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• As far as his children said they ever knew, Andy never had but the one name.  I remember his rural mailbox on the section-line road in front of his house, south of Lindsay, Oklahoma, was labeled "A. Gregory."
  
  All his accounts and his mail were always in the name Andy Gregory or A Gregory.  His nieces and nephews called him Uncle Andy.  His grandchildren called him Grandpa.  His earlier children Dessie and Josephine called him Papa, the other children called him Daddy.
  
  His birth record from Tennessee reports his name as Andy None Gregory.  As far as any of the family knew, Andy never had a middle name.
  
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  Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
  Name at Birth
  First:  Andy
  Middle:  None
  Last:  Gregory
  Signature of Registrant:  Andy Gregory
  Gender Male
  Birth 29 May 1892 Jefferson, Newport, Tennessee
  Father Patrick Gregory
  Mother Julia Strange
  Present address Lindsay, Oklahoma
  Sworn 2 May 1942
  Supporting Evidence:
  Family Bible of Andy Gregory 1892
  Family Bible record of Patrick Gregory, father 1892
  Affidavit of father 5-24-42
  Abstracts Certified by Court for submission Pauls Valley, Oklahoma 4 May, 1942
  Approved by State of Tennessee 12 May 1942
  
  Back Side:  Affidavit of Father of Andy Gregory for Delayed Certificate of Birth
  Oklahoma, Garvin County.
  "I hereby certify, on oath, that I am at present 89 years of age; that I am related to the person represented by this certificate as father, and that I had actual knowledge of the facts as stated in this certificate at the time this birth occurred, and that I know them to be true because I am father of Andy Gregory, applicant herein for delayed birth certificate."
  Signature: Patrick Gregory, Address Lindsay, Oklahoma
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  In the 1900 census he is listed as Andrew.  And his brother Edd is listed as Edward.  The family know for certain that these "full" names are not correct.  The over-correction error of the census enumerator is confirmed when we see that he listed the father of these children as Doctor instead of "Dock."
  
  1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 4 July, Township 4 South Range 4E, District 145, page 27A, Hse/Fam #402
  Doctor Gregory  Head  W M  Sep 1855  44 Married 21 yrs AL Unknown TN Farmer
  Julia Gregory Wife  W F  Jan 1855  45  Married 21 yrs TN TN TN
  William H Gregory  Son W M  May 1880  20  TN TN TN Farm Laborer
  Charles Gregory  Son W M  Dec 1881  18  TN TN TN Farm Laborer
  Thomas Gregory  Son W M  Jan 1884  16  TN TN TN Farm Laborer
  Edward Gregory  Son W M  Nov 1885  14  TN TN TN Farm Laborer
  John Gregory  Son W M  Jun 1890  9  TN TN TN
  Andrew Gregory  Son W M  May 1892  8  TN TN TN
  Lucy Gregory  Dau W F  Aug 1893  6  TN TN TN
  Wiley Gregory  Son W M  Aug 1897 2  TX TN TN
  
  In 1910 Andy is in his parents home in Richland Township of Stephens County (just outside Marlow town).  The 1910 census enumerator was apparently barely literate.  Most of the names are horribly misspelled and the handwriting is scrawling and almost illegible.  The family name appears to be written Grgery, or maybe Gegery.  Andy is listed as Anda.  His father Dock is listed as Dolf, and his mother Julia as July!
  
  In 1910, we discover Dock and family in Richland Township of Stephens County (near Marlow) Oklahoma.  He is recorded under the spelling of Dolf Gegery.  The writing of this enumerator is fairly legible, but spelling is awful, and he seems not to have heard correctly the forms of some names.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 25 April, Richland Township, District 243, page 6B,  No Hse or Fam #s on this page
  Gegery, Dolf Head  M W  56  married 31 years  AL TN TN Farmer
  Gegery, July (Julie?) wife F W 55 married 31 yrs TN TN TN
  Gegery, Anda Son M W 18  TN TN TN
  
  In 1913, Andy was attending school in Stephens County, Oklahoma, where the family lived, along with his younger sister Lucy and brother Wiley.  Their father signed the school card as D G Gregory.
  
  Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936
  1913 School Enrollment
  District #273, Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States
  Parent D G Gregory
  Andy Gregory Birth 29 May 1892 Age 20
  Lucy Gregory Birth 16 Aug 1896 Age 16
  Wiley Gregory Birth 17 Sept 1899 Age 13
  Signed D G Gregory
  Enumerator J E Emmons
  Date 15 January 1913
  Source FamilySearch.org, accessed 21 March 2020
  
  Andy married Alpharetta Mae Green, whom he had known for several years as their families lived close together in Richland Township, Stephens County, Oklahoma.  They married in October 1913.  I have not been able to locate any record of this family in the 1920 census.  I did find Andy's WWI Draft Registration from 1917.  He was still in Marlow at that time.
  
  U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  Andy Gregory
  Residence Marlow, Oklahoma
  Born May 29, 1892, Newport, Tennessee
  Self-employed Farmer
  Blues Eyes, Light Hair
  Registration 15 June 1917
  
  In 1913 Andy married Alpharetta Mae Green, whose family lived on a farm near Marlow.  In 1918 they were still in Marlow when Andy registered fr the WWI draft.
  
  In the 1920 census, when Alfred was 6 months old, the family was living in Lindsay Township of Garvin County, Oklahoma, about 40 miles northeast of Marlow.  Alfred's name there is recorded by the enumerator as Alford Andrew.  They were living in Marlow in 1917 when Josie was born and 1918 when Andy registered for the draft. After Alfred's death, family members say they lived near Cox City, then later near Purdy, just south of Erin Springs.
  
  1920 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma, 5 February, Lindsay Township, District 28, page 7B, Hse #129, Fam #128
  Gregory, Andy Head Rents M W  28 TN TN TN Farming
  Gregory, Retta A Wife F W 24 OK TX GA
  Gregory, Dessie L  Dau F W  4yrs10mos  OK US US
  Gregory, Alpha J  Dau F W  2 OK US US
  Gregory, Alford A  Son M W  6mos OK US US
  Gregory, John  Brother M W 30 OK US US
  
  It is a puzzle why the enumerator put US as the birth place of both parents of all the children, since their states of birth are given right in the record.  Next door is Walter Trout, one household in the family whom Andy's daughter Wanda June would later marry.
  
  1920 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma, 5 February, Lindsay Township, District 28, page 7B, Hse #128, Fam #127
  Trout, Walter L  Head Rents M W  36 TX GA AL
  Trout, Ina L Wife F W 28 OK US US
  Trout, Elmer L Son M W 11 OK US US
  
  U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  Dessie Lee Spann [Dessie Spann] [Dessie Lee Gregory]
  White Female
  Birth 12 Mar 1915 Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  Death Date 1 Feb 2003
  Father Andy Gregory
  Mother Alpharetta Green
  SSN 448526568
  Apr 1967 Name listed as DESSIE LEE SPANN; 26 Feb 2003: Name listed as DESSIE SPANN
  
  U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  Alpha Josephine Hayes [Alpha J Hayes] [Alpha Josephine Gregory]
  White Female
  Birth 30 Dec 1917 Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  Death Date 23 Jun 2005
  Father Andy Gregory
  Mother Alpharetta M Green
  SSN 444262606
  Dec 1944 Name listed as ALPHA JOSEPHINE HAYES; 14 Jul 2005 Name listed as ALPHA J HAYES
  
  1930 Federal Census, Garvin, Oklahoma, 12 April, Lindsay, District 10, page 7B, Hse #92, Fam #109
  
  Gregory, Andy Head M W 37 TN TN AL General Farming
  Gregory, Retta  Wife  F W 34 OK TX GA General Farming Labor
  Gregory, Dessie  Dau  F W 15 OK TN GA
  Gregory, Josephine Dau M W 12 OK TN GA
  Gregory, Louila  Dau  F W  9 OK TN GA
  Gregory, Everett  Son  F W 6 OK TN GA
  Gregory, Wanda  Dau  F W 3 OK TN GA
  
  Andy was a Farmer all his life, from his childhood.  I remember he was still living on his farm in 1973-4, though I do not remember how actively he himself was actually working the farm at that time.  He moved into a house in town for about the last year of his life.
  
  During part of the time while he had his own farm he also worked for others in the Broom Corn fields, for which Lindsay was known in earlier years.  My mother told me about her father and many of the men of the county working in the broom corn harvest.  The slogan of Lindsay at that time was "Lindsay broom corn sweeps the world."  When I was a boy, a sign at the city limits of Lindsay stated that Lindsay was the Broomcorn Capital of the World.
  
  In 1940, for some reason the enumerator wrote Everett's name first even though two children are older.  The youngest daughter Loretta does not appear with the family.  She was born in 1936.
  
  1940 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma, 8 April, Lindsay, District 25-12, page: 5B, House 50, Rented
  Gregory, Andy Head M W 47 born Tenn Rural Garvin Co in 1935 Farming
  Gregory, Reta [Retta] Wife M W 44 born Okla Rural Garvin Co in 1935
  Gregory, Everett W 16 born Okla Rural Garvin Co in 1935
  Gregory, Desy [Dessie] Dau F W SIngle 25 born Okla Rural Garvin Co in 1935
  Gregory, Josephine Dau F W SIngle 22 born Okla Rural Garvin Co in 1935
  Gregory, Lou Ila Dau F W 19 Single born Okla Rural Garvin Co in 1935
  Gregory, Wanda Dau F W 13 born Okla Rural Garvin Co in 1935
  
  Andy was born in Newport, the county seat of Cocke County.  In his WWI draft registration, he report Newport as his place of birth.  But in 1942, he reported his birth place as Jefferson County, Tennessee.  This is where the family lived, and it appears their place was near the county line with Cocke County.
  
  U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  Andy (None) Gregory
  Residence Lindsay, Garvin County, Oklahoma
  Born May 29, 1892, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Contact Mrs Andy Gregory, Lindsay, Oklahoma, Rt 3
  Self-employed, Lindsay Oklahoma, Route 3
  Blues Eyes, Light Hair
  (back)
  5' 4" 135 lbs Blues Eyes, Brown Hair, Dark Complexion
  Registration 27 April 1942 Pauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma
  
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  Andy Gregory was honored on his 80th birthday with a dinner given by his children.
  
  Mr Gregory has six children and they were all present.  They are Mrs J E Spann, Mrs Lou Jenkins, Mrs Roy Trout, Mrs Joseph Gay, Mrs R J Hayes and Everett Gregory.
  The dinner was served in the Lindsay City Park.
  ...
  Also present, and special guests, were Mr Gregory's brothers, Tom Gregory, Lindsay, who is 88 years old; and Charlie Gregory, Lawton, who is 90 years old.
  
  2nd story:
  "Mrs Lou Jenkins, Vernon, Tex., spent Friday night with her father, Andy Gregory, and Saturday night with her brother, Mr and Mrs Everett Gregory, and sons."
  
  --  Paul's Valley Democrat, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, Tuesday, 6 June 1972;  clipping courtesy of Loretta Gregory Gay
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  Andy Gregory was killed in a car crash when he had a stroke while driving.  His sister-in-law Dorothy Green was riding with him at the time, and suffered a broken hip, which crippled her to a large degree. Dorothy was the wife of Homer Green, youngest brother of Andy's wife, Alpharetta Mae Green.
  
  Funeral services for Andy were held at the Brown-Boydston Funeral Home in Lindsay, with Bill Gentry, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, officiating.  Burial was in the Greenhill Cemetery, near Lindsay, in McClain County.
  
  Social Security Death Index
  Andy Gregory
  Born 29 May 1892
  Died Jan 1975
  Last Residence Lindsay, Garvin, Oklahoma, 73052
  SSN 448-16-4900 issued Oklahoma (Before 1951)
  
  U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  Dessie Lee Spann [Dessie Spann] [Dessie Lee Gregory]
  Birth 12 Mar 1915 Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  Death Date 1 Feb 2003
  Father Andy Gregory
  Mother Alpharetta Green
  SSN 448526568
  Apr 1967 Name listed as DESSIE LEE SPANN; 26 Feb 2003: Name listed as DESSIE SPANN
  
  Obituary of Andy Gregory, Rocky Point, south of Lindsay, Oklahoma
  Born 29 May 1982 at Newport, Tennessee
  Married to Alpharetta Mae Green 26 October 1913 in Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  Died 25 January in the University Hospital, Oklahoma City
  Funeral 28 January 1975 in the chapel of Brown-Boydston Funeral Home, Bill Gentry, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, officiating
  Burial in the Greenhill Cemetery, Lindsay (McClain County), Oklahoma by Brown-Boydston Funeral Home
  Annotation at the top by Andy's daughter Lou Ila Gregory Jenkins:  "Tues Jan 28, 1975 issue of the Lindsay News"
  --  Lindsay News, Lindsay, Oklahoma, 28 January 1975;  Published the day of his funeral
  
  Andy Gregory
  Birth May 29, 1892 Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Death Jan 25, 1975 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
  Parents:
  Dock Patrick Gregory (1852 - 1947)
  Julia Ann Clementine Strange Gregory (1855 - 1935)
  Married Oct 26, 1913
  Spouse Alpharetta Mae Green Gregory (1895 - 1963)
  Siblings:
  William Henry Harrison Gregory (1880 - 1931)
  Charles Bluford Gregory (1881 - 1979)
  George Thomas Gregory (1884 - 1982)
  Edd Gregory (1885 - 1958)
  John Gregory (1890 - 1993)
  Lucy Carter (1893 - 1970)
  Burial Green Hill Cemetery, McClain County, Oklahoma, Section 4, Row 14
  Created by DLT Jul 04, 2011
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #72684537, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=72684537

Sources

• 1. Obituaries from Oklahoma
• 2. Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936
• 3. 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory
  • 4 July, Township 4 South Range 4E, District 145, page 27A, Hse/Fam #402
• 4. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
• 5. Loretta Gregory Gay Genealogical Research
• 6. 1910 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  • 25 April, Richland Township, District 243, page 6B,  No Hse or Fam #s on this page
• 7. Family Bibles
• 8. Social Security Death Index
• 9. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 10. 1920 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma
  • 5 February, Lindsay Township, District 28, page 7B, Hse #129, Fam #128
• 11. 1940 United States Federal Census
  • 8 April, Lindsay, District 25-12, page: 5B, House 50, Rented
• 12. Pauls Valley (Oklahoma) Democrat newspaper
• 13. Gravestone of Andy and Alpharetta Mae Gregory, Green Hill Cemetery, Lindsay, Oklahoma
• 14. Orville Boyd Jenkins, Personal Knowledge
• 15. 1930 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma
  • 12 April, Lindsay, District 10, page 7B, Hse #92, Fam #109
• 16. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
• 17. Oklahoma Birth Certificate
• 18. 1940 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma
  • 8 April, Lindsay, District 25-12, page: 5B, House 50, Rented
• 19. Loretta Gregory Gay, family photos
• 20. Gravestones of Green Hill Cemetery, Lindsay, Oklahoma
• 21. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• 22. Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current
• 23. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
• 24. Lindsay News, Lindsay, Oklahoma
• 25. Cemeteries of Oklahoma
• 26. Earl Jones Genealogy
• 27. Lou Ila Gregory Jenkins, Personal Communication
• 28. Obituary of Everett W Gregory
• 29. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
• 30. Pikes Peak History Book 1908-2008
  • Location: Lindsay, Oklahoma; Date: 2008;
• 31. Obituary of Wanda June Trout, Boydston Funeral Home, Lindsay, Oklahoma
  • Location: http://www.boydstonfuneralhome.com/listings/memorial.asp;