David Neil Gilpin ^{1 3 4 5}

   Another name for David was David Neil Gilpin.⁶

  General Notes:

ARMY CONVOY MAKES OVERNIGHT STOP HERE
An Army convoy with equipment from the Springfield, Ill., arsenal left here this morning after an overnight stop in Winona en route to Camp Ripley, Minn.

The equipment - including seven large guns and seven vehicles - will be on loan from the U.S. Property and Disbursing Office at Springfield to Camp Ripley for the training of National Guard personnel at the camp during the summer.

In charge of the convoy is 1st Lt. David Gilpin, Springfield, a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Vinson A. Rice, 1603 W. 5th St. Lt. Gilpin's wife is the former Ruth Drugan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rice.

The convoy, whose personnel included seven sergeants from the arsenal, arrived in Winona Monday afternoon and left about 10 a.m. today.

The group left Springfield Saturday.

Source: Winona Republican Herald, Winona, Minnesota, 31 Mar 1953, page 8
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  Death Notes:

Age: 81
Given Name: David
Middle Name: N
Surname: Gilpin
Birth Date: 26 Jul 1920
State: Illinois
Last Place of Residence: Sangamon, Illinois
Previous Residence Postal Code: 62704
Event Date: 22 May 2001

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYNK-862 : 19 May 2014), David N Gilpin, 22 May 2001; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as an Illinois Army National Guard in Illinois. ⁶

• He worked as a Post Superintendent, Fort Lincoln in Springfield, IL. ⁶

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Springfield, IL on 11 April 1930. ³

1930 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 49, Family 179, Roll 559
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
2309 South Ninth Street; Home owned, $5000
David N. Gilpin..Son..9..IL
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Springfield, IL on 10 April 1940. ⁴

1940 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 84-35, Family 132, Roll 885
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
2309 South 9th Street; house owned $3000
residence in 1935: Same House
David Neal Gilpin..20..Kentucky..10th grade..Electric Welder, Mfg. Co..earned $1500 in 1939
(Living with divorced mother.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 26 Jul 1920, then his age should have been 19 instead of 20.
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• Military: US Navy, Abt 1944. ⁶

• His obituary was published in the State Journal-Register on 23 May 2001 in Springfield, IL.

David N. Gilpin, 80, of Springfield died Tuesday, May 22, 2001, at St. John's Hospital. He was born July 26, 1920, in Springfield, the son of David N. and Ollie Fisher Gilpin Sr.

He married Ruth M. Drugan in 1951, in Petersburg; she preceded him in death April 2.

Mr. Gilpin was retired from a life-long military career. He was a member of VFW Post 755 and Woodside United Methodist Church.

Survivors: two sons, David Neal Gilpin of Laramie, WY., and Michael Gilpin of Springfield; three daughters, Patrice Burg of Divernon, Susan (husband, Mike) Miller of Elkhart and Nancy (husband, James) Armstrong of Auburn; a step-daughter, Cheryl (husband, Paul) Robillard of Scottsdale, Arizona; five grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; a sister, Marjorie Peck of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.

Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Bisch Funeral Home West, Pat Meeter officiating. Burial: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Camp Butler National Cemetery.

(Source: State Journal-Register, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, Wednesday, 23 May 2001, page 26)
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• He was buried on 25 May 2001 in the Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield, IL.

Find A Grave Memorial #72335728
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David married Ruth Marie Drugan, daughter of David Glenn Drugan Sr. and Lena Louise Hanson, on 5 September 1951 in Petersburg, IL.^{1 6} (Ruth Marie Drugan was born on 13 September 1921 in Winona, MN,^{6 7 8 9 10} died on 2 April 2001 in Springfield, IL ^{1 10} and was buried on 5 April 2001 in Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, IL ^{1 10}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They resided at 1720 West Isles in 2001 in Springfield, IL.