Life History

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, Harleas [?] 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
  
  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
  
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  Ada Knowles Gregory
  Birth Jun 14, 1869
  Death Apr 19, 1949 New London, Huron Countym Ohio, USA
  
  Printed in the Okolona Messenger dated April 21 1949
  
  Mrs. Ada Gregory to Be Buried Sunday
  
  Okolona relatives and friends were grief stricken Tuesday morning when news was received of the sudden death of Mrs. Ada Gregory, who passed away about eight o'clock that morning in New London, Ohio. Although she had not felt well for a few days, her condition was not considered serious until Monday night when she suffered a hear attack. She died at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. T H Smith, where she had spent most of her time the past few years.
  
  The former Miss Ada Knowles, she was born in Tennessee in June 1869. As a child she came to this section with other members of her family and spent most of her life in and near Okolona. In 1888 she was married to W H Gregory, who died in July 1929. Since that time she had spent much of the time with her children.
  
  She was a devoted wife, a loving mother and faithful friend. She possessed a gentle and sweet manner and was loved by a wide circle of associates. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
  
  Final rites for Mrs. Gregory will be held at two o'clock Sunday afternoon at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John H Stone Sr. The services will be conducted by the Rev. G C Gregory pastor of the Okolona Methodist Church, and the Rev. T E Gregory, of Houlka, former pastor of the Okolona Methodist Church. Burial will be in the I O O F Cemetery with Barry Funeral Home in charge.
  
  The pallbearers will be Delbert Barnes of New London, Eugene Gregory Jr., of Memphis, Richard E Stone, W H Gregory, Ben Gregory and Jack Gregory.
  
  In addition to Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Gregory is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Douglass Renshaw of New London; two sons, Eugene Gregory Sr., of Memphis and W A Gregory; four brothers, Howard Knowles, Baxter Knowles, Arthur Gray Knowles and William Knowles; ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
  
  Parents:
  James Baxter Noles (1831 - 1896)
  Delia Frances Beal Noles (1846 - 1927)
  
  Spouse William Harrison Gregory (1857 - 1929)
  Children:
  Eugene H Gregory (1890 - 1952)
  William Aubrey Gregory (1892 - 1967)
  Hortense Gregory Smith (1894 - 1989)
  James Murrey Gregory (1896 - 1902)
  Ida Miriam Gregory Stone (1900 - 1976)
  
  Siblings:
  Ida Mae Knowles Cox (1867 - 1940)
  Erastus W. Knowles (1873 - 1924)
  Bertram Knowles (1881 - 1903)
  Arthur Gray Knowles (1884 - 1933)
  Howard Murphy Knowles (1886 - 1942)
  
  Burial Odd Fellows Cemetery, Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
  
  Created by Barbara Wiley Hamby Jun 01, 2008
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #27237587, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27237587/ada-gregory
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Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi
  • [no date], Rural Okolona, District 16, page 12B, Hse #218, Fam #234
• 3. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• 4. Google Books
• 5. 1910 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi
  • 25 April, District 45, page 22B, Hse/Fam #48
• 6. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014