Minnie Mood GREGORY6,1,2,3,4,5

6th Mar 18731,2,3,4,5 - 5th May 19424,5

Life History

6th Mar 1873

Born in Cross Keys, Union, South Carolina.1,2,3,4,5

5th May 1942

Died in Union, Union, South Carolina.4,5

An unspecified critical illness for two weeks

6th May 1942

Buried in Grace United Methodist Church Cemetery, Union County, South Carolina.4,5

Notes

1880 Federal Census, Union County, South Carolina, 28 June, Cross Keys, District 152, page 28, Hse #127, Fam #227
Gregory, W Simpson W F 59 Husckster SC SC SC
Gregory, Frances P W F 41 Wife Keepin House SC SC SC
Gregory, Kate M W F 18 Dau Single Teaching SC SC SC
Gregory, Fannie L W F 16 Dau Single Attending School SC SC SC
Gregory, Lizzie F W F 13 Dau Single Attending School SC SC SC
Gregory, Eva P W F 9 Dau Attending School SC SC SC
Gregory, Minnie M W F 7 Dau Single Attending School SC SC SC
Gregory, Victer [sic] D W F 4 Son Single At Home SC SC SC
Gregory, Virgil W F 3mos born March 1880 Son Single At Home SC SC SC

Minnie was reported living with her half-sister Lizzie, who was also single, in 1910 and later censuses.

1910 Federal Census, Union County, South Carolina, 19 April, Union Township, District 124, page 7B, South Bachelor St, Hse #124, Fam #146
Gregory, Lizzie Head F W 42 Single SC SC SC Boarding House Rents [b abt 1868]
Gregory, Minnie Sister F W 37 Single SC SC SC School Teacher [b abt 1873]

The sisters are living together in 1930 but at a different address.

1930 Federal Census, Union County, South Carolina, 2 April, Union City, District 44-17, page 1A, 13 East South St, Hse #7, Fam #8
Gregory, Lizzie Head Rents $35 F W 62 Single SC SC SC Housekeepr, Boarding House Rents [b abt 1868]
Gregory, Minnie Sister F W 56 Single SC SC SC School Teacher [b abt 1874]

Obituary
Minnie Mood Gregory
Born in Cross Keys section of Union County, parents Mr and Mrs Simpson Gregory
Died 5 May [1942] at Wallace Thompson Hospital, Union [Union County, South Carolina]
She had been critically ill for two weeks
Longtime teacher in the Union Central School District and the Grace Methodist Church primary Sunday School
Survivors Sisters Lizzie Gregory of Union, Mrs L J Browning of Sedalia & Kate Dillard of Cross Keys; brother Victor Gregory of Newry near Clemson College
City Schools were closed in her honoron 6 May 1942
Funeral Wednesday [6 May 1942] at Grace Methodist Church by her pastor Rev P L Bauknight, with burial in the church cemetery
Published in The State newspaper, Columbia, South Carolina, 06 May 1942, Page 4, cortesy of Anna on FAG 31 May 2014, accessed 6 April 2019

Gravestone of Minnie and Lizzie Gregory
Gregory
Minnie Mood Mar 6, 1873 May 5, 1942
Lizzie Fergurson [?] July 9, 1873 [1867] Dec 12, 1945
Grace United Methodist Church Cemetery, Union County, South Carolina
Photo by CEJ on Find a Grave posted 12 April 2012, accessed 6 April 2019

Sources

1. 1910 Federal Census, Union County, South Carolina
- 19 April, Union Township, District 124, page 7B, South Bachelor St, Hse #124, Fam #146
2. 1930 Federal Census, Union County, South Carolina
- 2 April, Union City, District 44-17, page 1A, 13 East South St, Hse #7, Fam #8
3. 1880 Federal Census, Union County, South Carolina
- 28 June, Cross Keys, District 152, page 28, Hse #127, Fam #227
4. Gravestones of South Carolina
5. Obituaries from South Carolina
6. South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965