Wiley G GREGORY2,10,3,4,5,11,1,7,6,12
17th Sep 189710,2,7 - 8th Apr 19738,7,9
Life History
17th Sep 1897 |
Born in McKinney, Collin, Texas.2,3,4,5,6 (most likely) |
17th Sep 1898 |
Born in McKinney, Collin, Texas.10,2,7 (less likely) |
1900 |
Resident in Township 4, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.1 |
1920 |
Residence2 in Elmore City, Garvin, Oklahoma.11 |
22nd Oct 1921 |
Married Ada Parlee GEURIN in Graham, Carter, Oklahoma.7,9 |
16th Dec 1924 |
Birth of son Roy James GREGORY in Lindsay, Garvin, Oklahoma.13,3,14,15,16,17,16 |
9th Jan 1927 |
Birth of son Clarence Eugene GREGORY in Lindsay, Garvin, Oklahoma.18 |
1973 |
Residence2 in Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma.5 |
8th Apr 1973 |
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma.8,7,9 |
after 8th Apr 1973 |
Buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Lindsay, McClain County, Oklahoma.7 |
Notes
- There is a one-year discrepancy in the birth date for Wiley Gregory. The gravestone in Green Hill Cemetery gives the year 1898. Loretta Gregory Gay reports the year from family sources as 1897. I have followed Loretta, who has done Gregory family research on the ground from family sources and graves for decades.
The Social Security Death Index also reports the birth year as 1897. Loretta declares this is an error in the cutting of the gravestone. His WWI Draft registration also has the year 1898. I would think this date was dictated by Wiley, and he signed the registration form, so this date might be given greater weight than the date from other sources.
He was listed as Wiley G in sources, and this appears on his gravestone, but family sources indicate he never had any middle name or initial. Most of his siblings had only one name, though some added a middle initial G.
-- Loretta Gregory Gay, personal communication
His WWI Draft Registration card appears to have a faded G as a middle initial, appearing to have been erased.
Wiley appears in the 1900 census with his family in Chickasaw Nation. Wiley was born in 1897 in McKinney, Collin County, Texas, where the family had moved from Tennessee after 1893. So they made another move not long after Wiley's birth. We do not know the exact date of the move from north Texas across the Red River into southern Chickasaw Nation.
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
Wiley Gregory Son W M Aug 1897 2 TX TN TN
In 1910, the enumerator reports Wylie as born in Tennessee, but in fact he was born in Collin County, Texas, after the family moved.
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, Wyley Son M W 12 TN TN TN
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Wiley Gregory
Residence Rt 2, Lindsay, Garvin County, Oklahoma
Birth 17 Sep 1898 [no location]
Occupation Farmer, employed by Father
Nearest relative Julia A Gregory (mother)
Rt 2, Lindsay, Garvin County, Oklahoma
Medium Height and Build, Blue Eyes, Brown Hair
Registered 12 Sept 1918 Pauls Valley, Garvin, Oklahoma
Signed Wiley Gregory
He appears, still single, with his parents in the 1920 census. They have moved since the last census to Garvin County, Oklahoma. Note that the birthplace of Wiley is now reported as Tennessee, like older children in the family. But as correctly reported in the 1900 census, Wiley was born in 1897 after they moved to Texas some time after 1893, when Lucy was born in Tennessee.
1920 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma, 25 January, Elmore Township, District 25, page 11B, Hse #188, Fam #200
Gregory Dock G Head Owns Farm (Mortgaged) M W 67 AL VA TN Farmer
Gregory Julia A Wife F W 65 Single TN TN TN No Occupation
Gregory Wiley Son M W 22 Single TN AL TN Farmer, Working Out
1930 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 9 April, Hope Township, District 9, page 4B, Hse #67, Fam #69
Gregory, Wylie G Head Rents M W 32 OK US TN Farmer
Gregory, Ada Wife F W 36 OK US US
Gregory, Richard Son M W 7 OK OK OK
Gregory, Roy Son M W 5 OK OK OK
[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 6]
Gregory, Wiley
Birth date 09/17/1897
Death date 04/00/1973
Last known residence Sulphur, Oklahoma 73086
Social Security #447-16-6954 Issued in Oklahoma
His residence was Sulphur. He died in a hospital in Oklahoma City.
-- Loretta Gregory Gay, personal communication, May 2007
There was a son Clarence Eugene who died in infancy.
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 Geurin Genealogy on Ancestry.com. The latter also provides the location, Milo, Carter County, Oklahoma, as well as personal information for Ada.
Gravestone of Wiley and Ada Gregory, Green Hill Cemetery, Lindsay, McClain, Oklahoma
Gregory
Ada P Nov 4, 1892 Nov 30, 1981
Married Oct 23, 1921
Wiley G Sept 17, 1898 Apr 8, 1973
Sources
- 1. 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory
- 4 July, Township 4 South Range 4E, District 145, page 27A, Hse/Fam #402
- 2. Loretta Gregory Gay Genealogical Research
- 3. 1930 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma
- 9 April, Hope Township, District 9, page 4B, Hse #67, Fam #69
- 4. 1910 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma
- 25 April, Richland Township, District 243, page 6B, No Hse or Fam #s on this page
- 5. SSDI Broderbund Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 6
- 6. Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936
- 7. Gravestone of Wiley and Ada Gregory, Green Hill Cemetery, Lindsay, Oklahoma
- 8. Loretta Gregory Gay, Personal Communication
- 9. Obituaries from Oklahoma
- 10. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- 11. 1920 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma
- 25 January, Elmore Township, District 25, page 11B, Hse #188, Fam #200
- 12. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
- 13. Social Security Death Index
- 14. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
- 15. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 16. Obituaries from Arizona
- 17. Funeral Cards/Programs
- 18. Gregory, Clarence Eugene, Affidavit of Birth
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