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Mourning Joy Gregory 1844–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1844

Birth Location: Woodington Twshp, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1929

Death Location: French Camp, Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Jesse Gregory

Mother: Mary Williams

Spouse(s): Collins Herring

Children(s): Laura Herring, Albert Herring, Benjamin Herring, Lott Herring, Oliver Herring, Charles Herring, Lee Herring, Annie Herring

Mourning Joy Gregory was born in 1844 in Woodington Twshp, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jesse A Gregory And Mary Elizabeth Betsy Williams. In 1850, Mourning Joy Gregory resided in Western Division, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA. In 1880, Mourning Joy Gregory resided in Northeast, Attala, Mississippi, USA. Mourning Joy Gregory married Collins Hemingway Herring, and had children including Albert Whitney Herring, Annie Belle Herring, Benjamin Franklin Herring, Charles Henry Herring, Laura J Herring, Lee O Herring, Lott Latt Herring, Oliver M Herring. Mourning Joy Gregory passed away in 1929 in French Camp, Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mourning Joy Gregory was born in 1844 in Woodington Twshp, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jesse A Gregory And Mary Elizabeth Betsy Williams.
  • In 1850, Mourning Joy Gregory resided in Western Division, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1880, Mourning Joy Gregory resided in Northeast, Attala, Mississippi, USA.
  • Mourning Joy Gregory married Collins Hemingway Herring, and had children including Albert Whitney Herring, Annie Belle Herring, Benjamin Franklin Herring, Charles Henry Herring, Laura J Herring, Lee O Herring, Lott Latt Herring, Oliver M Herring.
  • Mourning Joy Gregory passed away in 1929 in French Camp, Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mourning Gregory's Ancestors

Self
Mourning Gregory
1844–1929
Birth Place: Woodington Twshp, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jesse A Gregory
1810–1879
North Carolina
Mary (Elizabeth (Betsy)) Williams
1813–1890
Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina
Grandparents
John Williams
1786–1850
Green County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Blount) Coleman
1790–1820
Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Captain Coleman
1753–1813
Elizabeth Goodman
1758–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Coleman
1735–1771
Hannah Coleman
1728–1783

Mourning Gregory's Descendants

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Mourning (Joy) Gregory (1844–1929) m. Collins (Hemingway) Herring (2 July 1841–8 July 1923)
  1. 1. Laura (J) Herring 1867–1943
  2. 2. Albert (Whitney) Herring 1869–1942
  3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) Herring 1870–1924
  4. 4. Lott (Latt) Herring 1872–1947
  5. 5. Oliver (M) Herring 1874–
  6. 6. Charles (Henry) Herring 1876–1959
  7. 7. Lee (O) Herring 1878–1912
  8. 8. Annie (Belle) Herring 1881– m. David (Uriah) Whatley 1876–1957
    1. 1. Helen (Lucille) Whatley 1903–1983
    2. 2. Anne (Ruth) Whatley 1909–1981

Mourning Gregory's Timeline

4 Records

1844
1844
Birth of Mourning Joy Gregory in Woodington Twshp, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
Woodington Twshp, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 6
Mourning Joy Gregory resided here in Western Division, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
Western Division, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 36
Mourning Joy Gregory resided here in Northeast, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Northeast, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1929
1929
Age 85
Death of Mourning Joy Gregory in Berea Baptist Cemetery, Attala Co., Mississippi
Berea Baptist Cemetery, Attala Co., Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Woodington Twshp, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Northeast, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: 641; Page: 69a; Enumeration District: 015
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Western Division, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Northeast, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Northeast, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: 641; Page: 69a; Enumeration District: 015

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Berea Baptist Cemetery, Attala Co., Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: French Camp, Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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