Delia Hortense GREGORY1,2,4,3,4,7,5,6
20th Feb 18941,2,3,4,5,6 - 25th Apr 19892,4,5
Life History
20th Feb 1894 |
Born in Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi.1,2,3,4,5,6 |
26th Dec 1916 |
Married Tilmon Holley SMITH.4,8 |
13th Feb 1969 |
Death of Tilmon Holley SMITH in New London, Huron, Ohio.4,8,7,9 |
25th Apr 1989 |
Died in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi.2,4,5 An extended illness |
26th Apr 1989 |
Buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi.4 |
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, Hortense 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
1910 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, 25 April, District 45, page 22B, Hse/Fam #48
Gregory, W H Head M W 52 Married 21 yrs [mar abt 1889] MS SC SC Farmer Owns [b abt 1858]
Gregory, Ada E Wife F W 39 Married 21 yrs 7 child/5 living TN TN NC [b abt 1871]
Gregory, Eugene Son M W 19 Single MS MS TN [b abt 1891]
Gregory, Aubrey Son M W 18 Single MS MS TN [b abt 1892]
Gregory, Hortense Dau F W 16 Single MS MS TN [b abt 1894]
Gregory, Ada M Dau F W 9 Single MS MS TN [b abt 1901]
Gregory, Lillian V Dau F W 1 Single MS MS TN [b abt 1909]
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
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Hortense G Smith
Born 20 Feb 1894
Died Apr 1989
Last Residence New London, Huron, Ohio 44851
SSN 270-38-9263 issued Ohio (1958-1959)
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Hortense Gregory Smith
Birth 20 Feb 1894 Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
Death 25 Apr 1989 (aged 95) Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, USA
Hortense Gregory Smith, age 95,of Tupelo, died Tuesday April 25, 1989 at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was a native of Okolona. She had lived in New London, Ohio for 51 years,where she taught public school and later operated a private kindergarten. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Eastern Star, and a former member of the Ohio Medical Auxiliary. She was the widow of Dr. Thomas H. Smith.
Graveside services were held Wednesday at Oddfellows Cemetery in Okolona with W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include one sister, Lillian Gregory Renshaw of Tupelo; several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Bill Gregory, Bob Gregory, Jack Gregory, John Andrew Gregory, Richard Stone, Jr., Kenny Burns, and Lynn Fair.
The Okolona Messenger, Thursday, May 4, 1989.
Parents:
William Harrison Gregory 1857-1929
Ada Knowles Gregory 1869-1949
Spouse Tilmon H Smith 1882-1969 (m. 1915)
Siblings:
Eugene H Gregory 1890-1952
William Aubrey Gregory 1892-1967
James Murrey Gregory 1896-1902
Ida Miriam Gregory Stone 1900-1976
Burial Odd Fellows Cemetery, Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
Created by Barbara Wiley Hamby Jun 2008
-- Find A Grave Memorial 27237593, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27237593
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Sources
- 1. 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi
- [no date], Rural Okolona, District 16, page 12B, Hse #218, Fam #234
- 2. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- 3. Google Books
- 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 5. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- 6. 1910 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi
- 25 April, District 45, page 22B, Hse/Fam #48
- 7. Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016
- 8. Online Biographies
- 9. Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007
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