1911 Margaret Catherine Good, age 2 days, at 1330 West 3rd in Marion, Indiana
1911 Margaret Catharine Good, daughter of William Henry Good and Mary Catharine Shannon, was born on August 25 in Marion, Grant County, Indiana. [1]
Margaret's father built the house at 1330 West 3rd in Marion, Indiana where Margaret Good Gregory was born.
1911 Margaret Catherine Good, age 2 days, at 1330 West 3rd in Marion, Indiana
1912 Aunt Lydian married Wilbur Sharon on August 14. Arthur and Ida Wirick drove a car to the wedding at the home of Isaiah and Anna in Marion, Indiana. Irby and Joseph's children met new baby Margaret.
Lydian and Wilbur Sharon's wedding, 1914, by Arthur Wirick's car
Cousins of Irby, Joseph, and William, 1912
Julia and Lowell Good meet baby Margaret Good with uncle James, 1912
1917 Post card photo of the Florida Good family on a dock
1918 Grandmother Anna Rohrer Good with grandchildren
c 1920 Good family reunion
c 1920 Good family reunion
1920 Margaret K Good (age 8, born in Indiana, single), daughter, lived in St Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, in a household with William H Good (age 36), Mary Good (age 30), Anna M Good (age 6), and Martha Good (age 3). Margaret K Good's father was born in Indiana and her mother was born in Ohio. [2]
1921 There was a Good family reunion at Lake Shipshewana.
Amos Good by brother Joe's cottage with nieces and nephews.
Cousins at uncle Joe Good's cottage in July
c 1923 Brothers William and Irby Good visited with their children.
Cousins with William and their mothers
6 cousins in a row
6 cousins in a line
July 22, 1925 Cousins, at Lake Shipshewana, Indiana
1930 Margerett Good (age 18, born in Indiana, single), daughter, lived in St Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, in a household with William H Good (age 46), Mary Good (age 40), Marie Good (age 16), and Martha Good (age 13). Margerett Good's father was born in Tennessee and her mother was born in Ohio. [3]
1934 Margaret Good and Harlan Gregory were married on May 17 in Pinellas County, Florida. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Mr. Gregory will be wed to Miss Good.
Members of Faculty of Local Schools Will Marry in May.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Good, 506 Third street south, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Margaret Catherine, to Harlan Gregory, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Gregory, 808 Arlington avenue north. The wedding will be an event of May.Miss Good came here about 15 years ago with her parents from Marion, Ind. She was graduated from the local high school and the Junior college in the class of 1931. She later attended Duke university of Durham, N.C. and is now a member of the Glenoak school faculty.
Mr. Gregory came to St. Petersburg from Webster Springs, W. Va. He attended the local schools and was graduated from Junior college in 1931. He continued his study at Southern college, from which he received his A.B. degree in 1933. He Is a member of Pi Kappa fraternity of which he served as an officer for two years. He is now a member of the Mirror Lake Junior high school faculty.
1940 Harlan Gregory (age 29, born in West Virginia, married) lived in St Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, in a household with Margaret Gregory (age 28), and Tommy Gregory (age 1). Harlan Gregory was a teacher. The highest grade of school he had completed was College, 4th year. [9]
1950 Margaret Gregory (age 38, born in Indiana, married), wife, lived in St Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, in a household with Harlan Gregory (age 39), Thomas H Gregory (age 11), and Susan M Gregory (age 5). [10]
1993 Harlan Gregory died on May 9 in Pinellas County, Florida. He was born on October 30, 1910. [11] [12]
1993 Harlan Gregory died on May 9 and was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Pinellas County, Florida. Harlan Gregory was born on October 30, 1910. [13] [14]
2009 Margaret Good Gregory died on June 5 in St Petersburg, Florida. She was born on August 25, 1911.
2009 Obituary notice for Margaret Good Gregory
Watercolor by Margaret Good Gregory
Watercolor by Margaret Good Gregory
Watercolor by Margaret Good Gregory
2009 Margaret Good Gregory died on June 5 and was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Pinellas County, Florida. Margaret Good Gregory was born on August 25, 1911. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
Margaret Good Gregory, 97, died June 5, 2009. A Memorial Service is to be held in the gallery of Westminster Oaks, on Monday, June 22, 2009, at 2 p.m. EDT. The family invites those who wish to attend to a visitation to be held at 1 p.m., prior to the service.
She moved to St. Petersburg with her family in 1919, from Marion, Indiana. She married Harlan Gregory, a Pinellas County Pioneer, in 1934. They were married 59 years, until his death in 1993. Her teaching career began in 1931, immediately following graduation from St. Petersburg Junior College, (now St. Petersburg College). She retired in 1970, following an exemplary career that spanned over 30 years. She had received her BS degree in Education from the University of Tampa (cum laude)in l956.
She wrote poems and stories for the weekly Kindergarten Sunday School papers and articles for CHILD GUIDANCE and THE CHRISTIAN. HOME, publications of the Methodist House, Nashville, Tenn. Stories and the articles related to classroom experiences were also published in professional magazines, THE INSTRUCTOR and THE GRADE TEACHER.
She especially enjoyed making needlepoint projects using her experience to design the Crosses for the needlepoint covers on the Communion and Altar Kneelers in the Dorothy Hortin Chapel of Christ United Methodist Church, where she was an active member, serv-ing on the Board of Trustees, on the Methodist Conference Worship Work Area and as Leader of the Miriam Circle of United Methodist Women, who named her Woman of the Year in 1993.
Affiliations, in addition to the honorary Delta Kappa Gamma, included former memberships in St. Petersburg Woman's Club and Museum of Fine Arts, Past President of the Lions Auxiliary of St. Petersburg, member of FliCRA, and Life Membership in St. Petersburg College Alumni, Pinellas County Retired Teachers Association, and National Retired Teachers Association. In 1969, the Pinellas Historical Club issued her a membership in the Half Century Club, reserved for persons who lived in Pinellas County for 50 years.
In 1995, she moved to Tallahassee to live at Westminster Oaks Retirement Community. An accomplished artist and calligrapher she began water color painting in 1999, and received several awards for her still life pieces. Her creativity and talent led her to prepare exquisite greeting cards for friends and family. She routinely made birthday and holiday greeting cards for many of the residents of WestminsterOaks and was affectionately known there as the card lady.
Survivors include a son, Thomas H. (Reed) Gregory, St. Petersburg; daughter, Susan G. (Bob) Coggins, Tallahassee; five grandchildren, Beth G. (John) Brenneis, Melissa C. (John) Carter, Kathy C. (Tom) Syfrett, all from Tallahassee, Martha Cog-gins, Orlando, Thomas E. Gregory, Largo; six great-grandchildren, Charlee and Riley Gregory, Largo, Shelbi Boyer, Kate Carter, Lindsey Syfrett, Jordan and Jessica Brenneis, all from Tallahassee; a sister, Martha G. Haines, Inverness. She was preceded in death by a sister Marie G. Loescher. Survivors also include several nieces and a nephew..
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[2] United States Federal Census, 1920, [AncestryRecord].
[3] United States Federal Census, 1930, [AncestryRecord].
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[8] Tampa Bay Times, St, Petersburg, Florida, April 15, page 1934, [NewspapersClip].
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[10] United States Federal Census, 1950, [AncestryRecord].
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[15] Find A Grave Memorial 253676694, [FindAGrave].
[16] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
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[18] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, [AncestryRecord].
[19] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, [AncestryRecord].
[20] Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, Florida, June 15, 2009, page 7, [NewspapersClip].