George Washington GEURIN Wiley G GREGORY Roy James GREGORY Clarence Eugene GREGORY Living GREGORY Living GREGORY Martha Charlotte ROZELL Mini tree diagram
Ada Parlee GEURIN

Ada Parlee GEURIN10,2,3,4,6

also known as Ada Pearlee GEURIN2,8,3,7,9,4

also known as Ada GREGORY7,5

4th Nov 18927 - 30th Nov 19817

Life History

4th Nov 1892

Born in Healdton, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.1,2,3,4,5,6

(most likely)

7th Nov 1893

Born in Colorado.7

(less likely)

22nd Oct 1921

Married Wiley G GREGORY in Graham, Carter, Oklahoma.5,6

16th Dec 1924

Birth of son Roy James GREGORY in Lindsay, Garvin, Oklahoma.7,2,11,12,13,14,13

9th Jan 1927

Birth of son Clarence Eugene GREGORY in Lindsay, Garvin, Oklahoma.10

8th Apr 1973

Death of Wiley G GREGORY in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma.15,5,6

Nov 1981

Died in Brewster, Fremont, Colorado.7

(less likely)

30th Nov 1981

Died in Florence, Fremont, Colorado.1,7,5,6

(most likely)

4th Dec 1981

Buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Lindsay, McClain County, Oklahoma.5,6

Other facts

 

Birth of daughter Living GREGORY

 

Birth of son Living GREGORY

Notes

  • The anonymous source on Ancestry.com's One World Tree gives Ada's name as Ada Pearlee Geurin.  About 10 Geurin genealogies I have found spell her middle name this way.  The form of the middle name differs from that known by the Gregory family.  The name is recorded at least one place in family records as Ada Pearline Guerin.  The Geurin genealogy reports her middle name Pearlee. Her son Richard, in an affidavit related to the birth for his brother Clarence, spelled his mother's name as Ada Parlee Geurin.

    This source seems credible, since it provides much detail.  This maiden name seems to be a variation of the French name Guerin.  There are both Geurins and Guerins in Oklahoma.  It appears that both spelling occur in some family lines.

    There are three dates reported for the marriage.  Loretta Gregory, niece of Wiley, reports the date as 25 Oct 1921, while the date on the grave is 23 Oct 1921.  A third report is 22 Oct 1921, from the Rozell and the Geurin Genealogies on Ancestry.com.  The latter also provides the location, Milo, Carter County, Oklahoma, as well as personal information for Ada.  I suspect the date of of 22 October is the date of issuance of the license.

    1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 9 June, Pickens County, Chagris Township, District 169, page 5B, Hse #82, Fam #88
    Geurin, George Head  W M  Oct 1868  51 Married 19 yrs TN TN TN Preacher Rents
    Geurin, Martha Wife  W F  Oct 1862  37  Married 19 yrs 8 children/8 living TX AL TX
    Geurin, Alice Dau W F  Jan 1882  18  TX TN TX
    Geurin, Carroll Son W M  Mar 1885  15  TX TN TX
    Geurin, Delores Dau W F  Jun 1887  12  TX TN TX
    Geurin, Ruth Dau W F  Mar 1890  10  TX TN TX
    Geurin, Ada Dau W F  Nov 1892  7  Ind Terr TN TX
    Geurin, Stella Dau W F  Mar 1895  5  Ind Terr TN TX
    Geurin, Ella Dau W F  Mar 1885  5  Ind Terr TN TX
    Geurin, Jenette Dau W F  Feb 1898  2  Ind Terr TN TX

    1920 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma, 16 February, Whitebead Township, District 32, page 6B,  Hse #110, Fam #111
    Geurin, George Head  Rents Farm M W 69 TN TN TN Farmer
    Geurin, Martha Wife F W 49 TX TX TX No Occupation
    Geurin, Carl T Son M W 33 Single TX TN TX Laborer, Home Farm
    Geurin, Ada Dau F W 26 Single OK TN TX
    Geurin, Stella Dau F W 24 Single OK TN TX
    Geurin, Nettie Dau F W 22 Single OK TN TX

    Note that Ella is not in the home, presumably already married and on her own.  Nettie here matches Jenette of the 1900 census.

    Social Security Death Index
    Ada Gregory
    Born 7 Nov 1893
    Died Nov 1981
    Last Residence Florence, Fremont, Colorado 81226
    SSN 521-02-4380 issued Colorado (1973)

    The issuance of the Social Security Number in Colorado is consistent with information reported by the Geurin family genealogy.  The Gregory family knows that Ada moved to Colorado at some time after the death of her husband Wiley Gregory in 1973.  Florence is a town in the Canon City metro area.  The transcription of the Social Security records found on Family Search (https://familysearch.org/search) reports the place of death as Brewster, which is a section of Fremont.

    The Social Security Death Index has a different date of birth from that on the gravestone, but this is common.  The birth date on the grave is 4 Nov 1892, differing in both day and year.  The month and year of death match the date on the grave.

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    ADA PEARLEE GREGORY

    Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m, Friday, December 4, 1981 at Brown-Boydston Funeral Home Chapel for Ada Pearlee Gregory, 89.  Rev. Bill Gentry officiated at the services.

    Interment was in Greenhill Cemetery.  Pallbearers were Homer Green, Gerald Yarbrough, Wesley Wolfe, Vearl Beck, Francis Miller, and Paul Newby and Honorary pallbearer was Joseph D. Gay.

    She was born November 4, 1892 near Healdton and died November 30, 1981 in Florence, Colorado, where she had lived for the past eight years.

    On October 22, 1921 she and Wiley Gregory were married at Graham, OK.  He preceded her in death, April 8, 1973.

    Survivors include two sons, Richard R. Gregory of New Orleans, LA and Roy Gregory of Glendale, AZ; one daughter Ruby Jo Lips, Florence, CO., and five grandchildren and one great grandchild; one brother, Luther Geurin, Lone Grove, OK and numerous nieces and nephews.

    --  Clipping courtesy of Lou Ila Gregory Jenkins, niece of Ada;  thought to be from the Lindsay News, date unknown, but was after the funeral on 4 December 1981
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