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Back row left to right:Professor Chrisco, Leo TEAGUE, Oscar KELLEY, Hugh SIMMONS, Ralph PETERS, Carl HUTCHENS, Loren WATKINS, Charles BLANCHARD, James GILSTRAP
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Alice TEAGUE, Leota TEAGUE, Maxine HARRIS, Lois BARROW, Vesta BLEVINS, Audra PETERS, Neil KENNICK, Dale KENNICK
People in photo include: Leo Teague, Oscar Kelley, Hugh Simmons, Ralph Peters, Carl Hutchens, Loren Watkins, Charles Blanchard, James Gilstrap, Leota Teague, Maxine Harris, Lois Barrow, Vesta Blevins, Audra Peters, Neil Kennick, and Dale Kennick


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He drove ammunition trucks and ambulances during the Meuse Argonne Offensive.
People in photo include: Rupert F. Gilstrap
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I was always told that the Gilstraps originated in northern England -- Yorkshire. The brothers emigrated to the United States and split up to make their fortunes. One brother re-located to the Kentucky/Tennessee area. Another brother made his way through Ohio and Indiana to eventually settle in Texas. The last brother went to the Pacific Northwest. I guess they left their Gilstrap "spawn" along the way!
I was also told that the name "Gilstrap" stemmed from Middle to late English. "Gill" was an old english word for stream or brook, and "Strap" was a derivation of the word for a strip of land. The two words, "Gill" and "Strap," meant a field or land alongside a stream.
There are Gilstraps in England, including in Yorkshire.
I believe that there are Gilstraps in the records from emigration through Ellis Island, New York.
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