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John Marion Gregory

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John Marion Gregory

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
22 Nov 1891 (aged 38)
Hill County, Texas, USA
Burial
Lebanon, Hill County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
9 A
Memorial ID
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John Marion Gregory was killed in a Freight Wagon accident. He regularly drove a team from Austin to Dallas to make pick-up and delivery. The family story says that his team of horses spooked and John was thrown from the wagon resulting in his death.

Parents: Edward Pinkney Gregory and Edna C. Martin
Marriage: Mary Jane Burk about 1872 Milam County, TX
7 children: William Pinkney, Mary Edna, John Riley, Wesley Cleburn, George Burk, Pearl Quintella, and Huda L.

John was basically raised in Alabama (1860 Calhoun Co., 1870 Lawrence Co.) His parents moved to Texas in the early 1870's (1880 McLennan Co. census).
John Marion Gregory was killed in a Freight Wagon accident. He regularly drove a team from Austin to Dallas to make pick-up and delivery. The family story says that his team of horses spooked and John was thrown from the wagon resulting in his death.

Parents: Edward Pinkney Gregory and Edna C. Martin
Marriage: Mary Jane Burk about 1872 Milam County, TX
7 children: William Pinkney, Mary Edna, John Riley, Wesley Cleburn, George Burk, Pearl Quintella, and Huda L.

John was basically raised in Alabama (1860 Calhoun Co., 1870 Lawrence Co.) His parents moved to Texas in the early 1870's (1880 McLennan Co. census).

Inscription

Husband dear, take thy rest
The summer flowers will bloom
While you, the purest and best
Doth wither in the toom



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