He was the son of Ward and Mary Gillespie, who were both born in the West Indies.
On the 1910 Census he is found as a soldier at Camp Russell in Wyoming with the 9th Cavalry.
It was one of the original six regiments of the regular United States Army set aside for black enlisted men.
He was the son of Ward and Mary Gillespie, who were both born in the West Indies.
On the 1910 Census he is found as a soldier at Camp Russell in Wyoming with the 9th Cavalry.
It was one of the original six regiments of the regular United States Army set aside for black enlisted men.
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