Laura Evaline LARGENT2,2,1,1,2,2,2,4,5,3,6,7

23rd May 18641,2,2,2,3,4,5,6 - 30th May 19341,6

Life History

23rd May 1864	Born in Mulberry Grove, Bond, Illinois.1,2,2,2,3,4,5,6
23rd Dec 1886	Married Byrd SHIPLEY in Bond County, Illinois.2
22nd Jun 1888	Birth of son Walter Franklin SHIPLEY in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois.8,11,12,13,2
before Nov 1896	Divorced from Byrd SHIPLEY in Christian County, Illinois.2
18th Nov 1896	Married Daniel M GREGORY in Christian County, Illinois.2,2,2
27th May 1898	Birth of daughter Dana May GREGORY in Illinois.2,1,8,5,6
16th Feb 1900	Birth of son Berley G GREGORY in Christian County, Illinois.8,5,1
about 1902	Birth of daughter Edith L GREGORY in Christian County, Illinois.5,9
about 1906	Birth of son Edgar GREGORY in Christian County, Illinois.5
about 1907	Birth of daughter Nettie E GREGORY in Christian County, Illinois.5,10
after 1910	Birth of daughter Charlotte E GREGORY in Christian County, Illinois
after 1910	Birth of son Homer GREGORY in Christian County, Illinois
1st May 1916	Death of son Berley G GREGORY in Lincoln, Logan, Illinois.1
21st Sep 1917	Death of daughter Dana May GREGORY in Bear Creek, Christian, Illinois.1,6
before 1930	Death of Daniel M GREGORY in Christian County, Illinois.3
30th May 1934	Died in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois.1,6
1st Jun 1934	Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Taylorsville, Christian County, Illinois.1,6

Notes

Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940
Laura E Largent, Age 21, Birth Date abt 1865
Father Thomas Largent, Mother Lidy Stapit
Bird Shipley, Age 31, born abt 1855
Father R Shipley, Mother M A Shipley
Spouse Laura E Largent
Marriage 23 Dec 1886 Bond County Illinois, USA

Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
Bird Shipley, Age 31, born abt 1855
Father R Shipley, Mother M A Shipley
Laura E Largent, Age 21, Birth Date abt 1865
Father Thomas Largent, Mother Lidy Stapit
Marriage 23 Dec 1886 Bond County, Illinois, USA

Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940
Lara E Largent
Age 30, Birth Date abt 1866
Marriage 1896 Christian County, Illinois, USA
Father Thomas Largent
Mother Lydia Stout
Spouse Daniel M Grigory

Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940
Mrs Laura E Shipley
Age 30, Birth Date abt 1866
Spouse Daniel M Grigory
Marriage 18 Nov 1896 Christian County, Illinois

Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940
Daniel M Grigory
Age 39, Birth Date abt 1857
Father Nathaniel Grigory
Mother Sarah Tribley
Spouse Lara E Largent
Marriage 1896 Christian County, Illinois, USA

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

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.

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

Laura's son Walter Shipley is next door to the family with his new wife Eugenia.

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

Laura and Dan have not been located in the 1920 census. But in 1926 there is a directory entry for Laura and some of her children that reports her as a widow. Only one household of Gregorys have been listed. No address is given for Homer Gregory, but he is probably Laura's son also.

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Taylorville, Illinois, City Directory, 1926, p 120
Gregory Edgar E r 1121 Vandeveer
Gregory Homer car rpr C & I M Ry (no residence address reported)
Gregory Laura (wid Dan T) E r 1121 Vandeveer
Gregory Lottie E r 1121 Vandeveer
Gregory Nettie maid E r 1121 Vandeveer

By 1930, Laura had been widowed. She and her daughter Edith were reported in the household of her daughter Nettie Knave in Stark County, Illinois.

Illinois, Deat1930 Federal Census, Stark County, Illinois, 14 April, Osceola Township, Enumeration District 88-8, page 4B-5A, West Gravel Rd, Hse #94, Fam #100
Knave, Arthur Head Rents Has Radio M W 34 Married at age 30 IL IL IL Farm Laborer [b abt 1896]
Knave, Nettie Wife F W 23 Married at age 19 [mar abt 1926] IL IL IL [b abt 1907]
Knave, Walter Son M W 3yrs5mos IL IL IL [b abt Dec 1825]
Knave, Marcella Dau F W 11mos IL IL IL [b abt May 1929]
- page 5A -
Grigory, Laura W 64 Widow IL England IL
Grigory, Edith W 27 IL KY IL

Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Laura Evaline Grigory [Laura Evaline Largent]
Birth 23 May 1864 Mulberry Grove, Illinois
Death 30 May 1934 Taylorville, Christian, Illinois
Burial 1 Jun 1934 Oak Hill Cemetery
Death Age 70
Occupation Housewife
Residence Hewittville
Father Thomas Largent, born England
Mother Lydia Stoub born Illinois
Spouse Daniel Grigory
Comments 45y of this place

I note that although Laura was living with her daugher Nettie in 1930, with her "feeble-minded" daughter Edith, her place of death was reported as Taylorsville, where the family had been living before Daniel passed away. This seems odd, since she had moved into Nettie's household, probably because at her advanced age, she had tourble caring for Eidth by herself. At some point after 1930, probably after Laura's death, Edith was placed in a state home.

Laura Evaline Largent Gregory
BIRTH 23 May 1864 Mulberry Grove, Bond County, Illinois, USA
DEATH 30 May 1934 Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois, USA
Married:
[1] Bird Shipley Dec 23 1886
[2] Daniel M. Gregory Nov 18 1896
Five children:
(1) May Dana Gregory b.May 27 1898 d.Sep 21 1917
(2) Burley C Gregory b.Feb 16 1900 d.May 1 1916
(3) Edith L. Gregory b.1902 d.unk
(4) Edgar Gregory b.1906 d.unk
(5) Nettie E. Gregory b.1907 d.unk
Info fr IL Deaths and Stillbirths Index 1916-1947
BURIAL Oak Hill Cemetery, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois, USA
Created by Nathan Gregory 12 Jul 2014
-- Find A Grave Memorial 132719758, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132719758/laura-evaline-gregory

Some time after her death in 1934, Laura's daughter Edith L Gregory was placed in a home for the feeble minded in Logan County. Nettie and her huband probably decided that with Nettie's mother gone, this was the best way to care for Edith. Their brother Berley had died in this institution in 1916 at age 16.

Sources

1. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
2. Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940
3. 1930 Federal Census, Stark County, Illinois
- 14 April, Osceola Township, Enumeration District 88-8, page 5A, West Gravel Rd, Hse #94, Fam #100
4. 1900 Federal Census, Christian County, Illinois
- 14 June, King Township, District 8, page 6A (scan 93A), Hse/Fam #107
5. 1910 Federal Census, Christian County, Illinois
- 13 May, Southfork Township, District 25, page 12A, Hse/Fam #229
6. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
7. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
- Taylorville, Illinois, City Directory, 1926, p 120
8. 1900 Federal Census, Christian County, Illinois
- 14 June, King Township, District 8, page 6B, Hse/Fam #107
9. 1940 Federal Census, Logan County, Illinois
- 6 April, Lincoln, District 54-21, page 10B
10. 1930 Federal Census, Stark County, Illinois
- 14 April, Osceola Township, Enumeration District 88-8, page 4B-5A, West Gravel Rd, Hse #94, Fam #100
11. 1910 Federal Census, Christian County, Illinois
- 13 May, Southfork Township, District 25, page 12A, Hse/Fam #230
12. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952
13. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942