Life History

Notes

• Nathan Gregory has done an admirable job constructing the family structure of the Gregorys and connecting photos or documents.  Nathan has posted memorials for the family members on Find a Grave.
  
  In the 1900 census for the family the child matching Milner Smith Gregory was reported as Timithy (sic) Gregory, age 11.
  
  1900 Federal Census, Fleming County, Kentucky, 15 June, Hillsboro, District 44, page 9A-9B (scan 141), Hse #165, Fam #171
  Gregory, Jeff Head  W M July 1870  29 Married 17 yrs KY KY KY Farmer Rents [this birth date and age is about 10 years too young!]
  Gregory, Sallie Wife W F Feb 1869  31 Married 17 yrs 8 children/7 living KY KY KY [this birth date and age is about 10 years too young!]
  Gregory, Charley [John Wesley] Stepson W F Mar 1878  21 KY KY KY Day Labor
  Gregory, Wesley [Charles/Charley] Son W F Feb 1884  16 KY KY KY Day Labor
  - page 9B -
  Gregory, Ruth Dau W M June 1886  13 KY KY KY
  Gregory, Timithy [sic] Son W M May 1889  11 KY KY KY Day Labor
  Gregory, Lula Dau W M Sept 1891  8 KY KY KY
  Gregory, Sherman Son W M Aug 1897  2 KY KY KY
  
  Milner moved to Lexington some time after his marriage to his cousin Eva Lee Gregory in 1909.
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  Lexington, Kentucky, City Directory, 1931-32, p 245
  Gregory Smith (Milner S) farmer h 136 Carlisle av
  Gregory Thos (Pearl L) farmer h 214 Carlisle av
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  Lexington, Kentucky, City Directory, 1939, p 830
  Gregory M Smith shooting gallery 344 Short St W
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  Lexington, Kentucky, City Directory, 1939, p 247
  Gregory Smith (Eva L) shooting gallery h 344 W Short h do
  Gregory Thos r 300 S Mill
  Gregory Thos (Pearl L) lab h 651 Jackson
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  Lexington, Kentucky, City Directory, 1945, p 601
  Furniture Dealers -- Second Hand
  Gregory M Smith 223 S Broadway
  
  An identical business listing occurred in 1947.  A personal listing was also in both directories.
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  Lexington, Kentucky, City Directory, 1945, p 162
  Gregory Milner S (Evalee) 2d hd furn 223 S Broadway h 603 N Broadway
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  Lexington, Kentucky, City Directory, 1947, p 232
  Gregory Milner S (Eva L) 2d hd furn 223 S Broadway h 407 S High
  
  They appear in similar entries in other years in between these we have transcribed.  The latest one found was in 1954.
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  Lexington, Kentucky, City Directory, 1954, p 235
  Gregory Milner S (Eva L) used furn 223 S Broadway h 169 Carlisle
  
  This address is where they were living when Milner died in 1962.  But a newspaper death notice had the address as 167 Carlisle.
  
  Social Security Death Index
  Milner Gregory
  Born 20 Jan 1889
  Died Nov 1962
  Last Residence Kentucky
  SSN 401-44-5964 issued Kentucky - 1951
  
  Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
  Milner Smith Gregory
  Residence 169 Carlisle Avenue, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
  Birth 20 January 1889 Harrison County, Kentucky
  Married, Age 73. Occupation Furniture Store, SS #401-44-5964
  Father Jeff Gregory, Mother Sarah Skeen
  Informant Hospital Records
  Death 24 November 1962 Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
  Cause of Death Acute Circulatory Failure, due to Coronary Thrombosis
  Burial 27 November 1962 Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky by Whitehall Funeral Chapel, Lexington
  Certificate #62-27261 Recorded 10 December 1962
  
  A death notice clarifies that Milner was already dead on arrival at the hospital.  He probably died at home.  Thanks to researcher Nathan Gregory for the news clipping.  There was no notice of what newspaper or the date of publication,  It wouls have been after the funeral and burial on 27 November 1962, since they are reproted in the past tense.
  
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  Death notice for Milner Smith Gregory of Lexington, newspaper unknown, probably the Flemingsburg Gazette; written in terms of a sympathy note to his sister Lula Manning on Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky.  Funeral and burial are reported in past tense, so the article was published after 27 Nov 1962.
  
  Milner Residence 167 Carlisle Avenue, Lexington [Fayette County, Kentucky]
  Death Saturday [24 Nov 1962]. pronounced dead on arrival at Good Samaritan Hospital [Lexington]
  Occupation Retired Furniture Dealer
  Additional survivors are wife Eva L Gregory, son Joseph of Dallas, Texas;  brother Thomas Gregory of Fayette County, Kentucky; three sisters: Allie Gross of Upland, Indiana;  Ruth Workman of Sharpsburg, Kentucky; 3 grandchildren
  Funeral service and burial in Lexington
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  In the FAG memorial for Milner's brother John Wesley Gregory, Nathan reports that John's parents were Jefferson P Gregory and Sarah Skeans.  He also refers to Jefferson P Gregory as John's stepfather.  On a photo of John with Milner and Allie, Nathan refers to them as John's half-siblings.
  
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  Milner Smith Gregory
  Birth Jan 20, 1889 Fleming County, Kentucky
  Death Nov 24, 1962 Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
  
  Milner Smith Gregory was born in 1889, son of Jefferson P Gregory. At age 20, he married his 14 year old cousin, Eva Lee Gregory. They were married 53 years until his death in 1962. They had two children, Fischer who died age 10, and Joseph Hampton who died at age 81, in 2000, in Texas.
  
  Parents:
  Jefferson P Gregory (1858 - 1916)
  Sarah Skeans Gregory (1857 - 1928)
  
  Spouse Eva Lee Gregory (1895 - 1984)
  Children:
  William Hampton Fischer Gregory (1912 - 1922)
  Joseph H Gregory (1919 - 2000)
  
  Siblings:
  John Wesley Gregory (1877 - 1957)
  Nellie Ruth Gregory Workman (1887 - 1979)
  Thomas Sherman Gregory (1898 - 1968)
  
  Burial Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky, USA
  
  Created by Nathan Gregory Jan 12, 2009
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #32876893, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32876893
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Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. 1900 Federal Census, Fleming County, Kentucky
  • 15 June, Hillsboro, District 44, page 9B (scan 141), Hse #165, Fam #171
• 3. Social Security Death Index
• 4. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
• 5. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Lexington, Kentucky, City Directory, 1931-32, p 245
• 6. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Lexington, Kentucky, City Directory, 1939, p 247
• 7. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Lexington, Kentucky, City Directory, 1939, p 830
• 8. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Lexington, Kentucky, City Directory, 1945, p 601
• 9. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Lexington, Kentucky, City Directory, 1954, p 235
• 10. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Lexington, Kentucky, City Directory, 1947, p 232
• 11. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Lexington, Kentucky, City Directory, 1945, p 162