Notes for Lizzie F GREGORY


1870 Federal Census, Union County, South Carolina, 29 August, Cross Key's
Township, P O Unionville, page 25 (scan 361), Hse #208, Fam #214
Gregory, W S 49 F W Merchant $4000 Real Estate, $5000 Personal Estate born
South Carolina Cannot Read or Write [b abt 1821]
Gregory, F P 31 F W At Home born South Carolina Cannot Read or Write [b abt
1839]
Gregory, M E [Eugenia] 25 F W At Home born South Carolina Cannot Read or Write
[b abt 1845]
Gregory, Kate  8 M W At Home born South Carolina Cannot Read or Write [b abt
18562]
Gregory, Fannie  6 F W At Home born South Carolina Cannot Read [b abt 1864]
Gregory, Lizzie  3 M W At Home born South Carolina [b abt 1867]
Ray, Josephine 25 F W At Home born South Carolina Cannot Read or Write [b abt
1845]
Ferguson, Francis 15 M W At Home born South Carolina [b abt 1855]

Lizzie's full name was probably Elizabeth.  Lizzie was one of several popular
nicknames for Elizabeth in that era.  Her middle initial is reported in 1880
as F.  This name is likely Frances, but no docmentaton of has been found of
her middle name.  A memorial in Find a Grave has reproted a Lizzie Fergurson
Gregory as the daughter of W S and Penmelia Gregory.  The Penmilia would be
Warren Simpso Gregory's second wife Frances Penmilia or Permilia Ferguson.

But censuses reprot Lizzie born in 1867, before W S's first wife died in 1969. 
He married Frances Permelia (or Penmilia as two records have the name) in
1969.  The FAG memorial for LIzzie Fergurson Gregory reports her born in 1873. 
But she wasin the 1870 census.  Our Lizzie's death crtificate does report
"Penmilia Ferguson" as her mother, but this is udnerstandable for a stepmother
of a child who never knew her birth mother, bein only 2 when she died.

Another factor does indicate that the grave reported on FAG is our Lizzie. 
She is burie din a shared grave with a joint marker with Minnie Mood Gragory. 
The header name is the surname Gregory, which matchs thse two sisters who neve
married and lived to gether at least 30 yeas, being reported together in one
hosehold in censuses for 1910, 1920,1930 and 1940.

One conclusion to resolve the discrepancies between these various indicators
is two-fold.  It involves two errors made on the grave marker, depending on
who made some of the decisions.

1. The middle name Fergurson is a variation of Lizzie's stepmother's name.  It
would not be the only case where a middle name referred to most of her life
with only an initifial (F) had been mistaken for a stepmother's maiden nae
rather than her mother's name or maiden nmae.  The F may stand for some other
name.  We might think it to be the name very common in that era, Frances.  But
definitive is the fact that she was born in 1867.

2. Lizzie's year of birth reported on the gravestone is the same yea as her
sister Minnie, 1873.  It is a rather common error, unfortunately, on grave
markers to have the wrong year of birth.  I have several examples in my
immediate family of uncles or aunts, and numerous others in my extended family
in this genealogy.  The engraver could very easily have inattentively engraved
the same year for LIzzie as for Minnie, confusing them, looking at the ewrong
line of the instructin sheet, or carelessly not double checking.  It happens. 
And there is no doubt that Lizzie was here before W S's first wife died and
before he married his second wife.

1880 Federal Census, Union County, South Carolina, 28 June, Cross Keys,
District 152, page 28, Hse #127, Fam #227
Gregory, W Simpson W F 59 Husckster SC SC SC
Gregory, Frances P  W F 41 Wife Keepin House SC SC SC
Gregory, Kate M  W F 18 Dau Single Teaching SC SC SC
Gregory, Fannie L  W F 16 Dau Single Attending School SC SC SC
Gregory, Lizzie F  W F 13 Dau Single Attending School SC SC SC
Gregory, Eva P W F 9 Dau Attending School SC SC SC
Gregory, Minnie M  W F 7 Dau Single Attending School SC SC SC
Gregory, Victer [sic] D  W F 4 Son Single At Home SC SC SC
Gregory, Virgil W F 3mos born March 1880 Son Single At Home SC SC SC

By 1900, LIzzie is the only child still living in the household.  She is
reported as 39 years old and born in July 1867, matching the other records
concerning her birth, and thus her parentage, as discussed above.

1900 Federal Census, Union County, South Carolina, 5 June, Cross Keys
Township, District 67, page 2A, Hse/Fam #19
Gregory, W S  Head  W M March 1821 79 Married 42 years SC SC SC Postmaster
Owns
Gregory, Frances P Wife W F May 1839  60 Married 42 yrs 7 children/6 living SC
SC SC No Occupation
Gregory, Lizzie F Dau W F July 1867  32 Single SC SC SC No Occupation

Lizzie never married.  In the 1910 census and later censuses she was living
with her also-single sister Minnie, and Lizzie was working in a boarding
house.  The 1930 census clarifies that she was a houekeeper in the boarding
house.

1910 Federal Census, Union County, South Carolina, 19 April, Union Township,
District 124, page 7B, South Bachelor St, Hse #124, Fam #146
Gregory, Lizzie Head F W 42 Single SC SC SC Boarding House Rents [b abt 1868]
Gregory, Minnie Sister F W 37 Single SC SC SC School Teacher [b abt 1873]

In 1930, the sisters are living at a different address.

1930 Federal Census, Union County, South Carolina, 2 April, Union City,
District 44-17, page 1A, 13 East South St, Hse #7, Fam #8
Gregory, Lizzie Head Rents $35 F W 62 Single SC SC SC Housekeepr, Boarding
House Rents [b abt 1868]
Gregory, Minnie Sister F W 56 Single SC SC SC School Teacher [b abt 1874]

South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965
Lizzie Gregory
Age 78, single
Birth Date 9 July 1877 [1867] Union, South Carolina
Father Warren S Gregory, born Virginia
Mother [Stepmother] Penmelia [Permelia] Ferguson, born Spartanburg County,
South Carolina [on her daughter Fannie's DC it was Laurens County]
Informant Victor G Gregory, Union, South Carolina
Death 12 December 1945 Wallace Thompson Hospital, Union, Union County, South
Carolina
Cause of Death Chronic Valvular Disease of Heart, Coronary Thrombosis
Burial 13 December 1945 Grace Cemetery, by Edgar-Brown-Bailey Funeral Home,
Union, South Carolina
Filed 10 January 1946

Gravestone of Minnie and Lizzie Gregory
Gregory
Minnie Mood   Mar 6, 1873   May 5, 1942
Lizzie Fergurson [?]   July 9, 1873 [1867]   Dec 12, 1945
Grace United Methodist Church Cemetery, Union County, South Carolina
Photo by CEJ on Find a Grave posted 12 April 2012, accessed 6 April
2019
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Notes for Lonnie B GREGORY


1930 Federal Census, Cocke County, Tennessee, 28 April, District 6, page 20A,
District 15, State Hwy 9, Hse #393, Fam #387
Gregor, William R Head Rents M W 58 Married at age 28 GA GA GA  Farm Laborer
Gregor, Thula J Wife F W 48 Married at age 17 TN TN TN
Gregor, Lonnie B Son M W 16 Single TN GA TN Knitter Knitting Mill

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Lonnie Gregory
Born 15 Jul 1915
Died Feb 1960
SSN 415-10-9659 issued Tennessee (Before 1951)

U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Lonnie B Gregory
Birth Date 16 Jul 1915
Death Date 8 Feb 1960
Enlistment 2-28-41, US Navy, WWII, Serv #295 94 77
Discharge 4-23-45 Tennessee
Burial Evergreen Cemetery, Erwin, Tennessee
Applicant Madeleine T Gregory, Widow, 2-12-60
333 Tucker St, Erwin, Tennessee
Verified 15 Feb 1960, Ordered 21 March 1960
Shipped from Jamess H Matthews Co, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Lonnie B. Gregory
Birth Jul 16, 1915
Death Feb 8, 1960
Parents:
William Richard Gregory (1871 - 1951)
Thula Jane Hance Gregory (1881 - 1939)
Siblings:
George Paul Gregory (1899 - 1969)
Eva Caroline Gregory Gorman (1907 - 1999)
William Henry Gregory (1909 - 1983)
Burial Evergreen Cemetery, Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee
Created by Donna Brummett Apr 09, 2009
--  Find A Grave Memorial #35690728,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35690728
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Notes for Lou Ellen GREGORY


1870 Federal Census, Fleming County, Kentucky, 9 July, Poplar Plains Precinct,
PO Poplar Plains, page 38, Hse #767, Fam #761
Griger [Gregory], Nathan  48 M W Farmer $1000 Real Estate $150 Personal Estate
born Kentucky Cannot read or write [b abt 1822]
Griger [Gregory], Sallie 30 [only 4 yrs older than in 1860!] F W Keeping House
born Kentucky Cannot Read or Write [b abt 1840]
Griger [Gregory], Daniel 12 F W born Kentucky Cannot read or write [b abt
1858]
Griger [Gregory], Jefferson 10 F W born Kentucky Cannot Write [b abt 1860]
Griger [Gregory], Joe 8 M W born Kentucky [b abt 1862]
Griger [Gregory], Lou 6 M W born Kentucky [b abt 1864]
Griger [Gregory], Lizzie 4 F W born Kentucky [b abt 1866]

Kentucky Death Certificate
Lou Ellen Stanfield
Birth 15 August 1863 Kentucky
Housekeeper, Married to Benjamin Stanfield
Age 72 years, 3 months, 12 days
Father's Name Nathan Gregory, born Kentucky
Mother's Name Sallie Tribby, Birthplace Kentucky
Informant James Planck, Flemingsburg (Fleming Co), Kentucky, Rural Route
Death 27 Nov 1935 Shurnurne, Fleming County, Kentucky
Cause of death Carcinoma of liver
Burial 29 November 1935 in Concord Cemetery [Concord, Fleming County,
Kentucky]
Certificate #26850 filed 29 November 1935

Luellan GREGORY Stanfield
Birth Aug 15, 1863 Kentucky, USA
Death Nov 27, 1935 Fleming County, Kentucky, USA
Father Nathaniel Gregory (1823 - 1873)
Children:
James Henry Planck (1887 - 1950)
Harrison Levi Planck (1890 - 1950)
Siblings:
James Robert Gregory (1849 - 1924)
Edward Templeman Gregory (1853 - 1927)
Jefferson P Gregory (1858 - 1916)
Joseph Hampton Gregory (1861 - 1924)
Rhoda Gregory Hurst Floyd (1872 - 1912)
Burial Concord Cemetery,. Concord, Fleming County, Kentucky, USA
Created by Brenda Goldy Apr 04, 2008
--  Find A Grave Memorial #25738038,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25738038
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