1871 - 19512,4
Parents
Son of Henry GREGORY & Rachel NLN.
Life History
1871 |
Born. |
Sep 1871 |
Born in Jefferson County, Tennessee.1,2,3 |
8th Dec 1898 |
Married Darthula HANCE in Tennessee.4 It is uncertain where the wedding ceremony actually took place. Locations associated with the Stranges and Gregorys are in both counties.Dock, William's father, and his family lived in Jefferson County, butapparently close to the county line, since they were in Newport, the county seat of Cocke County for the birth of the children. It is likely the marriage was solemnized in Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. |
Sep 1899 |
Birth of son George R GREGORY in Tennessee.2,1 |
1900 |
Resident in Civil District 5, Jefferson County, Tennessee.1 |
1934 |
Death of Darthula HANCE in Cocke County, Tennessee.5,4 |
1951 |
Died in Cocke County, Tennessee.2,4 |
1951 |
Buried in Union Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.4 |
Notes
- 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.
In 1900 William has a family, but they are living in the same household with William's parents, Henry age 74 and Rachel age 69. They are enumerated as Hse #162/Fam # 169 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. William R (Hse # 162/Fam #170) and wife Darthula (reported in the 1900 census as Thula) and 8-month-old George R Gregory. Ages are reported as Henry 74, Rachel 69, William 28, Thula 18, George R 8 months.
Buried in Union Cemetery in Cocke County, Tennessee.
Sources
- 1. 1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
- 20 June, Civil District 5, Jefferson, Tennessee, District 45, page 10A
- 2. One World Tree (sm)
- http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=97316671&st=1
- 3. 1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
- Dist 5, p 515B
- 4. World Family Tree Vol. 2
- Pedigree #2932
- 5. One World Tree (sm)