Danville, Illinois newspaper obituary for Daniel Gregg , Died May 5, 1901 The funeral services of Daniel Gregg will be held this afternoon at the family residence on North Walnut street at 3 o’clock. Rev. Willis R. Parsons of the First Presbyterian church will conduct the services. Daniel Gregg was born Jan, 3 1831 at LetterKenny, Donegal county, Ireland. He was the son of Richard and Fannie Gregg, and the family traced their ancestry back for more than 1,000 years, coming from Scotland to the northern part of Ireland. He came to America when 19 years of age; stopped in Pittsburg for a short time, and then came to Wooster, OH, and commenced clerking in a store. He was married in Wooster on Oct 30, 1854, to Lavina Burgan, who survies him as his widow. Soon after he moved with his bride to Bluffton, Ind. and commenced clerking in a general store. In a short time he had an interest in the business , and finally bought the entire business and ran a general store during the war times. In 1866 he sold out and came to Illinois, and lived in Paxton, Ill. For a short time, coming to Danville in the fall of 1868, where he went into the grain business, which business he continued up to the time of his death. For a good portion of the time he was engaged in the milling business, but sold his mill about 5 years ago. Soon after coming to Danville he erected the residence in which he died, and continued from the time its building to the time of his death to make it his home. Mr. Gregg was raised a Presbyterian and retained his membership up to the time of his death. In politics, he was a Republican. He voted for Jon C. Fremont, and for the regular Republican nominee at every election since. He left surviving him his wife, Lavinia Gregg, and four children, Richard C. Gregg, Jennie Gregg Lindley, Mrs. Jesse Lawrence, Fannie Belle Gregg, who were all at his bedside at the time of his death. One daughter, Etta G. died in Danville when 14 years old and a son died in infancy at Bluffton, Ind.