Gazlay Family History
Whyland Parker Gregory
Parents
| Father | Walter P. Gregory ( - ) |
| Mother | Sadie Whyland ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 27 February 2021; Last Edited: 27 February 2021 |
| Person ID | 10557 |
| Name | Whyland Parker Gregory |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 24 September 1877 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 24 October 1899 in Quincy, Branch County, Michigan to Helen Lorene ‘Rowena’ Tefft3 |
| Died | 30 September 1941 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan2, 4 |
| Buried | in White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Oakland County, Michigan2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Helen Lorene ‘Rowena’ Tefft (daughter of Rowland Dexter Tefft and Jennie McClellan) |
| Born | January 1881 in Indiana |
| Married | 24 October 1899 in Quincy, Branch County, Michigan to Whyland Parker Gregory |
| Died | 5 July 1942 in Rogers City, Presque Isle County, Michigan |
| Children | of Whyland Parker Gregory and Helen Lorene ‘Rowena’ Tefft: |
| 1. | Pauline Gregory |
| Born | ca. 1907 in Michigan |
| Adopted | (child of unidentified parents, adopted by Whyland Parker Gregory and Helen Lorene ‘Rowena’ Tefft) |
Sources
- Draft Registration Card, World War I, Whyland Parker Gregory, Serial Number 823, Order Number 3413; born: 24 September 1877; occupation: traffic manager; nearest relative: Mrs. Helen Rouena Gregory.
- Find a Grave (website). White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, Whyland P. Gregory, born: 1878; died: 1941 (from record, which provides the name and link for his spouse).
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Whyland P. Gregory, age 22, born in New Jersey, clerk, father: Walter P. Gregory; mother: Sadie Whyland; and Helen Lorene Tefft, age 19, born in Indiana, stenographer, father: Tefft; mother: [blank]. Married on 24 October 1899 in Quincy.
- Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952. Gregory, Whyland P., age 63, died: 30 September 1941 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; born; 24 September 1878 in Newark, New Jersey; father: Walter Gregory; mother: Sadie Whyland.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Washtenaw County, York Township, Milan Village, E.D. 145, Sheet No. 6A, Wyland Gregory, 31, New Jersey, manager, telephone co.; wife of 10 years Rowena Gregory, 29, Indiana, no children; adopted daughter Pauline Gregory, 3, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit City, E.D. 630, Sheet No. 6B, Whyland Gregory, 41, New Jersey, traffic manager, scale co.; wife Rowena Gregory, 39, Indiana; daughter Pauline Gregory, 12, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit City, E.D. 82-781, Sheet No. 14B, Whyland Gregory, 51, New Jersey, first married age 21, auditor, liability co.; wife Rowena Gregory, 49, Indiana, first married age 18; daughter Pauline Gregory, 23, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit City, E.D. 84-1487, Sheet No. 5A, Whyland Gregory, 61, New Jesey, auditor, state auditor; wife Rowena Gregory, 59, Indiana.