Life History

Notes

• James had the nickname Boss.
  
  1940 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 30 April, Civil District 8, Enumeration District 45-15, page 3A, Hse #44, Owns $2000
  Gregory James Head M W 55 b Tenn  Same house in 1935 Farming
  Gregory Charlie Wife F W 42 b Tenn  Same house in 1935
  Gregory James Herbert Son M W 14 b Tenn  Same house in 1935
  
  I have not found any evidence or record that James Herbert Gregory was ever married.
  
  U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
  James H. Gregory
  Last Residence 37725  Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee
  Born 22 Oct 1925
  Died 9 May 2006
  SSN issued Tennessee (Before 1951)
  
  Obituary of James Herbert Gregory
  James Herbert Gregory
  James "Boss" Gregory passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2006, in Baptist Hospital of Cocke County. He is survived by his loving family and friends. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, May 11, 2006, at Manes Funeral Home Chapel, with services following at 8:00 p.m., with Dr. Alfred Newman officiating. Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 12, 2006, at Hills Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hills Union Cemetery. Friends and relatives may sign the guest register online at: www.manesfuneralhome.com. Manes Funeral Home in charge.
  --  Newport Plain Talk, Newport, Jefferson, Tennessee, 11 May 2006, http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/obit/view.aspx?db=web-obituary&kw=&pid=11105110&url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll%3Fdb%3dweb-obituary%26o_vc%3dRecord%253aOtherRecord%26rhSource%3d7545%26ftm%3d1%26gss%3dangs-i&ftm=1
  
  Thanks to Tammy Gunther for her memorial on Find a Grave, the only source I have found, after a long time, on the death and burial of James Herbert Gregory.  This did not come up in any search until October 2013, though she posted it in 2010..
  
  James Herbert "Boss" Gregory
  Birth  Oct. 22, 1925 Tennessee
  Death May 9, 2006 Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Parents:
  James Henry Gregory (1881 - 1944)
  Charlie Cowan Hance Gregory (1892 - 1963)
  Burial Hills Union Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Created by Tammie Gunter Apr 19, 2010
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #51334388, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=201&GSmpid=47432643&GRid=51334388&

Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. Obituary of James Herbert Gregory, Newport Plain Talk, Newport, Jefferson, Tennessee, 11 May 2006
  • Location: http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/obit/view.aspx?db=web-obituary&kw=&pid=11105110&url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll%3Fdb%3dweb-obituary%26o_vc%3dRecord%253aOtherRecord%26rhSource%3d7545%26ftm%3d1%26gss%3dangs-i&ftm=1;
• 3. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
• 4. 1940 United States Federal Census
  • 30 April, Civil District 8, Enumeration District 45-15, page 3A, Hse #44, Owns $2000