Usley Gregg

Brief Life History of Usley

When Usley Gregg was born in 1819, in Wayne, Kentucky, United States, her father, Robert Gregg, was 31 and her mother, Rhoda Jane Majors, was 22. She married Charles Jasper Farr in 1836, in Clinton, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She died about 1849, in Clinton, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 31.

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Family Time Line

Charles Jasper Farr
1815–1875
Usley Gregg
1819–1849
Marriage: 1836
Zarilda Ann Farr
1836–1905
William B Farr
1847–
Mary C Farr
1849–
Rhoda Elizabeth Farr
1838–1898
Alice Elvira Farr
1841–1925
Rachael Jane Farr
1843–1880
Emily C Farr
1845–

Sources (1)

  • Urley Gregg in entry for Edward Beauchamp and Unknown, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"

World Events (6)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1819 · First Commercial Oil Well Opens

In 1819, in McCreary County, Kentucky along Cumberland River was the site of the first commercial oil well.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): from the Middle English personal name Greg, a pet form of Gregory ; compare Grigg .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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