Life History

Notes

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  Benjamin Simpson Gregory, son of Andrew Jackson and Levicia (Wilkes) Gregory, married Mary Skinner in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, where he lived and farmed.  He is buried in an unmarked grave near his mother and father in the Gregory family graveyard.  The following children were born of this union:
  Levicia Gregory Edna Gregory
  Sallie Gregory  Rosa Gregory
  Maude Gregory   Andrew Gregory
  Mary Y Gregory, b 24 Jan 1831, d 4 Sept 1886
  
  --  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, 16 June 1900, Rural Okolona, District 16, page 12B, Hse #196, Fam #211
  Gregory, Benjamin S Head W M Feb 1847  53 Married 31 yrs [mar abt 1889] SC SC SC Farmer Owns
  Gregory, Mollie E Wife W F Apr 1847  53 Married 31 yrs 8 children/7 living AL AL AL
  Gregory, Sallie Dau W F Apr 1876 24 Single MS SC AL
  Gregory, Maud Dau W F Nov 1885  14 Single MS SC AL
  Gregory, Andrew Son W M Nov 1887 12 Single MS SC AL
  Gregory, Edwin Cousin W M Apr 1825  75 Single SC SC SC
  
  Her name on her burial stone has her name as Maude Era Gregory Summer, while family sources report it as Maude Eron Gregory Sumner.
  
  Maud Era Gregory Summer
  Birth 1885
  Death 1919
  Willie Lee Sumner married Maude Eron Gregory abt 1904 in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. Maude was born 1885, died Feb. 4, 1919, she was buried at Grange Hall Cemetery, along with her parents.
  Thanks to Find A Grave contributor William G Latham Jr (williamlatham90yahoo.com) for the additional information.
  Spouse Willie Lee Sumner (1886 - 1950)
  Daughter Rosie Laverne Sumner Hall (1909 - 1990)
  Burial Grange Hall Cemetery, Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
  Created by FamilyResearcher, Record added Jan 06, 2009
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #32692820, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32692820/maud-era-summer

Sources

• 1. 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi
  • 16 June 1900, Rural Okolona, District 16, page 12B, Hse #196, Fam #211
• 2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 3. Google Books