Metallis Antippie (Gregory) Vines (1862 - 1960)

Born 19 Feb 1862 in Calhoun County, Alabama, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Alonzo L. Light — married 9 Mar 1878 (to 1 Mar 1890) in McLennan County, Texas, USA

Wife of Joseph B. Stacy — married 8 Nov 1891 (to 12 Jan 1900) in Grayson County, Texas, USA

Wife of Lee Roy Vines — married 28 Aug 1901 (to 24 Oct 1908) in Hill County, Texas, USA

Wife of Daniel Calvin Stacy — married 18 May 1910 (to before 1915) in Hill County, Texas, USA

Died 16 Feb 1960 at age 97 in Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas, USA

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Biography

She was listed on the 1870 Lawrence County, AL census as C. Josie Gregory. She changed her name to Metallis Antippie Gregory.

She married:

1. Alongzo L. Light, on March 9, 1878 at McLennan County, Texas. ^[1].
2. Joseph B. " Joe" Stacy, on November 8, 1891 at Grayson County, Texas. They had 4 children: James, John, Joe and Rena (Moon). Joe B. died 12 Jan 1900^[2].
3. She married Lee Vines on August 28, 1901 in Hill County, Texas. They had 1 child: Lee (Whalen). Lee (husband) died 24 Oct 1908^[3].
4. Lee Stacy, on May 19, 1910, at Hill County, Texas. Lee shot and killed her son "Little Joe" Stacy on 7 May 1914. He was imprisoned and she divorced him and resumed the surname Vines^[4].

During her lifetime, Metallis, had several nicknames: Tally, Mattie, Pink, & Pinkney. She was fondly called "Aunt Pink" by family members.

Metallis lived a full, long life; she was quite a character.

Burial: Vaughan Cemetery, Vaughan, Hill County, Texas, USA

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK12-Z7L : 22 January 2020), M. A. Gregory in entry for A. L. Light, 1878.
2. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX9K-6M7 : 22 December 2016), J. B. Stacy and Pinkney Light, 08 Nov 1891; citing Grayson, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,290,415.
3. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV14-DRWG : 10 December 2017), Lee Vines and Matalice Antippi Stacy, 28 Aug 1901; citing Marriage, citing Hill, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 985,128.
4. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1H-MHWD : 10 December 2017), L D Stacy and M A Vines, 18 May 1910; citing Marriage, citing Hill, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,436,220.

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