee,Ð Ô$  Ðdying€full€of€years€and€in€the€possession€of€a€handsome€competency.€€Richard€G.€Gillespie€wasÐ À  Ðborn€in€Sumner€county€in€1826,€and€spent€his€entire€life€in€agricultural€pursuits,€being€exceedinglyÐ ¬ü  Ðsuccessful€in€his€operations€and€accumulating€1,400€acres€of€land.€€He€was€one€of€the€founders€ofÐ ˜è  Ðthe€First€National€Bank€of€Ô_ÔGallatinÔ_Ô,€and€a€director€for€years,€and€all€movements€of€a€progressiveÐ „Ô  Ðnature€could€depend€upon€his€support.€€He€was€an€enthusiastic€member€of€the€A.€F.€&€A.€M.,€andÐ pÀ Ðin€his€political€views€was€a€stalwart€Democrat.€€His€death€occurred€in€Ô_ÔMarch,€1903Ô_Ô.€€Ô_ÔMrÔ_Ô€GillespieÐ \¬ Ðmarried€Susan€C.€Harris,€who€was€born€in€Sumner€county€in€1833,€the€daughter€of€Bright€andÐ H˜ ÐSallie€(Walton)€Harris,€natives€of€North€Carolina.€€Mr.€Harris€was€a€stone€mason€by€trade,€andÐ 4„ Ðmade€his€way€to€Kentucky,€and€thence€to€Tennessee,€with€a€kit€of€tools€on€his€shoulder,€but€livedÐ  p Ðto€attain€to€eminent€success.€€Mrs.€Gillespie€survives€her€husband€and€lives€with€her€son,€Ben€B.,Ð  \ Ðwho€was€the€fourth€of€her€six€children.€€She€is€a€woman€of€many€Christian€virtues,€and€has€been€aÐ øH Ðmember€of€the€Methodist€Episcopal€church€all€of€her€life.Ð ä4 ÐÌBen€b.€Gillespie€received€his€education€in€the€public€schools€of€Sumner€county,€following€whichÐ ¼  Ðhe€attended€the€University€of€Tennessee,€at€Knoxville,€On€his€return€to€the€home€farm€he€resumedÐ ¨ø Ðagricultural€pursuits,€which€he€has€followed€ever€since,€and€is€now€the€owner€of€a€well„cultivatedÐ ”ä Ðproperty€of€300€acres.€€Mr.€Gillespie€has€given€his€attention€during€late€years€tot€he€breeding€ofÐ €Ð Ðthoroughbred€Hereford€cattle,€making€a€specialty€of€traveling€all€over€the€fair€circuit.€€The€yearÐ l¼ Ð1912€was€a€most€successful€one,€as€he€returned€to€his€farm€without€an€animal,€whereas€he€hadÐ X ¨ Ðstarted€out€with€a€large€herd.€€His€animals€bring€top€prices,€and€a€long€list€of€ribbons€testifyÐ D!” Ðeloquently€to€their€success€as€prize€winners.€€About€forty€head€are€raised€annually,€all€pure€breed,Ð 0"€  Ðand€many€of€these€are€disposed€of€through€mail€orders.€€Mr.€Gillespie€is€known€as€an€excellentÐ #l! Ðjudge€of€stock,€and€his€advice€is€often€sough,€and€freely€given,€in€matters€pertaining€thereto.€Ð $X" ÐDuring€a€long€experience,€he€has€come€in€contact€with€men€in€every€walk€of€life,€and€the€highÐ ô$D # Ðesteem€in€which€he€is€universally€held,€gives€evidence€of€his€integrity€in€business€matters.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌIn€November,€1887,€Mr.€Gillespie€was€united€in€marriage€with€Anna€Lou€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔMcGavockÔ_ÔÔ_Ô,€daughter€ofÐ ¸'#& ÐJohn€Ô_ÔMcGavockÔ_Ô,€a€retired€farmer€of€Scotch„Irish€descent,€who€is€now€living€in€Nashville.€€Mr.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐAnd€Mrs.€Gillespie€Ô_ÔhaveÔ_Ô€had€two€children:€Nellie€and€Frank€W.,€both€living€at€home.€€Ô_ÔMrsÔ_ÔÐ )à$( ÐGillespie€is€a€member€of€the€Methodist€Episcopal€church.€€Ô_ÔMrÔ_Ô€Gillespie€has€shown€some€interest€inÐ |*Ì%) Ðfraternal€work,€bring€a€member€of€the€Loyal€order€of€Moose.€€In€his€political€belief€he€is€aÐ h+¸&* ÐDemocrat.€€He€is€at€this€time€steward€in€the€Methodist€Episcopal€church,€and€for€more€than€aÐ T,¤'+ Ðquarter€of€a€century€has€served€as€superintendent€of€the€Sunday€school.Ð @-(, ЇTranscribed€by€Liz€Brase,€2006Ð ° ÐA€History€of€Tennessee€and€Tennesseans,€Will€T.€Hale,€1913