14th Jun 18691 - 19th Apr 19491
Life History
14th Jun 1869 |
Born in Tennessee.1 |
3rd Apr 1889 |
Married William Harrison GREGORY.2,4 |
14th Jun 1890 |
Birth of son Eugene Harrison GREGORY in Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi.2,1,5 |
25th Feb 1892 |
Birth of son William Aubrey GREGORY in Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi.2,1,4,5 |
20th Feb 1894 |
Birth of daughter Delia Hortense GREGORY in Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi.2,3,4,1,6,5 |
18th Aug 1896 |
Birth of son James Murrey GREGORY in Mississippi.2,1 |
27th Oct 1900 |
Birth of daughter Ida Miriam GREGORY in Mississippi.1,1,5 |
26th Jul 1902 |
Death of son James Murrey GREGORY.1 |
15th Feb 1909 |
Birth of daughter Lillian Vaughn GREGORY in Mississippi.1,6,5 |
10th Jul 1929 |
Death of William Harrison GREGORY in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.1,4 |
19th Apr 1949 |
Died in New London, Huron, Ohio.1 A heart attack |
24th Apr 1949 |
Buried.1 |
Notes
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William Harrison Gregory, son of Andrew Jackson and Levicia (Wilkes) Gregory, was born 3 August 1857 and died on 10 July 1929 and was buried in Okolona, Mississippi. Mr Gregory married Viney Randle. They separated and Mrs Gregory took the children with her to California. The names of these children were as follows:
Mable Gregory Lula Gregory Sidney May Gregory
William Harrison Gregory married, second, Ada Knowles on April 3, 1889 and they had the following issue:
Eugene Harrison Gregory, born 3 June 1890
William Aubrey Gregory, born 25 Feb 1892
Hortense Gregory, born 22 Feb 1894
Ida May Gregory, born in Nov 1900
Lillian Vaughn Gregory
-- Gregory Family from South Carolina in Mississippi, descendants of Andrew Jackson Gregory & Leticia Wilkes, Wilkes Family History and Genealogy, by Ivan Ernest Bass, 1965; reprint Higginson Book Company, 2011, p 362
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1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, [no date], Rural Okolona, District 16, page 12B, Hse #218, Fam #234
Gregory, William H Head W M Aug 1857 42 Married 11 yrs [mar abt 1889] MS SC SC Farmer Owns
Gregory, Ada Wife W F June 1870 29 Married 11 yrs 5 children/4 living TN TN NC
Gregory, Eugene Son W M June 1890 9 Single MS MS TN
Gregory, Aubrey Son W M Feb 1892 8 Single MS MS TN
Gregory, Harleas [?] Dau W F Feb 1894 6 Single MS MS TN
Gregory, Murray Son W M Aug 1896 5 Single MS MS TN
Gregory, Levitia Mother W F Oct 1828 71 Single SC SC SC
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Hortense G Smith [Delia Hortense Gregory]
Birth 20 Feb 1894 Okolona [Chickasaw County], Mississippi
Death Date Apr 1989
Claim Date 6 Sep 1961
Father William H Gregory
Mother Ada Knowles
SSN 270389263, U.S. citizen
25 Jun 1982 Name listed as HORTENSE G SMITH
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Ada Knowles Gregory
Birth Jun 14, 1869
Death Apr 19, 1949 New London, Huron Countym Ohio, USA
Printed in the Okolona Messenger dated April 21 1949
Mrs. Ada Gregory to Be Buried Sunday
Okolona relatives and friends were grief stricken Tuesday morning when news was received of the sudden death of Mrs. Ada Gregory, who passed away about eight o'clock that morning in New London, Ohio. Although she had not felt well for a few days, her condition was not considered serious until Monday night when she suffered a hear attack. She died at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. T H Smith, where she had spent most of her time the past few years.
The former Miss Ada Knowles, she was born in Tennessee in June 1869. As a child she came to this section with other members of her family and spent most of her life in and near Okolona. In 1888 she was married to W H Gregory, who died in July 1929. Since that time she had spent much of the time with her children.
She was a devoted wife, a loving mother and faithful friend. She possessed a gentle and sweet manner and was loved by a wide circle of associates. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Final rites for Mrs. Gregory will be held at two o'clock Sunday afternoon at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John H Stone Sr. The services will be conducted by the Rev. G C Gregory pastor of the Okolona Methodist Church, and the Rev. T E Gregory, of Houlka, former pastor of the Okolona Methodist Church. Burial will be in the I O O F Cemetery with Barry Funeral Home in charge.
The pallbearers will be Delbert Barnes of New London, Eugene Gregory Jr., of Memphis, Richard E Stone, W H Gregory, Ben Gregory and Jack Gregory.
In addition to Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Gregory is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Douglass Renshaw of New London; two sons, Eugene Gregory Sr., of Memphis and W A Gregory; four brothers, Howard Knowles, Baxter Knowles, Arthur Gray Knowles and William Knowles; ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Parents:
James Baxter Noles (1831 - 1896)
Delia Frances Beal Noles (1846 - 1927)
Spouse William Harrison Gregory (1857 - 1929)
Children:
Eugene H Gregory (1890 - 1952)
William Aubrey Gregory (1892 - 1967)
Hortense Gregory Smith (1894 - 1989)
James Murrey Gregory (1896 - 1902)
Ida Miriam Gregory Stone (1900 - 1976)
Siblings:
Ida Mae Knowles Cox (1867 - 1940)
Erastus W. Knowles (1873 - 1924)
Bertram Knowles (1881 - 1903)
Arthur Gray Knowles (1884 - 1933)
Howard Murphy Knowles (1886 - 1942)
Burial Odd Fellows Cemetery, Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
Created by Barbara Wiley Hamby Jun 01, 2008
-- Find A Grave Memorial #27237587, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27237587/ada-gregory
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Sources
- 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 2. 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi
- [no date], Rural Okolona, District 16, page 12B, Hse #218, Fam #234
- 3. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- 4. Google Books
- 5. 1910 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi
- 25 April, District 45, page 22B, Hse/Fam #48
- 6. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
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