James Robert Gillespie
Born in Provo, Utah, Utah
1916 March 9
Mother
Eva P Giles
Father
Sharp C Gillespie
Date Details
Occurred On 1916 March 9
Baptized by J Earl Lewis
1924 March 23 (Age 8)
Served in German and Austrian Mission
1937 November 10 – 1938 January (Age 21) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Missionary Activity Notes
Transferred to the new West German Mission when Swiss-German and German-Austrian Missions were dissolved in the later part of 1937.
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Edgemont Ward, Sharon Stake
Set Apart By
Rulon S Wells
Location Served
German-Austrian
Date Details
Started On 1937 November 10
Set Apart
Ended On 1938 January
Released
Served in West German Mission
1938 January – 1939 October 31 (Age 21) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Missionary Activity Notes
Temporary transfer to Swiss Mission in Aug 1939.
Evacuation of missionaries to the states in Oct 1939 due to the war in Europe.
(SS Manhattan sailed Le Verdon France to NYC)
Location Served
West German
Date Details
Started On 1938 January
Called
Ended On 1939 October 31
Released
Images
Munchen District meeting in Augsburg - 10 Feb 1939
Missionaries of the West German Mission - Frankfurt, May 30, 1939.
Munchen District missionary meeting, 8 May 1939
Elders in West Germany, 1939
Missionary Meeting in Augsburg - 10 Feb 1939
Elders in Nurnberg, Bavaria, Germany, 3 June, 1939
Ausburg-February-1939
Died
1998 May 26 (Age 82)
Media
James Robert Gillespie (1916 - 1998) Profile
Munchen District meeting in Augsburg - 10 Feb 1939
Missionaries of the West German Mission - Frankfurt, May 30, 1939.
Munchen District missionary meeting, 8 May 1939
Elders in West Germany, 1939
Missionary Meeting in Augsburg - 10 Feb 1939
Elders in Nurnberg, Bavaria, Germany, 3 June, 1939
Ausburg-February-1939