William Harrison GREGORY Eugene Harrison GREGORY William Aubrey GREGORY Tilmon Holley SMITH James Murrey GREGORY Ida Miriam GREGORY Lillian Vaughn GREGORY Ada KNOWLES Mini tree diagram
Delia Hortense GREGORY

Delia Hortense GREGORY1,2,4,3,4,7,5,6

20th Feb 18941,2,3,4,5,6 - 25th Apr 19892,4,5

Life History

20th Feb 1894

Born in Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi.1,2,3,4,5,6

26th Dec 1916

Married Tilmon Holley SMITH.4,8

13th Feb 1969

Death of Tilmon Holley SMITH in New London, Huron, Ohio.4,8,7,9

25th Apr 1989

Died in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi.2,4,5

An extended illness

26th Apr 1989

Buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi.4

Notes

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    William Harrison Gregory, son of Andrew Jackson and Levicia (Wilkes) Gregory, was born 3 August 1857 and died on 10 July 1929 and was buried in Okolona, Mississippi.  Mr Gregory married Viney Randle.  They separated and Mrs Gregory took the children with her to California.  The names of these children were as follows:
    Mable Gregory   Lula Gregory    Sidney May Gregory

    William Harrison Gregory married, second, Ada Knowles on April 3, 1889 and they had the following issue:
    Eugene Harrison Gregory, born 3 June 1890
    William Aubrey Gregory, born 25 Feb 1892
    Hortense Gregory, born 22 Feb 1894
    Ida May Gregory, born in Nov 1900
    Lillian Vaughn Gregory

    --  Gregory Family from South Carolina in Mississippi, descendants of Andrew Jackson Gregory & Leticia Wilkes,  Wilkes Family History and Genealogy, by Ivan Ernest Bass, 1965; reprint Higginson Book Company, 2011, p 362
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    1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, [no date], Rural Okolona, District 16, page 12B, Hse #218, Fam #234
    Gregory, William H Head W M Aug 1857  42 Married 11 yrs [mar abt 1889] MS SC SC Farmer Owns
    Gregory, Ada Wife W F June 1870  29 Married 11 yrs 5 children/4 living TN TN NC
    Gregory, Eugene Son W M June 1890 9 Single MS MS TN
    Gregory, Aubrey Son W M Feb 1892  8 Single MS MS TN
    Gregory, Hortense Dau W F Feb 1894 6 Single MS MS TN
    Gregory, Murray Son W M Aug 1896  5 Single MS MS TN
    Gregory, Levitia Mother W F Oct 1828  71 Single SC SC SC

    1910 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, 25 April, District 45, page 22B, Hse/Fam #48
    Gregory, W H Head M W 52 Married 21 yrs [mar abt 1889] MS SC SC Farmer Owns [b abt 1858]
    Gregory, Ada E Wife F W 39 Married 21 yrs  7 child/5 living TN TN NC [b abt 1871]
    Gregory, Eugene Son M W 19 Single MS MS TN [b abt 1891]
    Gregory, Aubrey Son M W 18 Single MS MS TN [b abt 1892]
    Gregory, Hortense Dau F W 16 Single MS MS TN [b abt 1894]
    Gregory, Ada M Dau F W 9 Single MS MS TN [b abt 1901]
    Gregory, Lillian V Dau F W 1 Single MS MS TN [b abt 1909]

    U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    Hortense G Smith [Delia Hortense Gregory]
    Birth 20 Feb 1894 Okolona [Chickasaw County], Mississippi
    Death Date Apr 1989
    Claim Date 6 Sep 1961
    Father William H Gregory
    Mother Ada Knowles
    SSN 270389263, U.S. citizen
    25 Jun 1982 Name listed as HORTENSE G SMITH

    U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    Hortense G Smith
    Born 20 Feb 1894
    Died Apr 1989
    Last Residence New London, Huron, Ohio 44851
    SSN 270-38-9263 issued Ohio (1958-1959)

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    Hortense Gregory Smith
    Birth 20 Feb 1894 Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
    Death 25 Apr 1989 (aged 95) Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, USA

    Hortense Gregory Smith, age 95,of Tupelo, died Tuesday April 25, 1989 at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness.  She was a native of Okolona. She had lived in New London, Ohio for 51 years,where she taught public school and later operated a private kindergarten.  She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Eastern Star, and a former member of the Ohio Medical Auxiliary.  She was the widow of Dr. Thomas H. Smith.

    Graveside services were held Wednesday at Oddfellows Cemetery in Okolona with W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements.

    Survivors include one sister, Lillian Gregory Renshaw of Tupelo; several nieces and nephews.

    Pallbearers were Bill Gregory, Bob Gregory, Jack Gregory, John Andrew Gregory, Richard Stone, Jr., Kenny Burns, and Lynn Fair.

    The Okolona Messenger, Thursday, May 4, 1989.

    Parents:
    William Harrison Gregory 1857-1929
    Ada Knowles Gregory 1869-1949
    Spouse Tilmon H Smith 1882-1969 (m. 1915)

    Siblings:
    Eugene H Gregory 1890-1952
    William Aubrey Gregory 1892-1967
    James Murrey Gregory 1896-1902
    Ida Miriam Gregory Stone 1900-1976
    Burial Odd Fellows Cemetery, Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA

    Created by Barbara Wiley Hamby Jun 2008
    --  Find A Grave Memorial 27237593, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27237593
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