Life History

Notes

• In the 1870 census with his father and stepmother, Sterling was reported by initials only, age 8, making his birth about 1862, about the same time his mother Julian Lewis died.
  
  1870 Federal Census, Washington County, Arkansas, [no date] September, Cave Hill Township, PO Boonesboro, page 9 (scan 85), Hse #48, Fam #49
  Gregory, Philip 53 M W Farmer $750 Real Estate $800 Personal Estate born Virginia [b abt 1817]
  Gregory, Martha 42 F W born Arkansas [b abt 1828]
  Gregory, M 23 F W At Home born Tennessee Cannot read or write [b abt 1847]
  Gregory, M 19 F W born Alabama [b abt 1851]
  Gregory, James 18 M W born Alabama [b abt 1852]
  Gregory, J H 10 M W born Arkansas [b 1860]
  Gregory, Thos 9 M W born Arkansas [b 1861]
  Gregory, S P 8 M W born Arkansas [b 1862]
  Crawford, J I 12 M W Laboring on Farm born Arkansas [b abt 1858]
  Crawford, J P 10 M W born Arkansas [b abt 1860]
  Crawford, W A 6 M W born Arkansas [b 1864]
  Hodge, S 11 F W born Arkansas [b 1859]
  
  In 1880, Sterling is living in his father's household with his stepmother and other family members.
  
  1880 Federal Census, Bell County, Texas, 14 June, Justice Precinct 5, District 5, page 24, Hse/Fam #207
  Gregory, Phillip  W M 60 Married Farmer VA VA VA [b abt 1820]
  Gregory, Martha  W F 49 Married Keeping House TN TN TN [b abt 1831]
  Gregory, Thos A  W M 20 Single Works on Farm AR KY TN Cannot write [b abt 1860]
  Gregory, Sterling P  W M 18 Single Works on Farm AR VA TN Cannot write [b abt 1862
  Gregory, Mary C  W F 9 Dau At Home AR AR AR Cannot write [b abt 1851]
  Gregory, Mattie M  W F 7 Dau Single At Home AR AR AR Cannot write [b abt 1873]
  Crawford, Wm A  W M 16 Step Son Single Works on Farm AR AR AR Cannot write [b abt 1864]
  Struh (?), Nancy W F 38 Sister-in-law Widow AR AR AR Cannot write [b abt 1842]
  Hodges, Caswell G  W M 25 Nephew Single Teaching School AR KY TN [b abt 1855]
  Burkes, Martha B F 19 Servant Single Works on Farm AR AR AR Cannot write [b abt 1861]
  
  Next door to them is sterling's brother John and his new wife Margaret.
  
  1880 Federal Census, Bell County, Texas, 14 June, Justice Precinct 5, District 5, page 24, Hse/Fam #206
  Gregory, John W  W M 22 Married Farmer AR VA TN [b abt 1858]
  Gregory, Margaret M  W F 18 Married Keeping House AL AL AL [b abt 1862]
  
  On the other side of John is another stepbrother, James T Crawford.
  
  1880 Federal Census, Bell County, Texas, 14 June, Justice Precinct 5, District 5, page 24, Hse/Fam #205
  Crawford, James T  W M 23 Married Farmer AR AR AR [b abt 1857]
  Crawford, Minnie A  W F 20 Married Keeping House GA GA GA [b abt 1860]
  
  U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959
  Sterling M Gregory
  Residence 1 Jul 1905 Greene County, Arkansas
  Postmaster of Stanford
  Year 1905
  Official Register of the United States, Postmasters
  Volume 2

Sources

• 1. 1880 Federal Census, Bell County, Texas
  • 14 June, Justice Precinct 5, District 5, page 24, Hse/Fam #207
• 2. 1870 Federal Census, Washington County, Arkansas
  • [no date] September, Cave Hill Township, PO Boonesboro, page 9 (scan 85), Hse #48, Fam #49
• 3. U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959