Life History

Notes

• Leta married William Bryan Gregory.  The exact date of the marriage is unknown, but they were listed together in the 1923 city directory for Ft Worth, Texas.
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1923, p 674
  Gregory Harry (Annie L), clk, rms 318 W 22nd
  Gregory Leta Mrs sten American Natl Ins Co of Galveston, h 1407 Lincoln av
  Gregory Wm B (Leta) bkpr Agricultural Livestock Finance Corp Jess Taylor & Co, r 1407 Lincoln av, N Ft W
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1924, p 662
  Gregory Leta sten h 2805 Scott av
  Gregory William B (Leta) clk Jess Taylor & Co r 2805 Scott av
  
  Their daughter Billie Ruth was born in September 1926 in Fort Worth.
  
  Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
  Billie Ruth [Gregory]
  Birth Date 13 September 1926 at home, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
  Gender Female
  Father William Bryan Gregory, Age 27, born Texas, Occupation Realtor
  Mother Leta Townsend, Age 27, born Texas, Housewife
  Family Residence 2709 Wilkerson, Fort Worth
  
  In 1940, Leta was enumerated with Bryan and their daughter Billie Ruth.
  
  1940 Federal Census, Tarrant County, Texas, 24 April, Fort Worth Ward 14, Enumeration District 257-98, Page 63A, 2529 Greene St, Hse #381, Owns $5000
  Gregory, Bryan Head M W 41 Married Grade C1 b Texas Same House in 1935 Owner-Manager Real Estate Firm [b abt 1899]
  Gregory, Leta Wife F Ind 41 Married Grade H4 b Texas Same House in 1935 [b abt 1899]
  Gregory, Billie Ruth Dau F Ind 13 Married Grade 7 b Texas Same House in 1935 [b abt 1927]
  
  Note that in Leta's Find a Grave memorial and a couple of other records her family name is spelled Townsen, not Townsend.  It isn't clear if this unusual spelling was the one actually used by the family.
  
  For some reason the person who wrote Leta's memorial on Find a Grave, classified it as Not buried, because she was cremated, yet still puts the name of the mausoleum where her ashes were interred, the Greewood Memorial Park and Mausoleum.  Both Leta and her husband are buried in this mausoleum.  This cemetery and mausoleum are listed in the Cemeteries of Find a Grave.  We found no FAG memorial for Bryan so one was added on 26 Octber 2019 and linked to Leta and Billie.
  
  Leta Townsen Gregory
  BIRTH 24 Feb 1889 Lampasas County, Texas, USA
  DEATH 22 Jul 1960 (aged 71) Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
  BURIAL Cremated, Ashes interred at Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Texas
  Father Horace Greeley Townsen
  Mother Mamie Moses
  Spouse William Bryan Gregory 1899-1973 (m. 1925)
  Created by Sue Lilley 27 Feb 2011
  --  Find A Grave Memorial 66218379, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66218379

Sources

• 1. Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
• 2. 1940 Federal Census, Tarrant County, Texas
  • 24 April, Fort Worth Ward 14, Enumeration District 257-98, Page 63A, 2529 Greene St, Hse #381, Owns $5000
• 3. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 5. 1930 Federal Census, Tarrant County, Texas
  • 7 April, Ft Worth Ward 19-N, District 220-74, page 8A, 2305 Marigold St, Hse/Fam #95
• 6. GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014
• 7. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1924, p 662
• 8. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014