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William Joseph "Bill Cat" Gregory Family
Left To Right
Row 1 - Kate Dias, Opal Sircy, Ruby Dias, Woodrow Wilburn, Ernest Gregory,
William Lee Porter, Jack Wilburn, Luther Sircy.
Row 2 - Barbara Sircy, Gladys Wilburn, Margaret Dias, Candace Cothern Gregory,
William Joseph "Bill Cat" Gregory (Candace and William Joseph dressed
in black), Standing children: Clyde Gregory and Arthur Sircy.
Row 3 - Robert Dias, Donald McClanahan, Jewell Clariday McClanahan, Maude Dias(holding
Clarence Dias), Mattie Clariday, Willie Sircy (holding Adrian Sircy), Kittie Oldham
Gregory (with hands on Clyde), Kate Gregory Wilburn(holding Gertrude Wilburn).
Row 4 - Sam Wilburn, Marshall Clariday, Lucy Clariday
Row 5 Arthur Clariday,(next to chimney) Luther Gregory, Billy Dias,Carsey Porter,
Nannie Gregory Porter, Carsey Sircy, Thomas Dias,Reedie Dias(holding Elizabeth Dias),
Ernest Dias and Mary Phillips Dias.

William Joseph "Bill Cat Gregory" was the son of Stephen Calvin Gregory and
Sina Gregory. He descended from both Thomas Gregory and John Gregory. Stephen
Calvin's parents were Major Gregory and Kate Boston Gregory. Sina's parents
were Bettie and "Big Tom" Gregory. William Joseph Gregory married Candace
Cothern Gregory and became the parents of the following children.

Children of William Joseph Gregory and Candace Cothern Gregory:

1) Maude Gregory, b. 8-18-1879, d. 11-2-1950 - Married Billie Dias, b. 9-2-1880, d. 4-16-1965
Children:
Thomas Dias, b. 2-10-1903, d. 10-20-1994, m. Reedie Townes, b. 7-31-1900, d. 12-23-1987
Ernest Dias m. Mary Phillips
Robert Dias, b. 12-24-1909, d. 2-8-1981, m Marietta Wilburn
Neal Massey Dias, b. 12-15-1913, d. 3-25-1916
Margaret Dias, b. 7-15-1912, d. 7-22-2000, m. Woodrow Barrett, b. 9-12-1912, d. 7-22-2000.
Ruby Dias m. Clarence Woodard
Kate Dias, d. 2001/02, m. Fred Carr
Clarence Dias, b. 4-27-1921, d. 3-5-1994, m. Lera Ruth Abbotts, b. 7-6-1923

2) Mattie Gregory, b.9-13-1883, d. 5-19-1959- Married Marshall Clariday b. 11-8-1893. d.4-9-1955
Children:
Arthur Clariday, b. 1-5-1901, d. 11-11-1976, m. Mary Gregory, b.5-1-1904, d. 3-7-1976
Lucy Clariday, b. 7-17-1904, d. 3-11-1924
Emma Jewel Clariday, b. 1906, d. 1947, m. Donald McClanahan

3) Kate Gregory, b. 1-29-1892, d. 5-12-1972, m. Sam Bridgewater Wilburn, b. 7-1-1889, d. 4-22-1942
Children:
Mary Louise Wilburn - died as infant
Gladys Earline Wilburn, b. 9-9-1913, m. Gordon Piper, b. 9-20-1911, d. 12-16-1991
Woodrow Wilson Wilburn, b. 8-17-1916, d. 3-16-1994, m. Ruth Smith, b. 3-17-1920
Jack Greyson Wilburn, b. 5-26-1918, d. 4-24-1987, m. Eva Frances Earps, b. 9-24-1919
Agnes Gertrude Wilburn, b 4-2-1923, m. Frank Wilson Cornwell, b. 3-23-1910, d. 12-6-1994
Julian Carroll Wilburn, b. 11-14-1925, d. 6-1-2001, m. Mary Magdalene Robinson, b. 11-28-1930

4)Willie C. Lillias Gregory, b. 12-1-1896, d. 10-4-1065, m. Carsie Sircy, b. 8-17-1892, d. 3-28-1981.
Children:
Barbara Louise Sircy, b. 10-4-1914, d.____ m. Charles John Miesch, b. 12-31- 1902, d. 1-15-1980
Opal Estelle Sircy, b. 8-19-1916, m. Chester Stockton, b. 9-4-1913, d. 11-7- 1995.
Luther Henry Sircy, b. 10-13-1918, d. 3-14-1944 (World War II)
Arthur Thomas Sircy, b. 2-12-1921, d. 2-19-1950, m. Bonnie Sue Smith
Adrian Gilma Sircy, b. 7-17-1922, m. Willa Dean Gross, b. 10-27-1925, d. 2001
Lillias Ruth Sircy, b. 10-16-1925, m. E. W. Hassell, b. 5-20-1922
Lucy Carol Sircy, b. 9-7-1928, m. Edgar Barger Bennett, b. 10-12-1924, d. 1-18-1984

5)Luther "Cat" Gregory, b. 3-10-1900, d. 11-7-1955 - Married Kittie Oldham, b. _______, d. 12-20-1974
Children:
Ernest "Cat" Gregory, b. 4-2-1919, d. 10-7-1992, m. Ruby Ballou, b. 4-7-1919, d. 12-7-1999
Clyde "Cat" Gregory, b. 3-12-1921, m. Willie Smith, b. 3-20-19223, d. ___
William Davie Gregory, b. 6-21-1926, d. ____,m. Lena Cothron
Eddie Gene Gregory, b. 7-18-1930, m. Dean Wilburn

6 and 7) Elbert and Marshall Gregory died in infancy.

Additional information can be furnished about children of the above by email
at the address at the top of this page. Joyce Callis, the great-granddaughter
of William Joseph Gregory. My grandmother,(his daughter) was Willie Gregory Sircy.
My mother is Opal Sircy Stockton. I am married to Raymond Callis.

For a interesting rememberance of "Bill Cat" Gregory read this Cal's Coloumn Article:

Go To Cal's Column Article March 13, 1947

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