Dr. Lemuel B. Gregory, born 1826, was another one of the pioneer physicians in Jefferson County. In Wm. Henry Perrin's History, written in 1883, he refers to Dr. Gregory as the Postmaster General of Loganville, which was a little post office situated northeast of Farrington some two or three miles. Through the influence of Dr. Gregory and John A. Logan, he secured this post office and named it in honor of Senator Logan.

   Not only was Dr. Gregory an active and successful physician in that community, but he was an extensive farmer and stock raiser. Through his energy and economy he acquired from 1400 to 1500 acres of good land in Farrington Township. He began life without a dime, and what he acquired he was indebted to no one but himself. He came to Jefferson County when but a mere lad and his busy life was extended through all the hard times, the trials and hardships, to which the early settlers were subjected. While collector for his township, he told with delight that he collected nearly the entire revenue of the county in coon skins and deer skins which were a legal tender at the time.

   Dr. Gregory attended the first school taught in Farrington Township. The teacher was Mr. Joseph Price. The house was a pole cabin about sixteen feet square, with slab seats and without any floor except the cold ground. The fire was built in the middle of the room, and around this "council fire" the pioneer boys and girls attained the wisdom and aspiration to fit them for after life. Dr. Gregory wore buckskin breeches and buckskin hunting-shirt, and on his way to school through the morning rain and snow and dew, his breeches, which were not very well tanned, would get wet and stretch out until they would be down under his feet. But, sitting around log-heap fire in that old school house, they would get dry and draw up nearly to his knees, thus displaying his "shapely shins", which had stood exposure to the elements until they were about like young scaley-barked hickories.

   Farrington Township at that time was a great democratic stronghold but Dr. Gregory was a Republican, and he said that he hoped to make it a Republican township if he lived long enough. Dr. Gregory was quite active in public affairs. He served as supervisor from his township five terms and served as collector one term.