Malinda Caldonia GREGORY1,5,3,6,4,7,5
also known as Mahala GREGORY2
12th Apr 18611,2,3,4 - 24th Jun 19435,3,4
Life History
12th Apr 1861 |
Born in Cherokee County, Alabama.1,2,3,4 |
17th Aug 1884 |
Married William D FRANCE in Cocke County, Tennessee.6 |
before 1943 |
Death of William D FRANCE.3 |
24th Jun 1943 |
Died in Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennessee.5,3,4 |
27th Jun 1943 |
Buried in Strawberry Plains Cemetery, Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennessee.3,4 |
Notes
- Her name is shown as Mahala in 1870 Jefferson County, Tennessee, Census. The 1880 Census reports her as Malinda.
1870 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 August, District 5, PO Trion, page 10, Hse/Fam #71
Henry Gregory M 50 M W Wagon Maker $767 Personal Estate b Tennessee Cannot read or write
Rachel Gregory 43 F W Keeps House b Tennessee [b abt 1827]
Mahala Gregory 9 F W b Alabama [b abt 1861] Cannot read or write
Malinda was the daughter of James Henry Gregory and Rachel Lewis of Jefferson County, Tennessee. The Gregorys and Lewises orignally came from Virginia. They lived some while also in Cherokee County, Alabama, where Malinda was born. Other members of this Gregory family in two or three generations were back and forth between these two counties. Some moved on westward. Her parents' burials have not been found, but are thought to have been on the Gregory farm near Dandridge:
1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 June, Civil District 5, Enumeration District 177, p 34B, Hse #280, Fam #284
Gregory, Henry W M 60 Farmer TN TN TN
Gregory, Rachel W F 58 Wife Keep Hse TN TN TN Cannot read or write
Gregory, Malinda W F 22 Dau At Home TN TN TN Cannot read or write
Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
Ida Dockery [Ida French]
White Female, Widow, Age 68
Birth 6 Jul 1885 Tennessee, USA
Residence Route 1, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
Father Billy French [France]
Mother Malenda Gregory
Informant John Dockery, Route 4, Dandridge (Jefferson County), Tennessee
Death 23 Jan 1954 Mims Clinic, (stay of 4 days) Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Cause of Death CVA, due to Arteriosclerotic Hypertension
Burial 26 January 1954 in Proffitt Cemetery, Chestnut Hill (Jefferson County), Tennessee, by John C Holder, Newport, Tennessee
Certificate #54-02236 filed 8 March 1954
North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994
Benjamin Harrison France
Residence 917 Cedar Street, Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina
Age 90, Widowed, Caucasian
SSN 244-05-6147A
Occupation Textiles Card Room
Birth 19 Nov 1888 Cook [Cocke] County, Tennessee
Father's Name William David France
Mother's Name Melinda Gregory
Informant Miss Zema France of the same address
Death 22 March 1979 Halifax Memorial Hospital, Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina
Cause of Death Acute Myocardial Infarcton, due to Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
Burial 24 March 1979 Crestview Memorial Cemeetery, Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina, by Branch Funeral Home, Roanoke Rapids
Filed 27 March 1979
Document courtesy of FamilySearch
Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1951
Malinda Caldonia France [Malinda Caldonia Gregory]
Gender Female
Birth 12 Apr 1861 Alabama
Age 82
Death 2 Jun 1943 Jefferson County, Tennessee
Father's Name Henry Gregory
Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
Malinda Caldonia France [Malinda Caldonia Gregory]
White Female, Widowed
Residence Strawberry Plains, Jefferson County, Tennessee
Occupation Housewife
Birth 12 Apr 1861 Alabama, Age: 82
Father's Name Henry Gregory, born Alabama
Death 24 Jun 1943 Jefferson County, Tennessee
Burial 27 Jun 1943 Strawberry Plains Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee
Malinda's name on her gravestone is Malinda Frances. This is a very unusual spelling for the surname, which is normally Francis. The family surname is actually France, as it correctly appears on her death record. But on Malinda's marriage license, the clerk wrote her fiance's name as Francis, also writing his first name as Williams, instead of William, but abbreviated on subsequent references as the normal Wm.
Their daughter's name was known by the surname France, as found on her FAG memorial, where the name is Ida France Dockery. That memorial reports Ida's parentage.
"Ida France Dockery ... Daughter of William France and Malinda Gregory; wife of Alford "Wad" Dockery"
-- Find a Grave Memorial #134225764, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134225764/ida-dockery
We provided suggested updates for the memorial and it was updated the same day as now shown below.
Malinda Caldonia “Linda” Gregory France
Birth 12 Apr 1861 Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
Death 24 Jun 1943 (aged 82) Strawberry Plains, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
BURIAL Strawberry Plains Cemetery, Strawberry Plains, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Daughter Ida France Dockery 1885-1954
Maintained by Find a Grave, Originally Created by CA-M 16 Nov 2004
-- Find a Grave Memorial 9911142, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9911142/malinda-caldonia-france
Sources
- 1. 1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
- 16 June, Civil District 5, Enumeration District 177, p 34B, Hse #280, Fam #284
- 2. 1870 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
- 16 August, District 5, PO Trion, page 10, Hse/Fam #71
- 3. Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
- 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 5. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
- 6. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002
- 7. North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994
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