Dana May GREGORY1,6,2,6,3,4,5

27th May 18981,2,3,4,5 - 21st Sep 19172,5

Life History

27th May 1898	Born in Illinois.1,2,3,4,5
1914	Married James D CHURCH in Christian County, Illinois.1
10th Oct 1915	Birth of daughter Waneta Pearl CHURCH in Clarksdale, Christian, Illinois.7,6
7th Sep 1917	Birth of daughter Bertha May CHURCH in Clarksdale, Christian, Illinois.7,6,8
21st Sep 1917	Died in Bear Creek, Christian, Illinois.2,5
23rd Sep 1917	Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Taylorsville, Christian County, Illinois.2,5

Notes

1900 Federal Census, Christian County, Illinois, 14 June, King Township, District 8, page 6A (scan 93A), Hse/Fam #107
Grigory, Daniel M Head W M June ay 1856 43 Married 3 yrs KY KY KY Farmer Rents
Williams, Eva L Wife W F May 1866 34 Married 3 yrs 3 children/3 living IL IL IL
- page 6B -
Shipley, Walter F Stepson W M June 1888 11 IL IL IL At School
Grigory, May D Dau W F May 1898 2 IL IL [KY] IL
Grigory, Berley G Son W M Feb 1900 3mos IL IL [KY] IL

1910 Federal Census, Christian County, Illinois, 13 May, Southfork Township, District 25, page 12A, Hse/Fam #229
Gregory, Daniel Head M W 37 1st Marriage Married 14 yrs KY KY KY Farmer Rents
Gregory, Laura Wife F W 32 2nd Marriage Married 14 yrs 6 children/6 living IL IL IL
Gregory, Dana Dau F W 12 IL KY IL
Gregory, Burley C Son M W 10 IL KY IL
Gregory, Edith L Dau F W 8 IL KY IL
Gregory, Edgar Son M W 4 IL KY IL
Gregory, Ettie (Nettie?) E Dau F W 3 IL KY IL

Dana's half-brother Walter Shipley was living next door to the Gregory family.

1910 Federal Census, Christian County, Illinois, 13 May, Southfork Township, District 25, page 12A, Hse/Fam #230
Shipley, Walter Head M W 21 Married 0 yrs IL IL IL Farm Laborer Rents
Shipley, Eugenia Wife F W 25 Married 0 yrs 0 children IL NY NJ

The two younger children were given the same report of parents' birth places as Walter Shipley, Evaline's son from her first marriage. May and Berley's father was Daniel Gregory so it should have said Kentucky for their father.

Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940
May Gregory
Age 17, Birth Date abt 1897
Marriage 1914 Christian County, Illinois, USA
Father Daniel M Gregory
Mother Laura Larges
Spouse J D Church
Age 36, Birth Date abt 1878
Father Joe Church
Mother Ada Archer
(no image of the record avaailable)

In 1920, after Dana May's death, James was reported in the 1920 census as a widower with two young daughters in his household.

1920 Federal Census, Christian County, Illinois, 27 January, Taylorsville Township, District 29, page 19B, Hse #239, Fam #246
Church, James Head Rents M W 40 Widowed Tenn Tenn Tenn Woodchopper
Church, Junta [Juanita, Waneta] Dau F W 4yrs2mos Tenn Illinois Tenn
Church, Betha Dau F W 2yrs3mos Single Tenn Illinois Tenn

Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Dana M Church [Dana M Gregery]
Birth 27 May 1898 Illinois
Death 21 Sep 1917 Bear Creek, Christian County, Illinois
Burial 23 Sep 1917 Taylorville, Illinois
Death Age 19
Occupation House Wife
Married
Father Dan Gregery, born Kentucky
Mother Name Laura Largin
(no image of the certificate available)

Dana M Church
Birth 1897
Death Sep 21, 1917
Spouse James D. Church (1877 - 1947)
Burial Oak Hill Cemetery, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois, Block 17, Lot 41
Created by DLLW Mar 24, 2016
-- Find A Grave Memorial #159971344, https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=159971344

Sources

1. Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940
2. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
3. 1900 Federal Census, Christian County, Illinois
- 14 June, King Township, District 8, page 6B, Hse/Fam #107
4. 1910 Federal Census, Christian County, Illinois
- 13 May, Southfork Township, District 25, page 12A, Hse/Fam #229
5. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
6. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
7. 1920 Federal Census, Christian County, Illinois
- 27 January, Taylorsville Township, District 29, page 19B, Hse #239, Fam #246
8. 1940 Federal Census, Christian County, Illinois
- 15 April, Hewittville, Taylorsville Township, District 11-40, page 13B, Hse #289 Owns, $300