Born George Washington Gregory to parents Ezekiel S. Gregory and Mary Singleton Jones
Married Ruscilla Rowland on March 15, 1866.
Had 6 Children during this marriage
Allie Bammia Gregory-Purnell-Skaggs, Thomas Jefferson Gregory, Mary Evelyn Gregory-Lloyd, Sarilda Gregory-Egnor, Virginia Gregory and Lucy Ann Gregory-Pace.
On 25 Apr 1880, George Washington Gregory purportedly shot and killed Milton Sasser. He was later nailed in a "goods box" so he could escape prosecution.
He would begin using the last name "Singleton" and would commit bigamy by marrying Mary Alice McIntosh in 1881.
He would have 8 more children during this marriage
William Edward Singleton, John Marshall Singleton, James Newton Singleton, Nannie Huellette Singleton, Owen Demaree Singleton, Minus William Singleton, George Washington Singleton, Jr., and Roosevelt Singleton.
~News Article~
Reprinted with permission of the
Laurel County Historical Society
April 1880
On last Sunday evening,
one of the most dastardly and bloody murders
occurred in the Bushe's Store Precinct, this County of which
it has ever been our duty to chronicle the events of yet.
Milton Sasser and George Gregory were both at the residence of
Mr. William Weaver, a brother-in-law to Sasser, Sunday evening.
Sasser going to pay Weaver a last visit
before Weaver left the country for Oregon.
Both these men left Weaver's together for home,
Gregory living between Weaver's and Sasser's.
Sasser went by home with Gregory.
Both left Gregory's about an hour by sun,
Sasser on his way home and Gregory following;
and, when about three quarters of a mile from Gregory's,
and just as it was getting dusk,
Sasser was shot and instantly killed,
the ball, a large navy ball, entering his right breast.
Immediately on being notified,
Esquire T. J. Russell ordered an inquest
to be held over the dead body,
which concluded its labors on Monday morning, rendering a verdict
that Sasser came to his death by a pistol shot fired by George Gregory.
A warrant was immediately issued for the arrest of Gregory
and placed in the hands of an officer when an earnest effort
was begun to effect his arrest, but had not been accomplished
at the time of our last account.
Gregory immediately, on committing the murder, went to his father,
confessed to the killing but said he did it in self defense,
but the testimony before the jury of inquest failed
to substantiate his statements.
Sasser and Gregory were both considered quiet and peaceable citizens,
though Sasser was a little boisterous when intoxicated
but generally considered to mean no harm.
Gregory probably has left the country.
Sasser leaves a wife and two children.
Married Ruscilla Rowland on March 15, 1866.
Had 6 Children during this marriage
Allie Bammia Gregory-Purnell-Skaggs, Thomas Jefferson Gregory, Mary Evelyn Gregory-Lloyd, Sarilda Gregory-Egnor, Virginia Gregory and Lucy Ann Gregory-Pace.
On 25 Apr 1880, George Washington Gregory purportedly shot and killed Milton Sasser. He was later nailed in a "goods box" so he could escape prosecution.
He would begin using the last name "Singleton" and would commit bigamy by marrying Mary Alice McIntosh in 1881.
He would have 8 more children during this marriage
William Edward Singleton, John Marshall Singleton, James Newton Singleton, Nannie Huellette Singleton, Owen Demaree Singleton, Minus William Singleton, George Washington Singleton, Jr., and Roosevelt Singleton.
~News Article~
Reprinted with permission of the
Laurel County Historical Society
April 1880
On last Sunday evening,
one of the most dastardly and bloody murders
occurred in the Bushe's Store Precinct, this County of which
it has ever been our duty to chronicle the events of yet.
Milton Sasser and George Gregory were both at the residence of
Mr. William Weaver, a brother-in-law to Sasser, Sunday evening.
Sasser going to pay Weaver a last visit
before Weaver left the country for Oregon.
Both these men left Weaver's together for home,
Gregory living between Weaver's and Sasser's.
Sasser went by home with Gregory.
Both left Gregory's about an hour by sun,
Sasser on his way home and Gregory following;
and, when about three quarters of a mile from Gregory's,
and just as it was getting dusk,
Sasser was shot and instantly killed,
the ball, a large navy ball, entering his right breast.
Immediately on being notified,
Esquire T. J. Russell ordered an inquest
to be held over the dead body,
which concluded its labors on Monday morning, rendering a verdict
that Sasser came to his death by a pistol shot fired by George Gregory.
A warrant was immediately issued for the arrest of Gregory
and placed in the hands of an officer when an earnest effort
was begun to effect his arrest, but had not been accomplished
at the time of our last account.
Gregory immediately, on committing the murder, went to his father,
confessed to the killing but said he did it in self defense,
but the testimony before the jury of inquest failed
to substantiate his statements.
Sasser and Gregory were both considered quiet and peaceable citizens,
though Sasser was a little boisterous when intoxicated
but generally considered to mean no harm.
Gregory probably has left the country.
Sasser leaves a wife and two children.
Born George Washington Gregory to parents Ezekiel S. Gregory and Mary Singleton Jones
Married Ruscilla Rowland on March 15, 1866.
Had 6 Children during this marriage
Allie Bammia Gregory-Purnell-Skaggs, Thomas Jefferson Gregory, Mary Evelyn Gregory-Lloyd, Sarilda Gregory-Egnor, Virginia Gregory and Lucy Ann Gregory-Pace.
On 25 Apr 1880, George Washington Gregory purportedly shot and killed Milton Sasser. He was later nailed in a "goods box" so he could escape prosecution.
He would begin using the last name "Singleton" and would commit bigamy by marrying Mary Alice McIntosh in 1881.
He would have 8 more children during this marriage
William Edward Singleton, John Marshall Singleton, James Newton Singleton, Nannie Huellette Singleton, Owen Demaree Singleton, Minus William Singleton, George Washington Singleton, Jr., and Roosevelt Singleton.
~News Article~
Reprinted with permission of the
Laurel County Historical Society
April 1880
On last Sunday evening,
one of the most dastardly and bloody murders
occurred in the Bushe's Store Precinct, this County of which
it has ever been our duty to chronicle the events of yet.
Milton Sasser and George Gregory were both at the residence of
Mr. William Weaver, a brother-in-law to Sasser, Sunday evening.
Sasser going to pay Weaver a last visit
before Weaver left the country for Oregon.
Both these men left Weaver's together for home,
Gregory living between Weaver's and Sasser's.
Sasser went by home with Gregory.
Both left Gregory's about an hour by sun,
Sasser on his way home and Gregory following;
and, when about three quarters of a mile from Gregory's,
and just as it was getting dusk,
Sasser was shot and instantly killed,
the ball, a large navy ball, entering his right breast.
Immediately on being notified,
Esquire T. J. Russell ordered an inquest
to be held over the dead body,
which concluded its labors on Monday morning, rendering a verdict
that Sasser came to his death by a pistol shot fired by George Gregory.
A warrant was immediately issued for the arrest of Gregory
and placed in the hands of an officer when an earnest effort
was begun to effect his arrest, but had not been accomplished
at the time of our last account.
Gregory immediately, on committing the murder, went to his father,
confessed to the killing but said he did it in self defense,
but the testimony before the jury of inquest failed
to substantiate his statements.
Sasser and Gregory were both considered quiet and peaceable citizens,
though Sasser was a little boisterous when intoxicated
but generally considered to mean no harm.
Gregory probably has left the country.
Sasser leaves a wife and two children.
Married Ruscilla Rowland on March 15, 1866.
Had 6 Children during this marriage
Allie Bammia Gregory-Purnell-Skaggs, Thomas Jefferson Gregory, Mary Evelyn Gregory-Lloyd, Sarilda Gregory-Egnor, Virginia Gregory and Lucy Ann Gregory-Pace.
On 25 Apr 1880, George Washington Gregory purportedly shot and killed Milton Sasser. He was later nailed in a "goods box" so he could escape prosecution.
He would begin using the last name "Singleton" and would commit bigamy by marrying Mary Alice McIntosh in 1881.
He would have 8 more children during this marriage
William Edward Singleton, John Marshall Singleton, James Newton Singleton, Nannie Huellette Singleton, Owen Demaree Singleton, Minus William Singleton, George Washington Singleton, Jr., and Roosevelt Singleton.
~News Article~
Reprinted with permission of the
Laurel County Historical Society
April 1880
On last Sunday evening,
one of the most dastardly and bloody murders
occurred in the Bushe's Store Precinct, this County of which
it has ever been our duty to chronicle the events of yet.
Milton Sasser and George Gregory were both at the residence of
Mr. William Weaver, a brother-in-law to Sasser, Sunday evening.
Sasser going to pay Weaver a last visit
before Weaver left the country for Oregon.
Both these men left Weaver's together for home,
Gregory living between Weaver's and Sasser's.
Sasser went by home with Gregory.
Both left Gregory's about an hour by sun,
Sasser on his way home and Gregory following;
and, when about three quarters of a mile from Gregory's,
and just as it was getting dusk,
Sasser was shot and instantly killed,
the ball, a large navy ball, entering his right breast.
Immediately on being notified,
Esquire T. J. Russell ordered an inquest
to be held over the dead body,
which concluded its labors on Monday morning, rendering a verdict
that Sasser came to his death by a pistol shot fired by George Gregory.
A warrant was immediately issued for the arrest of Gregory
and placed in the hands of an officer when an earnest effort
was begun to effect his arrest, but had not been accomplished
at the time of our last account.
Gregory immediately, on committing the murder, went to his father,
confessed to the killing but said he did it in self defense,
but the testimony before the jury of inquest failed
to substantiate his statements.
Sasser and Gregory were both considered quiet and peaceable citizens,
though Sasser was a little boisterous when intoxicated
but generally considered to mean no harm.
Gregory probably has left the country.
Sasser leaves a wife and two children.
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