James and Mary Ann Blevins Gregory
James Gregory b. Oct. 25, 1824 and born in McMinn County was the son of Tapley Gregory b. 1793.
Tapley removed from Smith county after 1820 as he is shown on the Smith County census for
that year. Tapley was the son of Bry Gregory who died in Smith County in 1846. Tapley married
Sarah Jane Piper a first cousin according to Cal's Column though we do not know the exact
connection at this time.
James Gregory first married Mary Elizabeth Bonner b. Jan. 28, 1827 and died Mar. 2, 1879.
James and Elizabeth are burried at the Gregory Cemetery in McMinn County (see pictures below).
James married Mary Ann Blevins after the death of Elizabeth and they had no children. Mary Ann
is buried at Decatur where she was from.
James and Elizabeth had the following 12 children:
Benjamin Gregory b. Feb. 4, 1847 d. Apr. 6, 1908 m. Eliza Lewis b. 1848
John Gregory b. Apr. 17, 1848 d. Oct. 18, 1913 m. Mary Dennis
James Thomas Gregory b. Dec. 24, 1849
Joseph Gregory b. Feb. 26, 1852 d. Jan. 27, 1908 m. Mary Erickson
William (Bill) Tapley Gregory b. Dec. 4, 1853 d. May 30, 1908 m. Mary Womack
Sarah Ann Gregory b. Feb. 9, 1856 d. Nov. 3, 1920 m. Richard Thomas
Jathen Elbert Gregory b. Apr. 9, 1858 d. Jan 30, 1880 m. Amanda J. Hart
Mary E. Gregory b. Feb. 21, 1860 d. Jun. 14, 1885
Martha Jane Gregory b. Aug. 20, 1862
Marshall Franklin Gregory b. Mar. 31, 1865 d. Jan. 16, 1891 m. Francis(Fanney) Eleanor Knox
(See Pictures Below)
Amanda E. Gregory b. Mar. 18, 1868 d. Dec. 27, 1868
Calvin Daley Gregory b. July 25, 1873 d. Jun. 11, 1931 m. J. M. Dennis
The James Gregory Bible Pages have been scanned and can be seen by following the following link:
During the Civil War they drilled a hole in the floor and streched out a sheet to catch their
Go To Gregory/Lewis Cemetery Transcription
*Note several graves here are not marked or are only marked by fieldstones
The Old Homeplace abt - 1906
James first built a log home and later this white frame house and used the old log structure
for a kitchen. Woman between horses is Della daughter of Marshall Franklin Gregory
Older lady is Mary Blevins Gregory second wife of James Gregory.
grain and hide it from the Union soldiers, putting a rug & furniture over the hole. This story
handed down from Della (my grandmother who's grandfather (James) had told her the story.
This house is no longer standing and only lives in memories now. 
Marshall Franklin Gregory
Marshall Franklin Gregory b. Mar. 31, 1865
Francis(Fanney) Eleanor Knox
Francis(Fanney) Eleanor Knox Apr. 14, 1871 d. Jul. 6, 1893
Fannie and Marshall had one daughter Urah Della Gregory
and is in the next picture. After Marshall's Death of T.B.
Fanney married Lee Edgemon and Della all moved to Dallas, Tx.
for a short time before she became sick and moved back home.
She gave Della to James to raise shortly before her death.
Urah Della Gregory
Urah Della Gregory (my grandmother) b. Nov. 8, 1889 d. Sep. 1, 1989 and is buried in the
Sullins Cemetery, Athens, McMinn Co. Tn.
Calvin Daley and J. M. Dennis Gregory
Calvin Daley m. J. M. Dennis b. Mar. 27, 1875 d. Apr. 14, 1902
buried Arkadelphia, Arkansas in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
The Gregory Cemetery - McMinn County
The Gregory Cemetery is located in trees on horizon.
Also known as the Gregory/Lewis Cemetery - a transcription is online at the USGENWEB archives:
Elizabeth wife of Tapley Gregory - no marker
Marshall Franklin Gregory - Fieldstone
Francis Eleanor Knox Gregory - wife of Marshall - Fieldstone
Infant Child of Lee Edgemon and Francis Gregory died at birth - Fieldstone
Tapley Gregory
Son Of Bry Gregory and father of James Gregory