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Richard Gregory

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Richard Gregory

Birth
Preston, City of Preston, Lancashire, England
Death
15 Nov 1934 (aged 75)
Polk County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block: 16 Section: Lot: 00046
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Richard Gregory (Charles Gregory)

02 Apr 1859 the 4th child of 9 children born to Martha Bowker and Charles Gregory was a son named Richard Gregory.

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Richard Gregory
Residence Placereston, Lancashire, England
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 24 Apr 1859
Christening Date (Original) 24 Apr 1859
Christening Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
Father's Name: Charles Gregory
Mother's Name: Martha

NOTE: The birth order and number of children, is taken form England Census for Charles Gregory.

NOTE: Maiden name of mother: Martha Bowker: Variant of the name is Boulser, Baucker, Bonker etc.
Bowker is used based on 1925 Iowa census, England Marriage record of Charles and Martha Bowker, & Marriage record of his brother John Gregory also states Martha Bowker.
1883 - 1885 about this time Richard Gregory left his home in Barrow In Furness, Lancashire, England and sailed to the United States.

NOTE: The exact date is unknown.
Obit places immigration year at 1883 & 1900 Census states, 1885

09 Sep 1890 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa at the age of 31 years, 5 months, & 7 days, Richard Gregory married Carrie E. Cate. Richard Gregory was 13 years her senior.

Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996
Name: Richard Gregory
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 9 Sep 1890
Marriage Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Father: Charles Gregory
Mother: Martha Boulser [Bowker]
Spouse: Carrie E. Cate
FHL Film Number: 1014767

15 Nov 1934 in Valley, Polk County, Iowa, at the age of 75 years, 7 months, & 13 days, Richard Gregory, passed away.

16 Nov 1934 The Des Moines Register Newspaper
GREGORY DIES IN VALLEY JCT.
Was Railroad Man for 51 Years.

A railroad man for 51 years, Richard Gregory, 75, died Thursday afternoon at his home at 600 Sixth St, Valley Junction.

Mr. Gregory was a retired engineer. Born in England in 1859, he railroaded there seven years before coming to America at the age of 24.

Here he settled at Sedalia, Missouri, continuing his career as a railroad man. Later he moved to Horton, Kansas where he lived 13 years before moving to Valley Junction in 1902.

Mr. Gregory was a member of Pioneer Masonic lodge, a Knight Templar, a Royal Arch Mason and member of the Valley Junction Christian church.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Carrie Gregory of Valley Junction, and four children, Mrs. Grace Roush and Mrs. Mary Crippen of Valley Junction, William Gregory of La Salle, Illinois and Charles Gregory of Osceola, Iowa.
Contributor: LINDA (47426782) • [email protected]
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marriage record:
Name: Richard Gregory
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 9 Sep 1890
Marriage Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Father: Charles Gregory
Mother: Martha Boulser
Spouse: Carrie E. Cate
FHL Film Number: 1014767
Richard Gregory (Charles Gregory)

02 Apr 1859 the 4th child of 9 children born to Martha Bowker and Charles Gregory was a son named Richard Gregory.

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Richard Gregory
Residence Placereston, Lancashire, England
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 24 Apr 1859
Christening Date (Original) 24 Apr 1859
Christening Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
Father's Name: Charles Gregory
Mother's Name: Martha

NOTE: The birth order and number of children, is taken form England Census for Charles Gregory.

NOTE: Maiden name of mother: Martha Bowker: Variant of the name is Boulser, Baucker, Bonker etc.
Bowker is used based on 1925 Iowa census, England Marriage record of Charles and Martha Bowker, & Marriage record of his brother John Gregory also states Martha Bowker.
1883 - 1885 about this time Richard Gregory left his home in Barrow In Furness, Lancashire, England and sailed to the United States.

NOTE: The exact date is unknown.
Obit places immigration year at 1883 & 1900 Census states, 1885

09 Sep 1890 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa at the age of 31 years, 5 months, & 7 days, Richard Gregory married Carrie E. Cate. Richard Gregory was 13 years her senior.

Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996
Name: Richard Gregory
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 9 Sep 1890
Marriage Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Father: Charles Gregory
Mother: Martha Boulser [Bowker]
Spouse: Carrie E. Cate
FHL Film Number: 1014767

15 Nov 1934 in Valley, Polk County, Iowa, at the age of 75 years, 7 months, & 13 days, Richard Gregory, passed away.

16 Nov 1934 The Des Moines Register Newspaper
GREGORY DIES IN VALLEY JCT.
Was Railroad Man for 51 Years.

A railroad man for 51 years, Richard Gregory, 75, died Thursday afternoon at his home at 600 Sixth St, Valley Junction.

Mr. Gregory was a retired engineer. Born in England in 1859, he railroaded there seven years before coming to America at the age of 24.

Here he settled at Sedalia, Missouri, continuing his career as a railroad man. Later he moved to Horton, Kansas where he lived 13 years before moving to Valley Junction in 1902.

Mr. Gregory was a member of Pioneer Masonic lodge, a Knight Templar, a Royal Arch Mason and member of the Valley Junction Christian church.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Carrie Gregory of Valley Junction, and four children, Mrs. Grace Roush and Mrs. Mary Crippen of Valley Junction, William Gregory of La Salle, Illinois and Charles Gregory of Osceola, Iowa.
Contributor: LINDA (47426782) • [email protected]
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marriage record:
Name: Richard Gregory
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 9 Sep 1890
Marriage Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Father: Charles Gregory
Mother: Martha Boulser
Spouse: Carrie E. Cate
FHL Film Number: 1014767


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