Life History

Notes

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  Benjamin Simpson Gregory, son of Andrew Jackson and Levicia (Wilkes) Gregory, married Mary Skinner in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, where he lived and farmed.  He is buried in an unmarked grave near his mother and father in the Gregory family graveyard.  The following children were born of this union:
  Levicia Gregory Edna Gregory
  Sallie Gregory  Rosa Gregory
  Maude Gregory   Andrew Gregory
  Mary Y Gregory, b 24 Jan 1831, d 4 Sept 1886
  
  --  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, 16 June 1900, Rural Okolona, District 16, page 12B, Hse #196, Fam #211
  Gregory, Benjamin S Head W M Feb 1847  53 Married 31 yrs [mar abt 1889] SC SC SC Farmer Owns
  Gregory, Mollie E Wife W F Apr 1847  53 Married 31 yrs 8 children/7 living AL AL AL
  Gregory, Sallie Dau W F Apr 1876 24 Single MS SC AL
  Gregory, Maud Dau W F Nov 1885  14 Single MS SC AL
  Gregory, Andrew Son W M Nov 1887 12 Single MS SC AL
  Gregory, Edwin Cousin W M Apr 1825  75 Single SC SC SC
  
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  Andrew Jackson Gregory
  BIRTH Nov 1887 Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
  DEATH 2 Dec 1943 (aged 56) Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
  BURIAL Odd Fellows Cemetery, Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi
  
  Husband of Zula Gregory
  
  Parents were Simpson Gregory and Miss Skinner.
  
  Printed in the Okolona Messenger dated Dec 9 1943
  
  Final Rites for Andrew Gregory
  
  Funeral services were held at the home Friday afternoon for Andrew Jackson Gregory, 56, who died at noon Thursday following an illness of several months. The rites were conducted by Rev. George H Gay, pastor of the Baptist Church. Burial was in the I O O F Cemetery with Barry-Chandler in charge.
  
  Pallbearers were J E McCain, Winston Murphree, A B Crump, W A Ferguson, George Bean and Walter King. Honorary pallbearers were Jock DeMoville, Earl White, Ed DeMoville, Louie DeMoville, R P King, James Hill, Herd Hill and F T Harris.
  
  Mr. Gregory came home on Tuesday from the Houston hospital where he underwent an operation three weeks previously. His condition seemed satisfactory until Thursday morning when he grew suddenly worse. He died just before being put in an ambulance to return to the hospital.
  
  Mr. Gregory, who was engaged in the trucking business, was liked by all who knew him.
  
  A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Simpson Gregory, he was a member of a pioneer Chickasaw County family. He was born near Okolona and spent most of his life here.
  
  He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Zula Pope, of Houston, a son, Jack Gregory; a daughter, Mrs. Herman White, member of the West Point school faculty; three sisters, Mrs. Will Elliott, of Houston; Mrs. Fisher Wirtz and Mrs. Rosa Wirtz, of Houston, Texas.
  
  Among those from out of town who attended the rites were: Earl White, Ruleville; Mr. and Mrs. J K McComb, Aberdeen; Mr. and Mrs. J A Kirkpatrick, Paris, Tenn.; Mrs. P A Willmoth, Memphis; Mr. and Mrs. Will Elliott, Miss Lucille Rhodes and Clint Paden, Houston; Pfc D H White, Camp Shelby; Mr. and Mrs. B M Jaudon and Miss Fannie Pope, Gibson.
  
  Parents:
  Benjamin Simpson Gregory 1847-1913
  Mary Ewing Skinner Gregory unknown-1921
  
  Spouse Zula Pope Gregory 1887-1958
  Children:
  Elliott D Gregory 1913-1930
  Earl Jackson Gregory 1915-2003
  Christine Gregory White 1917-2007
  
  Siblings:
  Ola Gregory Hobson 1870-1920
  Edna Gregory Elliott 1874-1961
  Anna L Gregory Wirtz 1874-1958
  
  Created by Barbara Wiley Hamby 31 May 2008
  --  Find A Grave Memorial 27237574, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27237574
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Sources

• 1. 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi
  • 16 June 1900, Rural Okolona, District 16, page 12B, Hse #196, Fam #211
• 2. Google Books
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry