Life History

Notes

• 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, James H Son W M Sept 1881  18 Single TN TN SC Farm Laborer
  
  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, James Son F W 24 Single TN TN TN Farm Laborer [b abt 1886]
  
  James has aged only 6 years between these two censuses.  Some of his siblings' ageschange as much as 14 years between censuses.  By 1920, he has gained an additional 14 years, making up half the loss in 1910.
  
  In 1917 James married Charlie Hance, who is enumerated as his wife in the 1920 census above.
  
  Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
  James Gregory
  Spouse: Charlie Hance
  Marriage 14 Jul 1917 Jefferson County, Tennessee
  By W M Bull, Minister of the Gospel
  
  1920 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 2 January, Dsitrict 8, Enumeration District 32, page 1B,  Hse/Fam #16
  Gregory, James Head  Owns Farm M W 38 TN TN TN Farmer
  Gregory, Charlie Wife F W 27 TN TN TN No Occupation
  
  1940 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 30 April, Civil District 8, Enumeration District 45-15, page 3A, Hse #44, Owns $2000
  Gregory James Head M W 55 b Tenn  Same house in 1935 Farming
  Gregory Charlie Wife F W 42 b Tenn  Same house in 1935
  Gregory Martha Lee Dau F W 17 b Tenn  Same house in 1935
  Gregory James Herbert Son M W 14 b Tenn  Same house in 1935
  
  I submitted additonal informatoin to the basic memorial for James on Find a Grave in February 2015.  Here is the updated memorial.
  
  James Henry Gregory
  Birth Jun. 29, 1881 Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Death Jul. 15, 1944 Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Father Andrew Gregory (1850 - 1936)
  Spouse Charlie Cowan Hance Gregory (1892 - 1963)
  Son James Herbert Gregory (1925 - 2006)
  Siblings:
  George Francis Gregory (1893 - 1952)
  Lester Lee Gregory (1896 - 1963)
  Burial Hills Union Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Created by Virgil & DeAnna C. Cooley Mar 31, 2003
  --  Find a  Grave Memorial# 7313341, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7313341
  
  Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
  James Gregory
  Residence Rural Dist 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Birth 29 Jun 1881 Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Age 63, Death 15 Jul 1944 Jefferson County,Tennessee
  Cause of Death Cardio-Renal Vascular Disease
  Occupation Farmer
  Father Jackson Gregory born Tennessee
  Mother Letha Few born South Carolina
  Spouse's Name Charlie Gregory, age 52, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Burial 17 Jul 1944 Hills Chapel Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, TN by Holder Funeral Home, Newport
  Certificate #14895, Filed 30 July 1944

Sources

• 1. 1920 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 2 January, Dsitrict 8, Enumeration District 32, page 1B,  Hse/Fam #16
• 2. 1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 16 June, Civil District 17, Enumeration District 55, page 10A, Hse/Fam #171
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 4. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
• 5. 1940 United States Federal Census
  • 30 April, Civil District 8, Enumeration District 45-15, page 3A, Hse #44, Owns $2000
• 6. 1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 4 May, District 8, Enumeration District 77, page 10A, Hse/Fam #150
• 7. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
• 8. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014