Jesse GREGORY1,2,3,4,5,6,7

Feb 18461,2,3,4,5 - 10th Feb 19045,6,7

Life History

Feb 1846	Born in Rowan County, Kentucky.1,2,3,4,5
about 1866	Married Elizabeth Caroline FOSTER in Kentucky.5
about 1869	Birth of daughter Artemissa Ellen GREGORY in Rowan County, Kentucky.4,3
16th Oct 1871	Birth of son Joseph GREGORY in Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky.8,4,9,10,11
Apr 1872	Birth of son George GREGORY in Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky.4,12,9,13,14,7,11
4th May 1876	Birth of son Taylor GREGORY in Rowan County, Kentucky.15,16,7,17
15th Jun 1879	Birth of daughter Mary GREGORY in Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky.4,18,19
Feb 1881	Birth of daughter Minnie GREGORY in Rowan County, Kentucky.5,7
Mar 1883	Birth of daughter Nannie B GREGORY in Rowan County, Kentucky.5,18
Jun 1885	Birth of daughter Sarah A GREGORY in Rowan County, Kentucky.5
Jun 1887	Birth of daughter Armilda GREGORY in Rowan County, Kentucky.5,7
27th Jul 1889	Birth of daughter Ida Maude GREGORY in Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky.5,7,20
10th Oct 1894	Birth of son Eli GREGORY in Rowan County, Kentucky.5,21,7,11,22,23
31st Jan 1897	Birth of son Levi GREGORY in Rowan County, Kentucky.5,7
10th Feb 1904	Died in Rowan County, Kentucky.5,6,7
after 10th Feb 1904	Buried in Jones Cemetery #1, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky.6,7

Notes

1850 Federal Census, Morgan County, Kentucky, 13 August, no page #, Hse/Fam #256
Jamison Gregory 30 M Farmer $519 Real Estate b Tennessee
Henrietta Gregory 30 F b Kentucky
James Gregory 5 M b Kentucky
Jesse Gregory 4 M b Kentucky
Benjn Gregory 1 M b Kentucky
Amanda Hardin 19 F b Kentucky

1860 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky, 12 July, PO Morehead, page 14, Hse #98, Fam #99
J J Gregory 41 M Farmer $800 Real Estate $100 Personal born Kentucky [b abt 1819]
Kitty H Gregory 42 F Housewife born Kentucky [b abt 1818]
James H Gregory 16 M born Kentucky [b abt 1844]
Jesse Gregory 14 M born Kentucky [b abt 1846]
Ben F Gregory 12 M born Kentucky [b abt 1848]
John W Gregory 8 F born Kentucky [b abt 1852]
Artemissa Gregory 6 F born Kentucky [b abt 1854]
Lucretia Gregory 5 F born Kentucky [b abt 1855]
Lucinda Gregory 9mos F born Kentucky [b abt Sept 1849]

Jesse's father John Jameson Gregory died before the 1871 census. His mother was reported as the hed of the household.

1870 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky, 14 June, Pearces Precinct, PO Gills Mills, page 1 (scan 122), Hse/Fam #2
Gregory, Jesse 23 M W Farmer $300 Real Estate $130 Personal Estate born KY Cannot read or write [b abt 1847]
Gregory, Elizabeth 18 F W Keeping House b KY Cannot read or write [b abt 1852]
Gregory, Artemissa 1 F W born KY Cannot write [b abt 1869]

His mother Harriet and the younger children were living next door.

1870 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky, 14 June, Pearces Precinct, PO Gills Mills, page 1 (scan 122), Hse/Fam #1
Gregory, Harriet 48 F W Farmer $175 Real Estate $250 Personal Estate born KY Cannot write [b abt 1824]
Gregory, Frank 21 M W Farm Laborer b KY Cannot read or write [b abt 1849]
Gregory, Artemissa 16 F W At Home born KY Cannot write [b abt 1854]
Gregory, Lucretia 14 F W At Home born KY Cannot read or write [b abt 1856]
Gregory, Ellen 10 F W At Home born KY Cannot read or write (b abt 1860)

In the 1880 census, Jesse along with two of his brothers, Frank and Henry, was reported on the same page, stilli n Pearces Precinct of Rowan County. Frank and his older brother Henry were sharing a household, but enumerated as separate famliies.

1880 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky, 14 June, Pearces Precinct, District 113, pages 26-27 (scans 433B-434C), Hse #205, Fam #235
Gregory, Jesse W M 32 Head Married Farmer KY KY KY Cannot read or write [b abt 1848]
Gregory, Elizabeth W F 26 Wife Married Keeping House KY KY KY Cannot read or write [b abt 1854]
Gregory, Ellen W F 11 Dau Single At Home KY KY KY Cannot read or write [b abt 1869]
Gregory, Joseph W M 9 Son Single KY KY KY [b abt 1871]
Gregory, George W M 8 Son Single KY KY KY [b abt 1872]
- page 27 -
Gregory, Taylor W M 4 Son Single KY KY KY [b abt 1876]
Gregory, Mary F W F 1 Dau Single KY KY KY [b abt 1879]

1880 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky, 14 June, Pearces Precinct, District 113, page 26 (scan 433B), Hse #201, Fam #230
Gregory, Frank W M 30 Head Married Farmer KY KY KY Cannot read or write [b abt 1850]
Gregory, Fairlina W F 18 Wife Married Keeping House KY KY KY [b abt 1862]
Gregory, James W W M 2 Son Single KY KY KY [b abt 1878]
- Hse #201, Fam #231 -
Gregory, Henry W M 40 Head Married Farmer KY KY KY Cannot read or write [b abt 1840]
Gregory, Sarah A W F 30 Wife Married Keeping House KY KY KY Cannot read or write [b abt 1850]
Gregory, Elizabeth W F 11 Dau Single at Home KY KY KY [b abt 1869]
Gregory, John W M 9 Son Single KY KY KY [b abt 1871]
Gregory, Miranda W F 8 Dau Single KY KY KY [b abt 1872]
Gregory, Robert W M 6 Son Single KY KY KY [b abt 1874]
Gregory, Nancy J W F 4 Dau Single KY KY KY [b abt 1876]
Gregory, Mary S W F 2 Dau Single KY KY KY [b abt 1878]
Gregory, Isabel W F 5mos b Jan 1880 Dau Single KY KY KY

In 1900 Jesse and his family and three of his sons with their family were all enumerated ont he same page.. No other Gregororys were listed in the several pages before or after this page.

1900 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky, 8 June, Pearce Precinct, District 115, pages 6A (scan 210), Hse/Fam #99
Grigory, Jessie [sic] Head W M Feb 1846 54 Married 33 yrs [mar abt 1866] KY KY KY Farmer Owns
Grigory, Elizabeth Wife W F Oct 1852 47 Married 33 yrs 15 child/11 living KY KY KY
Grigory, Minnie A Dau W F Feb 1881 19 KY KY KY At School
Grigory, Nannie B Dau W F Mar 1883 17 KY KY KY At School
Grigory, Sarah Dau W F June 1885 14 KY KY KY At School
Grigory, Armilda Dau W F June 1887 12 KY KY KY At School
Grigory, Ida M Dau W F July 1890 9 KY KY KY At School
Grigory, Ely Son W M Oct 1894 5 KY KY KY
Grigory, Levi Son W M Jan 1897 3 KY KY KY

1900 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky, 8 June, Pearce Precinct, District 115, pages 6A (scan 210), Hse/Fam #100
Grigory, Taylor Head W M June 1875 24 Married 3 mos [mar abt Feb 1900] KY KY KY Farmer Rents
Grigory, Dora Wife W F Oct 1880 19 Married 3 mos 0 child/0 living KY KY KY

1900 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky, 8 June, Pearce Precinct, District 115, pages 6A (scan 210), Hse/Fam #94
Grigory, George Head W M Apr 1873 27 Married 7 yrs [mar abt 1893] KY KY KY Farmer Owns
Grigory, Effie Wife W F May 1875 25 Married 7 yrs 4 child/3 KY KY KY
Grigory, Willas Son W M Mar 1896 4 KY KY KY
Grigory, Elija Son W M Mar 1898 2 KY KY KY
Grigory, Minnie Sister W F May 1883 17 KY KY KY Servant
Alfrey, Henry S Boarder W M Feb 1889 11 KY KY KY At School

1900 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky, 8 June, Pearce Precinct, District 115, pages 6A (scan 210), Hse/Fam #95
Grigory, Joseph Head W M May 1871 29 Married 6 yrs [mar abt 1893] KY KY KY Farmer Owns
Grigory, Mary L Wife W F Jan1876 24 Married 6 yrs 2 child/2 living KY KY KY
Grigory, Truby Son W M Feb 1895 5 KY KY KY
Grigory, Lida P Dau W F Jan 1899 1 KY KY KY
Boman, Madison Boarder W M May 1878 22 KY KY KY

Gravestones of Rowan County, Kentucky
Gregory Jesse & Lizzie Grave
Jesse
Born Feb 10, 1849
Died Feb 10, 1904
(Lizzie's entry is marred and part of it broken off)
Lizzie, his [sife?]
Born Nov 26, 1854
Died
Nov (?) --, 1903 (?);
Photo found on an Ancestry tree by Angela Horsfall, taken 12 August 2014, posted on Ancestry 15 Aug 2014, accessed 3 May 2018; The genealogy to which this gravestone photo was attached had no info on burial. A memorial was finally found on Find a Grave

The birth date on his grave is too late to fit in the sequence of the many children born to his parents. The census ages reported amke it more life 1846, and 1900 specifically reports February 1846.

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Jesse Gregory
Birth Feb 10, 1849
Death Feb10, 1904

Father John Jameson Gregory
Mother Catherine Harriet Jones
Grandparents:
Jesse Gregory, Mary Argabright
James W Jones, Lucinda Jones
Siblings:
James H John W, Aretmissa, Lucretia, Benjamin F of Morgan County, Kentucky
Children: Eli, Joseph, Artemises Ellen, George, Taylor, Mary F (Molly), Levi, Nannie, Minnie Alice, Armilda (Millie), Sara Ann, Ida Clementine
Note: Some of his children and grandchildren are also buried In Clearfield Cemetery, Levi and Eli for sure

Spouse Elizabeth Foster Gregory (1854 - 1906)

Children:
Taylor Gregory (1876 - 1951)
Mary F Gregory Phillips (1878 - 1948)
Minnie Alice Gregory Perry (1881 - 1957)
Sarah Ann Gregory Phillips (1885 - 1978)

Burial Jones Cemetery #1, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky, USA

Created by Denise Bays Jul 15, 2012
-- Find A Grave Memorial #93640860, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93640860/jesse-gregory
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Sources

1. 1850 Federal Census, Morgan County, Kentucky
- 13 August, no page #, Hse/Fam #256
2. 1860 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky
- 12 July, PO Morehead, page 14, Hse #98, Fam #99
3. 1870 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky
- 14 June, Pearces Precinct, PO Gills Mills, page 1 (scan 122), Hse/Fam #2
4. 1880 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky
- 14 June, Pearces Precinct, District 113, pages 26-27 (scans 433B-434C), Hse #205, Fam #235
5. 1900 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky
- 8 June, Pearce Precinct, District 115, pages 6A (scan 210), Hse/Fam #99
6. Gravestones of Kentucky
7. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
8. 1900 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky
- 8 June, Pearce Precinct, District 115, pages 6A (scan 210), Hse/Fam #95
9. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1962
10. 1910 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky
- 8 June, Pearcy [Pearce] Precinct, District 155, page 3B, Hse #44, Fam #47
11. 1920 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky
- 19 January, Pearce Precinct, District 230, page 5A, Hse #88, Fam #95
12. 1900 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky
- 8 June, Pearce Precinct, District 115, pages 6A (scan 210), Hse/Fam #94
13. 1940 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky
- 20 April, Magisterial District 2, Enumeration District 103-6, page 9A, Hse #152, Owned $500
14. 1910 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky
- 30 April, Magisterial District 2, Enumeration District 155, page 3A, Hse #30, Fam #33
15. 1880 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky
- 14 June, Pearces Precinct, District 113, pages 27 (scans 433B-434C), Hse #205, Fam #235
16. 1900 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky
- 8 June, Pearce Precinct, District 115, pages 6A (scan 210), Hse/Fam #100
17. 1910 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky
- 8 June, Pearcy [Pearce] Precinct, District 155, page 3B, Hse #43, Fam #46
18. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964
19. Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954
20. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
21. Obituaries from Kentucky
22. 1930 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky
- 22 April, Dry Creek Precinct, District 103-3, page 9B, Hse/Fam #161
23. 1940 Federal Census, Rowan County, Kentucky
- 22 April, farmers, District 103-6, page 10A, Hse #164, Owned $1000