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Sgt George Washington Gregg, Sr
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Birth: Nov. 8, 1837
Ross County
Ohio, USA
Death: Jun. 18, 1903
Henry County
Missouri, USA

CIVIL WAR, UNION, SGT - CO G 16th KANS CAV

Civil War stone, no dates

s/o James W. & Martha (Timmons) Gregg. Born in Ohio
m1: Melvinia Thacker (12/15/1855)
George and Melvinia had children:
-Charles Green (1856-1939/KS) m: Amelia Chilcode. Dec 11 1899
-Mary Jane (1858-1884) m: Marvin Stowe
-William Riley (1860-1926/Beaver OK) m: Aletha Alice McCay Feb 5 1882
-Martha Rena (1862/KS-1932/Linn KS) m: Albert McCurdy, Oct 13 1886

Perry Gregg, age 21, farm laborer, is in household in 1870; relationship not known. (Note age transcribed on census records as "4y".)

Melvinia is buried in Grant Cemetery beside George.

m2: Mrs. Maude Mae (Harvey) Gough (who was 40 yrs younger) Feb 28 1901 in Harrisonville, Mo. He died about 2 yrs after the marriage. Maude brought her four children: Daniel, Joe P, Leana L. and William Gough to the marriage.
George and Maude had one child,
-George Washington Gregg Jr. (Dec 7 1901-Mar 23 1864) m: Helen Roberts, two daughters who died in infancy).

Probate:
Maude died in 1929 and is buried in Wadesburg Cemetery with her third husband, Lewis Alan Gregg, who was a nephew to George.

George W. Gregg, R.H. Ross , Adm. # 136. George W. Gregg died 18 June, 1903. Cass Co, Mo. Heirs: Maud Gregg, Creighton, Mo. Infant child George W. Gregg, 4 years, Cass Co, L.S. Gregg Curator of Geo. W. Gregg, Beaver, Okla. Dec. 23, 1908 signed receipt. Charles G. Gregg, Hewins, Kansas, William R. Gregg, Beaver, Okla, Mary J. Stowe (signed receipt in Creighton, MO Dec 28, 1908, Martha R. McCurdy, Beaver, Okla. Dec 2 1908. The last 4 were not Missouri residents at time of George W. Gregg's death. the places and dates were where they signed receipts for their share of the estate.
#136 - Cass County Index to Probate Records

1850 Cass MO: GRAGG James/36, Martha/37, John W/15, George W/13, William R/12, Aaron A/10, Andrew A/8, Saml N/7, Jesse M/3, Perry H/1.

1860 Cass MO: GRAGG George/23, Melvinia/25, Charles G/3, Mary J/2.

1865 Osawatomie KS: GREGG G.W./26, Melvina/30, C.G., M.J., W.R., M.E.

1870 Franklin KS: GREGG George W/34, Melvina/36, Charles/13, Mary/12, William/9, Martha/8, Perry/4.

1880 Creighton, Cass MO: GREGG George W/48, Melvina/46, Charles G/23/M, Mary Jane/27, William R/18, Martha A/16;
Annalean/16/md/DIL (wife of Charles G.)

1900 Creighton Cass MO: GREGG Geo/64/Jan-1836/Wd. Also in home are a nephew and family: GREGG Joseph Nathan/37, Eliza/28, Pearl/3.

Note, Moved to KS between 1860 birth of William and 1862 birth of Martha. They and many other families moved to Kansas from the Grant/Wadesburg area where there was bitter division between North and South loyalties, with neighbor killing neighbor in their own yards. Many returned to their homes after the war.

Alert, do not confuse with George Washington Gregg b: Nov 1837 also in Ohio, lived in Grundy MO. many years. He died Jan 1911.

No marker identified for George in 2008 photo index of cemetery, altho he is known to have/had a military stone. There were numerous civil war stones too worn to read. 
 
Family links: 
 Parents:
  James W Gregg (1814 - 1874)
  Martha Timmons Gregg (1813 - 1907)
 
 Spouses:
  Melvinia Thacker Gregg (1834 - 1899)
  Maude Mae Harvey Gregg (1874 - 1929)
 
 Children:
  Charles Green Gregg (1856 - 1936)*
 
*Calculated relationship
 
Burial:
Grant Cemetery
Creighton
Cass County
Missouri, USA
 
Created by: LaDon Brennan
Record added: Aug 18, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 21005025
Sgt George Washington Gregg, Sr
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CIVIL WAR UNION SGT CO G 16th KANS CAV
- LaDon Brennan
 Added: Aug. 18, 2007
 
 
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