Parents

Son of Henry GREGORY & Rachel NLN.

Life History

Notes

• Family Tradition reports that Dock Patrick had Black Dutch and American Indian ancestry.  No one has definite information on what Indian tribe, but it is thought to be Cherokee.  The Cherokees settled at various places along the same westerly migration route of the Gregory families, from North Carolina through Tennessee and into Oklahoma, where two Cherokee Nations settled and merged, and a third was later established.
  
  I have not yet found any independent evidence of either parent or ancestor with a Cherokee (or other Indian) spouse.  This type of information is often undocumented in that era.  Loretta Gregory Gay has done extensive research on the Gregorys among the Cherokee, as well as the Choctaw, but has found no definite connection.
  
  Most children were born in Tennessee.  Dock and Julia moved to north Texas with all their living children in about 1894-5.  Son Dock was born near McKinney, Colin County, Texas, in 1895.  Wiley was born on thesame farm near McKinney in 1897.  They moved between that time and 1901 to Oklahoma Territory, sometimes reported as Indian Territory.  Dock established residence in Earl, in J County, which became Johnston County after the state was established in 1907.  This is close to the the boundaries of Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territories.  These twoterritories were later merged into the counties of the new state.
  
  In 1900 the family are in Township 4 of Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.  Dock is listed as Doctor Gregory, age 44.  This census gives actual month and year of birth.  The birth date for Dock is September 1855.  This differs from the information from the family, which report an exact birth date of 8 September 1852.
  
  Names from census to census are inconsistent.  Ages are inconsistently reported in the Censuses.
  
  Loretta Gregory Gay and sisters knew their grandfather's name as DockPatrick Gregory.
  The 1860 Cherokee County, Alabama, Federal Census gives his name as "Patrick."
  The 1870 Jefferson County, Tennessee, Federal Census lists him as "Patrick E."
  In 1880 still in Jefferson County, Tennessee, we find him listed again as "Patrick."
  In 1900 now in Chickasaw Nation, and recorded as "Doctor Gregory."
  In the 1910 Stephens County, Oklahoma, census he is listed as "Dock"
  The 1920 Garvin County, Oklahoma, census reports him as "Dock G."
  Current descendants have not figured out what the G might stand for.
  
  The 1870 census record also has a discrepancy in the ages for father Henry and child Patrick, with a change of 15 years for Henry and 8 years for Patrick.  It is possible there is an error in identification ofthis record with Dock Patrick, but other details of family and siblings have a high match.  Census records from this era exhibit a high number of discrepancies, likely partly due to the lack of literacy or focus on detail of both the enumerators and the populace being enumerated.
  
  The actual birth date is known from family sources as 8 September 1852.  Here are the census reports and the birth year they yield.  Censusages could vary up to two years due to difference of birth month and census month.  Note that the 1880 census yields a difference of 6 years!
  
  1860 (Tenn), p. 93: 37/37 -- Patrick, age 4, yields birth year of abt1854;
  1870 (Tenn), p. 368: 71/71 -- Patrick E., age 15,  yields birth year of abt 1855;
  1880 (Tenn), p. 516: 290/294 -- Patrick Gregory, age 22 yields birth year of abt 1858;
  1900 (Chickasaw Nation), p. 27A: 404/404 -- Doctor Gregory, age 44 yields birth year of abt 1856;
  1910 (Okla), p 6B No Hse/Fam # -- Dolf Gegery, age 56,  yields birth year of abt 1854;
  1920 (Okla), (no p): 188/200 -- Dock G. Gregory, age 67,  yields birth year of abt 1853
  1930 (Okla), (p 10B): 183/192 -- Doc G. Gregory, age 78,  yields birth year of abt 1852
  
  1880 Jefferson Co, Tennessee, Federal Census lists him separately as Patrick Gregory, with wife Julia A. C.; an age discrepancy occurs herealso, with age as 22, only 8 years again from the last census.
  1920 Garvin County, Oklahoma, Federal Census lists him as Dock G. Gregory, with wife Julia A.  Children's names have some discrepancies in this entry (like reversed names and initials, or second name instead of first), but generally match known names in family history.
  
  The 1860 census says "Patrick" was 4, making birth year 1855 or 1856.
  
  The census details on which my analysis is based were initially discovered and reported to us by Mary Ellen Parker, Email of 4 May 2000 to Alfred and Pam Gregory.  I have reanalyzed and reconciled the censuseswith the family history information.
  
  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 at age 21 AL Unknown TN Farmer
  Julia Gregory Wife  W F  Jan 1855  45 married at age 21 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
  
  This is the first time and last time I have seen the name Andy.  The children were not even sure his real name was Andrew, since he never went by anything else but Andy.  And Andy could be what was actually reported, but the enumerator decided to formalize it to Andrew.
  
  Note that in this census the place of birth of Dock's father is reported as Unknown.  Either Dock forgot (but later tried to remember, reporting Tennessee one time and Virginia another time), or the enumeratorforgot what he said, or did not ask.
  
  In 1910, we discover Dock and family in Richland Township of StephensCounty (near Marlow) Oklahoma.  He is recorded under the spelling of Dolf Gegery.  The writing of this enumerator is fairly legible, but spelling is awful, and he seems not to have heard correctly the forms ofsome names.
  
  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]
  Gegery, Charley Son M W 21  TN TN TN
  Gegery, John Son M W 19  TN TN TN
  Gegery, Anda Son M W 18  TN TN TN
  Gegery, Lucy Dau M W 16  TN TN TN
  
  This 1910 census shows Dock and his family living next door to Joe Green.  This Joe Green is Toliver Jorile Green.  His daughter Rettie (Alpharetta Mae, listed somewhat illegibly as Retta here) later married Dock's son Andy.  It was a exciting piece of family history for me to learn that my grandparents had lived next door to each other as children.
  
  Notice a strange fact about this census.  The birthplace reported forDock is Alabama, but the birthplace for the father of all his children is Tennessee!  The reports have previously reported father's birthplace as Alabama, consistent with the reports for Dock himself.
  
  There is an interesting change in one fact in the 1920 census.  The birthplace of Dock's father is reported as Virginia, instead of Tennessee.
  Gregory Patrick  Head  M W  67  AL VA TN Farmer
  
  There are still 5 sons living with Dock and Julia in 1930:
  1920 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma, 25 January, District 25, page 11B,  Hse #188, Fam #200, in the household of his father, Gregory Dock G  Head  M W AL VA TN Farmer:
  Gregory Harris W M W 39 Single TN AL TN Farmer, Working Out
  Gregory Charles B M W 38 Single TN AL TN Farmer, Working Out
  Gregory Thomas G M W 36 Single TN AL TN Farmer, Working Out
  Gregory Edy M W 33 Single TN AL TN Farmer, Working Out
  Gregory Wiley M W 22 Single TN AL TN Farmer, Working Out
  
  In the 1930 census, Dock and family are still in Elmore Township, Garvin County.  The birthplace of his father is again reported as Virginia.  I would suggest that as years went by, Dock remembered the original family tie to Virginia, where it appears Henry's father came from, and this came to mind when by this stage in his life he was asked for the birthplace of his father.
  
  In previous reports his father's birthplace has been Tennessee or Unknown.  Also in the reports on Henry himself, the birthplace has been reported as Tennessee.  It appears from various indicators that Henry'sparents came from Virginia, but I have not yet been able to specify details of his parents to definitely confirm this.  But indications arealso that Henry Gregory was born in Tennessee, not Virginia.
  
  Note that in 1930, grandson Dave Tugman is living with Dock's family.
  
  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
  Gregory, Ed      Son M W 39 TN AL TN  Labor
  Gregory, John  Son M W 35 TN AL TN  Labor
  Tugman, David M Grandson M W 15 OK OK TN

Sources

• 1. Loretta Gregory Gay Genealogical Research
• 2. Alfred Gregory, email in discussion list, April 2000
• 3. Loretta Gregory Gay Genealogical Research
  • Dock Gregory Family Group Record
• 4. 1910 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  • 25 April, Richland Township, District 243, page 6B, no hse/fam numbers
• 5. 1930 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma
  • 18 April, Elmore Twnshp, District 25-8, page 10B, Hse #183, Fam #192
• 6. 1920 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma
  • 25 January, District 25, page 11B,  Hse #188, Fam #200
• 7. 1860 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama
  • 11 June, District 3, PO Ringgold, page 1, HseFam #37
• 8. 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory
  • 4 July, Township 4 South Range 4E, District 145, page 27A, Hse/Fam #40
• 9. Mary Ellen Parker Genealogy Research
  • Census references and analysis
• 10. Marriage Records, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee
• 11. 1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • Dist 5, p 515B
• 12. SSDI Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 6
  • Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: 28 Jan 2007, Intern
• 13. Loretta Gregory Gay Genealogical Research
  • Dock Patrick Gregory Family Sheet
• 14. Alpharetta Mae Gregory, names in a Bible
• 15. Social Security Death Index
• 16. U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918