Family Group Sheet
NameEli Gregory, 2C3R
Birth10 Oct 1894, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death2 Apr 1966, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialClearfield (Bradley) Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherJesse Gregory (1846-1904)
MotherElizabeth Caroline Foster (1852-1906)
Marriageabt 1915, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseAda Smedley, 2C2R
Birth31 Aug 1897, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death16 Jun 1986, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialClearfield (Bradley) Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherJefferson Davis Smedley (1878-1957)
MotherGeorgia Ann Pettit (1877-1898)
Other spousesJesse D. Perry, Half 3C3R
Children
1 FLenora Myrille Gregory, 3C1R
Birth11 Mar 1916, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death11 Mar 1916, Rowan Co., Kentucky
2 MAustin Ray Gregory, 3C1R
Birth23 Dec 1917, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death9 Sep 1943, in action in World War II
SpouseNathan Thornsberry
4 MJessie “Denton” Gregory, 3C1R
Birth25 Nov 1921, Clearfield, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death30 Nov 1994, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseSylvia Brown , 3C2R
5 FNannie Frances Gregory, 3C1R
Birth13 Mar 1924, Rowan Co., Kentucky96
Death16 Oct 1986, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio
SpouseAmos Wright
6 MCharles “Clifton” Gregory, 3C1R
Birth20 Jan 1926, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death20 Dec 1994, Crestline, Ohio
SpouseThelma Lyons Stidom
7 MHoward Clinton Gregory, 3C1R
Birth11 Apr 1928, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death7 Oct 1982, Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio
9 MJoseph Medford Gregory , 3C1R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
Notes for Eli Gregory
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records Eli Gregory, age 22, born 10 Oct 1894 in Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, residence same, occupation farming, self employed, married supporting a wife.
Notes for Ada Smedley
Her obituary in the Rowan County News of Thursday, June 19, 1986 reported “Ada Smedley Gregory Perry, 88, of Rt. 4, Morehead, died Monday, June 16, at her residence. Born in Rowan County, she was the daughter of the late Jeff and Georgian Petitt Smedley. Her first husband, Eli Gregory, died in 1966. Her second husband, J. D. Perry, died in 1975.
Mrs. Perry was a member of the Church of God.
She is survived by a daughter, Nannie Wright, Dayton, Ohio; three sons, Denton Gregory, Morehead; Clifton Gregory, Crestline, Ohio, and Joe Gregory, Brunswick, Ga. A brother, Alfred Smedley of Georgia; two sisters, Chloe McClurg, Farmers, and Nellie Crose, Mansfield, Ohio. Also, 20 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Services were conducted Wednesday, June 18, at Lane-Stucky Funeral Home with the Rev. Sherman Arnett officiating. Burial was in the Clearfield Cemetery. Grandsons served as pallbearers.”
She is buried beside her first husband, with a double stone inscribed “Gregory : Eli 1894-1966 : Ada 1897-1986”
Mrs. Perry was a member of the Church of God.
She is survived by a daughter, Nannie Wright, Dayton, Ohio; three sons, Denton Gregory, Morehead; Clifton Gregory, Crestline, Ohio, and Joe Gregory, Brunswick, Ga. A brother, Alfred Smedley of Georgia; two sisters, Chloe McClurg, Farmers, and Nellie Crose, Mansfield, Ohio. Also, 20 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Services were conducted Wednesday, June 18, at Lane-Stucky Funeral Home with the Rev. Sherman Arnett officiating. Burial was in the Clearfield Cemetery. Grandsons served as pallbearers.”
She is buried beside her first husband, with a double stone inscribed “Gregory : Eli 1894-1966 : Ada 1897-1986”
Census Notes for Eli & Ada (Family)
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearcy precinct, enumerated Jan 19, lists on p. 5A as family #90/97:
Gregory, Eli, 25, farmer; Ada, wife, 22; Austin, son, 2 6/12; Hazel, son, 3/12. All born Ky. (The gender for Hazel is incorrect.)
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Dry Creek precinct, enumerated 22 Apr, lists on p. 9B as family #161:
Gregory, Eli, 35, age at first marriage 21; Ada, wife, 32, age at first marriage 18; Austin, son, 12; Hazel, dau, 10; Denton, son, 8; Nannie, dau, 6; Clifton, son, 4 2/12; Howard, son, 1 11/12. All born Ky/Ky/Ky.
1940 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, ED 103-6, enumerated 22 April, lists on p. 10A as family #164:
Gregory, Eli, 43, farmer; Ada, wife, 41; Austin, son, 22; Denton, son, 18; Nannie, dau, 16; Clifton, son, 14; Howard, son, 12; Medford, son, 5. All born in Kentucky, living in Rowan Co. but not same house in 1935.
Gregory, Eli, 25, farmer; Ada, wife, 22; Austin, son, 2 6/12; Hazel, son, 3/12. All born Ky. (The gender for Hazel is incorrect.)
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Dry Creek precinct, enumerated 22 Apr, lists on p. 9B as family #161:
Gregory, Eli, 35, age at first marriage 21; Ada, wife, 32, age at first marriage 18; Austin, son, 12; Hazel, dau, 10; Denton, son, 8; Nannie, dau, 6; Clifton, son, 4 2/12; Howard, son, 1 11/12. All born Ky/Ky/Ky.
1940 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, ED 103-6, enumerated 22 April, lists on p. 10A as family #164:
Gregory, Eli, 43, farmer; Ada, wife, 41; Austin, son, 22; Denton, son, 18; Nannie, dau, 16; Clifton, son, 14; Howard, son, 12; Medford, son, 5. All born in Kentucky, living in Rowan Co. but not same house in 1935.
