Andrew Jackson GREGORY James Henry GREGORY Arthur M GREGORY Harriet Rachel GREGORY Mattie Katherine GREGORY Ethel Viola GREGORY George Francis GREGORY Martha Jane GREGORY Lester Lee GREGORY Letha FEW Mini tree diagram
Mary Etta GREGORY

Mary Etta GREGORY4,3,5,2

29th Mar 18793 - 28th Mar 19462

Life History

29th Mar 1879

Born in Jefferson County, Tennessee.1,2

(most likely)

about 1886

Born in Jefferson County, Tennessee.3

(less likely)

28th Mar 1946

Died in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee.2

Cancer of the Rectum for 1 year

31st Mar 1946

Buried in Taft Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.2

Notes

  • 1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 June, Civil District 5, Enumeration District 177, p 34B, Hse #281, Fam #285
    Gregory, Jackson  W M  27  Head  Farmer TN TN TN
    Gregory, Rachel W F  25 Wife  Keeping Hse  TN TN TN Cannot read or write
    Gregory, Mary A  W F  1  Dau  TN TN TN Cannot read or write

    1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 June, Civil District 17, Enumeration District 55, page 10A, Hse/Fam #171
    Gregory, Andrew J  Head W M Nov 1849  50 Married 22 yrs TN Unknown TN Farmer Owns
    Gregory, Leathy  Wife W F May 1854  46 Married 22 yrs 9 children, 9 living SC SC SC
    Gregory, Mary E  Dau W F Mar 1880  20 Single TN TN SC

    Mary's middle initial has changed here from A to E.  This census reports her birthday as March of 1880.  Yet in the 1880 census, she is reported as 1 year old.  I will leave her birth as indicated by the 1880 census, about 1879.

    1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 4 May, District 8, Enumeration District 77, page 10A, Hse/Fam #150
    Gregory, Jackson  Head M W 55 Married 28 years TN TN TN Farm Laborer Owns
    Gregory, Leathy  Wife F W 51 Married 28 years 9 children/9 living TN TN TN
    Gregory, Mary Dau F W 26 Single TN TN TN [b abt 1886]

    Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    Mary Etta Gregory
    Birth 29 Mar 1879 Tennessee
    Residence 609 West Cumberland, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
    Marital Status Single, Occupation Dress Maker
    Father H A [A J] Gregory born Tennessee
    [This same name was reported on her sister Martha Jane's death certificate, by the same informant, their sister Harriet Rachel Gregory Beck.  But their father was Andrew Jackson Gregory.  I suggest that when Harriet said "H A" the coroner heard it as "A J," only a slight difference in the middle.]
    Mother Letha Teer [Few] born Tennessee
    [Their mother's maiden name is wrong also.  The certificate is typewritten.  This entry could have been misentered due to misreading a handwritten original.  The name Few is correct on Martha Jane's death certificate.]
    Age 66
    Death 28 Mar 1946 Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
    Cause of Death Cancer of the Rectum for 1 year
    Burial 31 Mar 1946 Taft Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson Co TN by Holder Funeral Home, Newport, Cocke Co TN
    Certificate #7878 filed 22 April 1946

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