Andrew Jackson GREGORY Mary Etta GREGORY James Henry GREGORY Arthur M GREGORY Harriet Rachel GREGORY Mattie Katherine GREGORY Ethel Viola GREGORY Trula Mae GREGORY George Francis GREGORY Clarsie Jane HILL Martha Jane GREGORY Lester Lee GREGORY Letha FEW Mini tree diagram
George Francis GREGORY

George Francis GREGORY6,8,7,1,2,3,4,9,10,5

17th Oct 18926,7 - 12th Jun 19522,4,5

Life History

17th Oct 1892

Born in Jefferson County, Tennessee.1,2,3,4,5

(most likely)

about 1893

Born in Jefferson County, Tennessee.6,7

(less likely)

10th Jan 1926

Married Clarsie Jane HILL in Cocke County, Tennessee.6,9,10

23rd May 1926

Birth of daughter Trula Mae GREGORY in Newport, Cocke, Tennessee.3,11,12

25th Mar 1929

Birth of son George Francis GREGORY in Jefferson County, Tennessee.13,14,2,6,3,4

12th Jun 1952

Died in Newport, Cocke, Tennessee.2,4,5

Bright's Disease, 2 yrs

15th Jun 1952

Buried in Taft Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.4,5

Notes

  • 1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 June, Civil District 17, Enumeration District 55, page 10A, Hse/Fam #171
    Gregory, Andrew J  Head W M Nov 1849  50 Married 22 yrs TN Unknown TN Farmer Owns
    Gregory, Leathy  Wife W F May 1854  46 Married 22 yrs 9 children, 9 living SC SC SC
    Gregory, George F Son W M Nov 1887  12 Single TN TN SC Farm Laborer

    1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 4 May, District 8, Enumeration District 77, page 10A, Hse/Fam #150
    Gregory, Jackson  Head M W 55 Married 28 years TN TN TN Farm Laborer Owns
    Gregory, Leathy  Wife F W 51 Married 28 years 9 children/9 living TN TN TN
    Gregory, George Son M W 18 Single TN TN TN Farm Laborer [b abt 1892]

    Only 6 years are added to George's age since 1900.  And in 1920, the age matches the 1910  report.

    1920 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 7 January, Civil District 8, Enumeration District 78, page 3A, Chesnut Hill Path, Hse/Fam #46
    Gregory, Jack Head Owns M W  64 AL TN TN Farmer
    Gregory, Leath Wife F W  62 SC SC SC
    Gregory, George Son M W  27 TN AL SC [b abt 1892]

    Tennessee Marriages, Cocke County
    Bond for $1250 9 January 1926
    Signed by Geo Grigory and William Holt
    For the marriage of Geo Grigory and Clarsie Hill
    Marriage Ceremony 10 Janaury 1926) performed by W G Holdway (?)
    Recorded Cocke County Marriage Book, p 384

    1930 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 18 April, Civil District 8, Enumeration District 14, page 5A, Hse/Fam #91
    Gregory, George Head Rents M W 37 Married at age 27 can read or write TN AL SC Farmer [b abt 1893]
    Gregory, Clarsie Wife F W 24 Married at age 20 can read and write TN TN TN
    Gregory, Trula M Dau F W 3 TN TN TN
    Gregory, George Jr Son M W 1 TN TN TN

    This census tells us George married Clarice about 1926.  The actual records reports the marriage date as 10 January 1926.  On the marriage license Clarice's name is written oddly, then a shoddy write-over attempts to correct the name to Clarice.  It has been interpreted several ways.

    Note the great difference in George's age and birth year between 1900 and the group 1910-1940.  In general I usually think the age given in earlier censuses (nearer the birth) are more accurate.  But the birth dates and ages vary wildly with these Tennessee families in this era.  Social Security records (see below) report George's birth date as 17 Oct 1892, which woudl accomodate all the censuses except 1900.

    But in 1900 he is 12 years old, with birth date Nov 1887.  Did his parents mistake an 8-year-old for a 12-year-old?  Or maybe the enumerator heard wrongly and did not look to see if the child looked 12?  In the 1940 census, George's reported age of 46 would place his birth in about 1892.

    1940 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 8 May, Civil District 4, Enumeration District 15-7, page 8B, Hse #125, Rents $6
    Gregory, George Head M W 46 Grade H-3 b Tenn Rural Jefferson Co TN in 1935 School Bus Director [b abt 1893]
    Gregory, Clarice Wife F W 34 Grade H-4 b Tenn Rural Jefferson Co TN in 1935 [b abt 1905]
    Gregory, Trula Mae Dau F W 13 Grade 6 b Tenn Rural Jefferson Co TN in 1935
    Gregory, George Jr Son M W 11 Grade 5 b Tenn Rural Jefferson Co TN in 1935

    Social Security Death Index
    George Gregory
    Born 17 Oct 1892
    Died Jun 1952
    SSN 408-18-6169 issued Tennessee (Before 1951)

    Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
    George F Gregory Senior
    Birth 17 Oct 1892 Tennessee
    Residence Rural Cocke County, Tennessee
    Age 59, Occupation Farming
    Death 12 Jun 1952 Rural, Rt 1, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
    Cause of Death Bright's Disease, 2 yrs
    Father's name Andrew J Gregory
    Mother's name Lethia [Letha] Few
    Social Security #408-18-6169
    Informant George F Gregory, Jr
    Burial 15 June 1952 Taft Cemetery, Dandridge (Jefferson Co), Tennessee
    Certificate #52-14841
    Filed 10 July 1952, Registered State 6 Aug 1952

    George was born in 1893, according to his death certificate.  But the date of death on his gravestone is 1893.  Social Security and census ages also match 1892.

    George Francis Gregory
    Birth Oct 17, 1893 Jefferson County, Tennessee
    Death Jun 12, 1952 Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
    Father Andrew Jackson Gregory (1850 - 1936)
    Spouse Clarsie Hill Gregory (1905 - 1968)
    Son George Francis Gregory (1929 - 1994)
    Siblings:
    James Henry Gregory (1881 - 1944)
    Lester Lee Gregory (1896 - 1963)
    Burial Taft Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Plot: Row 6 Plot 14
    Created by Jamie Mathis Ottinger Jul 01, 2013
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #113185208, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Gregory&GSiman=1&GScid=2310001&GRid=113185208&

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