Lydia Maria Terrell

Brief Life History of Lydia Maria

When Lydia Maria Terrell was born on 4 December 1855, in Salem, Henry, Iowa, United States, her father, Christopher Clark Terrell, was 43 and her mother, Phebe Pickering, was 38. She married Obediah H. Gregory on 18 March 1875, in Oakland Mills, Henry, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Lowell Township, Rooks, Kansas, United States in 1910 and Osborne Township, Sumner, Kansas, United States in 1915. She died on 7 January 1934, in Alton, Osborne, Kansas, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Mount Ayr Cemetery, Alton, Osborne, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Obediah H. Gregory
1853–1940
Lydia Maria Terrell
1855–1934
Marriage: 18 March 1875
John Henry Gregory
1876–1951
Blanche P. Gregory
1877–1878
Daughter Gregory
1879–1879
Carey Edgar Gregory
1879–1956
Ralph Harold Gregory
1883–1968
Nora Florence Gregory
1885–1970
Henry Guy Gregory
1900–1983

Sources (15)

  • Lydia M Gregary, "Kansas State Census, 1895"
  • Lydia M. Terrell, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Lydia Maria Terrell Gregory, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1870

Historical Boundaries: 1870: Osborne, Kansas, United States

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): variant of Tyrrell .

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

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