NameMary ELLIS
Death1852, At sea in the Gulf of Mexico
Spouses
Birth26 Jul 1827, Barr, Ayrshire
Death17 Jul 1910, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA Age: 82
BurialScotch Valley Cemetery, Kansas, USA
Marriage4 Aug 1852, Daily, Ayrshire
Notes for Mary ELLIS
Mary Ellis & James Gregg
Marriage: Aug 4 1852 - Mauchline, Ayr, Scotland
Wife: Mary Ellis
Husband: James Gregg
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11604-4
System Origin: Scotland-ODM
GS Film number: 1041395
James Gregg & Mary sailed to the USA but died 4 days before arrival and was burried at sea. The ticket was from Liverpool England to New Orleans USA.
Notes for James (Spouse 1)
Mary Ellis & James Gregg
Marriage: Aug 4 1852 - Mauchline, Ayr, Scotland
Wife: Mary Ellis
Husband: James Gregg
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11604-4
System Origin: Scotland-ODM
GS Film number: 1041395
On his way to America, in 1852, his wife, formerly Mary Ellis, died while crossing the gulf of Mexico. Mr. Gregg located in Lyons, Iowa; where he worked three years on farms and railroads. July 3, 1857, was the date of his settlement on his present farm, and while living in his log house, both wife Janet and himself suffered six months with malarial fever. His crop of 1858 was hauled to Atchison, fifty-eight miles, and sold at 2 1/4 cents per pound. In Iowa Mr. Gregg married Janet (Anderson) Baird, a native of Perthshire, Scotland. Her first husband, Alexander Anderson, died in Iowa they having come to America in 1850. Mrs. Gregg died, childless, in March 19, 1876. Upon her death Mr. Gregg gave to nephews of his deceased wife, 240 of their 1,000 acres acquired since.
At one time he owned over eleven hundred acres of fine Nemaha land but with advancing age he found the work of looking after it all too much for him and he has sold off until he has 438 acres left, which is, however, one of the model farms of the county. He is a great horse fancier and has no doubt done more than any other man to improve the stock of horses in this county. His favorite breed of horses is the Clydesdale.