John Gregory
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John Wesley Gregory (1854 - 1926)

John Wesley Gregory
Born in Braxton, Virginia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 4 Dec 1873 in WVmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 72 in Webster Springs, Webster, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

John Gregory lived in Appalachia, in Virginia (now West Virginia).
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Native Virginian (Born in Virginia, Now West Virginia as of June 20, 1863)
This profile is part of the Gregory Name Study.
This profile is part of the Webster County, West Virginia One Place Study.
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John Gregory is buried in Point Mountain Cemetery.
John Wesley Gregory was born on July 1, 1854 in Braxton County, WV to Currence Gregory and Harriett Payne.[1]

John Wesley Gregory married Jane Harriett Hamrick Dodrill in 1873. They had seven sons and two daughters.

They owned a farm in Webster County, WV where they raised general crops and farm animals.

Census Reports

1860 United States Federal Census: Webster, Virginia, United States
Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Currance Gregory M 29 Farmer Nicholas Virginia
Harriet H Gregory F 27 Campbell Ct Kentucky
Adam H Gregory M 7 Braxton Virginia
John W Gregory M 5 Braxton Virginia
David F Gregory M 4 Braxton Virginia
Jesse H Gregory M 3 Braxton Virginia
Peter F Gregory M 2 Braxton Virginia
George W Gregory M 0 Webster Virginia
[2]


1870 United States Federal Census: Webster Springs, Webster, West Virginia, United States
Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Currence Gregory M 39 Farmer Virginia
Harriett H Gregory F 37 Kentucky
Adam H Gregory M 17 Virginia
John W Gregory M 16 Virginia
David F Gregory M 15 Virginia
Jesse H Gregory M 13 Virginia
Peter F Gregory M 11 Virginia
George W Gregory M 10 Virginia
William J Gregory M 8 Virginia
Benjamin F Gregory M 7 Virginia
Isaac L Gregory M 5 West Virginia
Theodore L G Gregory M 2 West Virginia
Thomas A Gregory M 0 West Virginia
[3]
John Wesley Gregory

Death and Burial

John Wesley Gregory died of Heart Failure at the age of 72 on November 27, 1926 in Webster Springs, West Virginia.[4]

He is buried in Point Mountain Community Cemetery, Webster Springs, WV. [5] on November 29, 1926. [6] [7][8]

Sources

  1. WV Birth Register [1]
  2. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M411-Z1J : 18 February 2021), John W Gregory in entry for Currance Gregory, 1860.
  3. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZH9-6CG : 29 May 2021), John W Gregory in entry for Currence Gregory, 1870.
  4. WV Death Certificate for J.W. Gregory [2]
  5. Find A Grave for John Wesley Gregory
  6. "West Virginia Deaths, 1853–1970." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. From originals housed in county courthouses throughout West Virginia. "Death Records.".
  7. Point Mountain Cemetery on WikiTree.
  8. Ancestry Journey Survey of Point Mountain Gregory's
  • SCP , personal family information/collection. Direct Relative.




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