William Montgomery Gregg (1842 - 1918)

Born 4 Oct 1842 in Van Buren (later Cass), Missouri, United States

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Died 9 Jun 1918 at age 75 in Bates, Missouri

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Biography

Private William Gregg served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 22 Jan 1864
Mustered out: 6 Dec 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Kansas 16th Volunteer Cavalry

He served in the American Civil War with Co. G, 16th Regiment, 10th Battalion, Kansas Infantry.^[2] His admission form to the National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in 1917 gives his company as C, he was a private in the cavalry, who entered service 22 Jan 1864 at Baldwin City, Kansas, and was discharged 6 Dec 1865 at Leavenworth, Kansas.^[3]

He was married 3 Mar 1878 to Sarah Elizabeth Wells.^[4] They were the parents of three children:

1. Lena Gregg (4 Apr 1879-?), married Sep 1898 to William Franklin
2. Sarah Elizabeth Gregg (10 Mar 1882-?) died in infancy
3. Nora Ellen Gregg (21 Feb 1884-?), married 8 Mar 1903 to to Charles R Burns^[5]

William appeared on the 1850 census of Cass County, Missouri with his parents as: Nathan Gragg, age 42, male, farmer, real estate valuation $400, born in Ohio; Susannah Gragg, age 42, female, born in Ohio; Rachel Gragg, age 21, female, born in Ohio; Rosannah Gragg, age 17, female, born in Ohio; Elizabeth Gragg, age 13, female, born in Ohio; Nellie Gragg, age 12, female, born in Ohio; Nathan Gragg, age 10, male, born in Ohio; William Gragg, age 7, male, born in Missouri; Jacob Gragg, age 6, male, born in Missouri; Aaron Gragg, age 4, male, born in Missouri; and Martha J. Gragg, age 1, female, born in Missouri.^[6]

The 1860 census shows him still in his father's household: Nathan Gregg, age 56, male, white, farmer, real estate valuation $2,000, personal property valuation $5,200, born in Ohio, cannot read and write; Susan Gragg, age 58, female, white, born in Ohio; Rosanna Gragg, age 24, female, white, born in Ohio; Wm., age 15, male, white, born in Missouri; Jacob Gragg, age 13, male, white, born in Missouri; Aaron Gragg, age 11, male, white, born in Missouri; Martha J. Gragg, age 9, female, white, born in Missouri.^[7]

In 1880 he and his family are in Sherman Township, Cass County, Missouri, as: Wm. M. Gregg, white. male, age 36, married, laborer, cannot read and write, he and both parents born in Missouri (sic); Elizabeth Gregg, white, female, age 22, married, keeping house, born in Missouri, both parents born in Kentucky; Ninnie F Gregg, white, female, age 1, daughter, single, she and father born in Missouri, mother born in Kentucky; Alfred Wells, white, male, age 6, nephew, single, he and both parents born in Missouri.^[8]

In 1890, he appeared on the special census of Civil War Veterans as: William M. Gregg, private, Co. G, 16th Kan, Cav., Dec 1863 to Dec 1865, P.O. address, Urich, Henry County, Missouri.^[9]

The 1900 census shows the family living as boarders in the household of John Redford: John E. Redford, head, white, male, born Apr 1838, age 52, (sic) married 22 years (sic), born in Missouri, father born in Tennessee, mother born in Kentucky, farmer, not unemployed last year, attended school during year (sic), can read, write and speak English, owns a mortgaged farm; Wm. M. Gregg, boarder, white, male, born Oct 1840, age 60, married 22 years, born in Missouri, both parents born in Ohio, farm laborer, not unemployed last year, can read, write and speak English, owns a farm; Sarah E. Gregg, boarder, white, female, born Mar 1838 (sic), age 32 (sic), married 22 years, has given birth to three children, two of them living, born in Missouri, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Indiana, can read, write and speak English; Nora E. Gregg, boarder, white, female, born Feb 1884, age 16, marital status "0", she and both parents born in Missouri, housekeeper, not unemployed last year, can read, write and speak English.^[10]

William died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Burns, in Bates County, Missouri on 9 Jun 1918 and is buried in Parker-Gregg Cemetery southwest of Creighton, Cass County, Missouri.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Missouri, Cass County Probate Records, Box 37, Nathan Gregg, dec'd
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The Urich Herald newspaper, 20 June 1918 page 5 column 1 obituary of William Montgomery Gregg
3. ↑ The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Historical Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938; Series: M1749; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Publisher Ancestry.com Operations Inc.; Publisher date 2007; Provo, Utah, USA
4. ↑ Missouri, Cass County, Marriage Records Book D, page 278
5. ↑ Gregg Lines newsletter dated January 1983, published by Lee Nichols, Civil War Pension file for William Montgomery Gregg
6. ↑ US Federal Census Population Schedule, 1850, Missouri, Cass County, 16th District, taken 15 Aug 1850, page 62 B, lines 41-42 and page 63 A, lines 1-9 dwelling 47, family 47; Nathan Gregg household
7. ↑ US Federal Census Population Schedule, 1860, Missouri, Cass County, Sugar Creek Township, P. O. Wadesburgh, taken 3 Jul 1860, page 765, lines 1-7, dwelling 414 family 414, Nathan Gragg household
8. ↑ US Federal Census Population Schedule, 1880, Missouri, Cass County, Sherman Township, Enumeration District 91, page 9, taken 4 Jun 1880, lines 47-50, dwelling 85, family 113, Wm. M. Gregg household
9. ↑ US Federal Census Veterans Schedule, 1890, Missouri, Henry County, Bogard Township, Enumeration District 80, page 2, line 26, dwelling 164 family 167, William M. Gregg
10. ↑ US Federal Census Population Schedule, 1900, Missouri, Henry County, Bogard Township, taken 11 Jun 1900, Enumeration District 76, Sheet 9B, lines 57-60, dwelling 191, family 192, John E. Redford household