Some Records of Gregg Deaths Will of John Gregg is dated 25 October 1791 Jefferson County, KY Lists wife Ann; children: Margaret, Lydia, Mary, David Witnesses: John Perkins, James Ferguson Source: Old Graveyards of Clark County, KY Hubert C. Gragg b. 1862 d. 1925 Nannie Lou Gragg b. 1868 d. 1917 Source: Georgetown Graphic, W.H. Griggs, 76, son of John Wesley and Mary Jane Williamson Griggs. Son of John Wesley and Mary Jane Williamson Griggs. Wife: Nannie Bailiey Griggs. Children: Miss Lutie Griggs, W.B., Herman and Noah Griggs. Brother: Isaiah Griggs. Source: Lexington Newspaper Town marshal of Corinth Held in Death of Judge Joseph Gregg died in Lexington Hospital as Result of Blow With Cane: Corinth, KY, Aug. 14 [1933] Tom King, 55 town marshal of corinth, was at liberty under $5,000 appearance bond today awaiting grand jury action on a charge of murder placed against [him] following the death of Joseph Gregg, 74, plice judge of Corinth, which occurred late Saturday night at St. Joseph's hospital in Lexington. A warrant for King's arrest was obtained Sunday at Williamstown by Judge Gregg's son, Tom Gregg, who charged that the marshal struck his father on the head with a cane during an argument here June 13. Judge Gregg's death resulted from a skill fracture and an infection of the brain. He was taken to the Lexington hospital after he collapsed on the street here two weeks ago. he was partly blind and had only one leg. Grant county officers were told that after the aged man had been struck during the argument wiht King, a son, Henry Gregg, took the cane away afrom the marshal but the latter produced a pistol and forced him to return it. Following the altercation King was arrested on a charge of assault and battery, later being released on $300 bond to await action of the Grant county grand jury in October. After King was rearrested Sunday he was arraigned at Williamstown before County Judge G. C. Millins, but waived examining trial and was ordered held under bond to await grand jury action in the case. Judge Gregg, a son of the late Henry and Martha Mulberry Gregg, was born and reared in Scott county. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Henry Gregg; two daughters Mrs. Erma J. Hayden, Corinth and Mrs. P. H. Goble, Anderson, Indiana; seven sons, Irwin B. Gregg, Williamston, Mich., William J. Gregg, Erlanger; Thomas Gregg, Stamping Ground; Zack Gregg, Lexington; Joseph Gregg, Jr., Henry Gregg and Robert e. Gregg, Corinth; three sisters, Mrs. W. D. Williamson, Muddy Ford, Scott county; Mrs. Josephine Fightmaster and Mrs. Charles Giles, Sadieville, and a brother, J.W. Gregg, Maysville. Source: Georgetown Times, September 28, 1933 Corinth Man Wounded by Officer Saturday Tom King, 49 years old, town marshall of Corinth, Grant County town, just across the Scott county line, who is at present out on bond on a murder charge, may face a similar charge as the result of a shooting scrape Saturday night, in which the marshall was wounded and Bob Lawrence, 33, also of Corinth was seriously injured.. . Marshal King is now free under a $5,000 bond, charged with the murder in connection with the fatal beating he is alleged to have administered to Tom [sic] Greggs, Corinth Police Judge. The Judge passed away two weeks after the beating. Source: Death Certificate, Fayette County, Kentucky Joseph Gregg Age: 74 yrs. 1 month, 2 days Residence: Corinth, Kentucky Date of Death: 12 August 1933 Attended by W. Pennington, M.D. from July 25, 1933 to August 12, 1933 Principle Cause of death: Subdural Hematoma Contributory causes: Craniotomy on July 25 & 28 Was there an autopsy? Yes If death was due to external causes (violence) fill in also the following: Accident, suicide or homicide - homicide is circled Injury occurred: Corinth, Kentucky Manner of injury: Struck in head with cane Nature of injury: Subdural hematoma Trade, Profession or particular kind of work: Police Judge Location: Corinth, Kentucky Birthplace: Scott County, Kentucky Father's name: Henry Gregg Mother's Maiden name: Martha Mulberry Wife's Name: Mary F. Henry Source: Lexington Herald-Leader, February 19, 1989 Page B 4 Herman Griggs, 92, the widower of Erma Shirley Griggs, 417 S. Ridge Dr., died Fri. at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was a native of Scott Co., son of the late William Henry and Nannie Bailey Griggs, a member of the Epworth United Methodist Church, and a retired grocery man and feed-mill operator. Survived by two sons, Lew Carl and Tolbert C. Griggs both of Lexington, three grandchildren, Larry Griggs, Cincinnati, Mark Griggs, Lexington, and Mrs. Steve (Betty Lew) Arnold, Bardstown; and two great-grandchildren, Stephanie Arnold, Bardstown, and Candace Marie Griggs, Lexington. Services 1 p.m. Mon. at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home with Dr. Michael Rice officiating. Burial in Lexington Cemetery. Visitation from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. today. Source: Williamstown News, September 5, 1996 Graves Moved to Make Room For New Road Members of the Kentucky Department of Transportation were onsite to observe the search for the remains of the four Gregg family members. Four headstones had been found, two under the soil and two laying [sic] on the ground. The stones were in remarkable condition if they were original to the 1847 and 1850 gravesl The graves were for: Eliza Ann Gregg, wife of Tom Gregg, born May 5, 1810, died September 27, 1847, age 37 years 2 months 17 days. Joseph Gregg, son of T. and E.A., died Feb. 11, 1850 age 5 years 11 months 27 days. Martha Gregg, daughter of T. and E.A. died Jan. 31, 1850 age 21 days. Infant son of T. and M. Gregg, died Jan. 1, 1850 age 21 days. No headstones were found for Tom or M. Gregg suggesting they may have moved on. Nicholas County Will Book B of 1816-1829 supposedly contains wills for Samuel Gragg and Thomas Grigg. This has been noted somewhere, but their names do not appear in the index of this will book. Jackson County, Missouri Book FF:97 25 July 1844 David Gregg's heirs are listed as: William, John, Lewis, Hugh S. and Scott Gregg USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Commercial entities must ask for and receive permission from submittor before downloading. ======================================================================= File contributed by: "Jo Thiessen" =======================================================================