Harrison was the first child of his parents to be born in Mississippi.
1860 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, 29 July, Division 1, page
72, Hse #558, Fam #572
Andrew Gregory 35 M Farmer $8000 Real Estate $23,000 Personal born South
Carolina [b abt 1825]
Levitia Gregory 30 F Housewife born South Carolina [b abt 1830]
Simpson Gregory 13 M born South Carolina [b abt 1847]
Eucebias Gregory 11 M born South Carolina [b abt 1849]
Harrison Gregory 3 M born Mississippi [b abt 1857]
1880 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, 15 June, District 60,
Enumeration District 30, page 21, Hse #201, Fam #202
Gregory, Andrew J W M 59 Head Married Farmer SC SC SC [b abt 1821]
Gregory, Lavita W F 49 Wife Married SC SC SC [b abt 1831]
Gregory, Eusebius 29 Son W M Single SC SC SC [b abt 1851]
Gregory, Harrison 22 Son W M Single MS SC SC [b abt 1858]
Gregory, States Rights 19 Son W M Single MS SC SC [b abt 1861]
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William Harrison Gregory, son of Andrew Jackson and Levicia (Wilkes) Gregory,
was born 3 August 1857 and died on 10 July 1929 and was buried in Okolona,
Mississippi. Mr Gregory married Viney Randle. They separated and Mrs Gregory
took the children with her to California. The names of these children were as
follows:
Mable Gregory Lula Gregory Sidney May Gregory
William Harrison Gregory married, second, Ada Knowles on April 3, 1889 and
they had the following issue:
Eugene Harrison Gregory, born 3 June 1890
William Aubrey Gregory, born 25 Feb 1892
Ida May Gregory, born in Nov 1900
Lillian Vaughn Gregory
-- Gregory Family from South Carolina in Mississippi, descendants of Andrew
Jackson Gregory & Leticia Wilkes, Wilkes Family History and Genealogy, by
Ivan Ernest Bass, 1965; reprint Higginson Book Company, 2011, p 362
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In the 1900 census, William's mother is in his household.
1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, [no date], Rural Okolona,
District 16, page 12B, Hse #218, Fam #234
Gregory, William H Head W M Aug 1857 42 Married 11 yrs [mar abt 1889] MS SC
SC Farmer Owns
Gregory, Ada Wife W F June 1870 29 Married 11 yrs 5 children/4 living TN TN
NC
Gregory, Eugene Son W M June 1890 9 Single MS MS TN
Gregory, Aubrey Son W M Feb 1892 8 Single MS MS TN
Gregory, Hortense Dau W F Feb 1894 6 Single MS MS TN
Gregory, Murray Son W M Aug 1896 5 Single MS MS TN
Gregory, Levitia Mother W F Oct 1828 71 Single SC SC SC
In the 1910 census, Murray does not appear in the family listing. He died in
1902. Two daughters have been born since 1900.
1910 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, 25 April, District 45,
page 22B, Hse/Fam #48
Gregory, W H Head M W 52 Married 21 yrs [mar abt 1889] MS SC SC Farmer Owns [b
abt 1858]
Gregory, Ada E Wife F W 39 Married 21 yrs 7 child/5 living TN TN NC [b abt
1871]
Gregory, Eugene Son M W 19 Single MS MS TN [b abt 1891]
Gregory, Aubrey Son M W 18 Single MS MS TN [b abt 1892]
Gregory, Hortense Dau F W 16 Single MS MS TN [b abt 1894]
Gregory, Ada M Dau F W 9 Single MS MS TN [b abt 1901]
Gregory, Lillian V Dau F W 1 Single MS MS TN [b abt 1909]
There are two Gregory women 4 houses away on the same page. Rose is married
to F J Wirtz and her sister Sallie Gregory is living in their household. It
is unclear which family they belong to. They were both born in Mississippi,
like W H, and while their father was born in South Carolina like W H's, their
mother was born in Mississippi while his mother was born in South Carolina.
They are a generatoin younger than W H, and much older than his children.
1910 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, 25 April, District 45,
page 22B, Hse/Fam #52
Wirtz, F J Head M W 28 Married 11 yrs [mar abt 1899] IL IL IL Farmer Owns [b
abt 1858]
Gregory, Rose Wife F W 29 Married 11 yrs no children MS SC MS [b abt 1871]
Gregory, Sallie Sister-in-law F W 33(?) Single MS SC MS [b abt 1894]
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Hortense G Smith [Delia Hortense Gregory]
Birth 20 Feb 1894 Okolona [Chickasaw County], Mississippi
Death Date Apr 1989
Claim Date 6 Sep 1961
Father William H Gregory
Mother Ada Knowles
SSN 270389263, U.S. citizen
25 Jun 1982 Name listed as HORTENSE G SMITH
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William Harrison Gregory
Birth Jul 3, 1857
Death Jul 10, 1929
Father Andrew Jackson Gregory (1825 - 1890)
Spouse Ada Knowles Gregory (1869 - 1949)
Children:
Eugene H Gregory (1890 - 1952)
William Aubrey Gregory (1892 - 1967)
Hortense Gregory Smith (1894 - 1989)
James Murrey Gregory (1896 - 1902)
Ida Miriam Gregory Stone (1900 - 1976)
Siblings:
Benjamin Simpson Gregory (1847 - 1913)
Andrew Eusebus Gregory (1849 - 1900)
Sarah E Gregory (1852 - 1858)
Hale R Gregory (1860 - 1932)
Burial Odd Fellows Cemetery, Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
Created by StelleMIvy May 04, 2011
-- Find A Grave Memorial #69358602,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69358602
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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
William Harrison Gregory
Birth 1 Jul 1918 Okolona, Mississippi
Death Date 7 Dec 2005
Father William A Gregory
Mother Bertha C Jolly
SSN 425125441
Aug 1937 Name listed as WILLIAM HARRISON GREGORY; 17 Dec 2005 Name listed as
WILLIAM H GREGORY
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William Harrison "Willie" Gregory, Sr
Birth Jul 1, 1918
Death Dec 7, 2005 Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
Appeared originally in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/9/2005,
section A, page 4
OKOLONA - William Harrison "Willie" Gregory Sr., 87, died suddenly Wednesday,
Dec. 7, 2005, at his home at Poverty Hill Farms west of Okolona. A lifelong
Chickasaw Countian, he was born July 1, 1918, to William Aubrey and Bertha
Jolly Gregory. He graduated from Okolona High School in 1936 and served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a farmer and cattleman all his life. He
was active in several local and state agricultural organizations. He and his
family owned and operated Poverty Hill Farms. A solid and active citizen of
the Okolona area, he was a charter member of the Mississippi and Chickasaw
County Farm Bureau. He was a director of the First Citizens National Bank in
Okolona. He was a Mason and a Shriner. He was a member of the First United
Methodist Church in Okolona since age 12 and had served on the Administrative
Board and the Finance Committee. He loved the land and its produce, his
family, especially his grandchildren, and his dog, Skip.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church in
Okolona with the Rev. Bill Harrison, the Rev. Allen Bailey and the Rev. Ray
Daniel officiating. Steve Holland will deliver the eulogy. Burial will follow
in Oddfellows Cemetery. Holland-Harris Funeral Directors is in charge.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Betty Sue Reifers Gregory, whom he
married Oct. 6, 1946; his children, Kathy Stuart and husband, Bill, Bill
Gregory and wife, Jeanine, and Bob Gregory and wife, Patsy, all of Okolona;
grandchildren, Jenni Etheridge of Cordova, Tenn., Jason Etheridge (Casey) of
Corinth, Will Stuart and Todd Stuart of West Point, Ashley Jones (Don) of
Huntsville, Ala., Allyson Gregory and Harrison Gregory III of Jackson, Trisha
Gregory of New York, N.Y., Susannah Gregory of Washington D.C., and Caroline
Gregory of Okolona; his brother, Dr. Ben Gregory (Mary) of Pensacola, Fla.;
several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Elma Barnes.
Pallbearers will be Jack Gregory Jr., John Andrew Gregory, Kenny Burns,
Preston Sullivan, Jamie Darnell and Earl Carter.
Honorary pallbearers will be his grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to service time today at the church.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 467,
Okolona, MS 38860.
Parents:
William Aubrey Gregory (1892 - 1967)
Bertha Jolly Gregory (1893 - 1966)
Spouse Betty Sue Reifers Gregory (1921 - 2011)
Sibling:
Elma G Gregory Barnes (1917 - 2001)
Burial Odd Fellows Cemetery, Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
Created by Barbara Wiley Hamby Jun 01, 2008
-- Find A Grave Memorial #27237581,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27237581/william-gregory
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U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
William H Gregory
Birth Date 5 May 1951
Rt 2 Box, Okolona, MS, 38860
Arnold Ave Apt 3, Okolona, MS,
38860
1850 Federal Census, Union County, South Carolina, 4 November, page 15, Hse/Fam
#100
Harrison Gregory 37 M Planter $4600 Real Estate b South Carolina [b abt 1813]
Emily Gregory 22 F b South Carolina [b abt 1828]
From his father's will, written in 1851, as transcribed by the Leavell Family
Genealogy
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General Introduction
BENJAMIN J. GREGORY (12 December 1786-7 June 1853), son of Gerard and Freelove
Gregory, married Elizabeth Crosby Jeter (2 January 1794-18 May 1851), daughter
of James and Mary Crosby Jeter, on 11 June 1811. Both Elizabeth and Benjamin
were lifelong residents of Union County.
.....Beniamin's will (which is presented in full on the pages following) is an
interesting document in many ways. He willed 1547 acres of land specifically
and made reference to other acreage. There is evidence of his having bought
1262 acres during his life and having sold 808.5 acres, plus his share of the
100 acres of his parent's estate.
.....The explanation for this is fairly simple. Very often, in the early years
of our country, deeds were not even recorded until the buyer was ready to
dispose of the land. Inherited land was quite often not recorded.
.....David Sims Jeter, Elizabeth's unmarried brother, remembered his Gregory
nephews in his will and also set aside land for the Jeter Family Cemetery. He
went a step farther and provided funds for tombstones for his family members.
It is ironic that his is one of the smaller stones in the cemetery.
.....Benjamin and Elizabeth were the parents of ten known children - nine sons
and one daughter. They were: William Harrison; Aswin Starks; James Thompson;
Benjamin Franklin; John J.E.; Andrew Jackson; Argulass; Sarah Elvira; Berry J.
Adolphus; and Pickens Butler.
Will of Benjamin J Gregory
The State of South Carolina
.....I, Benjamin J. Gregory of Union District in the State aforesaid, being of
sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, and taking into
consideration the uncertainty of human life, do constitute and ordain this my
last Will and Testament.
.....It is my will and desire that all of my just debts should be paid and for
this purpose I authorize my executors, hereinafter named, to make sale of such
cotton or other produce as may be on hand at the time of my death, the
proceeds o which, together with my cash on hand, I set apart for the payment
of my debts and funeral expenses.
.....To William Harrison Gregory, my eldest son, I will and bequeath all that
tract of land whereon he now lives containing two hundred and sixty-one acres
more or less, being one-half of the DeGraffenreidt tract bounded by A.S.
Gregory, James Jeter and others; valued to him at Seven dollars ($7.00) per
acre, together with all and singular: the rights, hereditaments thereto
belonging or in any use incident or appertaining, in fee simple. I also will
and bequeath to the said William Harrison Gregory, one Negro man slave named
Buck and one Negro woman slave named Hariet, together with the issue and
increase of the said slave Hariet; which said slaves I have valued to him at
the sum of thirteen hundred dollars ($1300). I also will and bequeath to the
said William Harrison Gregory, one horse, saddle and bridle with various
articles of household furniture and other things which are named and valued in
my Book of Accounts against my children.
.....To my second son, A. Starks Gregory, I will and bequeath all that piece,
parcel and tract of land containing two hundred and sixty-one acres, being the
remaining half of the DeGraffenreidt tract above referred to; valued to him at
seven dollars ($7.00) per acre, together with all and singular: rights,
members, hereditaments and appurtenances thereto belonging or in any use
incident to appertaining, in fee simple. I also will and bequeath to the said
A. Starks Gregory, two Negro men slaves named Harper and Gaines; which said
slaves I have valued to him at the sum of one thousand, three hundred dollars
($1300). I also will and bequeath to the said A. Starks Gregory, one horse,
saddle and bridle, together with various other things which are charged in my
Book of Accounts against my children.
.....To my third son, J. Thompson Gregory, I will and bequeath one tract or
parcel of land lying, being and situated in - County in the State Of Arkansas,
containing one hundred and sixty acres, purchased from Samuel Pearson; valued
to him at seven hundred, sixty-eight dollars ($768), together with all and
singular: the rights, members and hereditaments, and appurtenances thereto
belonging or in any wise incident or appertaining, in fee simple. I also will
and bequeath to the said J. Thompson Gregory, the four following named Negro
slaves, to wit: Charles, a Negro man valued at seven hundred dollars ($700);
one Negro woman, Lucy, valued at six hundred, nine dollars ($609); one Negro
woman, Hannah, valued at six hundred, fifty dollars ($650); and one Negro girl
child valued at three hundred dollars ($300); together with the issue and
increase of the aforesaid female slaves. I also will and bequeath to the said
J. Thompson Gregory, one horse, saddle and bridle with other articles named
and charged in my Book of Accounts against my children.
.....To my fourth son, B. Franklin Gregory, I will and bequeath one tract of
land containing one hundred, nineteen (119) acres bounded by Harper Farr,
Widow Paulk and myself, valued at seven hundred dollars ($700); also, one
other tract of land containing one hundred, twenty-three (123) acres, bought
of Rochester, adjoining the first named tract, valued at six hundred, fifteen
dollars ($615); together with all and singular: the rights, members,
hereditaments and appurtenances thereto belonging or in any wise incident or
appertaining to the said B. Franklin Gregory, his heirs and assigns, in fee
simple. I also will and bequeath to the said B. Franklin Gregory, the two
following named Negro slaves, to wit: Phil, a man, and Violet, a woman,
together with the issue and increase of the said Negro woman, Violet; which
said slaves I have valued at the sum of thirteen hundred dollars ($1300).
.....To my fifth son, John J.E. Gregory, I will and bequeath one tract or
parcel of land containing three hundred, ninety-four (394) acres, known as the
Ashby Land, valued at __ dollars; together with all and singular: the rights,
members, hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise
incident or appertaining to the said John J.E. Gregory, his heirs and assigns,
in fee simple. I also will and bequeath to the said John J.E. Gregory, the
three following named slaves, to wit: Cato, a Negro man slave, valued at seven
hundred dollars ($700); and one Negro woman slave, called Farr, and child,
valued at seven hundred dollars ($700); together with the issue and increase
of said slaves. I also will and bequeath to the said John J.E. Gregory, one
horse, saddle and bridle with other things charged on my Book of Accounts
against my children.
.....To my sixth son, Andrew J. Gregory, I will and bequeath all that parcel
or tract of land whereon he now lives which has been already conveyed to him
by John Mann, I having paid the money therefor, containing two hundred,
thirty-one and a half (2311/2) acres more or less, known as the "John Mann
Place," valued at the sum of fourteen hundred, twenty-eight dollars ($1428);
together with all and singular: the rights, members and hereditaments and
appurtenances to the said premises belonging or in any wise incident or
appertaining. I also will and bequeath to the said Andrew J. Gregory, two
Negro slaves: one named Isaac, a man, valued at seven hundred dollars ($700);
one woman slave, named Dicey, valued at six hundred dollars ($600); one horse,
saddle and bridle with various other articles charged on my Book of Accounts
against my children.
.....To my seventh son, B.J. Adolphus Gregory, I will and bequeath the
following named Negro slaves, six in number: George, a male, valued at seven
hundred dollars ($700); Horace, a male, valued at three hundred dollars
($300); Henry, a male, valued at four hundred dollars ($400); Catherine, a
female, valued at six hundred dollars ($600); Juliana, a female, valued at
five hundred dollars ($500); and Josephine, a female, valued at two hundred,
fifty dollars ($250); together with the future issue and increase of the said
female slaves to B.J. Adolphus Gregory and his lawful heirs. The above named
slaves are not to be liable for the debts or subject to the contracts of the
said B.J. Adolphus Gregory, he is merely to have the use of them during his
natural life; and, at his death, the said slaves, together with their issue
and increase, are to go into possession of the legal heirs of him the said
B.J. Adolphus; and, in case the said B.J. Adolphus should die without lawful
heirs, then the said Negroes, together with their issue and increase, are to
revert to my estate and be disposed of in the same manner as the residue of my
property not herein specially devised. In case any of the above named Negroes
should die before I put them in possession of the said B.J. Adolphus Gregory,
it is not to be his loss, but such loss shall fall upon my estate. I also will
and bequeath to my said son, B.J. Adolphus Gregory, one horse, saddle and
bridle valued at one hundred dollars ($100) which I have delivered to him.
.....To my eighth son, Pickens Butler Gregory, I will and bequeath the six
following named slaves, to wit: Gilbert, valued at seven hundred dollars
($700); Prince, valued at five hundred dollars ($500); Jo, valued at four
hundred dollars ($400); Manerva, valued at six hundred dollars ($600); Mariah,
valued at three hundred dollars ($300); and Charlotte valued at four hundred
dollars ($400); together with the future issue and increase of the said female
slaves. The said last named slaves, together with their issue and increase,
are to be subject to precisely the same conditions and restriction as those
slaves herein before bequeathed to B.J. Adolphus Gregory.
.....To my daughter, Sarah Elvira Gregory, I will and bequeath one bed and
furniture, one gold watch, one bureau (marble top), and one hundred dollars
($100) in cash to be paid to her as soon as practicable after my death. My
said daughter has already received about four hundred dollars more than any
other of my children by way of tuition and she has married contrary to my
will. I desire that she shall be excluded from any portion of my estate except
such articles as are devised to her.
.....To my son, B. Franklin Gregory, I also will and bequeath one horse,
saddle and bridle with various other articles charged to my Book of Accounts
against my children.
.....The residue of my estate, both real and personal, I wish valued by three
disinterested persons, to be chosen by my executors, and to be divided into
lots and apportioned amongst my eight sons herein before named. If, however,
my said executors should think it best for the interest to be sold, they may,
after giving the usual notice, put it up at auction and sell it to the highest
bidder, dividing the proceeds as herein directed; and I hereby authorize and
empower my said executors to make, execute and deliver titles to my said
lands, the whole or any portion thereof, to such person or persons as may
comply with the terms of the sale.
.....The property herein before devised to my six first named sons has been
put into their possession by me and, in the settlement of my estate, is to be
received by them at the prices charged in this, my last Will and Testament, in
my Book of Accounts against them without interest.
.....I will and desire that my eight sons above named receive an equal share
of my whole estate and, to this end, I direct that the residue of my estate be
divided in such a way as to accomplish this object.
.....I further will and desire that the residue of my Negro property and other
personal property not herein specially disposed should be held by my said sons
for their use and benefit during their lives. It is not to be subject to their
debts or contracts, but is to descend to their lawful heirs in the manner as
is prescribed for the Negroes of B.J. Adolphus, and Pickens Butler Gregory
herein specially devised.
.....I will and desire that my sons Wm. Harrison Gregory and J. Thompson
Gregory act as my executors to this, my last Will and Testament.
.....In witness whereof I have hereinto subscribed my name and affixed my
seal, this Fifth day of December in the Year of our Lord, One thousand, eight
hundred and fifty-one; and in the Seventy-fifth Year of the Sovereignty and
Independence of the United States of America.
B.J. Gregory
Signed and Sealed, Published and Declared by the said Benjamin J. Gregory as
his last Will and Testament in the presence of each other and in the presence
of the said B.J. Gregory have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
W.J. Kennan
J.T.E. Brandon
J.W. McLure
(CODICIL to the Will)
The State of South Carolina
Union District
.....I, Benjamin J. Gregory, of the District and State aforesaid, do hereby
make this the following codicil to my last Will and Testament which is to be
taken for a part and parcel of the same, to wit:
.....To my daughter, Sarah Elvira Gregory, I will and bequeath the six slaves
more particularly described in a Deed of Gift made by me to the said Sarah
Elvira, subject to the conditions and reversions mentioned in said deed.
.....I will and bequeath to the said Sarah Elvira Gregory, an equal proportion
of my whole estate, both real and personal, which is to be distributed after
my death as is herein before prescribed. She is to be charged in the said
distribution to the six slaves named in the said Deed of Gift at the prices
named in my Book of Accounts against my children. It is my desire that the
said Sarah Elvira shall not be charged with any advancements whatever that
have been heretofore made with the exception of the six slaves aforesaid.
.....It is further my will and desire that such property, either real or
personal, as my said daughter may be entitled to receive by virtue of this
codicil may be delivered by my executors to my sons, J. Thompson Gregory and
William Harrison Gregory, who are hereby requested to receive the same on the
same condition and trusts as is named in the Deeds of Gift herein before
referred to, and to form a portion of the trust estate confided to them. I
hereby revoke so much of my last Well and Testament as makes a special bequest
of one hundred dollars in cash to my said daughter, Sarah Elvira Gregory.
.....In witness whereof I have herewith subscribed my name and affixed my
seal, this Thirty-first day of January, Anno Domini One thousand, eight
hundred, fifty-two, and in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Sovereignty and
Independence of the United States of America.
B.J. Gregory
Signed, sealed and delivered by the said B.J. Gregory in the presence of us
who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses at the request of the
testator, and in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto
subscribed our names the day and year aforesaid. "To receive" interlined
before signed.
J.K. Brandon
W.M. Kennan
J.W. McLure
...
Children of ELIZABETH JETER and BENJAMIN GREGORY are:
.....i.....WILLIAM HARRISON GREGORY, b. Union County, South Carolina; d. March
17, 1874, Chickasaw County, Mississippi.
Notes for WILLIAM HARRISON GREGORY:
.....William Harrison Gregory (ca. 1813-17 March 1874), eldest son of Benjamin
J. and Elizabeth C. Jeter Gregory, was born in Union County, South Carolina
and died in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, where he had moved after his
father's death. He was thrice married.
.....His first wife, Sarah -?- (12 March 1818-21 June 1842), died apparently
in or as a result of childbirth (tombstone inscription follows). She is buried
in the Gregory Family Cemetery on a hill behind the A. Starks Gregory house
near Santuc. Nothing further is known about the child referred to.
In memory of
Sarah Gregory wife of W.H. Gregory
who died June 21, 1842
aged 24 years, 3 months and 9 days.
"Amiable through life, she had the love of
all who knew her, and at her death had the
comfortable assurance of the love of God in Christ,
which the world can neither give nor take away
She left a husband and an infant child to
mourn her early departure."
'Alone, dear husband, here I sleep,
Though you must never, never weep
Take care of our sweet little babe
Whilst I am here in death's dark shade.'
.....His second wife was Emily -?-. She appears with him on the 1850 census of
Union County, aged 22 years. She, too, must have died because William married
his third wife in 1856.
.....The third wife, Margaret Wilson Bedel (19 November 1829-3 July 1872), was
the widow of B.G. Bedell. They were married 18 November 1856 at the home of
Austin Wilson in Union County. Margaret was the daughter of Clinton Wilson. It
is within his estate packet in Union County (Box 43, Pkg. 29, filed in 1860)
that her first husband is mentioned. Margaret rests with William at Friendship
Church Cemetery in Van Vleet, Chickasaw County. As with the two previous
marriages, no issue is known.
.....Andrew Jackson Gregory, brother of William Harrison, allowed his brother
and his brother's wife, Margaret, to care for - as their own daughter - his
child, Sarah E. Gregory (17 June 1862-28 August 1868). It was apparently a
custom of the era to give a child to a childless relative as a token of love
and family bond. Sarah is buried with William and Margaret.
.....Another estate located in Union County (Box 65, Pkg. 10) filed in 1877
with Charles Bolt as administrator, references the residence of the late W.
Harrison Gregory. The record refers to an undivided interest in the estate of
Clinton Wilson.
http://www.gregoryfamily.com/chapter6-125.htm
354.....ii.....ASWIN STARKS GREGORY, b. Union County, South Carolina; d. 1862.
355.....iii.....JAMES THOMPSON GREGORY, b. October 21, 1816, Union County,
South Carolina; d. November 06, 1869.
356.....iv.....BENJAMIN FRANKLIN GREGORY, b. November 16, 1819, Union County,
South Carolina; d. June 14, 1875.
.....v.....JOHN J. E. GREGORY.
.....vi.....ANDREW JACKSON GREGORY.
.....vii.....ARGULASS GREGORY, b. Union County, South Carolina.
.....viii.....SARAH ELVIRA GREGORY, b. Union County, South Carolina.
.....ix.....BERRY J. GREGORY, b. Union County, South Carolina.
.....x.....ADOLPHUS GREGORY, b. Union County, South Carolina.
[Note that here Berry J and Adolphus are listed as two separate sons, but in
the will above, Benjamin himself had one entry for a son named B J Adolphus.]
.....xi.....PICKENS BUTLER GREGORY, b. Union County, South Carolina.
-- Leavells, http://littlecalamity.tripod.com/Genealogy/LeavellFam3.html
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In the 1870 census there is an entry for a Harrison Gregory matching WIlliam
Harrison, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Gregory. The location is Okolona,
Mississippi, where many other Gregorys of this clan moved. The wife's name
reported here is Margaret, whereas in 1850 the wife was Emily. Harrison is
located in Division 3 of the county and some of his cousins are reported in
Division 1.
It is worth noting that Harrison's family is the only white family on several
pages of this division. On this page and the next 10 or so pages after him
are all black families, including numerous families named Gregory. On pevious
pages are some other white famlies, with various professions, such as
Merchant, Miller or Farmer, interspersed among other black families, again
many named Gregory.
Harrision is reported as a Farmer and most the other families in the following
pages are reported by the designaton "Works on Farm." This looks very much
like a plantation, or former plantation, setting.
1870 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, 16 August, Division 3, P O
Okolona, page 24, Hse #177, Fam #182
Harrison Gregory 56 M Farmer $1000 Real Estate $1425 Personal born South
Carolina [b abt 1814]
Margaret Gregory 34 F Keeping House born North Carolina [b abt 1836]
Mary J Gregory 7 F born Alabama [b abt 1863]
The Leavell genealogy above states that Harrison's brother Andew gave Harrison
and Margaret a daughter of his named Sarah to raise. No date is given for
this. Margaret and Harrison married in 1856. The child in the household in
1870 is named Mary and is only 7 years old. She could very well be their
natural daughter.
In 1850 he was enumerated under his first name, William.
1850 Federal Census, Union County, South Carolina, 1 November, page 188,
Hse/Fam #70
Starke Gregory 35 M Planter $12,000 Real Estate b South Carolina [b abt 1815]
Margaret Gregory 24 F b South Carolina [b abt 1826]
Adrin [sic, for Adrian] Gregory 7 M b South Carolina [b abt 1843]
Mary Gregory 6 b South Carolina [b abt 1844]
William Gregory 3 M b South Carolina [b abt 1847]
Sarah Gregory 1 M b South Carolina [b abt March 1849]
In 1860, he became Harrison. Most records after this refer to him as Harrison
Gregory.
1860 Federal Census, Union County, South Carolina, 14 June, P O Unionville,
page 29-30, Hse #248, Fam #206
A S Gregory 43 M Farmer $0 Real Estate $1000 Personal born South Carolina [b
abt 1817]
Margaret Gregory 35 F Wife born South Carolina [b abt 1825]
-- page 30 --
Adwin [Adrian] Gregory 17 M Student born South Carolina [b abt 1843]
Elizabeth Gregory 15 F Student born South Carolina [b abt 1845]
Harrison Gregory 13 F Student born South Carolina [b abt 1847]
Sally Gregory 11 M Student born South Carolina [b abt 1849]
James Gregory 9 M Student born South Carolina [b abt 1851]
Brooks Gregory 6 M born South Carolina [b abt 1854]
Benjamin Gregory 5 M born South Carolina [b abt 1855]
Alice Gregory 2 F born South Carolina [b abt
1858]
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William H Gregory
BIRTH 23 Jan 1839 Union County, South Carolina, USA
DEATH 10 Mar 1919 (aged 80) Lee County, Mississippi, USA
BURIAL Gregory Family Cemetery, Lee County, Mississippi, USA
Spouse Francis E J Jeter
Marriage 13 March 1864 Itawamba, Mississippi
Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911, Itawamba Marriage Book 5, p130
Parents:
Alfred W Gregory 1811-1870
Sarah Elizabeth Mann Gregory 1815-1877
Spouse Francis E Jeter Gregory 1846-1915
Siblings:
Matilda Gregory Estes 1843-1908
Andrew Evans Gregory 1845-1913
Malinda C Gregory Carnathan 1846-1885
Alfred Gregory 1848-1903
Sarah Jane Gregory Holder 1850-1915
Mary Adelia Gregory Carnathan 1853-1936
Children:
Susan La Eunie Gregory Cason 1866-1935
Benjaman F Gregory 1868-1917
William Anderson Gregory 1870-1951
Essie Issaguena Gregory Williams 1872-1939
Mary Elizabeth Gregory 1875-1963
James Thomas Gregory 1877-1929
Muzettie Gregory Caldwell 1879-1956
Florence Gregory Trapp 1881-1958
Nancy Ann Gregory Williams 1883-1972
Maintained by James Bodily
Originally Created by Anonymous 13 Apr 2004
-- Find a Grave Memorial 8631737,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8631737/william-h_-gregory
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1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 26 April, Civil District 5,
page 3B, District 71, Hse #53, Fam #54
Gregory, William Head M W 40 Married 13 years TN TN TN Farmer Rents
Gregory, Thula Wife F W 38 Married 13 years TN TN TN
Gregory, William H Son M W 4mos TN TN TN
Social Security Death Index
William Gregory
Born 3 Dec 1909
Died Jul 1983
Last Benefit & Residence Address Newport, Cocke, Tennessee 37821
SSN 408-18-1180 issued Tennessee (Before 1951)
William Henry Gregory
Birth Dec 19, 1909
Death Jul 30, 1983
Parents:
William Richard Gregory (1871 - 1951)
Thula Jane Hance Gregory (1881 - 1939)
Spouse Verta Carver Gregory (1912 - 2002)
Son Gary Paul Gregory (1944 - 1977)
Sibling George Paul Gregory (1899 - 1969)
Burial Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
Created by Marvin & Samme Templin Oct 31, 2012
-- Find A Grave Memorial #99962172,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=99962172
"Two of Thomas' children died before he made his will in 1811, Thomas Jr and
Lou. Bry outlived his father by 28 years, dying January 9, 1846. William
lived 6 years longer that Bry, dying September 30, 1852. We do not know when
the other children died."
-- Source publication unknown, p 69; posted on the Genealogy "Early American
Pioneers" without credit,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/69539398/person/46254196606/mediax/1?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7CpgNum&ftm=1
Squire William Henry Gregory
Birth May 1, 1764 Lunenburg County, Virginia
Death Sep. 30, 1852 Smith County, Tennessee
Spouse Martha Bledsoe Gregory (1768 - 1845)
Children:
William Henry Gregory (1793 - 1872)
Joseph Braxton Gregory (1801 - 1868)
Burial Nixon Cemetery, Smith County, Tennessee
Maintained by TLC, Originally Created by Barbara Guthrie Prather Dec 26, 2009
-- Find A Grave Memorial #45810549,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45810549
I started my genealogy of the Gregorys and Greens with the extensive family
information Loretta had gathered for the Gregorys and Greens and related
famlies. Much of my early material I got in the from of notes I took from
conversations, with Loretta, my aunt, in 1980-81 and later years.
William H H Gregory is reported as the first child of Patrick Gregory and wife
Julia A C, in the 1880 census of Jefferson County, Tennessee. This name
matches the full name known by the descendants of Dock and Julia Ann, William
Henry Harrison. In that census, W H H is 1 month old, meaning he was born in
the month of May 1880. This also matches the family's date of 11 May 1880.
It is interesting that in his WWI draft registration, Harrison reported his
birth year as 1879.
1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 17 June, Civil District 5,
Enumeration District 177, p 35, Hse #290, Fam #284
Gregory, Patrick W M 22 Farmer TN TN TN
Gregory, Julia A C W F 24 Wife Keeping Hse TN TN TN
Gregory, William H H W M 1mo born May Son TN TN TN
Before the 1900 census, Harrison's parents Dock and Julia moved their famliy
to Chickasaw Nation. THey moved first to North Texas, where they had a farm
outside McKinney, in Collin County, one county south of the Red River. We can
tell by the birth date and state of Wiley that they moved to Texas between
August 1893 and August 1897, when Wylie was born inTexas. So their move north
across the Red River was some time after Wiley's birth.
1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 4 July, Township 4
South Range 4E, District 145, page 27A, Hse/Fam #402
Doctor Gregory Head W M Sep 1855 44 Married 21 yrs AL Unknown TN Farmer
Julia Gregory Wife W F Jan 1855 45 Married 21 yrs TN TN TN
William H Gregory Son W M May 1880 20 TN TN TN Farm Laborer
Charles Gregory Son W M Dec 1881 18 TN TN TN Farm Laborer
Thomas Gregory Son W M Jan 1884 16 TN TN TN Farm Laborer
Edward Gregory Son W M Nov 1885 14 TN TN TN Farm Laborer
John Gregory Son W M Jun 1890 9 TN TN TN
Andrew Gregory Son W M May 1892 8 TN TN TN
Lucy Gregory Dau W F Aug 1893 6 TN TN TN
Wiley Gregory Son W M Aug 1897 2 TX TN TN
In 1910 the Gregory family entry is mangled but recognizable:
1910 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 25 April, Richland Township,
District 243, page 6B, No Hse or Fam #s on this page
Gegery, Dolf Head M W 56 married 31 years AL TN TN Farmer
Gegery, July (Julie?) wife F W 55 married 31 yrs TN TN TN
Gegery, Harison Son M W 29 TN TN TN [Note spelling with one r]
When Harrison registered for the WWI draft, Harrison reported his birth year
as 1879, though the 1880 census reports that at that time he was 1 month old,
which matches the date recorded in family records and hsi grave, 11 May 1880.
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
William Henry Harrison Gregory
Address RFD 2, Box 94B, Garvin, Oklahoma, USA
Age 39, Birth Date 11 May 1879
Self Employed Farmer
Nearest Relative (mother) Julia Clementine Gregory
Medium Height, Slender Build, Brown Eyes, Black Hair
Registered 12 September 1918 Paul's Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma
Signed with full name
In the 1920 census in Garvin County, Oklahoma, William Henry Harrison is
reported as Harris W Gregory:
1920 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma, 25 January, Elmore Township,
District 25, page 11B, Hse #188, Fam #200
Gregory Dock G Head Owns Farm (Mortgaged) M W 67 AL VA TN Farmer
Gregory Julia A Wife F W 65 Single TN TN TN No Occupation
Harris W Gregory Son M W 39 TN AL TN Farmer
1930 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma, 18 April, Elmore Township,
District 25-8, page 10B, Hse #183, Fam #192, Gregory, Doc G Head M W 78
AL VA TN Farmer
Gregory, Julia A Wife F W 74 TN TN TN
Gregory, Harrison W Son M W 49 TN AL TN Labor
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William Henry Harrison Gregory
Birth May 11, 1880 Tennessee
Death Nov 18, 1931 Antioch, Garvin County, Oklahoma
William H H Gregory was the first child of Dock Patrick Gregory and wife Julia
Ann Clementine Strange. In the 1880 census he was 1 month old, reported born
in May 1880. His full birthday, from family information, is 11 May 1880.
The family was living in Jefferson County, Tennessee, at the time of William's
birth. They later moved to McKinney, Colllin County, Texas, then on to
Chickasaw Nation. He went by Harrison. Family information reports Harrison
and his parents were buried in the Antioch, Oklahoma, Cemetery. But they never
had stones put up. Their names do not appear on burial lists there.
Parents:
Dock Patrick Gregory (1852 - 1947)
Julia Ann Clementine Strange Gregory (1855 - 1935)
Siblings:
Charles Bluford Gregory (1881 - 1979)
George Thomas Gregory (1884 - 1982)
Edd Gregory (1885 - 1958)
John Gregory (1890 - 1993)
Andy Gregory (1892 - 1975)
Lucy Carter (1893 - 1970)
Burial Antioch Cemetery, Antioch, Garvin County, Oklahoma
Created by Orville Jenkins Feb 26, 2015
-- Find A Grave Memorial #143108022,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=143108022
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... from the Bible of Richard Gregory, which was owned by Doctor William W.
Gregory, of Charlotte, North Carolina:
"Roger Gregory, my father, married Mary Cole Claiborne, and had Richard and
five other children, as stated above.
"Richard married the widow of William Broadnax, who was the daughter of
Colonel Seth Ward, and had four children, Martha, Richard, Maria, and Seth.
"Martha married General John Pegram, of Dinwiddle County, and had five sons,
James West Pegram and four others, and several daughters.
"Richard Gregory married, secondly, Elizabeth Wilkinson, daughter of Colonel
Nathaniel Wilkinson, of Henrico County, by whom he had William W. Gregory,
four sons and six daughters.
"Doctor William W. Gregory married Elizabeth R. Taylor, daughter of Thomas
Taylor, of Richmond, Virginia, by whom he had, in 1843, three sons, Thomas,
Richard, and William Gregory."
-- Peyton Neale Clarke, Old King William homes and families; an account of
some of the old homesteads and families of King William County, Virginia, from
its earliest settlement (Louisville: John P Morton And Company, 1897), p 37,
https://archive.org/stream/oldkingwilliamho00clar/oldkingwilliamho00clar_djvu.txt
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Col William Henry Harrison Gregory
Birth 14 May 1840 Drewrys Bluff, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Death 12 Mar 1927 (aged 86) Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Burial Oakwood Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, Section
B / Lot 24 / Grave
Son of William Wilkinson Gregory & Elizabeth Randolph Taylor.
Married 1) Dora Brown in 1866
Father of: Mary Armstead Gregory & Caroline M. Gregory
Married 2) Moriah "Mittie" Louise Ramsey on 12 October 1880 in Statesville, NC
Father of: Richard Kidder Gregory; Rhylma; Marie; Elizabeth
Landmark (Statesville, NC)
14 March 1927, Monday; front page
William Henry Harrison Gregory was born on his father's plantation at
Drewery's Bluff, Va., May 14, 1840. His father was Dr. Wm. W. Gregory and his
mother Miss Elizabeth Randolph Taylor., a daughter of Col. Thomas P. Taylor, a
lawyer of Richmond. She died soon after the birth of her son and Dr. Gregory
afterward married Miss Ellen Upsher, of Norfolk, Va., a granddaughter of Abel
P. Upsher, of the United States navy, who was killed by an explosion on the
steamer Princeton.
Under the direction of his step-mother, young Gregory was educated in a
military way and received an appointment to Annapolis Naval Academy through
Congressman Caskey, of Richmond. This was about the time of the John Brown
raid on Harper's Ferry and Col. Gregory, was at the time a member of Company
F, a Richmond military company. At the request of Gov. Wise this company was
ordered to escort him to Harper's Ferry to quell the insurrection. After John
Brown was removedto Charleston this company was ordered back to aid in the
execution, as threats had been made to release Brown.
In 1858, when President Monroe's remains were removed from New York to
Richmond, escorted by the Seventh New York regiment, a grandson of Alexander
Hamilton, a member of the regiment was drowneed and was not missed until the
regimentreached Washington. The remains were recovered and the Governor of
Virginia hired a steamer and sent the remains back to New York, at the expense
of the State of Virginia. A detail of two was sent from each company of
Virginia troops as an escort and Col. Gregory was a member of the escort.
Soon after the John Brown execution Col. Gregory moved with his father and
brother to Charlotte, NC. The civil war began and he was ordered to report to
Camp Lee as a drill master. He was sent to drill the Petersburg troops and
also to Craney Island. Gov. Ellis issued a proclamation calling for troopsand
Col. gregory enlisted, assisted in organizing the Forty-second regimentand was
elected adjutant.Served through the war and was wounded at Port Walthall
Junction by the explosion of a shell while he was charging the enemy.
Col. Gregory returned to Charlotte and in 1866 married Miss Dora Brown of
Wilmington. She died and he afterward came to Statesville and engaged in the
cotton business. In 1880 he married Miss Mittie L. Ramsey, of Columbus, Miss.
After Gen. J.S. Carr was elected to command the Confederate veterans of North
Carolina he appointed Col. Gregory inspector general with the rank of
lieutenant colonel.
{This is only a partial transcription of the obituary that appeared}
Parents:
William Wilkinson Gregory 1807-1885
Elizabeth Randolph Taylor Gregory
Spouse Mittie Louise Ramsey Gregory 1858-1938
Sibling:
Richard Kidder Gregory 1836-1910
Half Sibling:
Elizabeth Gregory Brown 1862-1951
Children:
Mary Armistead Gregory 1870-1950
Caroline M Gregory Lackey 1875-1972
Richard Kidder Gregory 1880 - unknown
Marie Gregory Weaver 1883-1961
Rhylma Gregory Evans 1885-1966
Created by Kelly Jane O 15 Apr 2011
-- Find A Grave Memorial 68398778,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68398778/william-henry_harrison-gregory
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1850 Federal Census, Washington County, Arkansas, 25 September, Cane Hill, p
10, Hse/Fam #60
Few Gregory 37 M Farmer $0 Real Estate b Virginia [b abt 1813]
Esther Gregory 45 F b Tennessee [b abt 1805]
William Gregory 15 M Farmer b Tennessee [b abt 1835]
Alexander Gregory 13 M b Tennessee [b abt 1837]
Marget [sic] Gregory 11 F b Tennessee [b abt 1839]
1860 Federal Census, Washington County, Arkansas, 12 June, Mountain Township,
PO Ada, page 41-42 (scan 519), Hse #281, Fam #70 [sic]
Hugh Gregory 51 M Farmer $1600 Real Estate $500 Personal born Tennessee [b
abt 1809]
-- page 42 --
Esther Gregory 58 F born Tennessee [b abt 1802]
William Gregory 25 M born Tennessee [b abt 1835]
Alexander Gregory 22 M born Tennessee [b 1838]
John Smith 25 M Farm Laborer born Tennessee [b abt 1835]
In 1870, William was enumerated with his family next door to his parents.
1870 Federal Census, Washington County, Arkansas, [no date] August, Mountain
Township, PO Billingsly, page 179B, Hse #148, Fam #152
Gregory, W [William] J 35 M W Farmer $200 Real Estate $250 Personal Estate
born Tennessee[b abt 1835]
Gregory, S E 30 F W Keeping House born Virginia [b abt 1840]
Gregory, M B 3 F W At Home born Ark [b abt 1867]
Gregory, S E 1 F W born Ark [b abt 1869]
Few's wife appears to be reorted here as SE, as well as the youngest daughter,
comparing the letters to other letters on the page. But compare to 1880 when
the wife was reported as Fannie E and the matching daughter as Flora E, both
beginning with Fs. So the enumerator mayhave intended the initials in 1870 to
be FE for both mother and daughter. The child M B in 1870 matches the child
Mary B in 1880.
1870 Federal Census, Washington County, Arkansas, [no date] August, Mountain
Township, PO Billingsly, page 179B, Hse #149, Fam #153
Gregory, F [Few] 60 M W Farmer $1500 Real Estate $60 Personal Estate born
Virginia Cannot or write [b abt 1810]
Gregory, Esther 72 F W Keeping House born Tennessee Cannot or write [b abt
1798]
Gregory, Alex 32 F W Farmer born Tennessee [b abt 1838]
Gregory, Jane 22 F W Keeping House born Tennessee [appears to be Alex's wife]
Cannot read or write [b abt 1848]
In 1880 William and his parents were enumerated on consecutive pages of the
census.
1880 Federal Washington County, Arkansas, 3 June, District 210, page 4,
Hse/Fam #29
Gregory, William W M 42 Head Farmer TN VA VA [b abt 1838]
Gregory, Fannie E W F 38 Wife Keeping House Arthritic Affliction VA VA VA [b
abt 1842]
Gregory, Mary B W F 12 Dau Single At Home AR TN VA [b abt 1868]
Gregory, Flora E W F 9 Dau Single At School AR TN VA [b abt 1871]
Gregory, William A W M 7 Son AR TN VA [b abt 1873]
Gregory, Robert L W M 5 Son AR TN VA [b abt 1875]
Gregory, Fannie E W F 1 Dau Single AR TN VA [b abt 1879]
1900 Federal Census, Washington County, Arkansas, 8 June, Valley Township,
District 117, page 5A (scan 337A), Hse/Fam #107
Gregory, William J Head W M Nov 1834 65 Married 38 yrs TN TN TN NG (?) Owns
Gregory, Francis Wife W F Feb 1841 59 Married 38 yrs 8 children/5 living VA
VA VA
Gregory, Robert L Son W M July 1873 26 AR TN VA Farmer
Gregory, Ida F Dau W F Sept 1887 [1877] 22 AR TN VA
Gregory, John L Son W M Dec 1879 20 AR TN VA Farm Laborer
After Fannie (Frances) died, William remarried, marrying Catherine Summers in
1903.
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Wm J Gregory
Age 63
Birth Year abt 1840 [other sources indicate birth about 1834]
Residence Hubbard, Washington, Arkansas
Spouse's Name Katie Summers
Spouse's Age 42
Spouse's Residence Hubbard, Washington, Arkansas
Marriage 14 Jan 1903 Washington County
Marriage License Date:
9 Jan 1903 Washington County
Arkansas, Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1935
Mary C Gregory
Spouse William J Gregory
Residence Location Washington, Arkansas
Service Infantry, K Company, Washington Regiment
Vet Application Year 1917
Spouse Death Date 1 Dec 1925
Widow applied 1926/questionnaire
William's obituary was posted online in 2012 by his funeral home, Luginbuel
Funeral Home, Prairie Grove, Arkansas.
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William James Gregory
Birth Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee
Death 1 DEC 1925
GREGORY, William James of Prairie Grove, Arkansas was born at Dandridge,
Jefferson County, Tennessee, the son of Pew [Few] Gregory of Virginia and
Tennessee and his wife, Easter [Esther] Lychliter. He was a farmer, a
Democrat and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. He served in
Company K, 34th Arkansas Infantry as a Private under Col. Brooks, enlisted at
Washington County, Arkansas. He married Fanny Smith August 10, 1861. She was
the daughter of Phillip and Mary Smith of Washington County, Arkansas. Their
children were: Molly, married to Charles Smith; Flora, married to L. Johnson;
Fanny, married to Press Henderson; Albert, married to Birdie King; Lee Gregory
and Leslie, married to Cora Reff [1911 Arkansas Confederate Census].
W.J. Gregory filed Veteran Application #21596 with the Confederate Pension
Board of Washington County for a Confederate pension and it was received as
allowed August 12, 1917 by the State, citing service with Company K, 34th
Arkansas Infantry from 1862 thru 1865, during which he was wounded. Mr.
Gregory died December 1, 1925. His widow, Mary C. Gregory filed Widow
Application #21596 with the Confederate Pension Board of Washington County for
a Confederate widow pension and it was received as allowed August 19, 1926 at
the State. [State of Arkansas Confederate Pension Archives]
GREGORY, William James' Birthday Celebrated (For the Herald) Tuesday morning,
November 14th, twenty-six relatives and friends of Uncle Bill Gregory and wife
gathered at their home near New Sulphur to celebrate Uncle Bill's
eighty-eighth birthday.
The morning was spent in pleasant conversation and listening to Uncle Bill's
narratives of long ago. Naturally his body is a little frail, but his mind is
as clear as a boy's.
At 12:30 we were all invited into the dining room where a table was covered
with everything the human stomach could crave. Uncle Bill was seated at one
end of the table and his good wife at the other. After thus being satisfied,
the afternoon was spent in merry making and music until about 4 o'clock, when
we departed for our own homes, wishing Uncle Bill many more birthdays. A
Friend [Prairie Grove Herald 11/16/1922]
Parents:
Pew [Few] Gregory- Father
Birth Virginia
Easter Lychliter- Mother
Spouses:
Fannie Smith
Married 10 AUG 1861
Mary C
Children:
John Lester Gregory 1882 - 1967
Birth 26 DEC 1882 Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
Death 23 JUL 1967 Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial 26 JUL 1967 Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas
Molly Gregory
Flora Gregory
Fanny Gregory
Albert Gregory
Lee Gregory
Leslie Gregory- Son
-- Luginbuel Funeral Home, http://www.luginbuel.com/genealogy/person/i42430
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William Gregory
Birth unknown
Death unknown Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
Husband of Mary Catherine SUMMERS Gregory
Spouse Mary Catherine Summers Gregory (1858 - ____)
Burial Prairie Grove Cemetery, Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
Created by Vickie BYRUM Schley Jan 15, 2015
-- Find A Grave Memorial #141366419,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141366419/william-gregory
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There is a William Gregory buried in the same cemetery as William's father and
other family members. The obit does not clearly identify William, having no
birth date or, oddly, even his parentage, but indicates he was a young man,
recently married. This William Gregory might be the son of William, and thus
a grandson of Few and Esther, who moved to Washington County, Arkansas, from
Tennessee before 1850. Another William is buried there, whose birth and death
are not known.
William Gregory
Birth unknown
Death 1899 Oklahoma, USA
The Springdale News from The Fayetteville News
Springdale, AR
August 18, 1899
Wm. Gregory, recently married and the industrious and respected son of a
prosperous farmer living near Moffit, met a terrible fate Saturday in the
Indian Territory while acting in the capacity of operator or separator boss of
a steam thresher. The machine became choked and Mr. Gregory, endeavoring to
loosen the bundle, had his leg caught by the cylinder and the result was it
was ground and crushed, torn from his body. After suffering most excruciating
pain, he died Saturday night. The remains were brought from the scene of the
accident to Moffit and were interred last Sunday at that place.
Burial Prairie Grove Cemetery, Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
Created by Jenn and Jade May 26, 2016
-- Find A Grave Memorial #163298906,
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Gregory&GSiman=1&GScid=462350&GRid=163298906&
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One history names a child not found in other lists of children of Berry
Alexander Gregory and Sarah Elizabeth Burk. He is the first in the list
below, William L Gregory. He would be the child indicated in the 1900 census,
which says 8 children were born but only 7 were living at that time.
Alec married Sarah Elizabeth Burk (29 September 1856-9 August 1929) on 10
October 1878. Sarah was the daughter of Wilburn and Martha Ann Carver Burk.
Both are buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery. Their children: William L; Sally
Josephine Rebecca; Charlsie F; John Fred Walker; Robert Alexander; Mary Jane;
Wilburn Wallace; and Stella Estell.
-- Gregory Family Genealogy,
http://gregoryfamilygenealogy.org/?page_id=387
William Marvin Gregory's death certificate reported his mother as Anna West.
South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965
William Marvin Gregory
Farmer, Age 30 yrs, 9 months
Birth Nov 6, 1900 South Carolina
Father S R Gregory, born South Carolina
** Mother Anna Gregory, born South Carolina **
Spouse Sallie H Gregory
Informant D C Gregory, Pauline, South Carolina
Death 9 Aug 1931 General Hospital, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Cause of Death Fractured Skull, left leg fractured above and below knee,
internal injuries, auto accident
Burial 10 August 1931 Bogansville Church, by M W Bobo Co, Spartanburg
Certificate #14045 filed 13 September 1931
South Carolina Wills & Probates collection, Volume 24
The death certificate reports that William Marvin was born in November 1900.
But the 1900 census reports a son in as Thompson born in 1888. The Wilkes
History and Genealogy reports his full name as Andrew Thomas (the Thompson of
the census).
1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, 16 June 1900, Rural
Okolona, District 16, page 12B, Hse #196, Fam #211
Gregory, [Hale] R Head W M Dec 1860 39 Married 2 yrs [first rptd 12, then
changed to 2] [mar abt 1889] MS SC SC Farmer Owns
Gregory, Annie Wife W F May 1868 32 Single [sic] Married [sic] 5 yrs 0
children/0 living MS MS SC
Gregory, Thompson Son W M Dec 1888 11 Single MS MS MS
Gregory, Annie M Dau W F Apr 1893 7 Single MS MS MS
Gregory, Ula Bell Dau W F Aug 1896 3 Single MS MS MS
Marvin's death certificate reports his mother's name as Anna West. Note also
in the 1900 census record for Annie Gregory above that it says she has had no
children. This would make William Marvin her first child. She must be Hale's
second wife.
The Wilkes Family History reports only the three children named in the 1900
census (with Thompson being Thomas) for Anna Crump and Hale Gregory, with
Thomas' birth date as 16 December 1888, matching the census.
The Wilkes History, however, reports only one wife for Hale. But the birth
and death date they give for Annie Crump, 18 May 1868 and 14 February 1925,
respectively are the dates on the grave for Annie (Anna) West Gregory. If the
enumerator was right in the childless report for Annie in 1900, then Annie
Crump and Annie West are two different persons, who have been conflated under
the name Annie Crump, or in most genealogies, Annie West. This would also
explain the change in number of years married from Hale, from 12 initially, to
only 2 finally, after the birth of the youngest child in 1900.
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States Rights Gregory
States Rights Gregory, son of Andrew Jackson Gregory and Levicia (Wilkes)
Gregory, was born 31 December 1860 and died on 19 March 1932. He married
Annie Crump (5-18-1868 - 2-14-1925) and they had the following children born
to them:
Andrew Thomas Gregory, born 16 December 1888
Annie Mae Gregory, born 9 April 1893
Eula Bell Gregory
-- Gregory Family from South Carolina in Mississippi, descendants of Andrew
Jackson Gregory & Leticia Wilkes, Wilkes Family History and Genealogy, by Ivan
Ernest Bass, 1965; reprint by Higginson Book Company, 2011, pp 362-363
-------------------------
William Osborne Gregory
Birth Mar 17, 1804 Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Death Nov 25, 1884 Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Married Mary Baskerville Alexander 12 Oct 1826
Parents:
Herbert Gregory (1777 - 1821)
Lucy Osborne Thweatt Gregory (1779 - 1824)
Spouse Mary Baskerville Alexander Gregory (1807 - 1880)
Burial Gregory-Lewis Family Cemetery, Lewis, Granville County, North Carolina,
USA
Created by RosalieAnn Aug 18, 2016
-- Find A Grave Memorial #168644363,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168644363/william-osborne-gregory
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William Phillip Gregory
BIRTH 3 Jan 1876 Bell County, Texas, USA
DEATH 17 Jun 1959 (aged 83) Hamilton County, Texas, USA
BURIAL Hico Cemetery, Hico, Hamilton County, Texas
Parents:
James David Gregory 1854-1938
Sarah Margaret Thompson Gregory 1856-1941
Spouse Emma May Gregory 1882-1977 (m. 1902)
Siblings:
Thomas Allen Gregory 1878-1957
Cyrus Abraham Gregory 1881-1949
Melvin M Gregory 1892-1965
On double marker with Emma May Gregory (1882-1977)
Maintained by Find A Grave, Originally Created by Ken Jones 3 Jun 2009
-- Find A Grave Memorial 37866874,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37866874/william-phillip-gregory
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Gregory, William Richard
Son of Henry & Rachel (Lewis)
Born 23 September 1871 Jefferson County, Tennessee
-- M Guyette Wardlaw research,
http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~gregoryc/genealogy/tngregory.htm
The nickname Bill is reported from Gregory family tradition by Alfred Leroy
Gregory in a RootsWeb.com forum message 30 Apr 2000. The information
originally was collected from family members by Loretta Gregory Gay.
William is first enumerated in the Jefferson County census at the age of 8 in
1880.
1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 June, Civil District 5,
Enumeration District 177, p 34B, Hse #280, Fam #284
Gregory, Henry W M 60 Farmer TN TN TN
Gregory, Rachel W F 58 Wife Keep Hse TN TN TN Cannot read or write
Gregory, William R W M 8 Son TN TN TN Cannot read or write
William married Darthula (Thula Strange) in December 1898 in Jefferson County,
Tennessee. Both Stranges and Gregorys are associated with locations in both
Cocke and Jefferson counties.
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Will Gregory
Thula Jane Hance
Married 18 Dec 1898 Chestnutt Hill, Jefferson County, Tennessee
Recorded 20 Dec 1898, Marriage Book, p 72, Record #630
Gregory, William Richard & Nance [Hance], Dorthula [Darthula] Jane
Marriage 18 December 1898 Jefferson County, Tennessee
-- M Guyette Wardlaw research,
http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~gregoryc/genealogy/tngregory.htm
In 1900 William and Thula and their 8-month-old son George R Gregory are
living in the same household with William's parents, Henry age 74 and Rachel
age 69.
1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 20 June, 5th Civil District,
Enumeration District 45, page 10A, Hse #162, Fam #169
Gregory, Henry Head W M Apr 1826 74 Married 53 years TN TN TN Farmer
Rents
Gregory, Rachel Wife W F Jun 1830 69 Married 53 years 10 children/8
living TN TN TN
Hse #162, Fam #170
Gregory, William Head W M Sept 1871 28 Married 2 years TN TN TN Farmer
Gregory, Thula Wife W F Oct 1881 18 Married 2 years 1 child/1 living TN
TN TN
Gregory, George R Son W M Sept 1899 8mos TN TN TN
1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 26 April, Civil District 5,
page 3B, District 71, Hse #53, Fam #54
Gregory, William Head M W 40 Married 13 years TN TN TN Farmer Rents
Gregory, Thula Wife F W 38 Married 13 years TN TN TN
Gregory, George Son M W 18 TN TN TN
Gregory, Charlie Son M W 9 TN TN TN
Gregory, Sarah Dau F W 8 TN TN TN
Gregory, Eva Dau F W 5 TN TN TN
Gregory, William H Son M W 4mos TN TN TN
I have not been able to find any enumeration for this family in the 1920 or
1940 censuses. In the 1930 census, William and his parents are for the first
time reported as being born in Georgia. The family name is actually spelled
Gregor in the census.
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, Sarah Dau F W 27 Married at age 17 TN GA TN
Gregor, Lonnie B Son M W 16 Single TN GA TN Knitter Knitting Mill
Gregor, Francis Dau F W 13 TN GA TN
Gregor, Walter P Grandson M W 8 Single TN TN TN
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
William Richard Gregory
Birth 23 Sep 1871 Dandrige, Jefferson County, Tennessee
Father Henry Gregory
Mother Raphel [Rachel] Lewis
SSN 408228410
Oct 1939 Name listed as WILLIAM RICHARD GREGORY
William and Darthula are both buried in Union Cemetery in Cocke County,
Tennessee, along with several of their children and other family.
A memorial posted on Find a Grave in 2012 provided William's middle name
Richard.
William Richard Gregory
Birth 1871
Death 1951
Spouse Thula Jane Hance Gregory (1881 - 1939)
Burial Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
Created by Marvin & Samme Templin Nov 15, 2012
-- Find A Grave Memorial #100758627,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=100758627
In May 2013 after finding the Find-a-Grave memorial, I found a Tennessee Death
Index record for William.
Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
William Richard Gregory
Age 85, Birth Date abt 1866
[cf 1900 census age 28, birth Sept 1871, and age 8 in 1880; he is not in the
1870 census]
Death 22 Jun 1951 Newport, Cocke, Tennessee
Father's Name William Henry Gregory
Mother's Name Rachel Lewis
Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
William Richard Gregory
Age 85, Birth 18 Sep 1865 Jefferson, Tennessee
[cf 1900 census age 28, birth Sept 1871, and age 8 in 1880, not in 1870]
Occupation Farmer
Death 22 Jun 1951 Valentine-Shults Clinic, Newport, Cocke, Tennessee
Cause of Death Cerebral Hemorrhage
Father's Name William Henry Gregory
Mother's Name Rachel Lewis
Informant Mrs Huey Brady, Newport, Tennessee
Burial 24 June 1951 Union Cemetery, Newport, by Maloy Funeral Home, Newport
Certificate of Death #51-14882 filed 3 August 1951
Note that the age reported is incorrect. William was not enumerated in the
1870 census, when, according to the death information, he should have been 5
years old.
He is first enumerated in 1880 as 8 years old, and the 1900 census reports his
birth date as June 1871, and his age at 28, matching the first report in 1880.
His age in other censuses matches the birth in September 1871.
William Richard Gregory
Birth 1871
Death 1951
Spouse Thula Jane Hance Gregory (1881 - 1939)
Children:
George Paul Gregory (1899 - 1969)
Eva Caroline Gregory Gorman (1907 - 1999)
William Henry Gregory (1909 - 1983)
Lonnie B Gregory (1915 - 1960)
Burial Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Created by Marvin & Samme Templin Nov 15, 2012
-- Find A Grave Memorial #100758627,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100758627
1850 Federal Census, Roane County, Tennessee, 10 September, Subdivision 20, p
167, Hse #430, Fam #454
Fu H Gregory 52 M Physician $14,400 Real Estate b Virginia [b abt 1798]
Martha Gregory 26 F b Tennessee [b abt 1824]
Susannah V Gregory 7 F b Tennessee Attended School [b abt 1843]
James F Gregory 6 M Farmer b Tennessee Attended School [b abt 1844]
Mary E Gregory 4 F b Tennessee Attended School [b abt 1846]
William R Gregory 2 M Farmer b Tennessee [b abt 1848]
1860 Federal Census, Monroe County, Tennessee, [no date] September, P O
Sweetwater, page 8, Hse #50, Fam #54
F H Gregory 68 M Married Farmer $400 Real Estate $400 Personal Estate b
Virginia [b abt 1798]
M L Gregory 35 F b Tennessee [b abt 1825]
S V Gregory 17 F b Tennessee [b abt 1843]
J F Gregory 16 M b Tennessee [b abt 1844]
M E Gregory 13 F b Tennessee [b abt 1847]
W R 12 M b Tennessee [b abt 1848]
Richard has not been found in the 1870 or 1880 census. It is not known when
he or his brother James moved to Marion County, Florida.
Few Hall Gregory, MD -- married Martha Lynn Reynolds, June 1, 1841
Children of F H and M L Gregory were:
1. Susanna Virginia, b. May 13, 1842. PO 1913, Nashville
2. Jas. Few, b. January 27, 1844; d. April 30, 1897 at Citra, Fla. Married to
Georgia Dallas January 19, 1876
3. Mary Elizabeth, b. February 1, 1846. Married to Daniel J Fogg, January 19,
1885 at Lake Gregory, PO Belleview, Marion County, Fla
4. William Richard, b. 1848. Died November, 1870, at Ocala, Fla
5. Geo Washington, b. January 12, 1851; d. February 3, 1855
6. Martha Georgiana, b. January 17, 1857; d. in infancy.
7. Ann Eliza, b. October 15, 1858; d. an infant.
8. Cora Francis, b. January 1, 1861; d. December, 1887, at Livyville
[Levyville] Fla. She married Wm. Bro???ni January 1, 1885
-- History Of Sweetwater Valley, by W B Lenoir (Published by Presbyterian
Committee Of Publication, Richmond, Va., 1916), pp 158-159, Archived on
Archive.org,
http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofsweetwa00leno/historyofsweetwa00leno_djvu.txt
In 1960, the enumerator listed everybody by initials only./ The last entrance
was for William Richard, age 12.
1860 Federal Census, Monroe County, Tennessee, [no date] September, P O
Sweetwater, page 8, Hse #50, Fam #54
F H Gregory 68 M Married Farmer $400 Real Estate $400 Personal Estate b
Virginia [b abt 1798]
M L Gregory 35 F b Tennessee [b abt 1825]
S V Gregory 17 F b Tennessee [b abt 1843]
J F Gregory 16 M b Tennessee [b abt 1844]
M E Gregory 13 F b Tennessee [b abt 1847]
W R 12 M b Tennessee [b abt 1848]
Robert Hankins informed me of a story in the Hankins family tradition about
the murder of Edward Ezell Hankins in December 1866. The story was that he
was returning from the Civil War when he was ambushed and shot by three of Few
Hall Gregory's children.
Edward's burial memorial on Find a Grave reports that Edward was returning
from the Civil War when he was shot. But that did not track. The shooting
was over a year after the end of the Civil War, on 1 December 1866.
The story as received says the Gregory assailants were indicted by a grand
jury but fled the area before the case could go to trial. Their father paid
the court costs, but nothing further was done on the case. Robert reported
that court documents name the three Gregory murderers as James F Gregory,
Susannah Virginia Helton (his sister) and their younger brother William
Richard Gregory.
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I am hoping that someone in the Gregory family can report stories, or family
lore, surrounding my GGGrandfather, Edward Ezelle Hankins, who was a neighbor
of the Gregory family. Edward was shot and killed at his home after he
returned from the Civil War.
The three named children of Few Hall Gregory were indicted for the murder but
left the area and were never prosecuted. Edward's widow left afterwards and
moved to NW Missouri. It is from this line that my family comes.
We have known of the incident but have no information about any relationship
between the families, what motivated the shooting, how the families got
"cross-ways" with one another, etc. Hoping that someone might be able to
provide insight and information.
-- Robert Hankins, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 13 April 2020
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Two days of searching and reading through some discussion groups yielded no
reference to this event. I similarly had nothing about it in any of my
collected source documents.
Neither James nor William was enumerated in the 1870 census in their parents'
home or nearby, but their sister Susannah was still in the home. An anomaly
is that though the court documents in January 1867 named her as Susan Helton,
her married name, the census three years later reports her under her maiden
name as Susan Gregory, and no reference was made to a husband. (Susan is a
variation of her name found in some records, as we do with others of that name
in that era.)
Though the tradition says Hankins and Gregory were neighbors, no Hankins
family was found for several census pages before and after the listing for Few
H Gregory. Similarly, neither son was found in a similar search of the 1870
census. Neither has been found anywhere in the 1870 census.
This is consistent with the story from the Hankins family tradition about
Few's sons fleeing the county after their indictment for murder. However,
though Susannah was one of the three indicted, she stayed there, being
enumerated still in her parents' home in the in 1870 census. She lived out
her life right there in Monroe County.
Persistence finally led to a genealogy on TribalPages that had a statement of
the murder. The text was actually said to have come from Edward Ezell's
burial marker.
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About Hankins, Edward Ezelle
Tombstone reads "Held in fondest remembrance his children"
Murdered - Two brothers and their sister were indicted for his murder. Could
have been a property dispute. Both the murder suspect (James F Gregory) and
Edward were in the 59th Tennessee Mtd. Infantry Division (Confederate)
together in Company E. The other in Company G. Both were Privates. Edward
was shot as he answered the door one night He fought in the Civil War with
two brothers, one of whom was killed in battle.
-- Clevenger and Takes, TribalPages,
https://takes.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=takes&view=0&pid=19632#moreinfo_
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Robert Hankins provided a summary quote from the grand jury case on the
murder.
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Wednesday January 16th, 1867
The State vs. James F. Gregory, William R. Gregory, Susan Helton
Murder
Came the grand jury into court headed by their foreman and brought with an
indictment for murder. . ..
Circuit Court January term AD 1867. The Grand Jurors for the State of
Tennessee. . . present that James F. Gregory, William R. Gregory and Susan
Helton late of said County, not having the fear of God before their eyes, but
being moved and seduced by the instigations of the Devil on the first day of
December A.D. 1866 with force and arms . . . in and upon one Edward Hankins,
willfully, deliberately, premeditatedly, maliciously, feloniously and of their
malice aforethought, did make an assault . . . with certain pistols and guns.
. . they held to against and upon the said Edward Hankins . . . did shoot and
discharge (weapons). . . in and upon the said head, breast and body of the
said Edward Hankins. . .divers mortal wounds. . . of which the said Edward
Hankins, languishing did live and of which mortal wounds, he the said Edward
Hankins afterwards, to wit, on the third day of the said month of December AD
1866. . . died... .
J. M. Shernburgh, Atto., Gen.
Witnesses: Julia Hankins, Sophia Hankins, Mat Hankins, Milly Hankins, sworn in
open court and sent before the Grand Jury Jan. 16th 1867.
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William was mentioned in his father's will. His father died in 1872.
Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008
F H Gregory
Will written 22 Mar 1871 Monroe, Tennessee, USA
Wife Martha L Gregory nominated as Executrix
Children mentioned: Susannah V Helton, James F Gregory, Mary E Gregory,
William R Gregory, Carra F Gregory
(p 14)
Witnesses C B Martin and S J Martin
Probated September Court Term 1872. Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Registered Will Records, Vol 1-4, 1833-1922, pp
13-14
William was enumerated with his parents and his youngest sister in the 1880
census. In this record, the enumerator reported William as William T Gregory,
whereas family information reports him as William Francis Gregory. In 1900
his name was also reported as William T.
Some genealogies report him as William Thomas Gregory, while his memorial on
Find a Grave reports him as William Francis. The memorial is linked to
Margaret Gregory as his mother, who matches the mother reported on other
children of Robert and Margaret. That FAG memorial is the only instance I
have seen of that name. Every record has his name as William T, except a
couple of his children's death certificates which have no middle initial.
Several genealogies report his full name as William Thomas Gregory.
His gravestone has his birth date as only the year 1856. His brother Berry's
reported birth date is 14 November 1856. This appears to be poor knowledge on
the part of the informant on Berry's death certificate, or faulty family
memory, which we often find in birth dates in that era.
The 1900 census also reports him as William T, with birth date reported as
Dec 1851. The 1900 census is often a year off, so the actual year may be
1852, matching the age of 8 reported in 1860. That census reports him as the
second child, and the first child born in Alabama. It is quite common for
birth dates on the grave and in family sources to be wrong, likely due to lack
of awareness of formal records, low literacy and lack of focus on abstract
details.
Robert and Margaret moved from Union County, South Carolina to DeKalb County,
Alabama, in about 1851, before the birth of William T in about 1852.
1860 Federal Census, DeKalb County, Alabama, 13 June, Division 2, page 6 (scan
98), Hse #40, Fam #42
Robert Gregory 34 M Farmer $300 Real Estate $230 Personal born South Carolina
[b abt 1826]
Margaret J Gregory 30 F born South Carolina [b abt 1830]
Sarah E Gregory 10 F born South Carolina [b abt 1850]
William T Gregory 8 M born Alabama [b abt 1852]
John B Gregory 5 M born Alabama [b abt 1855]
Berry A Gregory 3 M born Alabama [b abt 1857]
Theodore H Gregory 8 months M born Alabama [b abt Sept 1859]
1880 Federal Census, DeKalb County, Alabama, 1 June, Township 8, District 56,
page 1 (scan 596), Hse/Fam #9
Gregory, Robert W M 55 Head Married Farmer SC SC SC [b abt 1825]
Gregory, Margaret J W F 50 Wife Married Keeping House SC SC SC [b abt 1830]
Gregory, William T 27 Son W M Single Works on Farm SC SC SC [b abt 1853]
Gregory, Mary L F 13 Dau W F Single House Keeper SC SC SC [b abt 1867]
1900 Federal Census, DeKalb County, Alabama, 26 June, Corinth, District 79,
page 1B, Hse #246, Fam #250
Gregory, William T Head W M Dec 1851 [but see earlier censuses] 48 Married 19
yrs [mar abt 1881] AL SC SC Farmer Rents
Gregory, Mary F Wife W F Mar 1856 49 Married 19 yrs 5 children/4 living AL GA
AL
Gregory, Robert O son W M Mar 1884 16 Single AL AL AL Farm Labor
Gregory, Effie J Dau W F June 1889 10 Single AL AL AL Farm Labor
Gregory, John A Son W M Dec 1891 9 Single AL AL AL
Gregory, Mary A Dau W F Jan 1895 5 Single AL AL AL
The Courtney genealogy reports his name as William Thomas Gregory. It also is
one of those that reports the 1951 date of birth from the 1900 census.
William Thomas Gregory
Birth 20 Dec 1851 Alabama
Death 1934
Parents:
Robert Gregory 1826-1880
Margaret J Word 1828-1898
Spouse Mary F Gregory
Birth ABT 1856 Alabama
Death Unknown
-- Martha Courtney,
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/48138428/person/12880105131/facts
William Francis Gregory
Birth 1856 South Carolina, USA
Death Mar 20, 1934 Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
Mother Margaret Gregory (1828 - 1898)
Siblings:
Sarah Elizabeth Gregory Poteet (1849 - 1915)
John B Gregory (1854 - 1922)
Berry Alexander Gregory (1856 - 1950)
Mary Florence Gregory Davis (1866 - 1949)
Burial Mount Moriah Cemetery, Guest, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
Created by Fredie Smith Jul 13, 2011
-- Find A Grave Memorial #73304928,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73304928/william-gregory
A death record with this same death date is found in the name of William
Thomas Gregory; recorded in DeKalb Death Records, Volume 16, Page 7924.
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... from the Bible of Richard Gregory, which was owned by Doctor William W.
Gregory, of Charlotte, North Carolina:
"Roger Gregory, my father, married Mary Cole Claiborne, and had Richard and
five other children, as stated above.
"Richard married the widow of William Broadnax, who was the daughter of
Colonel Seth Ward, and had four children, Martha, Richard, Maria, and Seth.
"Martha married General John Pegram, of Dinwiddle County, and had five sons,
James West Pegram and four others, and several daughters.
"Richard Gregory married, secondly, Elizabeth Wilkinson, daughter of Colonel
Nathaniel Wilkinson, of Henrico County, by whom he had William W. Gregory,
four sons and six daughters.
"Doctor William W. Gregory married Elizabeth R. Taylor, daughter of Thomas
Taylor, of Richmond, Virginia, by whom he had, in 1843, three sons, Thomas,
Richard, and William Gregory."
-- Peyton Neale Clarke, Old King William homes and families; an account of
some of the old homesteads and families of King William County, Virginia, from
its earliest settlement (Louisville: John P Morton And Company, 1897), p 37,
https://archive.org/stream/oldkingwilliamho00clar/oldkingwilliamho00clar_djvu.txt
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North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
William W Gregory
Martha H Carson
Bond #000081366 signed 13 December 1860
Bondsman H B Williams
Witness P S Whisnant
Marriage 13 December 1860 Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Performed by A Sinclair, Minister of the Gospel
North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, Record #01 088
1870 Federal Census, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 2 June, Charlotte
Ward 2, PO Charlotte, page 8, Hse #55, Fam #60
Gregory, William 63 M W Physician $6000 Personal b VA
Gregory, Martha 40 F W Keeping House born PA
Carson, Richardine 14 M [F] W At School born NC
Gregory, Lizzie 7 F W born NC
Gregory, Mary 6 F W born NC
Miller, Malinda 30 F M born NC Cannot Read or Write
Miller, Mattie 13 F M born NC Cannot Read or Write
Miller, Amzie 5mos (born Jan) M M born NC Cannot Read or Write
Miller, Jacob 60 M B Laborer b NC Cannot Read or Write
1880 Federal Census, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 4 June, Charlotte,
District 106, page 5, Hse/Fam #32
Gregory, William W W M 72 Physician VA Scotland VA
Gregory, Martha H W F 50 Wife Keeping House PA PA PA [1860 census had NY]
Gregory, Elizabeth W M 16 Dau Single At School NC VA NC
Gregory, Mary W F 15 Dau Single At School NC VA NC
Gregory, Mary Jr W F 10 Granddau Single At School NC VA NC
Gregory, Caroline W F 3 Granddau Single NC NC PA
Carson, Richardue [sic] W F 22 Step-daughter Single At Home NC NC PA
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Dr William Wilkinson Gregory
BIRTH 1807 Virginia, USA
DEATH 17 Apr 1885 (aged 77-78) Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina,
USA
BURIAL Old Fourth Creek Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina
Obituary
The Landmark, Statesville, NC
17 April 1885, Friday
DEATH OF DR W W GREGORY
Dr W W Gregory died at 7 o'clock this morning at the residence of his son, Mr
W H H Gregory, near this place, aged about 77 years. Dr Gregory was a native
of Virginia, was once owner of Drury's Bluff property, and in former years was
possessed of a handsome estate. A number of years before the war he moved to
Charlotte where he quickly established a widespread reputation in the practice
of medicine. He was the discoverer and preparer of "Gregory's Anti-Dyspeptic
Mixture" a remedy of merit and reputation. A year or two ago he sold his
property in Charlotte and moved his family to Hendersonville. He himself had
been here for about six weeks, and during most of that time had been confined
to bed. Dr Gregory's remains will be buried here tomorrow.
Married 1) Elizabeth Randolph Taylor 2) Ellen Upshur 3) Martha (Stewart)
Carson
Parents:
Richard A Gregory 1757-1844
Elizabeth A Wilkinson Gregory unknown-1842
Spouses:
Ellen V S Upshur Gregory unknown-1859 (m. 1847)
Martha Stewart Gregory 1829-1886
Siblings:
Sarah Cole Gregory Hatcher 1796-1871
Children:
Richard Kidder Gregory 1836-1910
William Henry Harrison Gregory 1840-1927
Elizabeth Gregory Brown 1862-1951
Created by Kelly Jane O 16 Apr 2011
-- Find A Grave Memorial 68433716,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68433716
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