Berry Alexander GREGORY William L GREGORY Sally Josephine GREGORY Charlesie F GREGORY Flora Altha Beulah TANNER Robert Alexander GREGORY Mary Jane GREGORY Wilburn Wallace GREGORY Estell GREGORY Sarah Elizabeth BURK Mini tree diagram

John Fred Walker GREGORY1,2,2,3

6th Aug 18861,2,3 - 16th Jun 19682,3

Life History

6th Aug 1886

Born in Cherokee  County, Alabama.1,2,3

17th Oct 1909

Married Flora Altha Beulah TANNER in Cherokee County, Alabama.2,3

16th Jun 1968

Died in DeKalb County, Alabama.2,3

after 16th Jun 1968

Buried in Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery, Collinsville, DeKalb County, Alabama.3

Notes

  • His name appears in a historical survey of the Gregory family as John Fred Walker Gregory, referred to as Walker in the censues.

    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

    1900 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama, 9 June, Beat 11, District 126, page 6A, Hse/Fam #104
    Gregory, Berry A Head W M Nov 1853  46 Married 22 yrs [mar abt 1868] AL SC SC Farmer Owns
    Gregory, Sarah E Wife W F Sept 1856  43 Married 22 yrs 8 children/7 living AL NC GA
    Gregory, Josie Dau W F May 1881  19 TN TN TN
    Gregory, Charlesie Dau W F Feby  1884  16 AL AL AL
    Gregory, Walker Son W M Aug 1886  13 AL AL AL
    Gregory, Alexander Son W M Nov 1888  11 AL AL AL
    Gregory, Mary Dau W F July 1891 81 AL AL AL
    Gregory, Wallace Son W M Dec 1894  5 AL AL AL
    Gregory, Estell Dau W F Mar 1899  1 AL AL AL

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    John Fred Walker (Walker) Gregory (6 August 1886-16 June 1968), the fourth child of Alec and Sarah, died at his home in DeKalb.  He married Flora Altha Beulah Tanner (24 January 1895), daughter of George W. and Sarah Lou Womack Tanner, on 17 October 1909.  She still resides in DeKalb.  Walker always referred to her as Hannah, but to all others she is known as Beulah.

    Walker was a farmer and was known to be a very decisive man.  He was also known to be a bit on the impatient side.  This trait is exhibited by the story of his marriage to his Hannah.

    Walker and Beulah were married in the middle of the road!  It seems that on the day of their marriage, they traveled in Walker’s buggy to the home of the minister and were told by his wife that he was assisting in the cleaning of a nearby cemetery.  Walker (then 23) intent on marrying the 14 year old Beulah, drove to the site of the cemetery.  He asked the preacher to marry them.  The minister agreed to do so as soon as the cemetery project was complete, but Walker insisted that the ceremony be performed immediately.  The minister complied … and the two were married, standing in the middle of the road beside Mt. Lookout Cemetery in Cherokee County, Alabama.

    Walker Gregory was a Deacon and Elder at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Cherokee County for many years.  He was a hard-working man, who bought and paid for his 80 acre farm by cutting crossties for the railroad.  He and Beulah worked side-by-side to clear the timber from the land, using only axes.  They turned the cleared acreage into pasture and fields for planting.  Before his death, Walker divided his land between his son and daughter, preferring to give while still living, rather than to bequeath after death.  He kept one acre and a house for himself and Beulah.

    He died on Father’s Day in 1968, surrounded by his family as was his wish.  He was returned home to lie in state at the insistence of his great-grandson, Larry Robertson.  Walker was laid to rest at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, near his parents.

    Walker and Beulah had two children:  Pluma Wallace and Ishmael Doyle.

    Pluma Wallace Gregory 7 (28 November 1910, Cherokee, Ala.) married Gus Odus Regan (26 July 1913, Cherokee County) at Ft. Payne, DeKalb County on 14 September 1932.  Odus is the son of John Franklin and Mattie Florence Smith Regan.  Their children:  Betty Joyce; and Guy Reimus.
    --  Gregory Family Genealogy, http://gregoryfamilygenealogy.org/?page_id=387
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    Walker Gregory
    Birth Aug 6, 1886
    Death Jun 16, 1968
    Note: Joint Stone with Beulah Gregory Md Oct.17, 1909
    Burial:
    Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery, Collinsville, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
    Created by RobMinteer57 Apr 14, 2012
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #88487173, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88487173

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