Gerard Gregory
and his descendants

Part 22

COLOR AND FONT CODE
First Generation- BLACK (Sons/daughters of Isaac)
Second Generation - RED
Third Generation - GREEN
Fourth Generation - ORANGE
Fifth Generation - BLUE
Sixth Generation - BROWN
Seventh Generation - GREY
Eighth Generation - PURPLE
Nineth Generation - DARK BEIGE
Tenth Generation - PINK


Hattie Isadora Gregory (23 August 1897 -22 March 1954) was the last child of Simpy and Mollie born in Lafayette County, Mississippi. She married John Charles Donaldson (14 January 1893-19 October 1966) in Eastland County, Texas on 5 September 1923. He was the son of George Ivins and Sarah Candice (Monk) Maddox. John Charles and Hattie Isadora are buried in Simpson Cemetery. Their five children: Phyllis Jean; Wanda Fern; John Charles Jr.; Glenn Sterling; and Danny Ray.

Phyllis Jean Donaldson (15 July 1924), first child of Hattie Isadora and John Charles, has been married three times but has no children. Her first husband: William Deewight Bryant (29 June 1920-21 May 1946); second, Herman D. Sessum (17 February 1920-22 December 1961); and, currently, Vernon Wright.

Wanda Fern Donaldson (3 November 1926), the second child of Hattie Isadora and John Charles, is Secretary-Bookkeeper to a school superintendent. She married Truman Reese Bryant (2 December 1924). Their children, all born in Gorman, Texas: Angela Fern; Truman Douglas; and Mollie Candace.

Angela Fern Bryant (15 September 1947) married Dwaine Neil Clower. Their children: Keith Douglas, 2 December 1968; and Wendy Annette, 7 March 1972.

Truman Douglas Bryant (16 April 1953) married Sherry Lavene Stubblefield. Their children: Heather Michelle, 2 October 1975; and Heath Daniel, 8 May 1979.

Mollie Candace (Candi) Bryant (20 February 1960) married Bobby Frank Taylor. They have a son: Caleb Frank.

NOTE: Additions and corrections to John Charles Donalson, Jr and his family were provided by John Charles Donaldson III (Chuck).

John Charles (Jake) Donaldson, Jr. (13 April 1929), the third child of Hattie Isadora and John Charles, was born in Ranger, Texas. He married Naomi Imogene (Jean) Hibbert (10 July 1932-14 Deptember 1995), third and youngest born to Charles and Roxie Americus Carlisle Hibbert, on 25 October 1948. After a two year stint in the Army and several years moving from one West Texas town to another, they settled in Andrews, Texas, in 1956. Jake worked thirty-one years for Phillips Petroleum and fifteen for Pride Pipeline, from which he retired in 1996. Both were active in numerous civic froups, and Jake served some time as an Andrews city councilman. In 1997 Jake moved to Eastland, TX. Naomi is buried in ANdrew, TX. They had one son: John Charles III.

John Charles (Chuck) Donaldson III (25 October 1952), the only child of of Naomi and Jake Donaldson, was born in Cisco, Texas. He received a B.A. in English from Texas Tech University in 1975. In 1984 he cent to work for Southern Methodist University, where he has been degree and advisor for the Meadows School of hte Arts since 1997. He has been active in a number of peace and justice organizations.

Glenn Sterling Donaldson (27 October 1930), the fourth child of Hattie Isadora and John Charles, married Robbie Joyce Echols (7 September 1932). Their children: Michael Glenn; Larry Ray; and Debra Elaine.

Michael Glenn Donaldson (28 September 1951) married Patti Lynn Waugh. They divorced in 1983. The couple had a son: Michael Shane.

Michael Shane Donaldson (17 July 1975), the son of Michael Glenn and Patti Waugh Donaldson married Tracy Lee West on 23 april 1993. The couple has two children: Waylon Blaze (31 December 1992); Brooks Glenn (23 October 1997).

Larry Ray Donaldson (20 October 1954) married Nancy Nell Lewis on 6 July 1984. Their children: Elizabeth (Betsy) (6 November 1980); Cory Scott.

Cory Scott Donaldson (4 June 1982), the son of Larry and Nancy Lewis Donaldson, married Elizabeth Rose Jordan on 16 March 2002. They have a son: Tristan Ray (8 January 2002).

Debra Elaine Donaldson (15 October 1956) married Gregory Allen White on 1 August 1973. Their children: Amy Elizabeth; Allison Leigh (Allie) (29 July 1982); Annalisa Kandice (Annie) (4 March 1991).

Amy Elizabeth White (2 February 1980), the first child of Gregory and Debra Donaldson White, married Jamie Dale Champion (J.D) on 11 August 2001.

Danny Ray Donaldson (25 November 1936), youngest child of Hattie Isadora and John Charles, married Phyllis Le O'Sheal (29 April 1943). Their children: Gerald Dwayne; and Dawn Raelene, 15 October 1969.

Gerald Wayne Donaldson (30 April 1959) married Jo Ann -?-

Ellis Simpson (Simpy) Gregory (25 August 1901, DeLeon, Comanche County, Texas) was the eighth child of Simpy and Mollie, He married Nancy Glenn McKinley (19 February 1906) on 24 December 1925 in Ranger, Texas. She is the daughter of Reuben Lee Andrew and Ida Octavia Spiva McKinley and a native of Bogata, Red River County, Texas. Their two daughters: Ida Frances; and Emily Doreen.

Ida Frances Gregory (10 June 1927) married first: William Harvey Hazard. She had two sons by this marriage: Gary Don and Ellis Ray. She married, second: Vivan Eugene Hise on 14 February 1952, who adopted Gary and Ellis. Ida and Vivan had three children as well: Jimmy Dan; Terry Wayne; and Jana Sue.

Gary Don Hise (4 May 1945) married Linda Gayle Riley (24 September 1948). Their children: Michael Shane, 29 July 1966; and Michelle Lee, 9 November 1970.

Ellis Ray Hise (30 August 1948) married Myra Gayle Cockrell (1 March 1950). Their sons: Stephen Duane, 19 September 1969; and Justin Matthew, 8 July 1974.

Jimmy Dan Hise (27 December 1952) married Wanda Nell Bryant (22 July 1960). Their two children: Heather Paige, 1 February 1975; and Jimmy Ryan, 23 August 1978.

Terry Wayne Hise (25 September 1954) married Beverley Nappier (11 May 1957). Their daughter: Tara Lynne, 5 September 1980.

Jana Sue Hise (15 October 1968) married twice. First: a Parsons; and currently, Randy Keith McCoy (11 November 1959). She has two sons by her first marriage: Michael Chad, 9 October 1975; and Dustin Jacob, 14 May 1979.

The additions to Herman Eston Gregory and his descendants were submitted by Ann Gregory Harvey.

Hermon Eston Gregory (21 June 1905 -28 December 1981), youngest child of Simpy and Mollie, was born in DeLeon, Comanche County, Texas. He married Olga Maye Smith on 23 May 1926, the daughter of Martin Smith and Lillian Toone. Hermon Gregory was married in Ranger, Texas. Four of their children were born in Ranger. In 1937, he moved his family to Odessa, Texas. Hermon was a butcher at that time. Their youngest son, Wendell was born in Odessa. In 1943, Hermon was ordained to preach in Immanuel Baptist Church in Odessa. Most of his ministry was spent at East Side Baptist Church in Odessa. All of his children grew up and married there. He resided in Texas until his death. The children of Hermon and Olga are: Dortha Lanelle; Mary Ann; Norman Dean; Tommy Richard; Wendell (Lee).

Dortha Lanelle Gregory, (31 December 1928), was born in Ranger, Texas. She married Charles Hugo Thomas on June 21, 1947 in Odessa, Texas, the son of Charles Thomas and Ada Huckaby. Nell met her husband at the church where her father was pastor. They were married in that church (EastSide Baptist Church- Odessa, Texas). Nell and Charles moved away shortly after. They raised their family in Oklahoma City, OK. Dortha Lanelle Gregory Thomas passed away on 14 April 2002 in Oklahoma City. Charles Hugo Thomas passed away on 23 November 2006 in Oklahoma City. The children of Dortha Gregory and Charles Thomas are: Cynthia Ann; Sherry Lanelle.

Cynthia Ann Thomas (May 23, 1948), was born in Odessa, Texas (Ector County). She married Larry Duane Koonce on June 17, 1966 in Oklahoma City, OK, the son of Matthew and Mavis Martin Koonce. The children of Cynthia and Larry are: Kori Lynn; Larry Deke; Kari Ann.

Kori Lynn Koonce (12 June 1969), was born in Shawnee, OK. She married Tod Brian Bussert on August 11, 1990 in Oklahoma City, OK. They have three children, all born in Oklahoma City, OK: Kami Lynn (9 October 1993); Kelsi Ann (17 April 1997); Kylie Grace (28 March 2003).

Larry Deke Koonce (16 October 1970), was born in Oklahoma City, Ok. He married Amy Kathryn Wallace on August 07,1993. Larry and Amy Wallace have four children: Tyler Matthew Koonce (20 May 1998, Oklahoma City, OK); Justin Wallace Koonce (March 27, 2000); Brandon Thomas (2 October 2002, Oklahoma City, OK); Lauren Grace (31 January 2007, Oklahoma City, OK).

NOTE: Information on Kari Ann Koonce was removed at her request.
Kari Ann Koonce Information was removed at the request of Kari Ann.

Sherry Lanelle Thomas (14 June 1952) was born in Elk City, Oklahoma. She married Joseph Clem Coombes on May 25, 1979 in Oklahoma City, OK, the son of Clem Coombes and Rosie Hudson. The children of Sherry and Joseph are: Laura Elizabeth; Hillary Dawn; Lindsay Lanelle; Zane Kevin.

Laura Elizabeth Coombes (20 August 1974), was born in Odessa, Texas (Ector County). Laura is married to Ty Christopher Hutchinson. They have two children, OK: Natalie Renee Hutchinson (9 November 2001, Oklahoma City, OK); Zachary Taylor Hutchinson (May 20, 2004, Denton, TX).

Hillary Dawn Coombes (30 June 1980), was born in Norman, Okla. Hillary married Shawn Frank Scott on 20 September 2008 and they are expecting their first child late April, 2011.

Lindsay Lanelle Coombes (9 November 1983), was born in Wichita Falls, Texas. Lindsey married Robert Michael Smith on 19 June 2010.

Zane Kevin Coombes (20 June 1985), was born in Wichita Falls, Texas. Zane married Rebecca Lauren Turner on 30 September 2006. They have 2 children: Cross Hugo Coombes (15 February 2007 and Micah Lauren Coombes (9 July 2009).

Mary Ann Gregory (28 September 1932-15 May 2009), was born in Ranger, Texas. She married Jack Harvey on 1 March 01, 1952 in Odessa, Texas, the son of Waymon Harvey and Gladys Brinlee. Mary Ann Gregory met her husband, Jack Harvey when his father held a revival at the church where her father was pastor. Ann and Jack raised their children in Odessa, Texas. Jack retired in 1994 and they moved to Dodd City, Texas to be near their youngest son and family. The children of Mary and Jack are: Jack Gregory; Dortha Lanelle (Sissie); Tommy Lee; Richard Dean.

Jack Gregory Harvey (2 February 1953), was born at the Medical Center Hospital, in Odessa, Texas. He married first Gaye Ann Gardner on April 05, 1974 in East Side Baptist, Odessa, Texas, the daughter of Alan Don and Margaret Tucker Gardner. He married second, Deborah May Anderson on May 07,1988 in Odessa, Texas. He married third, Susan Diane Roys on October 29, 1993 in Odessa, Texas, the daughter of Maurice and Nora Roys. Jack divorced Susan Roys in 2004. On 20 September 2006, he married Olga Kovaleski. The children of Jack and Gaye are: Steven Ross; Stephanie LynAnn.

Steven Ross Harvey (1 August 1975) was born in Odessa, Texas (Ector County). He married Amanda Janelle Thompson on August 31, 1998 in Odessa, Texas (Ector County), the daughter of Paul David and Pamela Gae Peacock Thompson. Steven and Amanda have three children: Janelle Ann (9 May 1999); Steven Paul (18 October 2001); Ronald Michael (13 February 2006, Lubbock, TX).

Stephanie LynAnn Harvey (18 January 1980), was born in Odessa, Texas (Ector County). She married Chris Basham, on April 04, 1999, in San Marcos, Texas. Stephanie and Chris have one child: Annlyn Gaye Basham (21 June 2000). Stephanie Lynann Harvey Basham is divorced from Chris Basham. She is now married to Troy Dean Ritchie III (1 March 1979). They have two children: a daughter, Caia Nicole Ritchie (13 March 2002); a son, Emory Dean Ritchie (2 December 2005).

Dortha Lanelle (Sissie) Harvey (17 July 1954), as born in the Medical Center Hospital, in Odessa, Texas. She married first, Harold Lewis Sigmon on August 17, 1973 in Odessa, Texas, the son of Robert and Verna Davis Sigmon. She married second, Robert Dale Stacy on June 02, 1989 in Odessa, Texas, the son of Robert and Dene Fletcher Stacy. The children of Sissie and Harold are: Daniel Lewis; Jack David.

Daniel Lewis Sigmon (13 May 1975), was born in the Medical Center Hospital, Odessa, Texas.

Jack David Sigmon (4 November 1977), was born in the Women's and Children's Hospital, Odessa, Tx. On 28 July 2001 in Peru, Indiana, he married Sabrina Eve Roberts (8 February 1978), the daughter of Lloyd and Carolyn Roberts .

Tommy Lee Harvey (28 November 1955), was born in the Medical Center Hospital Odessa, Texas. He married Cindy Nell Ray on May 24, 1981 in Hobbs, New Mexico, the daughter of Thurman and Victoria Eggenberg Ray. The children of Tommy and Cindy are: Randi Diane; Thomas Andrew; Amy Catherine.

Randi Diane Harvey (1 June 1982), was born in the Women's and Children's Hospital of Odessa, Texas.

Thomas Andrew Harvey (3 June 1983), was born in the Women's and Children's Hospital of Odessa, TX. Thomas Andrew Harvey married Claire Louise Kinnan in Austin, Texas on 15 July 2006. Claire (8 December 1982) is the daughter of Roy and Liz Kinnan. They have a child, Savannah Grace Harvey (10 September 2008) born in Austin, TX (Travis County)

Amy Catherine Harvey (2 May 1986), was born in the Women's and Children's Hospital of Odessa, TX.

Richard Dean Harvey (23 February 1961), was born in the Medical Center Hospital Odessa, Texas. He married Traci Marlene Davidson on May 15, 1981 in East Side Baptist Church Odessa, TX. She is the daughter of Larry and Marlene Moseley Davidson. The children of Richard and Traci are: Annie Marlene; Jaclyn Dawn.

Annie Marlene Harvey (24 April 1984), was born in the Women's and Children's Hospital of Odessa, Texas. On 22 February 2004, Annie Marlene married Casey Grant Mauldin in Conroe, Texas. They have two children: Gracie Annabelle (12 February 2007), Lillian Elise Mauldin (16 January 2008) both born in Tomball, TX.

Jaclyn Dawn Harvey (2 April 1985) was born in the Women's and Children's Hospital, Odessa, TX.

Norman Dean Gregory (13 December 1934-13 September 1987), was born in Ranger, Texas and died in Odessa, Texas. He married Barbara Jean Hennon on June 12, 1954 in Odessa, Texas. She is the daughter of William Eugene and Lucille Hennon. Dean met his wife in the church where his father was pastor. They were married in that church (EastSide Baptist Church- Odessa). They raised their family in and around Odessa. Dean is buried beside his parents at Sunset Cemetery in Odessa, Texas. The children of Norman and Barbara are: Gary Dean; Eddy Eugene; Deana Kay; Harold Edmond.

Gary Dean Gregory (18 April 1955), was born in San Angelo, Texas.He married Susan Marie Harvard on July 17, 1981 in Odessa, Texas. The children of Gary and Susan are: Laura Ashley; April Janeen; Brooks Harvard.

Laura Ashley Gregory (21 March 1982) was born in Odessa, Texas (Ector County).

April Janeen Gregory (4 April 1984) was born in Odessa, Texas (Ector County).

Brooks Harvard Gregory (2 April 1986), was born in Odessa, Texas (Ector County).

Eddy Eugene Gregory (14 June 1958), was born in Odessa, Texas. He married first, Jo Ann Waddell on June 1979 in New Mexico. He married second, Marjorie Jill McCoy on October 04, 1986. The child of Eddy and Jo Ann is: Cade Waddell. The children of Eddy and Marjorie are: Charlsye Marae; Caleb Blair.

Cade Waddell Gregory (23 October 1982), was born in Odessa, Texas (Ector County).

Charlsye Marae Gregory (7 April 1988), was born in Odessa, Texas.

Caleb Blair Gregory (10 March 1991), was born in Odessa, Texas.

Deana Kay Gregory (19 April 1961), was born in Odessa, Texas. She married Roger Dale Boyd on February 16, 1980 in Odessa, Texas. The children of Deana and Roger are: Kayla Jean; Clayton Dale; Clinton Dean.

Kayla Jean Boyd (13 October 1982), was born in Odessa, Texas (Ector County). Kayla Jean Boyd married Timothy Grant Eason (17 July 1979) on 8 January 2005 in Odessa, Texas.

Clayton Dale Boyd (19 February 1984) was born in Odessa, Texas (Ector County).

Clinton Dean Boyd (18 March 1989-1 September 2000) was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He passed away in Children's Hospital in Dallas, Texas on September 1, 2000.

Harold Edmond Gregory (9 February 1963-11 February 1963), was born and died in Odessa, Texas (Ector County).

Tommy Richard Gregory (23 March 1937), was born in Ranger, Texas. He married Billie Jo Rodenberg on July 27, 1956 in Odessa, Texas, the daughter of William and Dorothy Barber Rodenberg. Tommy met his wife at the church where his father was pastor. They were married in that chuch (EastSide Baptist-Odessa, Texas). They raised their family in Odessa. Tommy and Billie Jo Gregory still live in Odessa, Texas. The children of Tommy and Billie are: Mary Kathryn; Connie Sue.

Mary Kathryn Gregory (10 May 1957) was born in Abilene, Texas. She married Steven Flay Lollar on April 02, 1977 in the East Side Baptist Church of Odessa, Texas. The children of Mary and Steven are: April Kathleen; Natalie Brooke.

April Kathleen Lollar (11 October 1977) was born in Odessa, Texas (Ector County). April has three children: Cameron Gregory Lollar (10 August 1997, Odessa, Tx); Brennon Reid Saurer (17 February 2003); Kielyn Rae Saurer (11 April 2005, Odessa, TX).

Natalie Brooke Lollar (19 January 1979), was born in Odessa, Texas (Ector County). She married Celey David Ward on April 04, 1998, in the First Baptist Church, Odessa TX. They had one daughter Aubreigh Dawn Ward, who was born in Odessa, TX, on 28 July 1999. Natalie divorced and married Michael Wayne Douga (May 31, 1967). They have a son: Jo'el Steven Douga (3 February 2003). Jo'el was born in Odessa, Texas.

Connie Sue Gregory (3 March 1959) was born in Odessa, Texas (Ector County). She married Manuel Aguirre on May 23, 1981 in Odessa, Texas. The children of Connie and Manuel are: Tomi Jo; Riki Marie; Micaii Erin.

Tomi Jo Aguirre (20 July 1979) was born in Odessa, Texas (Ector County).

Riki Marie Aguire (21 March 1983) was born in Odessa, Texas (Ector County).

Micaii Erin Aguire (8 June 1988) was born in Odessa, Texas (Ector County).

Wendell (Lee) Gregory (3 September 1942), was born in Odessa, Texas. He married Sharon Anita Gillespie on August 02, 1969 in Odessa, Texas), the daughter of Marvin and Anita Schoppe Gillespie. Wendell was divorced and raised his two children by himself. Wendell Gregory lives in Odessa, Texas. The children of Wendell and Sharon are: Elaine Annelle; Joshua Aaron.

Elaine Annelle Gregory (6 October 1970), was born in Odessa, Texas. She married Christopher Dean Brown on May 11, 1991 in Odessa, Texas (Ector County). The marriage ended in divorce. Elaine married Lane T. Celander on 2 August 2002, in Odessa, Texas. Elaine and first husband, Christopher Dean Brown had one child: Joshua Austin Brown.

Joshua Austin Brown (22 August 1998) was born in Odessa, Texas (Ector County).

Joshua Aaron Gregory (6 April 1973), was born in Odessa, Texas. He married Adria Bianca Scott on January 08, 1994 in Odessa, Texas (Ector County). Joshua and Adria have two children: Aaron Zeth; Peyton Austin.

Aaron Zeth Gregory (11 January 1995), the first son of Joshua and Adria Gregory, was born in Cherry Point, NC.

Peyton Austin Gregory (3 May 2004), the second son of Joshua and Adria Gregory, was born in Odessa, Texas.

Susannah (Susan) Gregory (1820, Union County, S.C.) was the second child of C. Gerard and his first wife, Margaret. Susannah's mother died when she was only ten years old. As the family traveled west to Alabama, Susannah helped her stepmother, Polly, with the younger children. In Alabama, she met and married Kennedy Cork, also of South Carolina. They lived in Romulus, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The children listed in the home on the 1860 and 1870 censuses were: William, 1841; James, 1843; Simpson S.C., 1844; Thomas T.L., 1844; and Mary A., 1860.

Later, Kennedy and Susannah went to Mississippi and are found there in 1880. They returned to Alabama and are buried there in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Jena, Green County. Elizabeth Jane (1848-1855) is buried beside them.

Robert Jordan (Bob) Gregory (12 July 1830 -2 January 1892), the sixth child of C. Gerard and Margaret, was born in Union County, S.C. The Southerners pronounced his name "Jerdan," but he was known mostly as "Bob." Leaving friends behind at the age of eight was not easy for Bob, as the family moved west. Bob was still farming with his father when he was 21. He married Martha Adeline (Mattie) Helms (4 July 1833-9 February 1906) in 1852 in Pleasant Grove, Pickens County, Alabama. The family moved to Mississippi long enough for their son, Esquire, to be born there. Two of their children, Josephine and Lummy, who died in infancy, are not identified in order of birth because this information is not known. Their remaining children: Mary Margaret; Harriet E.; Rebecca Minerva; and Esquire Hamilton.

In April 1862, Bob enlisted in Company F, 41st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, CSA. He acted as Courier for the Confederate Army and would return home, bringing letters and money to the soldiers' families. He was captured and held prisoner of war by the Union Army. He appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War at Point Lookout, Maryland. He was captured 25 March 1865 and arrived at Point Lookout, 28 March 1865. His place of residence was listed as Pickens County, Alabama. He was described as light complected, sandy-haired, blue-eyed, and 6'1/2 " tall. His mark appears on the register as having taken the Oath of Allegiance to the United States on 12 June 1865. He was released from Point Lookout on the date of his oath.

Bob moved his family to Mount Pleasant, Titus County, Texas, where he and Martha are buried in the Greenhill Cemetery, north of Mount Pleasant. Martha had gone to visit relatives in DeLeon and died at the home of her nephew, David Allen W. Gregory. She was returned home in a wagon by her son, Squire, to be buried beside her husband.

Mary Margaret Gregory (ca. 1853, Pickens County, Ala.), eldest child, died young and is probably buried in Mississippi.

Harriet E. (Hattie) Gregory (24 October 1856 -8 July 1937) married John Wray. They had three sons: Pink; Willie; and Ollie. Pink and Willie are buried in Titus County, Texas; and Ollie is buried in Gregg County.

Hattie and her brother, Squire, died the same day. The late Edgar Gregory of Dallas, Texas, once related the following: Hattie's son, Pink, and brother, Squire, lived at Mount Pleasant. She lived at Linden, some thirty miles away. She traveled to Mount Pleasant with her son, Willie, in order to visit Squire, who was ill. Hattie died the following morning; Squire died that afternoon.

Rebecca Minerva Gregory (27 May 1858-17 February 1928) was born in Pickens County, Alabama. She married, first: Frank Bivens. They had two children: John; and Claudia. Her second marriage was to -?- Baxley. Their children: Lester; Joe; and Thelma.

Claudia Bivens married -?- Allen, it is said.

Esquire Hamilton (Squire) Gregory (7 October 1860-8 July 1937), youngest son of Robert J. and Martha Adeline, was born in Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi. He died in Mount Pleasant, Texas. He married Mary Elizabeth Hayes Reed, a widow, ca. 1889. She had two children by her first marriage: Edna and James Buckhanon Reed. Squire and Mary had six children: Robert Jordan; Annie Adeline; Mary Florence; Edgar Hamilton; Lilly Mae; and Hattie Elizabeth.

Robert Jordan (Bob) Gregory (8 September 1890 - 3 January 1959), eldest child of Squire and Mary Elizabeth, was a school teacher. The name of his wife is unknown. They had two children: Quindell; and Winapearl.

Annie Adeline Gregory (16 August 1892), second child of Squire and Mary Elizabeth, lived in Mount Pleasant. She married -?- Riddle and had five children: Opal; James; Louicarr; Alva L.; and Albert Hamilton.

Opal Riddle married -?- Hannon and lived in Texarkana, Texas.

James Riddle lived in Louisville, Arkansas.

Louicarr Riddle lived in California.

Alva L. Riddle married -?- Schnulle and lived in Chicago, Illinois.

Albert Hamilton Riddle lived in Los Angeles, California.

Mary Florence Gregory (20 June 1894), third child of Squire and Mary, married -?- Sloan. Their children: Roger, 24 August 1913-11 December 1966; Dorcas Hardin, 19 August 1915 (Austin, Texas); Jean Eastlow, 26 December 1918 (Austin, Texas); and Marshall, 15 May 1919-15 January 1969.

Edgar Hamilton Gregory (13 December 1896-?), fourth child of Squire and Mary, married Vera Mae Barton. He lived in Dallas, Texas from 1921 until his death (date unknown). He was an owner of the Faye, Gregory and Linsteader Accounting and Auditing firm of Dallas and operated a stock farm at Naples for many years. He is buried in Greenhill Cemetery, Mount Pleasant. He and Vera Mae had three children: a son, 19 October 1914, lived only six weeks (he rests in Greenhill Cemetery); Lila Fay; and Richard Barton.

Lila Fay Gregory (13 August 1917) married, first: M.H. Harding; and, second: -?- Dafft in 1954. Her children by her first marriage: Maurice; and Ronnie.

Maurice Harding married Doris Hutchison.

Ronnie Harding married Sandra Rope.

Richard Barton (Dick) Gregory is a professional banjo player. He married Shirley Ann Strickland of Naples, Texas. Their children: Julia Ann; Laura Lynn; and Richard Barton (Bart).

Lilly Mae Gregory (1 August 1901), fifth child of Squire and Mary Elizabeth, is said to have married -?- Tennill.

Hattie Elizabeth Gregory (4 April 1903), youngest child of Squire and Mary, married -?- Bounds. They lived in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas. Their children: Mary Ann; and Bobby.

Mary Ann Bounds (19 May 1927) married -?- Keaton.

Bobby Bounds lives in California.

Daniel Eligas (Elias) Gregory (2 February 1832, Union County, S.C.-14 April 1895, Ala.), the seventh child of C. Gerard and the first by Polly Gregory, grew up in Pickens County, Alabama, working away from home most of the time. He assisted the Overseer of a large farm in Bridgeville and enlisted in the Confederate Army early in the War Between the States.

He remained single until 1867, when he married Nancy J. Leavell of Romulus, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. She was the daughter of Robert and Margaret Leavell. Daniel was fourteen years older than Nancy. Little is known of their children: Sophy; Robert; William E.; Mary; and Taylor.

The family settled near Daniel's sister, Susannah Gregory Cork, and family at Hickman's, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. They later moved to Romulus, near his half-brother, Clifton John (Jehu) Gregory. Daniel and Nancy are buried in the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Romulus.

Robert Gregory was born in 1871.

William E. Gregory (5 August 1874-17 September 1954) married -?- Patrick. Their issue: Newell; Glenn; Elma; Allen; Van; James Aubrey; Richard; Cecil; and Spencer.

Mary Gregory was born in 1879.

Taylor Gregory is said to have married Sloan Clements.

Gasmond H. (Hamp) Gregory (1833-17 January 1863), the second child of C. Gerard and Polly, remained unmarried and was still farming with his father and younger half-brothers, Jason and Simpson, in 1860.

Hamp, along with older brothers, Robert J. and David C., enlisted early in the Confederate Army. He was a Private with Company F, 41st Regiment, Alabama Infantry Volunteers. His confederate Register Company Muster Roll (dated January and February 1863) states: "Remarks: Died 17 January 1863. He is the third son of C. Gerard Gregory to die in the Civil War."

Hamp is mentioned many times in David C. Gregory's letters to his wife, Martha Ann. Robert J. sent a letter to David C. upon Hamp's death, saying, "Hamp had four dollars and a half, and I sold his clothes which made the balance." Robert J. was sending the money home to their father, C. Gerard.


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