UPPER TOWN PRECINCT.



Her father, Wm. H. Decker, was born in Meade County, Ky., in
June, 1826. Her mother, Mary C. (Horn) Decker, was born in
Daviess County, April 28, 1833, and died Oct. 11, 1856. They had
a family of four children-Martha F., Laura T., Nathaniel H. and
Mary C.
   William T. Gregory was born Jan. 7, 1803, in Washington
 County, Ky. In the spring of 1824 he removed to Jefferson
 County and remained there till May 4, 1864, when he went to Han-
 cock County and lived till 1866. He then came to Daviess County,
 and in 1869 bought a farm of 105 acres, seven miles northeast of
 Owensboro. He was married Jan. 28, 1835, to Susan Butler, a na-
 tive of Jefferson County, Ky., born in April. 1815. Eight children
 have been born to thein-L. L., married Katie -McAdams and has
 three children- Saminel, Susan and Katie L.; Richard P., married
 Trica Beard and has five childrei.-Joseph B., Ada, Susan W.,
 Bettie and William; William W., Jr., married Cornelia A. Covert:
 Narcissa A., married W. W. Morris, of Yelvington, and has two
 children-Edna L. and Bettie M.; Elizabeth M., married Oscar
 Madden, and has two children-Julia and Oscar L.; John E., mar-
 ried Lizzie Fairfield and has two children-Ross M. and Russell
 B.; Alexander V.; Charles B., married Abra Scanks, and has one
 child-Fern. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory were married on the 28th
 day of January, 1835, and a son was born Jan. 28, 1840, Jani. 28,
 1850 and Jan. 28, 1856.
   George S. Hayden (deceased), one of the pioneers of Daviess
County, Ky., was born near New Hope, Nelson Co., Ky., Nov. 15,
1810, a son of George and Mary (Elliot) Hayden, natives of Mary-
land, who came to Washington County, Ky., at an early day. They
had a large family, and George S. was the youngest. George S.
was reared on a farm in Nelson County, and was married there to
Miss Delphenia Elder, May 4, 1833. She was a daughter of Dr.
Guy and Mary (Birch) Elder. The summer following his marriage
lie came to Daviess County, settling on his farm in Upper Town
Precinct. His wife died here ill October, 1839. Tney had three
children-James D., born May 3, 1834, died June 2, 1837; Lucy
A., born Aug. 11, 1836, is the wife of Wilferd J. Hayden; Mary V.,
born Sept. 9, 1838, wife of John H. Payne, both residing in Upper
Town Precinct. June 2, 1810, Mr. Hayden married Miss M.
Teresa Burch. She was born in Hardin County, Ky., March 17,
1822, a daughter of John H. and Mary A. (Greenwell) Burch.
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