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| 9001 | I20229 | Gentry | Clarice Ilene | 6 May 1906 | 11 Jul 1977 | 0 | (Research):Census Information: 1930 census Regan Co. TX ED 192-2 Pg. 191B Big Lake 133/133 Jacobs, Paul, head, MW, 25, M, age first married 24 , OK AR AR Ilene, wife, FW, 23, M, age first married 23, TX TX TX |
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| 9003 | I20223 | Gentry | David Simon | 30 Jun 1874 | 6 Aug 1926 | 0 | Research by Jerry Tyson BARTON of Georgetown, Texas: Texas Death Certificate # 27059. "Sixty Three Years of Married Life on the West Texas Plains" by Nora GENTRY LOCKLIN, September 1987, McCamey, Texas: "My father, David Simon Gentry, 'Papa', died August 6, 1926, in Scott and White Hospital at Temple, Texas, with a tumor on his brain. Sam Holmes and I were with him. He had fierce headaches all summer and was in the Shannon Hospital in Sasn Angelo. We took a Pullman car on the Santa Fe railroad. I knew he was worse whin we got to Brownwood. His death was a blow to me. He was buried in the Sherwood Cemetery by Alvin, my brother." "Papa was elected County Tax-Assessor and collector (Irion County) in 1914. Myrtle and I had to help him make up the Tax Assessor's roll during the summer vacation....Papa was elected County Judge in 1922. He served two years as County Judge and six years as Tax-Assessor." "A History of Irion County Texas", Irion County Historical Society, published by Anchor Publishing Company, San Angelo, Texas: - Article by daughter Nora: "David Simon Gentry was born 30 June 1874 in Grayson County, Texas. His family moved to Mills County, Texas and he attended Howard Payne College in Brownwood. He married Maude Mae Tyson, another HPC student, in 1894. After the marriage Dave helped his father, J A Gentry run a livery stable and wagon yard in Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas." "In 1902, J A Gentry homsteaded four sections in Reagan County and as he wished Dave to be near him, Dave bought a half section of unimproved land at Arden in Irion County. He and a hired hand drove a covered wagon to Sam Angelo and bought supplies and lumber to build a one room house on the land." "In January 1906, the Gentry family: wife, Maude, daughters Myrtle and Nora, and son Alvin, joined Dave in his pioneer home. The family traveled by the Santa Fe Railroad from Mullin to San Angelo. There Dave met the wife and children in a wagon with a team of horses as there were many more supplies to be bought and carried to their home fifteen miles away." "In May 1906 another girl, Ilene, was added to the pioneer family. Doctor Williams came in his buggy from Sherwood, fifteen files away, to deliver the baby. The neighbor women helped the Gentry couple during this time. After one year and making a good crop on the farm, Dave realized that he was too far, three miles, from school, so he sold the land in 1906 and bought a house in Sherwood, and an irrigated farm in Spring Creek." "January 1907, Myrtle, Nora and Alvin began school in Sherwood." "A baby boy, Tyson, came to the Gentry family in July 1909." "All five Gentry children graduated from Sherwood High School and attended colleges. Dave always said that he wanted five High School Diplomas and would like very much to have five college ones also. Alvin died at college in Abilene, December 1918, during the World War I flu epidemic." "Dave was elected Irion County Tax-Assessor in 1915 and served until 1922. Myrtle and Nora helped him make up the tax roll in the hot summer months during vacation. The office was on the west side of the courthouse and there was no air-conditioning nor ice." "1923, Dave was elected County Judge. He died in August 1926. His children have each lived a productive life as was his ambition." "Mrs Maude (TYSON) GENTRY was ninety-one when she passed away and was active in church and civic affairs up to the time of her death." Above furnished by Mrs Dee LOCKLIN. Civilian registration cards completed in 1917-1918" Some men do not have birth locations listed because they registered on the final draft registration day in 1918 when this information was not recorded. Name - Birth date - Ethnic Group - Birth Location - Location of Registration Gentry, David S. 30 Jun 1873 W x Irion TX |
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| 9004 | I20223 | Gentry | David Simon | 30 Jun 1874 | 6 Aug 1926 | 0 | (Research):Census Information: 1900 US Census, Mills County, Texas Gentry, David S Head Age 25 Farmer Born TX f-b MO m-b TX Gentry, Maude A Wife 24 TX TX TX Gentry, Martha A Dau 4 TX TX TX Gentry, Nora B Dau 2 TX TX TX Gentry, Jesse A Son 3/12 TX TX TX 1910 US Census, Irion County, Texas Gentry, David S Head Age 35 Gentry, Maude A Wife 34 Gentry, Martha A Dau 14 Gentry, Nora B Dau 12 Gentry, Jesse A Son 10 Gentry, Claris J Dau. 3 Gentry, Earl Son 5/12 1920 US Census, Irion Conty, Texas Gentry, Dave Head Age 45 Born TX Gentry, Maud Wife 44 TX Gentry, Ilene Dau. 13 TX Gentry, Tyson Son 10 TX |
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| 9006 | I1555 | Gentry | Delbert "Bud" | 5 Oct 1893 | 30 Jul 1974 | 0 | 1930 census Stephens Co. OK Parks Twp., ED 69-21 Sheet 3A 33/37 Gentry, Delbert, MW 36 M 31 OK TX KS Eva, wife FW 22 M 17 TX TX TX Harold, son MW 1 11/12 OK OK TX Blue, Elizabeth, mother-in-law FW 54 Wd 16 TX TX TX Duncan Banner-July 1974 Gentry Funeral Set Thursday--Bud Gentry, 80, 516 Pine, died at 6 p.m. Tuesday after a short illness. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Northside Church of Christ conducted by John Cannon. Burial will be in the Duncan Cemetery under direction of the Brooks Funeral Home. Gentry was born Oct. 5, 1893 at Alma. He was a life-long resident of Stephens County, moving to Duncan in 1950 from Velma. He married Eva Blue on March 5, 1925 in Duncan. He was a veteran of World War I and was a retired Halliburton Services employee. He was a member of the Northside Church of Christ. Survivors are his wife of the home; a son, Harold Gentry, 911 N. C.; two daughters, Mrs Mansel (Betty) Daniels, Duncan Rt. 3, and Mrs Glen (Lynell) Cordell, Duncan Rt. 4; a brother, Elmer Gentry, 2104 Birch; two sisters, Mrs. Tolbert Goodwin, Bell, Calif., and Mrs Richard Meeks, 704 N. 2nd, and six grandchildren. (Courtesy Lynell Cordell) |
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| 9007 | I6310 | Gentry | Dera Lois | 25 Jul 1899 | 13 Jan 1988 | 0 | On her marriage she was described as "of Arthur, Oklahoma." They were married by L. G. Maynard | STR06 |
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| 9009 | I6446 | Gentry | Donald Ray | 21 Nov 1934 | 8 Sep 1998 | 0 | After Don and Patsy divorced, he and his children did not remain in contact. His second wife, Betty, had daughters that he helped raise. | STR06 |
| 9010 | I6439 | Gentry | Dorothy"Dot" Jeanne | 1 Oct 1923 | 4 May 2014 | 0 | "Dorothy Jeanne and Jim Eldridge of Ruston, La." Shreveport, LA. Dorothy Jeanne Gentry Eldridge, formerly of Ruston, went home to be with our Lord on May 4, 2014. A celebration of her life will be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston, Louisiana. amily Visitation will be at 1:00 PM prior to the service. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Ruston. Dorothy Jeanne was born on October 1, 1923 in Duncan, Oklahoma, the youngest of four children, to Arthur LeMoyne and Myrtis Gentry. On January 16, 1943, Dorothy Jeanne (Dot) married James Eugene Eldridge while he was stationed at Coleman, Texas in Cadet Training School. After the war, Dot and Jim settled in Texas, Arkansas, and finally Ruston Louisiana, where they reared their 3 children. Dot moved to Shreveport, Louisiana in 1998 after the death of her husband to be closer to her children and grandchildren. Dot's relationship to God and her service to Him were most important in her life. She spent her time visiting people in nursing homes, taking care of children in church nursery, working in vacation bible school and taking mission trips with members of her church. Friends and family knew of her kindness and gentleness. She was a dedicated wife and mother, and found great joy in being with her family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, her mother and father, sisters: Marie Sanders and Mary Helen Newton; brother: James Gentry; and precious great grandchildren: Wade, Melissa, Olive and Noah. Left to love and cherish memories of her are her children: Kandy McEachern and husband Darrell, Bill Eldridge and wife Connie, and Betsy Ebarb and husband Danny; grandchildren: Phillip McEachern and wife Robin, Meredith Guice and husband William, Elizabeth Cobb and husband Chris, Billy Eldridge and wife Brandy, Daniel Eldridge and wife Shannon, Joshua Eldridge, Sarah Ebarb and Christina Ebarb; great grandchildren: Arden Guice, Aubrey Guice, Abram Guice, Clara Cobb, Allie Cobb, Hava Eldridge and Liam Eldridge; and Jeni Eldridge. Church was an important part of Dot's life. Memorials in her honor may be made to Cook Baptist Church in Ruston, Broadmoor Baptist Church in Shreveport or Noel Methodist Church in Shreveport. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=170921895#sthash.ffkNm5FE.dpuf Posted on Kilpatrick Funeral Homes website (Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell) |
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| 9011 | I5814 | Gentry | Edgar Jeffery | 26 Dec 1882 | 5 Jan 1967 | 0 | World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Edgar Jeffery Gentry City: Cruce County: Stephens State: Oklahoma Birth Date: 26 Dec 1882 Race: White Roll: 1852128 DraftBoard: 0 Age: 35 Occupation: Farming for self Nearest Relative: Frances Gentry, Curce, OK Height/Build: Medium/Medium Color of Eyes/Hair: Brown/brown (Courtesy of Lynell Cordell) 5 Jan 1967 THE DUNCAN EAGLE Edgar J. Gentry, Cattleman and Ex-Teacher, Dies Edgar J. (Ed) Gentry, 802 Sycamore, cattleman and farmer in Stephens County for nearly half a century, died at his home at 2 a.m. today. Gentry, 84, had been in poor health for several months. He was born at Decatur, Tex., Dec. 26, 1882 and moved to this county as a child. Gentry was a graduate of Valparaiso University at Valparaiso, Ind. He taught school at Alma as a young man. He retired a few years ago from active farming and ranching. Survivors are his wife, Frances, whom he married at Arthur in eastern Stephens County, Sept. 26, 1909; a son, W. T. Gentry, 1116 Elm; a daughter, Mrs. J. T. Callahan, 1327 Normandy Rd.; two brothers, John Gentry of Alpine, Tex., and Emory Gentry of Oklahoma City; a sister, Mrs. S. P. Hall of Pampa, Tex., and a grandson. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Grantham Funeral Home chapel. The Rev. T. Hollis Epton, pastor of the First Baptist church here of which Gentry was a member, will officiate. Burial will be in the Duncan Cemetery. Bearers will be Murl Kincannon, Pat Peck, Riley Coates, Earl Lee, Roy Steigleder and Lester Allen. Honorary bearers will be L.L. Humphreys, L. L. Gatlin, Nat Gatlin, Earl Russell, Clarence Callaway, Dr. E. C. Lindley, J. F. Lewis, the Rev. W. Lowder, Roy Patton, A.S. Moore, and members of the Men's Brotherhood Class of the First Baptist Church. Listed as living alone with Frances in the Duncan area (King township), Stephens Co., in 1910. Ref: DWL 112/Family 117 |
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| 9012 | I5814 | Gentry | Edgar Jeffery | 26 Dec 1882 | 5 Jan 1967 | 0 | (Research):Census Information: 1930 census Stephens Co. OK East 1/2 of King Twp., ED 69-1 0 Sheet 3B 46/51 Gentry, Edgar J., MW 49 M 29 TX MS IL Frances, wife FW 38 M 18 OK TX TX William T., son MW 19 S OK TX OK Mary T., dau. FW 18 S OK TX OK John V., nephew MW 15 OK TX OK |
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| 9014 | I6276 | Gentry | Elmer Fred | 6 Nov 1901 | 30 Mar 1984 | 0 | On his marriage he was described as "of Arthur, Stephens Co., Oklahoma." He loved music and played both the piano and the fiddle. The Duncan Banner-Mar. 30, 1984 Elmer Fred Gentry, 82, 2104 Birch, died Friday, March 30, at Duncan Regional Hospital after a sudden illness. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Westside Church of Christ with Jon Hosch officiating. Burial will be in the Duncan Cemetery under the direction of the Don Grantham Funeral Home. Born Nov. 6, 1901, in Stephens County, Gentry was a longtime resident of Duncan. He was a farmer, worked at Tinker Air Force Base during World War II and retired from Ridley Packing in 1967. He had been an elder for the Westside Church of Christ for 31 years. Gentry married Hazel Truitt on Sept. 22, 1928. Survivors include his wife, Hazel of the home: a daughter, Juanell Leard of Oklahoma City; a son, Don Gentry of Phoenix; two sisters, Ruth Meeks of Duncan, and Dera Goodwin of California; and seven grandchildren. Bearers will be Alfred Lewis, Sam Stovall, Don Douglas, Charles Bently, Kenneth Nunley and Loyd Cowan. Honorary bearers will be the elders and deacons of the Westside Church of Christ. (Courtesy of Lynell Cordell) |
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| 9015 | I6276 | Gentry | Elmer Fred | 6 Nov 1901 | 30 Mar 1984 | 0 | (Research):Census Listings: 1930 census Stephens Co. OK King Twp. Duncan city, ED 69-28 Sheet 10B 8 06 Cherry 253/259 Gentry, Elmer F., MW 28 M 26 OK OK OK Hazel, wife FW 18 M 16 OK TX OK Juanell L., dau. FW 9/12 S OK OK OK |
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| 9016 | I5836 | Gentry | Emory Howell | 26 May 1893 | 1 Aug 1967 | 0 | Emory was issued a delayed certificate of birth. The supporting evidence was his application for employment with the Oklahoma Railway company and the birth certificate of his daughter, Ruth Hazel Gentry. The informant for his death certificate was Lillie R. Gentry of 3409 Campbell. According to the 1928 Duncan City Directory, Emory and Lilly lived at 101 Elm Street. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Emory Howell Gentry City: Arthur County: Stephens State: Oklahoma Birthplace: Oklahoma;United States of America Birth Date: 26 May 1893 Race: Caucasian Roll: 1852128 Occupation: Farming Next of kin: Wife and 2 children Height/Build: Medium/Medium Color of Eyes/Hair: Gray/Brown (Courtesy of Lynell Cordell) |
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| 9017 | I5795 | Gentry | Emory Howell | 18 Sep 1917 | 3 Oct 1975 | 0 | He was called Howell, rather than Emory, which was what his father was called. His certificate of birth shows that 3 children had been born to his parents, including his birth. His parents were listed as being from Arthur, Oklahoma, and ages 24 and 22. His father was a farmer, and mother a housewife. Emory was shown as being widowed at the time of his death. His occupation was listed as Stone Mason. The informant was Bernice Leftwich. |
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| 9019 | I6170 | Gentry | Frankie | 1911 | 0 | She was married twice: to Thomas Summerville and to Bob Woods. According to the 1930 Oklahoma census, she was also married to an E. E. Dewey in Duncan. | STR06 | |
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| 9021 | I1600 | Gentry | Franklin Melton | 24 May 1880 | 11 Jun 1928 | 0 | He is listed as living with Ada his wife and their two children in Parks township, Stephens Co., in 1910. Ref: DWL 88/Family 88 He later inherited from his father and he farmed the family land east of Duncan. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Frank Melton Gentry City: Arthur County: Stephens State: Oklahoma Birth Date: 24 May 1880 Race: White Roll: 1852128 DraftBoard: 0 Age: 38 Occupation: Farming Nearest Relative: Ada Gentry, Arthur, Stephens Co. OK Height/Build: Medium/Slender Color of Eyes/Hair: Blue/Black Duncan Eagle, June 14, 1928, Page 7 Frank Gentry Laid to Rest County Resident for 38 Years Passed Away at Age of 48. Services Wednesday. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon for Frank M. Gentry, who had passed away at 6 o'clock Monday evening, a victim of pneumonia. Arrangements were made by the Beeson Grantham Funeral Home, and services were held in the First Baptist Church, with Rev. Elmer Ridgeway officiating. Burial was in the Duncan Cemetery. Born in Texas on May 24, 1880, Mr. Gentry came to this section at an early age, and had resided in Stephens County for 38 years. His home was 12 1/2 miles east of Duncan. His long residence here had made him widely and favorably known throughout this section. Surviving are the widow; three sons, Rene, John and Freeland; and two daughters, Frankie and June. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Gentry, live at 721 Spruce Avenue. There are also two sisters and three brothers. Ken Harvey related a story about Frank and his wife decided to replace all their living room furniture so he headed to town with a bale of cotton to sell. The old furniture was meanwhile presented to the neighbours. Unfortunately instead bought an Edison record player with records and put it in his wagon and took it home. The family heard him singing as he arrived home late at night and Ada was none too pleased to discover what their money had been spent on. They now had a bare room with a phonograph. This was the old ground floor bedroom on the south side of the house. His son Glen really enjoyed the new machine as he was a fun loving young man and liked to dance to the music played on the Edison. One of the records was "The Irish Washer Woman" and Glen was able to do a jig to that! |
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| 9023 | I6174 | Gentry | Freeland Norman | 8 Feb 1918 | 13 Dec 1995 | 0 | The Oklahoman GENTRY Freeland N., my beloved husband and father of our daughter, Freeland N. Gentry, 77, passed away Dec. 13, 1995 in OKC. He was born Feb. 8, 1918 in Duncan, OK. Freeland was a veteran of WWII, serving in Persia and Belguim. He retired from Wilson Foods in 1980, having worked there for 45 years. Freeland is survived by his wife, Nadine; a daughter, Pamela Baker and husband, Greg Baker; a grandson, Bryant Baker and his wife, Micha; a brother and sister-in-law, John and Allene Gentry; a sister, June Allison; and numerous nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, 1995 at Resthaven Memory Gardens. Resthaven Funeral Home More About FREELAND NORMAN GENTRY: Burial: 1995, Restaven Memory Gardens, OKC, OK |
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| 9024 | I6235 | Gentry | Gerald Hastings | 3 May 1908 | 21 Nov 1984 | 0 | Gerald was referred to in a list of the surviving children of John Price Gentry as "Gerald H. [Gentry] of Oklahoma City". Ken Harvey writes that he joined the cavalry, and noted, "Take a fool's advice and never join the cavalry" Lynell Cordell found the following: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name: Gerald H Gentry Birth Year: 1908 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Oklahoma State: Oklahoma County or City: Oklahoma Enlistment Date: 21 Nov 1945 Enlistment State: Oklahoma Enlistment City: Oklahoma City Branch: Air Corps Branch Code: Air Corps Grade: Staff Sergeant Grade Code: Staff Sergeant Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Cook Marital Status: Married Height: 98 Weight: 244 Gerald was living in Oklahoma City, OK at the time of his father's death in 1946. SSDI GERALD GENTRY 03 May 1908 Dec 1984 73109 (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OK) (none specified) 441-28-3181 Oklahoma Sunnylane Cemetery, Del City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Section 10 Block 2 Row 1-8 10 2 4 85 GENTRY, Gerald H. May 3 1908 - Nov 21 1984 M Sgt US Air Force WWII |
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| 9025 | I6235 | Gentry | Gerald Hastings | 3 May 1908 | 21 Nov 1984 | 0 | (Research):Census Information: 1930 Census 1930 census Laramie Co. WY ED 11-15 Pg. 218B Military Reservation in Dist. 3 Fort Francis E. Warren Randall Avenue Gentry, Gerald H., private, MW, 27, S, OK TX TX, Soldier, U S Army |
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| 9026 | I16848 | Gentry | Glenn Jerry | 25 Sep 1943 | 6 Feb 1996 | 0 | Juanita also shows he was also married to Christinelle Hile (b 30 Jul 1944 d 20 Nov 2001 in Oklahoma City, OK) | STR06 |
| 9027 | I6171 | Gentry | Glenn William | 1909 | Abt 1927 | 0 | Killed in a one car accident which his Model T went out of control on a dirt road. He was taking someone to see the doctor. The patient being conveyed survived. | STR06 |
| 9028 | I5770 | Gentry | Grace Ellen | 3 Nov 1888 | 16 Dec 1966 | 0 | Possibly lived in Paris, Lamar Co., Texas at some point. This town was sometimes referred to by Grace Ellen Gentry. Died at 2010 Admiral Road, Stillwater, OK. She had a strong dislike of all things Texan. Photograph at 140 lbs (usually 125lbs) Norvelle Studio, Chickasha, Oklahoma, circa 1923. She disliked the picture as a result. 1927-She was instrumental in organizing the Payne/Gentry family reunion in 1927. The event took place at the home of Annie O'Neill's home in Duncan. 1934-On the sixth of April 1934, Mary E. Gentry, widow, sells to Grace Payne (her daughter) for one dollar and love and affection the west half of lot six (6) in block sixty-seven (67) together with all improvements thereon, in the City of Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. Grace and Marvin had just lost their farm being unable to pay the mortgage. Molly continued to live for another six years but this house on 8th and Spruce Street was also lost for the same reasons. Molly continued to live with her daughter and her family until she died. 1948-Grace Payne (nee Gentry) notified "To Whom it May Concern" on the 21st of June that she, E.J. Gentry, J.W. Gentry, Pearl Hall, E.H. Gentry, Carl H. Payne, J.E. Payne, Vera Young, Virginia Hardin, Louise Birnie, Mary Ethel Jones and Jeanne Turner, all heirs of W.M. Gentry, claimed to own the mineral rights of their father's old property and intended to have the matter determined by the Court. [Payne, Grace Ellen (1948) Affidavit giving legal notice of intention to file suit in District Court of Stephens County, Oklahoma, Ref: Book 414, page 344] It is not clear who this claim was directed at. Frank and Emory had continued the farn between them. Frank had died in 1928, and John Vernon Gentry continues the connection with his grandfather's land to this day (1997). Grace Gentry was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC). She claimed membership under her grandfather, W.J. Gentry. It was actually her grandfather John Melton Gentry, whose name Grace confused, who served in the Confederate Army. Grace was determined to get into the UDC and it was known she was not going to let anything, such as her other grandfather William J. Mounts' service in the Union Army, to get in her way. An incomplete draft of her application, remaining in the family, lists her parents as William Melton (sic) Gentry (born 1851 TN, died Sept. 1829 Duncan, OK) and his wife as Mary Evelyn Mounts (born Aug 1857, Died Aug 10, 1940 Duncan, OK). She went on to list her grandfather as William John Gentry (of Darnells, TX born in TN) and his wife as Pamela Harpoole (also born in TN). |
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| 9029 | I6528 | Gentry | Harold Brant | 30 Jul 1960 | 6 Jan 2016 | 0 | Grantham Funeral Home, Duncan, OK Jan. 13, 2016 Harold Brant Gentry, 55, of Duncan, OK passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2016 in Oklahoma City, OK. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 14, 2016 in the Duncan Cemetery with Ron Stough officiating. Services are under the direction of the Don Grantham Funeral Home. Brant was born July 30, 1960 in Duncan to Lloyd Harold and Reba (Mitchell) Gentry. He attended Duncan Public Schools and was a welder by trade. Brant is survived by one brother, Blane E. Gentry; aunt and uncle, Lynell and Glen Cordell and aunt, Corine Burch; a special friend, Jackie Speed; and a host of other family and close friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Reba Gentry. Courtesy of Lynell Cordell, his Aunt |
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| 9030 | I11592 | Gentry | J. William | 12 Oct 1837 | 4 May 1897 | 0 | It is not known how, or if, J.William Gentry was related to Minerva Gentry other than by marriage. | STR06 |
| 9031 | I6161 | Gentry | James C. | Abt 1830 | Aft 1883 | 0 | He would have been aged 25 when his parent's family moved to Texas. He is listed as an heir to Mary Gentry's estate in 1871. He received a portion of land west of Sherman, Grayson County, TX. He was also listed as an heir of W.G. Gentry on a land transaction in 1883 in Hill County, Texas. Lynell Cordell has possibly located him, still in Missouri, at the time of the 1860 census. She notes that Henry counties is in far western Missouri. 1860 Census Henry Co MO Pg. 789 Springfield Twp June 8, 1860 100/100 William W. Cecil, 44, M, grocer 1900/500 VA Elizabeth A., 30, F, VA William Foster, 26, M, blacksmith, VA J. C. Gentry, 30, M, carpenter, 125/350 IL Mt. Olivet Cemetery Springfield Township 453 NE Hwy Y, Henry Co, MO GENTRY, Eliza S. - d: May 27 1857 - sp: ?b?James C. GENTRY?/b? - *also listed in Hughes Cemetery - 26Y 17D |
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| 9032 | I5956 | Gentry | James Edwin | 25 Mar 1869 | 16 Jan 1950 | 0 | Lynell Gentry notes that her father, the youngest son of James and Zada Gentry, "talked about living in Wise Co. Texas, when he was a youngster. That was probably between Dera's birth in 1899 and Elmer's in 1901. Bessie told Anna Laura that they came across the Red River to Oklahoma on New Year's Day 1900 and lived in Grady Co. before settling in Stephens Co. Although on the 1900 census they are at Township 2SR3W, the same as Zada's mother and unmarried siblings. That location is around Alma, Oklahoma, where my Dad [Delbert] said he was born in 1893. Zada's father died there in 1899 and is buried near John M. and Pamelia Gentry in the Alma Cemetery." Ken Harvey notes that in 1900 "We find four young unidentified Gentrys '[second] cousins [of Ed & Zada's children?]' living with Ed and Zada during the census of Indian Territory in 1900 and as a result they had to be enumerated there. They were presumably not on vacation as they were very young-perhaps their parents were starting to homestead in Indian Territory and were building their house having been there a few years. These youngsters were presumably the grandchildren of either James, Michael, Wesley or Abram-the sons of Preacher William Gentry. We only know for certain that Wesley and Abram emigrated to Texas with the family. They could easily have been Wesley or Abram's grandchildren. They are Mollie, Stephen, Cubie and Addie. Assuming they are all siblings their unknown Gentry father was born in Texas and their mother was born in Kansas. In addition there was an unidentified fourteen year old nephew, Mayfield Ladd b. Mar. 1886 TX, who was presumably on a working vacation." There were some Todd's in the area in 1900 but no Ladd's were found so it is not certain which name is correct. In 1919 the couple bought about 160 acres of Stephens Co. land from Ed's nephew Franklin Melton Gentry and his wife. This was on Nov. 22nd. and the lands legal description was Sec. 4 1S 5W. (Book 103, Page 139, Stephens County Courthouse). They sold this land to Bill Kirk in 1946 and moved to 2nd Street in Duncan. J.E. Gentry's obituary, from THE DUNCAN EAGLE dated 19 January 1950 reads as follows: "60 Year Resident of County, J.E. Gentry, Dies After Long Illness" Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon for James E. Gentry, 80, 704 North 2nd, who died in a local hospital Monday night after a long illness. Gentry had been a resident of this county for the past 60 years, having moved to Alma in 1889. He was born in Wise County, Texas [Lynell thinks this is an error*] in March, 1869. G. W. McCollum, Minister, conducted the rites as the West Main Church of Christ with Rev. Roy V. Harp of the First Christian Church assisting. Burial was in the Duncan Cemetery under the direction of Rangley-Holden Funeral Home. Bearers were Bruce Ridley, V. K. McMasters, Jake Kirby, Gaylord Clark, M.E. Hitt and Bill Groppenbacher. Survivors include the widow Zada, five sons, A.L. of Duncan, Delbert of Duncan Route 3, Elmer and Jess of Duncan and Lloyd of Oklahoma City, three daughters, Ruth Gentry of the home address, Mrs. Bessie Payne of Oklahoma City, and Mrs. Dera Goodwin of Bell, California. *Lynell noted that the 1860 and 1870 census records were in Johnson County, Texas, and she believes he was born there. Ken Harvey further noted that he was known as Ed. He was a slow moving person. |
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| 9033 | I5956 | Gentry | James Edwin | 25 Mar 1869 | 16 Jan 1950 | 0 | (Research):Census Listings: 1900 census Chickasaw Nation IT (Stephens Co. OK) ED 167 pg. 15 240/244 Jentry, J.E., Mar. 1869, 31, married 9, TX KY TN Farmer Zadie, wife, Jan. 1875, 25, 6 children/6 living, KS TN KS Arthur, son, Jun 1893, 7, IT Delbert, son, Mar. 1894, 6, IT Bessie, dau., Apr. 1896, 4, IT Jesse, son, Apr. 1897, 3, IT Deria, dau., Apr. 1899, 1, IT Jentry, Mollie, cus., May 1896, 4, IT TX KS Stephen, cus., Feb. 1897, 3, IT TX KS Cubie, cus, female, M ar. 1897, 3, TX TX KS Addie, cus., Feb. 1898, 2, IT, TX KS Ladd?/Todd?, Mayfield, neph., Mar. 1886, 14, TX TN KS 1910 census Grady Co. OK, Amber twn., ED 90 pg. 11 B 137/138 Jentry, James E., 41, married 20, TX KY KY Elzada, 39, 7 children/7 living, KS TN TN Arthur, son, 17, OK Delbert, son, 16, OK Bessie, dau., 14, OK Jesse, son, 13, OK Dera, dau., 11, OK Elmer, son, 8, OK Loyd, son, 1, OK 1920 census, Stephens Co. OK, Parks twp., ED 250 pg. 14B. Gentry, James E., 50, TX TN TN Zada, 49, KS TN TN Delbert, son, 25, OK Dera, dau. 20, OK Elmer, son, 18, OK Lloyd R., son, 9, OK Ruth, dau., 7, OK 1930 census Stephens Co. OK Parks Twp., ED 69-21 Sheet 3A 34/38 Gentry, James E., MW 61 M 21 TX TN TN Zada, wife FW 59 M 19 KS MS MS Jess N., son MW 33 S OK TX KS Lloyd, son MW 21 S OK TX KS Ruth, dau. FW 17 S OK TX KS |
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| 9034 | I6436 | Gentry | James Edwin | 3 Jun 1915 | 11 Jan 2006 | 0 | The Duncan Eagle Thursday, November 29, 1935 James Gentry Will Head DeMolay Club-- James Gentry was elected master councilor of the Duncan DeMolay Chapter at the annual election of officers Tuesday night. Hudson Coombs was named senior councilor and Bill Robinson was elected to the junior councilorship. Two pledges, Alton Askins and Earl Fisher were given final initiation degrees. Other officers will be appointed soon. James E. 'Jim' Gentry January 12, 2006 James E. (Jim) Gentry, 90, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2006, in Wichita Falls. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13, 2006, at First Christian Church of Wichita Falls with Dr. David Hartman officiating. Entombment will follow at the Crestview Memorial Park Mausoleum. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hampton Vaughan Crestview. Jim was born on June 3, 1915, in Duncan, Okla., to Arthur and Myrtis Gentry. On Feb. 28, 1942, Jim married Alma Melissa Givens. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II in Europe. He continued his military service in the Army Reserve attaining the rank of Lt. Colonel. He founded Jim Gentry Lumber Company in November 1965. He operated the business for 30 years before retiring in 1995. He served as President of the Lumberman's Association of Texas and also as President of Southwest Rotary receiving the Paul Harris Fellow. He was a member of First Christian Church for 49 years and served as a Deacon and Chairman of the Property Department. Survivors include his wife, Alma Gentry; sons, Jimmy Gentry and wife Sharon, Fred Gentry and wife Susie, and Danny Gentry all of Wichita Falls; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sisters, Marie Sanders of Corpus Christi, Texas, Mary Helen Newton and husband Leland of Ada, Okla., and Dorothy Jeanne Eldridge of Shreveport, La. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls or First Christian Church of Wichita Falls http://www.timesrecordnews.com/trn/local_obituaries/article/0,1891,TRN_5786_4381359,00.html |
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| 9035 | I18834 | Gentry | James M. | 23 Oct 1835 | Yes, date unknown | 0 | Shown in St. Louis Historical Society HISTORY OF MONROE AND SHELBY COUNTY (1881), p 917, to have married Anna McDANIEL on 8 Nov 1860. Shonw on the "Brown Family Tree" as Ancestry.com to have instead married Mary Anna Thomas in 1860. | STR06 |
| 9036 | I6265 | Gentry | Jess Newton | 7 Dec 1896 | 10 Nov 1963 | 0 | Jesse [Newton] Gentry (b.1896), was listed in the 1920 census as a boarder with Thomas H. and Bessie Payne, his elder sister, in Parks Township, Stephens Co. He was twenty three years old. The Duncan Eagle-Nov. 11, 1963 Death Takes Jess Gentry Rites were pending today for 67-year-old Jess Newton Gentry, a retired farmer, who died Sunday night in his home at 407 1/2 Pine. Gentry, a native of Alma, died of an apparent heart attack. He was born Sept. 7, 1896 and had lived most of his life in Stephens County. Gentry left here in 1951 and lived in California until 1956. He was a member of the Church of Christ and a veteran of World War I. Brooks Funeral Home will announce arrangements. Survivors include three brothers, Elmer Gentry, West Main Street; Lloyd Gentry, Oklahoma City, and Delbert Gentry, 516 Pine. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Richard Meeks, 704 N. 2nd, and Mrs. T. N. Goodwin, Bell, Calif., and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Al Gentry, 1315 Beech. (Courtesy of Lynell Cordell) |
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| 9037 | I5722 | Gentry | Jesse | Abt 1808 | 1862 | 0 | Jesse Gentry, a contractor and builder by occupation in early life, was a pioneer into Missouri, and built the first really respectable dwelling erected in St. Louis. It was the residence of Gov. Bates. Subsequently he came to Palmyra and there he built the first frame house put up in town. In 1835, having married in the meantime, he entered land in Shelby county, to which he removed, where he improved a farme, and resided until his death. He died in 1862. His wife, whose maiden name was Miss Nancy Payne, died in 1839. She was related to the early family of Paynes, for whom Paynesville, in Pike county, was named. (HISTORY OF MONROE AND SHELBY COUNTY, St. Louis Historical Society, Missouri: 1881, pp 916-917). The 1840 Shelby County, MO Census shows the following Gentry, Jesse 2-0-1-0-0-0-0-1/1-2-1 A George Gentry was also a head of household in Shelby County in 1840 Gentry, George 1-0-0-0-1/2-1-0-0-1 |
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| 9038 | I6166 | Gentry | Jesse Abram | 27 Nov 1844 | 11 May 1915 | 0 | He would have been aged ca. 10 when his family moved to Hillsboro, Hill Co., Texas. 1860-He is listed as a farmer, age 15, in the Hill Co., Texas, census of 1860 while living with his parents. 1862-Jesse served as a Confederate soldier, based on the application of his second wife and widow, Izora Joan, for a pension, as abstracted below: Widow's Application for a Pension #50300 Name of Applicant: Mrs. Izora Joan Casey Mills County Post office, Mullen Filed October 22nd, 1931 Approved Oct. 22nd, 1931 Pension allowed from Nov. 1st, 1931 The State of Texas, County of Mills} I, Mrs. Izora Joan Casey, do hereby make application for a pension pursuant to the provisions of Articles 6204 to 6227, inclusive, of the Revised civil Statutes of 1925 as amended by H.B. No. 150, passed by the Forty-second Legislature at its Regular Session and all other laws of this State relating thereto.I am a widow of J. Gentry deceased, who departed this life on the 11 day of May, A.D., 1915 in the county of Brown in the State of Texas.....I do solemnly swear that I was never divorced from my said husband J. Gentry and that I never abandoned him during his life but remained his true, faithful and lawful wife up to the date of his death. I was married to him on the 2 day of Sept.. A.D. 1894, in the county of Mills (note: Brown was typed in and crossed out and Mills written in), in the State of Texas. My husband, the said J. Gentry, served as a Confederate soldier (or sailor) in the war between the States of the United States; or (that he was a soldier who, under special laws of the State of Texas during said war, served in organizations for the protection of the frontier against Indian raiders or Mexican marauders) or; (that he was a soldier of the militia of the State of ______ who was in active service during said war.) That my said husband served honorable from the date of his enlistment until the close of the war, (or until he was discharged or paroled in some military organization regularly mustered into the army or navy of the Confederate States until the surrender). He was honorably discharged or paroled?..told to go home at the close of the war. That I have been a bona fide resident of this State continuously since 1871. What is your age, and date of birth? 72 years: born March 27, 1859 How long have you resided in the county of your present location? 58 years. What is your postoffice address? Mullen, Texas Have you applied for a pension under the Confederate pension law and been rejected? no If rejected, state when and where ___ Did your husband draw a pension? no_ If so, give his file number ____ Give, if possible, the postoffice address of your deceased husband at the time of his enlistment. Pilot Grove, Grayson county, Texas. What was your husband's full name? Jesse A. Gentry In what State was your husband's command originally organized? Texas How long did your husband serve? nearly three years. If known to you, give date of enlistment and discharge. enlisted in fall of 1862 What was the name or letter of the company, or number of the regiment in which your husband served? Company C. Ninth Texas Name branch of service in which your husband served, whether infantry, cavalry, artillery, or the navy, or if commissioned as an officer by the President, his rank and line of duty, or if detailed for special service, under the law of conscription, the nature of such service, and time of service: Cavalry 1st Ind. War Department, A. G. O., July 15, 1931 ? To The Adjutant General, State of Texas, Austin, Texas. The name Jessie Alvin Gentry has not been found on the rolls on file for soldiers in service in the Confederate States Army. The records show, however, that one J. Gentry enlisted September 26, 1862, at Pilot Grove, Texas as a private in Co. C. 9th Texas Cavalry, C. S. A. The company muster roll for May and June, 1864, the last roll on file, shows him absent, at Hospital wounded June 24. No later record of him has been found. J. E. Bery was captain of Co. C., of the above named regiment. Jos. C. Hart, Jr., was captain of Co. E. 9th Regiment Texas Cavalry. C.H. Bridges Major General The Adjutant General The following URL is the 9th TX Cavalry web site. It has a time line for the battles, etc. and I would guess that Jesse was wounded in one of the battles in Georgia. His brother in law, Ed R. Bush, was also in this unit. http://gen.1starnet.com/civilwar/9cvbatt.htm 1871-He is listed as an heir to Mary Gentry's estate and received a portion of land west of Sherman in Grayson County, Texas. In March, 1877, he and one of his brothers, J.M. Gentry, received land in Grayson County from Jesse W. Bell and James K. Blair. The reason for the transfer, and the relationship between these four men, is unknown. (Vol A1, Grayson Co, TX) On August 19, 1878, he sold 12 acres of Timber land to J.M. Gentry (his older brother) for $75. (Volume 44, Grayson County) Notes by Charles Strong, Dec. 2002. "J.A. Gentry purchased (Land Certificates) of Charlie Carson - Book B, Page 516 - November 1902 Reagan County Texas Book 1 Page 615 I John J. Terrell, Commissioner of the General Land Office of the State of Texas do hereby certify that J.A. Gentry on the 3rd day of July. A.D. 1905, filed proof of three consecutive years residence and occupancy on Section No. 184, Block No. 2. Certificate No. 1/189, Grantee T. & P. Ry. Co. in Reagan County, as required by Article 4218 ? and 4218 ? Revised Civil Statuated of 1895: and said proof is corroborated by the affidavits of F.McG?, C. F. Hilburn and E.L. McMaster whose credibility is certified to by J.B. Lucas as County Clerk Reagan County, Texas, that said land was originally sold to C. W. Carson on 11th day of June, A.D. 1902. In testimony whereof I ? to set my hand and cause to be affixed the seal of the General Land Office. Done at Austin, Texas, this the 5th day of July, A.D. 1905. John J. Terrell Commissioner of the General Land Office F. 72683 Additional lands Section 198, Block 2 Cert. 1/210, Grantee T. & P. Ry. Co. Filed for record the 10th day of July 1905 at 6 o'clock P.M. and duly recorded the 11th day of July 1905, at 10 o'clock A.M. (This land sold in 1909 to J. Blocke by J.A. Gentry and wife I.J. Gentry - Book 4 Page 151) (Another sale was on this same page, Book 4 Page 151 in 1905) |
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| 9039 | I6166 | Gentry | Jesse Abram | 27 Nov 1844 | 11 May 1915 | 0 | (Research): Census Information: 1870 Census Grayson Co. TX Pg. 17B 86/86 Gentry, J.A., 26 MW Farmer 250 200 KY ". Sarah, 18 FW Keeps House KY ". Calumy(?), 1 MW TX 1880 census Coleman Co. TX ED 44 Pg. 546D Jessee A. GENTRY Self M Male W 36 KY Farmer KY KY Sarah A. GENTRY Wife M Female W 29 KY Keeping House KY KY Calaway D. GENTRY Son S Male W 10 TX Works On Farm KY KY David S. GENTRY Son S Male W 5 TX KY KY 1900 census Mills Co. TX ED 113 Pg. 191 117/118 Gentry, Jesse A., head, WM Nov. 1844 55 M 5(married 5 yrs) KY Ky Ky Gentry, I. J., wife, WF March 1859 41 M 5 0children LA SC AL Tolson/Folson, Attie, d-in-law, WF Feb. 1881 19 S TX LS MS (Probably step-dau.) Gentry, Dennis, son, W M Oct. 1880 19 S TX KY KY Gentry, Evi, daugh W M Aug 1883 16 S TX KY KY Gentry, Etta, niece, W M Aug 1889 10 S TX TX TX |
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| 9040 | I20227 | Gentry | Jesse Alvin | 11 Jan 1900 | 15 Dec 1918 | 0 | From Nora GENTRY LOCKLIN 1987: "The dreadful flu of 1918 struck the United States....On December 15, 1918, my brother Jesse Alvin died. He was in Draughon's Business College in Abilene. He went to visit a school friend out of town for the week-end. He lay down in the train staition to wait for the next passenger train, fell asleep and missed his train. He took a cold and developed pneumonia. He lasted only a week. Papa and I were with him at the end." Texas Death Certificate # 58764. Civilian registration cards completed in 1917-1918" Some men do not have birth locations listed because they registered on the final draft registration day in 1918 when this information was not recorded. Name - Birth date - Ethnic Group - Birth Location - Location of Registration Gentry, Alvin Jesse 11 Feb 1900 W x Irion TX |
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| 9042 | I5737 | Gentry | John Melton | 19 Dec 1827 | 3 Mar 1904 | 0 | John's middle name is not known with certainty. Milton was recorded by the undertakers following his death. They probably misheard this however. Grace Gentry has told Lynell Gentry it was actually Melton. And as a grandson was nameed Franklin Melton Gentry, the balance of probability suggests that he was John Melton Gentry. The Salt Lake Ancestral File gives John M. Gentry's birthdate as 1828 in Madison Co., Kentucky. However, on the 1870 Johnson Co, TX census, his computed date of birth would be 1830. On the 1900 Stephens Co, OK census, his computed date of birth would be December 1827. John's son, William, recorded his father's birth state as Kentucky although John himself had recorded it as Tennessee ten years previously. Significantly no parents for John are listed in the Ancestral File and a Samuel Gentry is given as "relation." Unfortunately the source of this data concerning Samuel is not immediately indicated. This ancestor entry was made on 20 Dec. 1937 by a member of the Mormon Church, probably long gone by now. The original data entry should be followed up. The Microfilm Reference is 183571 page 650. Ordinance 22555 Salt Lake. 1850-Recorded in Obion County, Tennessee Dist #2, page 705 1854 - "History of Johnson County, Texas" states that a John Gentry was elected County Commissioner. This probably was another John Gentry as census records cited below show that our John M. Gentry must have moved to Missouri sometime around this period. 1855 and 1859-- The family moved to Missouri where daughters Ellen, Sallie and Virginia were born. 1859 - John M. Gentry (31) probably migrated to Texas circa 1859, after a stay of about four years in Missouri. His son, William Miller Gentry, was therefore eight years old when they migrated to Texas. In later life he apparently had no memories of life in Tennessee, we can assume however that the boy did remember life in Missouri. They moved from Missouri to Texas shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War. The raging debates leading to the Missouri compromise, prior to the Civil War, may have hastened their departure. In the book APRIL 1865, Jay Winik notes that "On one level, (Missouri) was the very embodiment of the Civil War itself: a conflict-ridden slave state that didn't secede, a state deeply divided in loyalties, a state with an ill-formed identity. On yet another level, as it descended into full-scale guerilla war, Missouri became a very different creature altogether, less a reflection of what the Civil War was and more a mirror for what the Civil War could become. It became a killing field." 1860 - John's real estate in the Grandview Post Office area in Johnson Co., Texas, was valued at $270 in 1860 and his personal property at $525. He was a farmer and he was now employing a farm labourer from Alabama, Sam Benge (23), who lived with the family. His father was possibly in nearby Hillsboro, Hill Co. where he was presumably developing his newly founded Baptist Church. 1861-On March 30, A Jno M. Gentry (33) was elected an officer in the Grandview Calvary, Johnson Co, Texas. He became one of six corporals in the newly formed CSA. {Johnson Co, Texas, Civil War Declaration and Muster Roll from the Commisioners Court Ledger Book "A". Muster Roll of the Grandview Cavalry, p 244}. His younger brother, Wesley (19) served as a private in the same company. Wesley was listed as #44 out of 61 privates in the same company. They were under the command of Capt. Jacob S. Morrow. {p. 245}. The military records cited above might be for another John M. Gentry. Lynell Cordell also found the following records: "Gentry, John M--Card #50325527, Pvt, Co. A, 18th Regiment Texas Cavalry, Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for Jan 15 to June 30, 1862. Enlisted March 1, 186- (blank) at Dallas, Texas for a period of one year. No pay received. Discharged May 29, under Conscript law [Probably too old] A.B. Mustain, Copyist 1861-"History of Johnson County, Texas" states that the Grandview Masonic Blue Lodge #266 A.F. and A.M. was chartered June 14, 1861. J.M. Gentry was listed as a charter member, along with W.G. Gentry. 1870 - Census, Johnson County, Texas ED 628 Ca. 1875-- "History of Johnson County, Texas" states that "Pupils from many places came to board in the homes of the families living in the neighborhood, and a number of new families moved here and built homes on five acre lots given for the purpose [of building Oakland College] by Philip Walker, Judge Harrison, John Gentry, Dr. L.H. Gebhard and James Houston." (p 360) 26 March 1877-Jesse W. Bell and James K. Blair relinquished and conveyed to J.M. Gentry and Jesse A. Gentry the rights, titles and interests in and to land in Grayson county. Jesse Bell and James Blair had previously purchased the land from the administrator of Christian Blair. The reason for the transfer is unknown, as is the relationship of Bell and Blair to the Gentrys. (Vol. A1 Grayson County, TX) 1878- J.M. Gentry purchased 12 acres of Timber land for $75 from J.A. Gentry in Grayson County, Texas. (Volume 44, Grayson County Bonham, TX) 1880 - Grayson County, Texas ED 7, page 145. Also living with the family was a 25 year old servant, J.C. Matthews, and John's youngest sister, Mary "Mollie" Gentry Bush. Mollie is listed as a boarder, and living with her three small sons, Willie, Harry, and Marcus Roy. John's son William Miller Gentry is now living in Wise Co. with his wife and young family. Zada Trawick's family was also in Wise Co. in 1880. It is possible that John M. and Pamelia could have moved there after the 1880 census, and also that Preacher William, possibly in need of care, could have been there around that time also. 1885- Land record, Vol 5, Page 176, Wise Co., Texas J.M. and P.C. Gentry sold about 46 1/2 acres to J.C. McCraken. 1887-Land record Vol 11, page 434, Wise Co., Texas J.M. and P.C. Gentry sold (?) 130 acres to Burges. Says something about part of blk 11, league #2. Hunt School Land. 1890-Land record, Vol 19, page 310, Wise Co., Texas Sold 130 acres in Block 11, League #2, School land, to Jerry Williamson (son-in-law?) 1895- Land record Vol 31, page 284, Wise Co, Texas. Something else about the 130 acres sold to Burges Block 11, League #2, Hunt School land. 1900-He and Pamelia were living with his son and daughter in law, William M. and Mollie Gentry. 1901-A J.M. Gentry purchased "land situated in Fannin County, Texas on the waters of Brushy Creek being part of a Survey originally granted unto Wm Martin" from W.A. and Rosa B. Ayres for $400 cash and a $100 note. (Book 17, Page 488-489 Fannin Co, TX). It is not known if this is the same person a John Melton Gentry, who was residing in Oklahoma at that time. Lewis Adair Payne has a copy (currently mislaid) of a four generation group photograph of John Milton Gentry and Pamelia Harpole taken around 1902. They, the grandparents in the picture, apparently died shortly afterwards. The original image, which is unfortunately not a very good piece of portraiture being taken from a distance, is probably the property of Dorothy Thompson. This important photograph apparently shows John (75), with a large beard and sitting. The rest of the seven people portrayed are apparently standing; Pamelia (75), William Miller Gentry (50) and his wife Mary Evelyn Mounts (46) with two of their children Permelia Gertrude (25) and Pearl (6). Gertie's husband Walter W. Payne and their first born child Carl (4). The picture was taken in front of William and Martha's house and a neighbour woman can additionally be seen nearby. This picture, when compared to Lynell's damaged double portrait of John and Pamela (Harpole) Gentry, seems to be of the same people. Anna Laura Payne confirmed the identity of the John and Pamela, remembering the portrait from her childhood. Charles Strong remembers the portrait, before damage, hanging in the home of James Edwin Gentry and Zada Trawick. 1900 - Both John Milton and Pamelia C. Gentry were living with their son William M. Gentry in Stephens Co., Oklahoma in 1900. 1902-John M. Gentry becomes the 11th Masonic Worshipful Master, Lodge No. 54, in Velma, Oklahoma. 1904 - (Tombstone Inscription, surmounted by Masonic Insignia) JOHN M./GENTRY/ BORN/ DEC. 19. 1827/ DIED/MAR. 3. 1904/AGED/ 76Yrs. 2 Mos./ &15Das. |
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| 9043 | I5945 | Gentry | John Price | 29 Mar 1862 | 14 Apr 1946 | 0 | 1862-His funeral record states place of birth as Hill Co., Texas, but he could actually have been born in Johnson Co. Maybe the information is correct and the family moved to Johnson Co. shortly after the birth. 1886-Was this marriage in Woodville, Tyler Co., as there is no Woodvine in Texas? Could Woodvine have been a town that disappeared? Maybe the son who supplied the information simply didn't know the name of the town. 1887, 12 Nov. - "Mr Price Gentry's little child died last week." The Weekly Duncan Banner July 28, 1905 "J.P. Gentry and family left for Loco yesterday to attend the 5th Sunday meeting, after which they will visit relatives and friends in Wyse county, Texas for a week or two." (Courtesy Lynell Cordell) Stephens County Historical Society Interviews with Pioneers Pioneer Memories The R. B. Frensley Family History Added Memories of the Frensley Family by Bob Frensley - (excerpt) "One day in May 1908 there were eight tornadoes around Duncan in one afternoon. The first one hit out west of town around Oil City. Most of the others we could just see out on the prairie, but one did clip the edge of Duncan. It came through the south edge of town and tore up some stuff down at the oil mill on 7th and Bois d'arc. You could have done most anything in downtown Duncan that afternoon and nobody would have known it. Everyone was down in storm cellars. Fuqua Park used to be a big cotton patch. It belonged to a man named Price Gentry. Us kids used to take our sacks and go over there after school every afternoon to pick cotton. Some used regular cotton bags and others used tow or burlap sacks. There were kids of all ages and sizes. Worst mistake Mr. Gentry ever made was planting citron or pie melons along the rows one year. From then on, we kept the old man busy searching the sacks when he weighed them in. He'd have to hunt through each sack to be sure us kids didn't have a melon in there to be weighed." Funeral home record from Duncan, Stephens Co. OK (Courtesy Lynell Cordell) John Price Gentry died April 14, 1946 at Wichita Falls Clinic at Wichita Falls, Texas. Had been in ill health for a number of years, however, death was unexpected. Born March 29, 1862 at Hill County, Texas, son of John Milton and Pamelia Harpole Gentry. Was carpenter by trade. Married 1886 in Woodvine, Texas to Emma Green, now deceased. Was a member of Baptist Church and Odd Fellows Lodge. Surviving children; L.O. Gentry of Wichita Falls, Texas; Gerald H. Gentry of Okla. City, Oklahoma; Mrs. C.S. Kerr, Chula Vista, Calif. 1 brother, J.E. Gentry of Duncan Community. Funeral will be at 2:30 Tuesday April 16 at Emanuel Baptist Church. Rev. J.C. Dodson officiating. Internment in Duncan Cemetery Duncan Cemetery, Duncan, OK (computerized cemetery records show name as John Pierce) Section 3, Block 21, Lot 12, Spaces 5 & 6: John Price Gentry 84 b. ? TX d. 14 APR 1946 Wichita Fall, TX. Died of Leukemia. Mrs. Emma G. [Green] Gentry 71 b. ? TX d. 8 NOV 1939 Duncan, OK Parent of Emma was James Green. The South 1/2 of Lot 12 is owned by J. P. Gentry. |
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| 9044 | I5945 | Gentry | John Price | 29 Mar 1862 | 14 Apr 1946 | 0 | (Research):Census Information: (Courtesy Lynell Cordell) 1910 census Comanche Co. OK Cache Twp., ED 38 Pg. 10B 142/144 Gentry, John P. 48, Married for 24 yrs., TX KY TN Emma, 41, M 1, 24, 8 children/3 children living, TX TN TX Witherspoon, Mable E., dau., 18, M 1, 2 yrs. 1/1 children , OK TX TX Gentry, Luther J., son 16 OK TX TX Gentry, Gerald J. son, 1, OK TX TX Witherspoon, Ruth H., g-dau., 4/12, OK MO OK 1920 census Stephens Co. OK ED 248 Pg. 1A 7/ Gentry, J.P., 58, cotton buyer, TX TN TN Emma, 51, TX US US Gerald, son, 12 OK TX TX Kerff (?), L.G., son-in-law, 27, NY NY NY (can't read last name) Mable, daughter, 26, OK TX TX Louis W., grandson, 2 6/12, OK NY OK Witherspoon, Hazel, granddaughter, 10, AZ AZ OK 1930 census Oklahoma County, OK ED 55-62 Pg. 162A Oklahoma City North Central - House # 1223 202/290 Smith, Samuel T., head, MW, 53, M, age when first married 37, KY KY KY Maude E., wife, FW, 45, M, age when first married 29, TX MS TX Gentry, John P., lodger, MW, 68, M, age when first married 24, TX KY TN Emma, lodger, FW, 61, M, age when first married 17, TX TN TN Austin, Willard, lodger, MW, 24, S, MO IL MO |
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| 9045 | I6173 | Gentry | John Vernon | 11 Mar 1915 | 22 Jul 2004 | 0 | Was staying with his Uncle at the time of the 1930 census. 1930 census Stephens Co. OK East 1/2 of King Twp., ED 69-10 Sheet 3B 46/51 Gentry, Edgar J., MW 49 M 29 TX MS IL Frances, wife FW 38 M 18 OK TX TX William T., son MW 19 S OK TX OK Mary T., dau. FW 18 S OK TX OK John V., nephew MW 15 OK TX OK The Duncan Banner Sunday, July 25, 2004 John Vernon Gentry March 11, 1915 - July 22, 2004 VELMA - Service for John Vernon Gentry, 89, of Velma, who died Thursday, July 22, 2004, at Duncan Regional Hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Velma Baptist Church with the Rev. Cody Deevers officiating. Burial will be at the new Velma Cemetery under the direction of Don Grantham Funeral Home. All visitation will be at the Velma Chapel. Gentry was born March 11, 1915, in Arthur, to Frank M. and Ada (Jones) Gentry. Both his parents preceded him in death. Gentry was a retired farmer/rancher, who served as a Stephens County Deputy Sheriff for eight years. He was a member of the Velma Masonic Lodge and Red Red Rose. On April 16, 1934, John married Allene Riggs in Duncan. He was a member of Velma Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Allene Gentry of the home; three daughters, Agatha June McNeill of Denton, Texas, Aurelia Gail Patton of Ardmore and Frankie Kay Sims of Sulphur; five grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. Pallbearers will be Jim Patton, Bob Sims, Perry McNeill, Kent Pogue and Lloyd Ely. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Velma Baptist Church building fund, P.O. Box 249, Velma, OK 73491. |
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| 9046 | I5825 | Gentry | John William | 9 Aug 1885 | 20 Oct 1972 | 0 | Ken Harvey writes that "As a boy he always carried some string in his pocket. He had ever afterwards taken very seriously the jocular semi-critical comment, 'every boy carries a piece of string in his pocket' made by some dissapointed adult who had urgently wanted a piece for some reason. He studied in Vincinnes, Indiana and spoke Spanish. Ken also heard that when his first wife was sick, he chartered a train to take her to Oklahoma City. This doesn't seem likely from her death certificate though. They were still living in Dougherty at the time, and she died in Ardmore, Oklahoma of appendicitis that evidenced itself four days prior to her death. WWI Draft Registration - 1918 Name: John William Gentry City: Alpine County: Brewster State: Texas Birth Date: 9 Aug 1885 Race: White Roll: 1927370 DraftBoard: 0 Occupation: Pharmacist Employer: Walter Garnett, Alpine, Brewster Co. TX Nearest relative: Mrs. Julia Ann Gentry (wife) Height/Build: Medium/Slender Color of Eyes/Hair: Lt. ?/ Lt. Brown John lived in Brewster County, Texas from about 1918 until his death. SSDI JOHN GENTRY 09 Aug 1885 Oct 1972 79830 (Alpine, Brewster, TX) (none specified) 449-09-8198 Texas TX Death Record Gentry John W SR 10-20-1972 BREWSTER M SINGLE Brewster Co. Cemetery book, Elm Grove Cemetery, Alpine, TX. Lot #1, Block 6-A John William Gentry August 9, 1885 October 6, 1972 Julia Zumwalt Gentry March 14, 1892 March 13, 1981 Peggy Kirby Gentry November 3, 1933 March 17, 1973 Julia Gentry Chessman May 18, 1918 July 27, 1949 Mark Sale Chessman , Infant Son, July 15 - 17, 1949 (Courtesy of Lucy Anderson Lowrie) |
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| 9047 | I5825 | Gentry | John William | 9 Aug 1885 | 20 Oct 1972 | 0 | (Research): Census Information: 1910 census Grady Co. OK ED 97 Pg. 157B Chickasha city 127/150 Temple, James A., head, MW, 59, M 34yrs., Alderman-city, MO MO KY Carrie J., wife, FW, 52, M 34yrs., 5/4 children, IN IN IN James W., son, MW, 25, Book keeper-Lumber yard, CO MO IN Gentry, John W., roomer, MW, 24, S, Prescription clerk-Drug store, OK unk unk 1920 census Brewster Co. TX Prect. 1 Alpine Twn. 218/223 Gentry, John Head Own M W 34 M TX TN VA pharmacist - drug store Gentry, Julia Wife F W 27 M TX TX TX Gentry, Julia dau F W 1 S TX TX TX |
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| 9048 | I14895 | Gentry | John William | 7 Nov 1920 | 21 Apr 1991 | 0 | Texas Death Index: Gentry John William JR 04-21-1991 TRAVIS M SSDI JOHN W GENTRY 07 Nov 1920 21 Apr 1991 (not specified) (none specified) 449-18-5193 Texas |
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| 9049 | I16846 | Gentry | Juanita Lawrane | 22 Mar 1940 | 12 Jan 2009 | 0 | The Oklahoman January 15, 2009 Juanita L. Rainey, 68, passed away Monday, January 12, 2009, in Moore, Oklahoma. She was born March 22, 1940, in Oklahoma City, to Emory and Nellie (Sanders) Gentry, Jr. Juanita retired in 2001 after 25 years of service as the administration programs officer for the Oklahoma State Health Department. She enjoyed bingo, bowling, crafts, camping and gardening. Juanita's family was very important to her and she will be missed by all. Juanita is survived by her stepfather, Ralph Keck two daughters, Sharon K. Tolliver and husband Lumbia of OKC and Karen Cornelius and husband Keith of Noble, OK two sisters, Bernice Leftwich of OKC and Marilyn Galaviz and husband Joe of OKC three grandchildren, Keith Cornelius II, Joshua Cornelius and Zachary Tolliver. She is preceded in death by her husband, William L. Rainey mother, Ruth Keck brothers, Glen and Jody Gentry and sister, Joyce Hile. Funeral services will be held 10:00 A.M., Friday, January 16, 2009 in the Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel with interment following in Resthaven Memory Gardens. (Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell) |
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| 9050 | I5793 | Gentry | Julia | 18 May 1918 | 27 Jul 1949 | 0 | Ken Harvey indicates she died of the same thing that killed her mother. He might be mistaken, however, as her mother lived until the age ot 89. It was John's first wife that died young. It appears she was married and may have been the mother of the infant Mark Sale Chessman. She died a mere 10 days after he did, possibily from complications of childbirth. Brewster Co. Cemetery book, Elm Grove Cemetery, Alpine, TX. Lot #1, Block 6-A John William Gentry August 9, 1885 October 6, 1972 Julia Zumwalt Gentry March 14, 1892 March 13, 1981 Peggy Kirby Gentry November 3, 1933 March 17, 1973 Julia Gentry Chessman May 18, 1918 July 27, 1949 Mark Sale Chessman , Infant Son, July 15 - 17, 1949 (Courtesy of Lucy Anderson Lowrie) |
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| 9051 | I6172 | Gentry | June Margarete | 22 Jun 1913 | 11 Jun 2002 | 0 | At the time of the 1930 Oklahoma census, she was living with her sister and brother in law, who were newlyweds. 1930 census Stephens Co. OK King Twp., Duncan city, ED 69-7 Sheet 15A 815 Elm-247/267 Dewey, E.E., MW 20 M 19 OK TN TN Frankie, wife FW 19 M 18 OK TX TX Gentry, June, sister-in-law FW 16 S OK Ada Evening News June 13, 2002 JUNE ALLISON ADA - Services for June G. Allison, 88, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, the Rev. Tom Willoughby officiating. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to either First Baptist Church at Lawton or First Baptist Church at Ada. She died June 11, 2002, at a local hospital. She was born June 22, 1913, at Arthur to Frank and Ada Gentry. She was active in church and was a member of the First Baptist Church at Lawton for over 50 years. She was a volunteer at Southwestern Medical Center at Lawton for more than 20 years. She retired from AAFES. She and J.P. "Jake" Allison were married Oct. 24, 1931, at Oklahoma City. He died April 6, 1992. Survivors include a son, Pete Allison, Ada; a brother, John Gentry, Velma; two grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Becker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (Courtesy Lynell Cordell) |
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| 9055 | I16849 | Gentry | Leonard Dwayne | 30 Apr 1947 | 10 Feb 2003 | 0 | An obit never appeared in the newspaper but Juanita sent one of the little booklets from the funeral. In Memory of Leonard D'Wayne Gentry Leonard D'Wayne "Jody" Gentry was born April 30, 1947 and went to meet his Lord and Savior on February 10, 2003. He was the son of Emory Howell Gentry, Jr. and Nellie Ruth Sanders. Jody grew up and went to school in Oklahoma City, the place of his birth. Jody loved to draw pictures and write poems. He was always writing a poem for his mother and drawing pictures. Jody was a very artistic person. He loved to make things. His occupation was as a stone mason and a roofer. He was very good at his job and always loved working until be became disabled and could no longer hold up to it. Jody was married to Debra Warden and they were a loving, devoted couple who were always together. They attended church until he became too ill to go and he professed his belief in God and that Jesus was his Savior. Jody had one son by a previous marriage, Charles Leon Gentry. Jody grew up in a very close and loving family. He was the fifth child of seven children. He is preceded in death by both of his parents, one sister who died as an infant, Letitia, and his only brother Glenn. He is survived by his wife, Debra of the home, his son Charlie and two grandchildren, Brian and Kristen of Tulsa, Ok, four sisters, Juanita, Bernice, Joyce and Marilyn of Oklahoma City, many nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Jody will be missed by all who knew him. |
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| 9057 | I6317 | Gentry | Lloyd Harold | 8 May 1928 | 23 May 2012 | 0 | Lyn Cordell writes that both Harold and Betty were born in a little house on Base Line Road, probably a mile west of Granny and Grandad Gentry's place. About a year after Betty's birth in 1930, they moved on to Granny and Grandad Gentry's place, just south of their home. Eva Gentry enrolled her son in the Payne School when he was about five years old. She would walk him to school by way of the road, which was 2 or 3 miles. Before she could get back home herself, however, Harold had cut across the fields and was already at their home, waiting for her. It was actually not much shorter cutting across the fields, but Harold was in a hurry to get back home and away from school. He just wasn't ready for a teacher yet! His sister Lyn writes that Wildhorse Creek was in between and that was a big, wild river of water at the time. She imagines her mother would have been worried about her son trying to cross it. So, after a few times of being beat home by her Harold, she just gave up and waited until the next year to enroll him, this time at the Arthur School, which was probably around 1934-1935. Gladys Powell Payne was a new teacher at the school at the time. Harold worked for the International-Harvester Co. in Duncan for many years. As of 1996, he was mostly retired from the Eddie Johnson Trucking Co. in Ratliff City, Oklahoma. Obituary duncanbanner.com DUNCAN ? Lloyd Harold Gentry, 84, of Duncan, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in Duncan. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, May 26 at Eastside Church of Christ, with David Frost officiating. Interment will follow in Duncan Cemetery under the direction of Don Grantham Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Lloyd was born May 8, 1928, in Duncan, the son of Delbert "Bud" and Eva Leona Blue Gentry. He married Reba Leavelle Mitchell Aug. 18, 1956, in Wichita Falls, Texas. She preceded him in death Feb. 23, 1999. He worked as a truck mechanic for 36 years at Green Merrill Truck Company and later at Eddie Johnson Crane and Equipment Service. He was also a longtime member of the Eastside Church of Christ. He is survived by two sons, Harold Brant Gentry and Blane Edwin Gentry, both of Duncan, and a sister, Lynell Cordell and husband Glen, also of Duncan. Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents, Bud and Eva, his wife, Reba and a sister, Betty Jean Daniels. Pall bearers will be Dale Towell, Mike Bilbrey, Dale Bragg, Bill Nelson, Gerald Kierbow and Tommy Anthony. Honorary bearers will be members of the Discussion Sunday School Class. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Tipton Children's Home at P.O. Box 370 Tipton, OK 73570. Online condolences may be made at www.granthamfuneralhomes.com. |
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| 9058 | I6287 | Gentry | Lloyd Raymond | 8 Apr 1909 | 23 Jul 1967 | 0 | Lloyd was very interested in photography and took a lot of pictures. He had an early amateur movie camera. His daughter Pat sent a copy of some of these movies to Lynell Gentry. His garage in Oklahoma City was full of ham radio equipment and electronics. His niece, Anna Laura, also reported that he sang and played the guitar beautifully. She remembers him sitting on the porch at sundown, his music entrancing his young nieces and nephews. He was too shy to sing in public however. The Daily Oklahoman-July 24, 1967 Lloyd Gentry Dies, Rites Are Tuesday Lloyd R. Gentry, 57, of 4605 NW 11th, husband of Mrs. Esther Gentry, cafeteria manager at The Daily Oklahoman and Oklahoman City Times, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Smith & Kernke Funeral Home with burial pending. Gentry was born in Duncan and had lived in Oklahoma City for 25 years. He was an instrument specialist at Tinker Air Force Base and a member of Downtown Baptist Church. He was also music director for Southside Mission. Survivors include, in addition to his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Patricia Ann Lawson, of 4108 Nicklas; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Meeks, Duncan, and Mrs. Dera Goodwin, Bell, Calif., and two brothers, Delbert and Elmer, both of Duncan. (Lloyd's daughter Pat gave her father's birth place as Amber, Grady Co., not Duncan as stated in the obituary.) |
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| 9059 | I5978 | Gentry | Lou Emma | 20 Jun 1866 | 10 Dec 1939 | 0 | Her children were listed by Ruth Pearl Gentry and given to Lewis Adair Payne in about 1969. One of Lou's boys may have had a middle name "Gerald" that he was known by and referred to as. This could have been Doyle Williamson i.e. he would have been Doyle Gerald Williamson. Lewis Adair Payne remembers a Gerald Williamson saying to him "Take a fool's advise and never join the cavalry." He also vividly remembers him recounting to him that while he was in the cavalry he used to attempt to cut pillows in half with the sabre and the secret was to draw the highly sharpened blade across the falling pillow as it was being slashed. Apparently they used to hold competitions about this. |
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| 9060 | I6230 | Gentry | Luther Owen | 5 Feb 1894 | 1 Feb 1968 | 0 | Luther was referred to in a list of the surviving children of John Price Gentry as " L. O. Gentry of Wichita Falls [Texas]". Did he have an infant son who was born 9 July 1929 in Wichita County, Texas? Lynell Cordell found the following information: WWI Draft Registration - 1917 Name: Luther Gentry City: Duncan County: Stephens State: Oklahoma Birthplace: Duncan, Oklahoma; United States of America Birth Date: 05 Feb 1894 Race: Caucasian Roll: 1852128 Married or single: Single Brown eyes, dark hair (couldn't read occupation) 1930 census Wichita Co. TX ED 11/11 Gentry, Luther J., head, MW, 35, Age when 1st married 29, OK US US Verma, wife, FW, 35, Age when 1st married 29, KS KS IL Collier, Emma, mother-in-law, FW, 56, Wd., KS PA OH Arnold, Hollie, sister-in-law, FW, 34, WD. KS IL KS Bernadine, niece, FW, 12, KS KS KS Living in Wichita Falls, TX at time of his father's death, 1946. SSDI LUTHER GENTRY 05 Feb 1894 Feb 1968 76301 (Wichita Falls, Wichita, TX) (none specified) 455-09-0220 Texas TX Death Record Gentry Luther Owen 02-01-1968 WICHITA M SINGLE |
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| 9061 | I6232 | Gentry | Mabel E. | Between 1891 and 1892 | 0 | Could this have been the Mabel E. Gentry (18) of Duncan who married James J. Haymaker (21) of Duncan on 9 Jul 1908? It certainly seems possible. Unfortunately the parents were not given in this entry. How could she have married twice in the same year-maybe her first husband, James Haymaker, died shortly after the wedding. That would have given five months. May have divorced by 1910. She was recorded as living in her parental home. Mabel was referred to in a list of the surviving children of John Price Gentry as "Mrs. C. S. Kerr - [of] Chula Vista, Calif." |
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| 9062 | I6159 | Gentry | Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" | 20 Feb 1850 | 6 Oct 1933 | 0 | Mary was still unmarried when her mother's estate was divided in Grayson County, Texas in 1871. On the 1880 Census, Mary Gentry Bush was living away from her husband, with the family of John M and Pamelia Gentry in Grayson County. Living with her were her three young sons, Willie, Harry, and Marcus Roy. It is not known why they were seperated. Mary and L.B. Bush are listed are heirs to W.G. Gentry on a land transaction in Hill County, Texas in 1883. Bush, Mary E., b. Feb 20, 1850, d. Oct 6, 1933, 83y, TN-Gentry Email from g-granddaughter, Carol Ann 'Krol' Stamper Chapas - TheKrol@juno.com to Lynell Cordell: "Grandma Mary (everyone called her Mollie) was living with Pa & Granny (Wm. Clint, Sr. and Mary/Marie A.)when she died. They lived 25 miles south of Lawton according to her obituary. She died Friday, October 6, 1933 at 4:00 a.m. She had moved from Cave Springs in July of 1933 and had a stroke which left her partially paralyzed in August. She and Grandpa Lynn had been members of the Cave Springs Church of Christ, and they had owned a small hotel there for years. She is buried in Highland Cemetery which is somewhere in or near Lawton." From Comanche web site: Highland Cemetery Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Located north side of town, off of Fort Sill Boulevard and North Sheridan Road. Bush, Mary E., b. Feb 20, 1850, d. Oct 6, 1933, 83y, TN-Gentry Block 17, Lot 16. Apparently W.C. and Marie bought other burial spaces here and they're still vacant. Lawton Constitution, Fri. Oct. 6, 1933 Mrs. Mary Bush Dies Early Today Funeral Services to be Conducted Saturday Morning Mrs. Mary E. Bush, 83, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W.C. Stamper, living 25 miles south of Lawton, Friday morning at 4 o'clock. Mrs. Bush, who came from Cave Springs, Arkansas, last July, had a stroke of paralysis in August and had not been well since that time. Besides Mrs. Stamper, another daughter, Mrs. S.S. Adams of Rogers, Arkansas, and three sons, W.D. Bush, M.L. Bush and R.M. Bush, all of McLain, Arkansas, also survive. Mrs. Bush was a member of the Church of Christ at Cave Springs. Funeral Services will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the Church of Christ, with Burton Coffman, pastor and Roy Stafford conducting the services. Burial will be made in Highland Cemetery by the Lawton Funeral Home. (Mark Eitzen gives W.B. as a son, not W.D. and since he's descended from Wm.Boyd I'll have to go along with him, but he doesn't list M.L. at all.) |
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| 9063 | I6159 | Gentry | Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" | 20 Feb 1850 | 6 Oct 1933 | 0 | (Research): Census Information (Courtesy of Lyn Gentry Cordell): 1910 census not located. Not living with her husband, who was in New Mexico living with their son, Murray. 1920 census Arkansas, Benton County ED 16, Pg. 71A Cave Springs; Colville twp. 116/129 Bush, Mary, head, FW, 69, Wd., TX KY VA Roy, son, MW, 41, S, TX KY TN 116/130 Stamper, William, head, MW, 35, M, MO KY AR Mary, wife, FW, 34, M, TX KY TN Mable, dau, FW, 11, TX MO TX Bush, son, MW, 6, TX MO TX William, son, MW, 3 ?/12, TX MO TX 1930 census Arkansas, Benton County ED 4-9 Pg. 46A Cave Springs; Colville twp. 8/8 Bush, Mary E., head, FW, 80, Wd., TN KY VA Roy M., son, MW, 52, S, TX KY TN |
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| 9064 | I6438 | Gentry | Mary Helen | 3 Jul 1920 | 17 Apr 2014 | 0 | Ada ? Services for Mary Helen Newton, 93, of Ada, formerly of Duncan are 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel; Dr. Scott Fenton will officiate. A Committal Service will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Duncan Municipal Cemetery in Duncan. Mrs. Newton died Thursday, April 17, 2014, at her home. She was born July 3, 1920, in Duncan to Arthur L. and Myrtis Birch Gentry. She graduated from Duncan High School and attended business college. She married Leland Newton Oct. 10, 1981. Mrs. Newton had been employed with the USDA Soil Conservation Service, the General Motors Company in Oklahoma City and later, Todd Construction Company in Ada. She was also a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Leland Newton, of the home; two daughters, Barbara Fischer and her husband Gary of Denton, Texas, and Judy Fenton and her husband Scott of Plano, Texas; a sister, Dorothy Jean Eldridge of Shreveport, La.; and her grandchildren, Matthew Fischer and wife Lauren, John Fischer and wife Julie, Jessica Fenton, Jason Fenton and Seth Fenton; and two great grandchildren, Caleb Fischer and Grant Fischer. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, James Gentry; and a sister, Marie Sanders. Bearers will be John Fischer, Matt Fischer, Jason Fenton, Seth Fenton, Gary Fischer, and Scott Fenton. www.adanews.com Published 19 Apr 2014 |
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| 9065 | I5789 | Gentry | Mary Thelma | 13 Jan 1912 | 9 Jun 1996 | 0 | After marriage they lived in Ohio. They had no children. Moved back to Duncan on retirement. Thelma's obituary from THE DUNCAN BANNER dated 11 June 1996 read: Mary Thelma Gentry Callahan Duncan resident Mary Thelma Gentry Callahan, 84, died Sunday, June 9, 1996, at home. Service will be at 10 am Thursday in First United Methodist Church under the direction of Don Grantham Funeral home with the Rev. Phil Wahl and the Rev. Eldon Moelling officiating. Mrs. Callahan was born January 13, 1912 in Duncan to the late Edgar and Sara (Kincannon) Gentry. She was married to the late John T. Callahan in 1934. She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include a nephew, Charlie Gentry of Duncan; a grandnephew, Chris Gentry of Lawton; a grandniece, Tara Gentry of Duncan; and a sister-in-law, Toy Gentry of Duncan. She was preceded in death by a brother, W.T. Gentry. |
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| 9067 | I6163 | Gentry | Minerva A. | 9 Oct 1837 | 25 Jun 1890 | 0 | Presumably this name was mis-spelled by the enumerator, he wrote Manerva! The name of the Roman goddess of crafts, Minerva, correctly spelled, appears to have been a popular name at the time. Minerva and J.W. are listed as heirs of her mother's estate in Grayson County in 1871. They received a small parcel of land west of Sherman on the Gainsville Sherman road. Vol 38 pg 442-443-444. They're listed again on records in 1883 when the family sold her deceased father's land in Hill County, Texas. | STR06 |
| 9068 | I6162 | Gentry | Mitchell Cyrus | Abt 1832 | Aft 1883 | 0 | Ken Harvey speculated that the child spelt "Michel" was probably a boy actually called Michael. The enumerator may have simply left the "a" out of his name. Actually it appears the enumerator probably was writing the name as he heard it "Mich-el" and it was actually the "t" and final "l" that were left out. During the probate of Mary Gentry's estate, he was listed as Cyrus M. Gentry (in 1869). However, in a deed after his father's death, he was listed as Mitchell C. It has been assumed, based both on the census and the later deed, that he was Mitchell Cyrus Gentry. An 1860 census record, following these notes, show that Mitchell appeared to have married and remained in Missouri through the early 1860's. However, he must have moved to Texas prior to 1862, as Lynell Gentry Cordell found records showing he appeared on Bounty Pay and Receipt Rolls dated 24 June 1862, Camp Stonewall Jackson, Headquarters, 19th Regiment Texas Cavalry (Buford's Regiment), Dallas County. |
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| 9069 | I6162 | Gentry | Mitchell Cyrus | Abt 1832 | Aft 1883 | 0 | (Research):Lynell Gentry Cordell found the following census informatio n that is apparently that of our Mitchell Cyrus Gentry, though this is not absolutely certain. 1860 census Bates Co. MO Pg. 114 Charlotte Twp. 440/440 Michel Gentry, 28, M, Farmer, IL?b? ?/b?Mary, 24, F, KY Levella(?), 2, F, MO |
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| 9070 | I6437 | Gentry | Myrtis Marie | 8 Dec 1917 | 3 Apr 2008 | 0 | Personal Mention (14 December 1917 DUNCAN BANNER) "Assistant Postmaster and Mrs. Gentry are entertaining a fine girl at their home, the little miss making her appearance Saturday." (Note: This article refers to Arthur Lamoyn Gentry and wife Myrtis Burch Gentry, parents of Myrtis Marie Gentry. She was born December 8, 1917). Obituary M. Marie Gentry Sanders CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas ? Former Duncan, Okla., resident M. Marie Gentry Sanders, 90, of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2008, in Corpus Christi.Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, April 18, in Don Grantham Funeral Home Chapel in Duncan with Dr. Scott Fenton presiding. Inurnment will be in Duncan Cemetery. There is no visitation at the funeral home.Marie was born Dec. 8, 1917, in Duncan, to Arthur L. and Myrtis Gentry. She grew up in Duncan, and married her high school sweetheart, Bob Sanders. After raising three children, she and Bob moved to Houston and then to Pearland, Texas. Marie retired from the Houston Shriners Hospital for Children in 1990 after 23 years of dedicated service as the director of building services.Survivors include a son, Phil Sanders Sr. and wife, Patricia, of Kingman, Ariz.; a daughter, Yolanda Hobbs and husband, Rick, of Corpus Christi; a daughter-in-law, Ann Sanders of Austin, Texas; four grandsons: Rob Sanders and wife, Melanie, Steve Sanders, and Phil Sanders Jr. and wife, Teresa, all of Austin, and Adam Stoner of Corpus Christi; three granddaughters: Suzanne Vaughan and husband, Mark, of Austin, Desiree Hankins and husband, Charlie, of San Antonio, Texas, and Sabra Thornburg of Phoenix, Ariz.; two sisters: Mary Helen Newton and husband, Leland, of Ada, Okla., and Dorothy Jeanne Eldridge of Shreveport, La.; and five great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband of 65 years, Robert P. Sanders Jr.; a son, Robert P. Sanders III; and a brother, James E. Gentry. Published in The Duncan Banner from 4/16/2008 - 4/18/2008 A nearly identical obituary was also published in the Corpus Christi Caller Times. The Corpus Christi paper further reported that a memorial service was to be hald at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at the Memorial Funeral Home, Holly chapel, and that interment would be held at a later date at Duncan Cemetery, Duncan, Oklahoma. (Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell) |
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| 9071 | I20225 | Gentry | Myrtle Annis | 29 Aug 1895 | Dec 1985 | 0 | Death from Social Security record for number 450-56-4529 issued in Texas. Last known residence was Rankin, Upton County, Texas. Research by Jerry Tyson Barton: Texas Death Certificate # 118259 |
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| 9072 | I20225 | Gentry | Myrtle Annis | 29 Aug 1895 | Dec 1985 | 0 | (Research):Census Information: 1920 census Pecos Co. TX ED 161 Pg. 254A Ft. Stockton 88/89 Holmes, Sam B., head, MW, 34, M, TX US US Myrtle A., wife, FW, 24, M, TX TX TX Sam A., son, MW, 7/12, TX TX TX 1930 census Pecos Co. TX ED 186-7 Pg. 71A 242/248 Holmes, Sam, head, MW, 44, M, age first married 32 , TX TX TX Myrtle, wife, FW, 34, M, age first married 22, TX TX TX Sam, Jr., son, MW, 10, TX TX TX Eugene, son, MW, 8, TX TX TX Frances, dau., FW, 4, TX TX TX |
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| 9073 | I20226 | Gentry | Nora Bernice | 3 Aug 1897 | 19 Dec 1998 | 0 | From Texas Highways, October 1994, Speaking of Texas In the early 1920's Frank Pickrell, vice president and general manager of Texon Oil and Land Company, found that nobody wanted to buy an oil lease in Reagan County. Though there was no sign of oil in the county, Pickrell and others were convinced it was there for the taking. The plan was to drill a "wildcat" oil well in hopes of making the venture more attractive to investors. Pickrell traveled to New York to try to raise money for his scheme. The potential backers included a Catholic women's society. Hesitant about investing, the women consulted their priest, who suggested they ask Santa Rita, patron saint of the impossible and hopeless, for guidance. They did so, decided to invest, and gave the priest an envelope full of dried rose petals. The priest blessed the petals, then gave them to Pickrell with instructions from the women to sprinkle them over the proposed drilling site. When Pickrell returned to the site, on University of Texas land between Big Lake and Rankin, he climbed to the top of the derrick as directed, crumbled the rose petals into the breeze, and declared, "I christen thee Santa Rita." The Santa Rita gusher blew in on May 28, 1923, providing the University of Texas with unexpected wealth. Of the adults who watched the liquid gold begin to flow, 96-year-old Nora Locklin of Knickerbocker, whose husband, Dee, worked for the driller, is the only living witness. --- Barbara Barton, Knickerbocker. Furnished by Jerry Tyson BARTON, 21 October 1994 December 21, 1998 Permian Basin Death Notices Nora Locklin MCCAMEY - Nora Bernice Locklin, 101, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 1998, in a McCamey nursing home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church with the Revs. David Gentry and Paul Evans officiating. Graveside services will follow at 2 p.m. in the Sherwood Cemetery in Sherwood. Arrangements made by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. She was born in Goldthwaite and had lived in McCamey since 1931. She was a member of First Church Church. SURVIVORS: Sons, Ronnie Locklin of Denver City and Billy Dee Locklin of McCamey; five grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. |
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| 9074 | I20226 | Gentry | Nora Bernice | 3 Aug 1897 | 19 Dec 1998 | 0 | (Research):Census Information: 1920 census Pecos Co. TX ED 161 Pg. 253A Ft. Stockton 51/51 Locklin, Dee, head, MW, 23, TX TX TX Nora B., wife, FW, 22, TX TX TX 1930 census Crockett Co. TX ED 53-1 Pg. 23A 542/601 Locklin, Dee, head, MW, 33, M, age first married 22 , TX TX TX Nora, wife, FW, 32, M, age first married 21, TX TX TX |
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| 9075 | I5675 | Gentry | Permelia Gertrude | Aug 1876 | 11 Sep 1906 | 0 | Gertie, as she was known, died following the birth of her sixth or seventh child. The baby girl, Louise, who survived, was not expected to live. Marlow Review Friday, Sept. 14, 1906 Mrs. Gertie Payne: Wife of Walter Payne of Arthur, I. T. died Tuesday morning and was laid to rest in the city cemetery Wednesday. Rev. Burgess conducted religious services. She leaves a husband and several small children. Mr. Payne is a brother of Mr. W. H. Payne of this place. The funeral was largely attended by friends and relatives from Arthur and Duncan. To all the sorrowing ones we extend our sympathy. (Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell) |
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| 9077 | I6160 | Gentry | Rene Hubert | Abt 1907 | Abt 1942 | 0 | His name was pronounced Reen. He was born in the early part of the year 1907 as he was able to boast to his younger brothers that he had been born in Territory days, statehood being conferred in November. He worked for Marvin Walter Payne for a while in Chickasha Cotton Oil Mill. His father died, shortly followed by his mother, and he ended up with the responsibility for four younger siblings. |
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| 9078 | I6160 | Gentry | Rene Hubert | Abt 1907 | Abt 1942 | 0 | (Research): Census Listings: 1930 census Stephens Co. OK King Twp. ED 69-7 Sheet 13A 205/229 Gentry, Rene H., WF 23 M 21 OK OK OK Ruth, wife FW 21 M 18 OK TX TX Rene, Jr., son MW 4/12 S OK OK OK Cline, Willaid, sister-in-law FW 26 S TX TX TX |
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| 9079 | I6491 | Gentry | Rene Hubert | 23 Dec 1929 | 3 Oct 1990 | 0 | CA Death Records, 1940 thru 1997 Headline: Rene H. Gentry, 60, executive for S&L, community activist Publication Date: October 06, 1990 Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune Page: A-8 Subjects: Region: Pacific Rim; Southern California Obituary: Memorial services for Rene H. Gentry, 60, of Del Cerro, will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow in San Carlos United Methodist Church. Cremation was planned by Featheringill Mortuary, with interment in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. He died Wednesday in his home. Mr. Gentry, a native of Duncan, Okla., lived in the county 40 years. During a 30-year career with the Central Savings Association, he was savings-division manager, personnel manager and director of public affairs. He was active in the church and had served as president of the Kiwanis Club of San Diego; as a director of the San Diego Community Concert Association, the Central City Association and the Crime Victims Fund; as a trustee of the La Jolla Town Council; an executive trustee of the Mexican and American Foundation; chairman of the San Diego Neighborhood Home Loan Counseling Service; and a committee chairman for Boy Scout Troop 920. Survivors include his wife, Catherine; two sons, Brian, of Pleasanton, Calif., and Kirk, of Spring Valley; and five grandchildren. The family suggested donations to the church or to San Diego Hospice. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- Headline: Rene H. Gentry Publication Date: October 15, 1990 Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune Page: B-12 Subjects: Region: Pacific Rim; Southern California Obituary: Rene H. Gentry, 60, Navy veteran and civic leader and retired from Central Savings Association, died Oct. 3 in his Del Cerro home. A resident of San Diego since 1950, he had been a director of Central City Association, a trustee on the La Jolla Town Council and director of the San Diego Community Concert Association. He was a member and past president of the San Diego Kiwanis Club and had been committee chairman of Troop 920, Boy Scouts of America. He had served as executive trustee of the Mexican and American Foundation and was a director of the Crime Victims' Fund. He had served as chairman of the board of the San Diego Neighborhood Home Loan Counseling Service, and was an active member of the San Carlos Methodist Church. Mr. Gentry was born in Duncan, Okla., and came to San Diego with the Navy in 1950. He and his wife, Catherine, also an Oklahoma native), were married in 1951. He joined Central Savings and, during his 30-year career there, he served as personnel manager, Savings Division manager and, through the latter part of his career, he held the post of director of Public Affairs. Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Catherine; two sons, Brian of Pleasanton and Kirk of Spring Valley; and five grandchildren. Memorial services were held Oct. 7 in San Carlos United Methodist Church. Cremation was planned, under direction of Featheringill Mortuary, and inurnment was in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be sent to San Diego Hospice, 9797 Aero Dr., Suite B, San Diego 92123-1831, or, San Carlos United Methodist Church, 6554 Cowles Mountain Blvd., San Diego. (Courtesy of Lynell Cordell) |
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| 9081 | I6321 | Gentry | Ruth Cleo | 29 Apr 1912 | 28 Mar 1998 | 0 | In the Mederian Nursing Home (1996), south of Duncan, Oklahoma. The Duncan Banner-Mar. 29, 1998 Ruth C. Meeks Meridian -- Ruth C. Meeks, 85, of Meridian died Saturday, March 28, 1998, in a Meridian nursing home. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Duncan Cemetery with Ron Stough officiating under the direction of Carter-Smart Funeral Home. Mrs. Meeks was born April 29, 1912 in Alma to James E. and Zada (Trawick) Gentry. On April 7, 1951, she married Richard Meeks in Duncan. A lifelong resident of the Duncan area she was a member of Eastside Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband on May 30, 1993. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. |
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| 9082 | I5847 | Gentry | Ruth Pearl | 19 Dec 1896 | 27 Dec 1987 | 0 | Known as Pearl. Ruth Pearl Gentry had a picture of her grandmother Pamelia Harpole. As a child she was very close to her cousin Harry Carl Payne. They were about the same age. Died at the age of 91. This needs confirmation. | STR06 |
| 9083 | I6424 | Gentry | Sallie A | 29 Jul 1856 | 14 Sep 1876 | 0 | On 1860 census but not 1870. Lynell Gentry emailed, in April 2006, that Sallie was listed in "History of Johnson Co. TX" as one of the first students to attend the Oakland College, which was chartered Nov. 2, 1866. Unfortunately, Sallie became the first person buried in the new Oakland Cemetery next to the school. People who later canvassed the cemetery for the genealogical society were unable to read Sallie's death date but it was later posted as: GENTRY, Miss Sallie A. 29 Jul 1856 14 Sep 1876. (Miltenberger's Report copied 1969) A photo of this headstone is posted. The year of death is extremely difficult to verify, but it appears more likely to be either 1860, making Sallie only four at the time of her death. This would account for her absence at the time of the 1870 census, and would also mean that she was not the same Sallie Gentry who was a student at Oakland College. It could also be 1880, putting her age of death at 24. |
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| 9084 | I6164 | Gentry | Sarah M. "Sally" | Abt 1838 | Yes, date unknown | 0 | Sarah and her husband were listed as heirs to her mother's estate in 1871 in Grayson County. They received a portion of land west of Sherman. They were also listed as heirs to W.G. Gentry in Hill County, Texas where they sold land that had belonged to W.G. in 1883. A part of these records show that B.F. and Sarah appeared before J.B. Massie, Court Clerk, in Throckmorton County, Texas in January 1884. Throckmorton County is two counties west of Wise County, where some of the family ended up in the 1880's. | STR06 |
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| 9086 | I20230 | Gentry | Tyson Earl | 27 Jul 1909 | 22 Mar 1971 | 0 | TX Death Record - Gentry Tyson E 03-22-1971 TOM GREEN M SINGLE | STR06 |
| 9087 | I5967 | Gentry | Virginia E. "Jennie" | Jun 1859 | Aft 1930 | 0 | Known as Ginny. Later in life she had a large goiter or growth on her neck. She believed that she was born in Missouri. She recorded that she had six children, five of whom were still alive in 1910. As she only recorded five children in 1900, the sixth, who died, must have been born circa. 1895 when she would have been 36 years of age. |
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| 9088 | I6165 | Gentry | Wesley | Abt 1842 | Yes, date unknown | 0 | He would have been aged ca. 13 when his family moved to Hillsboro, Hill Co., Texas. 1860-He is listed as a farmer in the Texas census of 1860 while living with his parents. 1861-Private in the CSA, per the Muster Roll of the Grandview Cavalry, Johnson Co, Texas. In the same unit as his brother John M (Commissioners Court Ledger, Book A, pag 244-246) Lynell Gentry Cordell found the following records relating to Wesley's Civil War Service: Civil War Service Records Name: Wesley W. Gentry Company: A Unit: 18 Texas Cavalry. Rank - Induction: Private Rank - Discharge: Private Allegiance: Confederate Notes: W. W. Gentry 17 Gonsold Texas Dismtd. Cav. Next info is from The Harold B. Simpson Hill College Research Center in Hillsboro, TX Name & Rank : Gentry, Wesley W., Pvt. Comm. Off.: Childress, Hiram S., Capt. Organ: Co. of Cavalry Regt. commanded by Col. M. H. Darnell, CSA Enlist: Jan. 15-62 in Johnson Co. for 12 mo. Disch: Descrip: Age 19 Remarks: R&F 88; H.S. Childress, En. Off.; J.K.P. Record, Mus. Off; A. Biard & A. W. Gray, appraisers. Value of H: $140; HE: $50; Gun, $50; pistol, $20. Co. stationed at Dallas, Roll dated Jan. 15-62. Gentry, Wesley W., Co. A. 18 Texas Cavalry (Darnell's Regiment) Became Co. H, Granbury's Consol'd Texas Brig, about April 9, '65. Card numbers for Wesley are: 50325426 5523 5638 5709 5804 5858 The 18th (also known as Darnell's) Regiment Texas Cavalry was accepted into the service of the Confederate States March 15, 1862, with eleven companies, and re-organized May 26, 1862, with ten companies, Captain Witt's Company having become an independent command which was subsequently assigned to the 34th (Well's) Regiment Texas Cavalry as Company B. A part of this regiment was captured at Arkansas Post, Ark. Janurary 11, 1863, and exchanged east of the Mississippi River in April and May, 1863, when it was consolidated with similar remnants of the 17th, 24th, and 25th Regiments Texas Cavalry. This consolidation was broken up in March, 1864, when these parts of the 17th and 18th Regiments Texas Cavalry were united to form one field organization, but each appears to have been mustered separately. About April 9, 1865, this portion of the regiment was consolidated with the remnants of other regiments in Granbury's Texas Brigade and paroled at Greenboro, N.C., about May 1, 1865. Company H became an independent command about May, 1863, and subsequently served as Company D, Morgan's Regiment Texas Cavalry. The balance of the regiment, which was not captured Janurary 11, 1863, remained west of the Mississippi River and was consolidated with similar remnants of other Texas regiments about July 1, 1863, forming the 17th Consolidated Regiment Texas Dismounted Cavalry. 1870-A Wesley Genry is living in the Plano P.O. area of Collin Co, Texas. This may be a different person. 1871-The estate of his mother, Mary Gentry, was probated and he was the only child not listed. Perhaps he had already died, or was simply estranged, from his family. 1880-A Wesley Gentry is living in the Orange District of Orange Co, Texas. This may be a different person. 1900-We find four young unidentified Gentrys "[second] cousins [of Ed & Zada's children?]" living with Ed and Zada during the census of Indian Territory in 1900 and as a result had to be enumerated there. They were presumably not on vacation as-perhaps their parents were starting to homestead in Indian Territory. These youngsters were presumably the grandchildren of either James, Michael, Wesley or Abram-the sons of Preacher William Gentry. We only know for certain that Wesley and Abram emigrated to Texas with the family. The names, sex, birthdates. and birth states of these children are as follows: Mollie Gentry F, May 1896 IT, Stephen Gentry M Feb. 1897 IT, Cubie F Mar. 1897 TX, Addie F Feb. 1898 IT. Assuming they are all siblings, their unknown Gentry father was born in Texas and their mother was born in Kansas. |
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| 9089 | I6157 | Gentry | William G. | Bef 1804 | Abt 1882 | 0 | Ken Harvey writes that "William was known to have been a Baptist preacher. The sober preacher trained in the dialectics of the seminary was rare west of the Appalachians. The Baptists boasted that in 1817, in the State of New York, that there were only three preachers west of the Hudson that had ever been to college. The settlers demanded personality rather than diplomas from the men who called them to God. Kentucky was famous for the pathological intensity of the religious revivals that shook the populous at the turn of the century. Evangelists had swarmed over the area preaching in great open-air camp meetings where silent, lonely frontiersmen gathered to sing and shout. Revivalists knew their hell intimately---geography, climate, and vital statistics---and painted the sinners fate so hideously that shuddering crowds surged forward to the bushel-box alters to be born again. Hundreds fell to the ground senseless, the most elegantly dressed women in Kentucky lying in the mud alongside ragged trappers." 1817--A William Gentry appears on a Wayne Co, Kentucky list of Delinquent taxpayers. It is noted, as a reason for non-payment, that he had gone to Tennessee. If this is "our" William, he must have been born earlier than 1804, possibly as early as 1795. 1826 - Approximate year of the marriage, of William to Mary "Polly" ???, based on the date of birth of their eldest known child. Note, however, that there could have been earlier children who had left home before the 1850 census. 1830 - It has not been possible to find Preacher William Gentry in the 1830 census in Illinois (where several of his children were born). 1840 - A search for his location, in Kentucky, in the 1840 census has been negative using FTM Census Index on CD ROM (1996). 1846 - William Gentry was listed as a MG (Minister of the Gospel) and a JP (Justice of the Peace) in Obion Co., Tennessee. He officiated at the marriage of John Marr and Nancy R. Mills (Miles) on 11 Feb 1846, and at the marriage of Allen Walker to Margarette Jones on 29 July 1846. Ken Harvey further noted that the Tennessee Baptist Historical Society has failed to find any reference to Preacher William Gentry in its Baptist collection. They should be contacted again, at their request, if the Obion County Church with which he may have been associated with can be identified. The first organization for the Missionary Baptists in Obion county was in Beulah, which was formed by the 1830s. At this period, the Methodists, Presbyterians and Baptists worshipped in the same building. The church, known as Solitude, was located about 4 1/2 miles north of Union City. That original church building burned down in 1838 and a few years later (1841) the Beulah Baptist Church was built. There are no extant records for the next 12 years. However, it is most probably the church attended by the Gentry family, since it was located in their general area and was the only Baptist Church in the county. In 1858, W.H. McGowan was listed as pastor, and their were 72 members. (Adapted from Marshall and Goodspeed). It is assumed that William was a lay preacher. The reason for this assumption is that William is not referred to in the book by: Carroll, James Milton (1923) "A History of the Texas Baptists." The postmaster of Bulah, Obion County, Tennesse as of 27 Sept 1847 was a William Gentry. This may well have been our William. (Source: TNGenWeb Project "Obion Post Office and Postmasters of Obion County, TN", cited by Lynell Cordell). Bulah (1847-1859) later became State Line, Fulton County, KY. The document below, dated March 15, 1850, was found by Charles R. Strong and his daughter, Mary Pat Strong during mid June 2002. This was the only document found in the land records of Obion County Tennessee. No record was found of land purchase or land sale! (Also there were no land records found in Weakley County Tennessee). This may be due to fact that the old town of Bulah, Tennessee, was renamed State Line Kentucky after a border correction at some date. State Line KY located in Fulton County KY was not searched for land records. Charles and Mary Pat observed that there was an abandoned store in State Line KY named Shaw as highlighted in the document below. Also, the "(???)" in the document might be either "etc." or "and so on and so forth". Obion County #1 - Wm Gentry Book 1 - I, page 201-202 William G Gentry Mortgage to L. S. Barnes Registered 15th day of March 1850 This indenture made and entered into this day of March 1850 between William G Gentry of Obion County Tennessee of the one part and L.S. Barnes of Fulton County Kentucky of the other part. Witnesseth [sic] that the said Gentry for and in consideration of seven hundred and seven dollars and 05 cents in hand paid hath this day sold and by these presents doth convey unto said Barnes his assigns. (???) a certain gelding horse about six years old a sorrel mare about 11 years old six head of stock cattle one farm horse wagon also all my house hold and kitchen furniture consisting of feather and under beds clothing furniture (???) bed steads [sic] side bordes[sic] chairs cooking utensils and cup board ware also my stock hogs about 25 in number all of which property is now in my possession my farm and in and about my dwelling house in said Obion County. I also sell and convey to said Barnes my two succeeding crops which are to be made on my farm and I do sell and convey to him all the corn tobacco oats fodder potatoes and all other production which maybe thereon raised so what my family may be protected in (???) law as exempt from sale and I do sell him all of the profits production and mumments [sic] of my said farm for two years to come and I have assigned to said Barnes the following notes towit [sic] one on John Shaw & John Bayer for sixty seven dollars and 50 cts due 9th Feby [sic]1850 and on N. Gurley for one hundred and eighty dollars due 1st Feby [sic] 1850 one on RR Powel for one hundred dollars due 19th June 1850 one on same for fifty dollars due 19th April 1850 - one on Charles S. Tally for seventy five dollars due 1st May 1850 and whereas said Barnes is to pay for me to Messers [sic] Robinson and Keith seventy five dollars and Thos Mitchell thirty nine dollars and 50 cts and whereas he has also paid me two hundred dollars over and above the amount of said notes now shall I within two years pay to said Barnes or his order or cause the same to be done said Robinson and Keith and Mitchell debts said two hundred dollars and all liabilities that I may be under as the assignor of said notes and it is expressly understood that Gurley and Tally are not to be sued the first court nor under aliberal [sic] time and that I am to guaranty these debts then this obligation to be null and void else to remain in full force and virtue and it is further understood and so agreed between these parties that said Barnes to act as my agent in and about the management of sell of all the herein mortgaged property or interest and he is to have the right from time to sell and dispose of the same for the purposes of paying of dispersing this mortgage and I said Gentry for myself my heirs administrators (???) doth and will forever warrant and defend the title in (???) to the property things interests profits (???) herein sold against any and all claims whatever. In witness where of I have hereto set my hand and seal this day and date above written. John M. Gentry & James C. Gentry /s/ witnesses. -- /s/ Will Gentry (Seal 1850 - Unfortunately Preacher William Gentry was not listed as being present in his Obion Co. home, in Tennessee, at the time of the 1850 census enumeration. He is therefore presumably recorded elsewhere in the census of that year, possibly while on a visit to Kentucky, if he is recorded at all. Could he have already gone on to Texas, and left his wife and eldest son in charge of the family? From the evidence above it would appear probable that; 1. Preacher William Gentry was born and married in Kentucky. 2. A few years following the marriage, ca. 1829, the young family moved to Illinois, probably to the southern part of that state. 3. They returned to Kentucky in about 1835 and remained in that state until ca. 1846 when they moved again 4. This time they moved to Tennessee and they had only been in Tennessee for a few years by the time of the 1850 census. Using further data 5. The family then moved to, and stayed in, Missouri from about 1854. They would have been in that state for about four years (grand-daughter Ellen was born there in 1855, as was Virginia in 1858). 6. They then all headed to Texas in about 1859. This assumes that William and his son John Melton Gentry stayed together as they migrated south. William could have gone ahead to Texas, before John and his family, without staying with them in Missouri. He was more mobile on account of the age of his children. 1860 - William Gentry is described (microfilm page 58), in 1860, simply as a Baptist Minister, age 55, born in Tennessee. Mary was the same age, but like all the children, listed as born in Kentucky. Clearly this contradicts the 1850 census. The family were living in Hillsboro, Hill Co., Texas. William's real estate here, at the time, was valued at $1,250 and his personal property at $3,115. At this time there was a very high per capita income in Texas. This was to collapse in a few years with the civil war and it took a very long time to recover. Preacher William's eldest son, John Melton Gentry (32), had real estate in Grandview area in nearby Johnson Co. This was valued at $270 and his personal property at $525. He was a farmer and he was now employing a farm labourer from Alabama, Sam Benge (23), who lived with his family. 1861-The book HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY noted that on June 14, 1861 the Masonic Blue Lodge #266 A.F. and A.M. was chartered. The charter members included W.F. and J.M. Gentry. The book also noted that the first organization of a Baptist church in Alvardo, TX is due to the Rev. William C.(G.?) Gentry. The church was organized on October 6, 1861 in the old Union Building, located on the corner of what is now Cummings ans Atchley streets. The upper story was used for Masonic meetings, the lower floor was a school and church. The records state that "after a few remarks by Brother William C. Gentry, the members present appointed Brother Gentry moderator pro-tem. They then adopted the Trinity River Association Constitution or by laws, written by Brother Carroll. After they organized,the door of th church was opened. Brother William C. Gentry was elected pastor and Jonathan Burk elected pastor and Jonathan Burk elected clerk." On the first Sunday in July 1862 Brother W.B. Senter was chosen to be pastor and moderator. Was this Rev. William Gentry our Preacher William moving to be closer to his son John? If it was not our William, there is a slight possibility that it could be William Gravit Gentry, born 23 Jan 1786 in Louisa Co, VA, son of John and Milly (Edwards) Gentry [THE GENTRY FAMILY IN AMERICA, p 24]. W. G. Gentry also purchased land in Hill County from Thomas A. Flippin and N.J. Fritze sometime in the 1860's. Also, the Johnson County Deeds Vol. D, Pg 84-December 27, 1860- W.G. Gentry-Land Patent in Hill County, Texas from Smith, 200 acres--witnessed by John M. Gentry 1870 - "Mary Gentry, 65 years of age, born in Kentucky, died in August of this year in Grayson Co., Texas." Was this Preacher William's wife? It certainly seems highly likely. William's Grayson Co., Texas, census entry is proving difficult to find. He would have been aged 66. Ken Harvey believes he was still alive. 1871-Land records from Grayson County, Vol 38 pg 442 dated November 6, 1871 show that Mary Gentry owned, with her husband William G., 20 acres of land situated about one mile west of Sherman on the Gainsville and Sherman road at the time of her death. (Grayson Co, TX Vol 38 pages 442, 443 & 444) 1875 - A Rev. Gentry performed a wedding in Grayson Co. Texas and another one in Collin Co., Texas. Were these two ceremonies performed by the same man and was it "our" Rev. William Gentry? An unknown Rev. M. Gentry was active in Collin Co, also. He is not thought to be related. 1880 - Preacher William's, Wise Co., Texas, census return is proving difficult to find. He would have been aged 76. He might well have died before this. Zada Trawick's family was also in Wise Co. in 1880. I wonder if John M. and Pamelia could have moved there after the 1880 census and Zada and [James] Ed[win Gentry] met and married there in 1890/91. "LOCALS ... ... A well known citizen by the name of Gentry, of the Sand Hill country, who was stopping in the East Mound country for his health died one day last week." Could this have been Preacher William's "obituary"? The newspaper date needs to be rechecked. Could the East Mound area be where Will and Molly lived? Their Wise Co. census return gives their location as E[numeration] D[istrict] 130. From the deed listed below, it is known that William died before 1883. Charles Strong located the following deed in Hill County, Texas (Hill Co, Vol. N) 1883-"Know all men by these presents that whereas on or about the ___ day of ___ A.D. 186_, W.G. Gentry, then a resident in Hill County, Texas now deceased, did make, execute and deliver to Thomas A. Flippin and N.J. Fritze for a valuable consideration to him in hand paid, a good and sufficient warranty deed to the following tract of land....and whence the said deed has been lost, mislaid or destroyed, and the record of the same in the deed records of said Hill County, having been destroyed by fire, now therefore in consideration of the ??? and the fact of the payment in full of the purchase money of said land, to said W.G. Gentry by the said Flippin & Fritze which we here acknowledge, We J.M. Gentry, James C. Gentry, Mitchell C. Gentry, Jesse A. Gentry, J.W. Gentry & Minerva A. Gentry his wife, B.F. Hodges and wife Sarah M. Hodges and L.B. Bush and wife Mary E. Bush, sole surviving heirs at law of the said W.G. Gentry, do bargain and sell, and by these presents do transfer and convey unto J.W. Siddons the ....title to said land...Witness our hands this the 19 day of September A.D. 1882. John M. Gentry, J.W. Gentry [Minerva's husband], M.A. Gentry, L.B. Bush, M.E. Bush, J.C. Gentry, M.C. Gentry, B.F. Hodges et ux, Sarah M. Hodges J.A. Gentry It would be worth searching for the burial place and gravestone of Preacher William. He could be buried near Decatur. Lewis Payne remembers his maternal grandmother, Molly, speaking of Decatur and it seems that her husband, Will, and she could at the time, have lived outside this town, the Wise County seat. William Gentry's parents are still unknown.According to Ken Harvey, the following are considered to be possible, but unlikely, parents of Preacher William Gentry, born circa 1804. Gentry, (1909), M.S., Ph. D. "The Gentry Family in America 1676 to 1909 etc." The Grafton Press:New YPatrick Gentry (abt.1780-1820) of Louisa Co., Virginia. His son William B. Gentry (1802-?) married Sallie Sargent March 11, 1824. (p 74) --Robert Gentry of Jackson Co., Tennessee. Robert was fifth generation but there are no dates. His son William was probably born in Jackson Co. where he was definately reared. (p 134) --Mathew Gentry (abt. 1782-? ), son of Samuel. Matthew had migrated from Surrey Co., North Carolina to Warwick Co., indiana in 1822 where he settled and reared a large family. His children were: William, James, Mathew, Samuel and Thomas. (p 270) --Thomas Gentry (1779-?) and Sussana Caster (1781-1854). Son William was born in 1806. Thomas' father was William Gentry of Gloucester Co., N.J. said to have been a revolutionary soldier. (p 292) --Joseph Gentry (abt.1785-1835) of King William Co., Virginia. (p 294) 1810 - There are thirty-one potential Gentry parents of William in the state of Kentucky in 1810 when he would have been circa six years old at the time. 1820 - Of these there are, however, only seven possible candidates as William's parents in Madison Co. Kentucky in 1820 This ASSUMES that he was born c. 1804 in Madison Co., Kentucky. There is no compelling reason for this assumption however. These Madison parental candidates, with some of their probable wives, have all been arrived at by a process of elimination, they are; 1. Bartlett Gentry and Elizabeth Timberlake, 2. ? Gentry and Elizabeth ?, 3. John Gentry, 4. John (Stumpy) Gentry, 5. John P. Gentry, 6. Josiah Gentry, 7. Josiah Gentry and Winney Musick |
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| 9090 | I6157 | Gentry | William G. | Bef 1804 | Abt 1882 | 0 | (Research): Census Information: 1850 census, Obion Co. TN District 2 West of District 1 (NE corner before the panhandle was included), North border is Kentucky. 496. Polly GENTRY, 48, KY; John, 23, KY, farmer; Permelia, 23, TN; James, 20, IL, farmer; Michel, 18 IL, farmer; Manerva, 13, KY; Sarah, 12, KY; Wesly, 8, KY; Abram, 5, KY; Mary, 4/12,TN 1860 census in Hill Co. TX Hillsboro twp. ED 58 Pg. 459 397 Gentry, William 55 M Baptist Minister TN Mary 55 F KY Menerva 23 F KY Sarah 20 F KY Wesley 18 M KY Abram 15 M KY Mary 10 F KY (Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell) |
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| 9091 | I6157 | Gentry | William G. | Bef 1804 | Abt 1882 | 0 | (Medical):Y DNA Results, FTDNA Haplogroup: I1 Haplogroup Predicted Y-DNA Haplogroup 1-M253 A direct male descendant of William G. Gentry, still bearing the Gentry surname, volunteered to have his yDNA tested. The results can be found at www.ysearch.org, under the user ID #CBFD9, and the FamilyTreeDNA Kit number is 49107. The DNA sample was a high resolution match to several documented descendants of Nicholas Gentry I of Hanover County, Virginia. Nicholas was said to be the original immigrant of his family line, and can first be found on colonial records of Virginia in 1684. More about the Gentry DNA study can be found at: http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/g/gentry/ I is often called the "Viking Haplogroup." This haplogroup is common among Icelandic populations, and is generally considered indicative of Scandinavian or Anglo-Saxon ancestry when it is found in a person of British descent. A good website that discusses Haplogroup I1a is located at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gallgaedhil/haplo_i1a_part_1.htm |
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| 9092 | I5759 | Gentry | William Miller | 23 May 1851 | 23 Sep 1929 | 0 | The following biography was written by Kenneth Charles Harvey. The eldest child in his family, he was known as Will to his wife and Billie to his siblings. He was about eight years old when he was taken to Texas from Missouri, he remembered nothing of Tenessee. His eldest daughter, Grace, recalls his middle name instead as Melton. This is almost certainly incorrect. He was never involved in the Civil War, according to Lewis Adair Payne. He helped dismantle the frontier fort at Fort Worth, Texas by assisting in removing the pallisade. Presumably he was still living with his parents in Johnson Co. at this time. The date of this event needs to be established. 1870 - A Wm. M. Gentry married Lucy E. Smith on 25 Apr. 1870 in Collin Co. Texas. There is no family recollection of any such previous marital event but it is highly likely that Will's first wife died. Molly may have known of this but simply never mentioned in later life that she was in fact Will's second wife. She may have preferred to keep this information to herself. Will, who was a physically very strong man, initially used his father-in-law's wedding present, of a team of horses and wagon, to haul whisky etc. as far west as the saloons in Pecos. It was possible to make more money with transporting whisky than hauling anything else. This was a dangerous activity at the time as the Commanche Indians were still hostile, and active, in the surrounding area. He himself evidently spoke a little Indian (probably Choctaw). He was a talented carpenter although his work never really met his wife, Molly's, exacting standards. She didn't forget easily that her own father had been a cabinet maker level of carpenter. 1880 - The family were living in Wise Co., Texas, where Will (29) was farming. Mollie (23) was keeping house and looking after the children Carrie (5), Gertie (2) and baby Frank. The enumeration locality was 130 (possibly near Decatur). (Microfilm page 225). Will's paternal grandfather was a Baptist preacher who started a church, probably in Hillsboro, Hill Co., Texas. The old man appears to have moved from there to Wise Co. at some point either prior to or after 1873. He must have been nearby to his grandson, Will Gentry, around this time as he used to borrow Will's horse team and wagon without asking. Presumably this occurred when young William was not around. He would just hitch the horses up and take them off without a word. This used to greatly annoy his granddaugher-in-law, Molly. It was, after all, her father who had given the team to the couple as a wedding present. The preacher would have been in his late seventies by then. The Trawick family was also in Wise County as of the 1880 census. They lived in Wise County until around 1887. 1887-They then moved north to Indian Territory. This relocation out of Texas was to what was later to become the state of Oklahoma. Will now purchased a 320 acre farm east of Duncan on Wild Horse Creek, Stephens Co. People were moving into this Territory as pioneers because the land was much cheaper. He also had a financial interest in a cotton gin while in Oklahoma. The house that he built there consisted of two stories. There were two rooms and an entrance hall on the ground floor with a stairs, aligned east/west, leading up to a small landing at the front with two bedrooms at either side. There was an additional single story dining room accessed from the downstairs hall with the kitchen at the end of this extension. The front of the house faced east and there was a well outside the kitchen door on the south side of the building. 1903-Will was photographed in a family group picture at his parent's home in Alma. Mollie was not in the picture. His parents were living in a small, one story wooden house. 1910 - Will was listed as living in Park Township, in 1910, with his wife Molly and the youngest two of their children. Also living with them was 4 year old Louisa Payne, presumed to be the youngest daughter of Permelia Gertrude Gentry and Walter Payne. Permelia died shortly after Louisa was born. He was living on 320 acres which must have consisted of, in half, the 160 acres which was later legally described as "The East Half of the West Half of Section Four (4), Township One (1) South, Range Five (5) West, I(ndian) M(eridian)." [Payne, Grace Ellen (1948) Affidavit giving legal notice of intention to file suit in District Court of Stephens County, Oklahoma. Ref: Book 414, page 344] Will had probably owned the whole western half, of section four as described. 1911 - Described as "of Arthur" on his son John's marriage in 1911 in Stephens Co., Oklahoma. 1920-Census record has not been found. Will left his farm and house, having basically retired in about 1920, the elderly couple now moved to what was to become 721 Spruce Street, Duncan. Will had bought a block of land there, number sixty-seven, close to the city. He proceeded to break the block up into building lots which he then began to sell off as sites for homes. He built their own new house on one of these lots. His grandson Carl Payne and Tommy Payne purchased two other lots and built homes on them. Molly was never happy in the house as she felt it was not finished properly and the side was too close to the street. People could look in and see her eating as they walked along. The house was still standing in 1997. Frank now took over the farm and the house on Wild Horse Creek his father had left there. Frank, in turn, rented part of the 320 acres to his brother Emory. Emory was considered the best farmer in the family. Sadly, the house Will had built was burnt down much later. 1923-Celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary. This large family reunion started off at their own home in Spruce street and then moved the same day to son-in-law, Walter Winchell Payne's, ranch where there was presumably more space. 1929 -William M. Gentry died. W. M. Gentry's gold watch was given, on his death, to grandson, Lewis Adair Payne. Sometime later the watch was "borrowed" by Lewis' elder brother, "Snort." At the time they all thought that the valuable heirloom was lost down the well. Later on there was a reconsideration. A neighbouring boy who had suggested that it had fallen down the well and who was playing with the children at the time probably stole it. Apparently he was known for his light fingers. Lyn Cordell found both of the following, items: First, a story by Sudie Thornton Sharp, born in 1877 in Texas. Her family moved to Indian Territory when her father "purchased the improvements on some Indian land, which comprised several hundred acres, near where the Arthur post office and store were located---about 10 miles northeast of Duncan." (Lyn noted that actually, Arthur is more straight east of Duncan. The Indian Base Line that my grandparent's lived on is Beech Street here in town. We live about 1/2 mile north of Beech now). Anyway, Mrs. Sharp continues to say, "After a short visit with my parents at Arthur I came to Duncan and soon had a music class, being Duncan's first music teacher. I went from house to house, giving lessons on organs and pianos. My first boarding home was with William Gentry and family. The Gentrys were the parents of Mrs. Marvin Payne and Ed Gentry." After she married Mr. Sharp they started a store in 1901 about 14 miles northwest of Duncan. In 1902 their store got a post office and it was named Nellie. She also found the obituary of William Gentry, published in THE DUNCAN WEEKLY EAGLE, dated Thursday, Sept. 26, 1929: County Pioneer Called By Death W.M. Gentry, One of Oldest Citizens of County, Died Monday After Months of Suffering. W.M. Gentry, a resident of this section for more than 39 years, died at the family home in Duncan at 9:40 o'clock Monday morning, following a lingering illness of several months duration. Mr. Gentry, who was 79 years old at the time of his death, moved to what is now Stephens county in 1890 and settled in the Arthur neighborhood, east of Duncan. He moved to Duncan some eight years ago. During his residence in the county Mr. Gentry saw the country develop from a wilderness to a great agricultural section, and played no small part in this development, for he was among the county's foremost citizens. Funeral services were held at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the First Baptist church, conducted by Rev. J. J. Ward, a pioneer minister of this county, and the pastor, Rev. T. P. Haskins. Interment was in the Duncan cemetery, the arrangements being in charge of the Beeson Grantham Funeral Home. Mr. Gentry was a native of Tenn., and moved in Indian Territory from the land of his nativity. Surviving him are his widow, five children and 27 grandchildren. The children are: Ed J. Gentry, Ft. Worth; John W. Gentry, Alpine, Tex.; Mrs. Marvin Payne, Duncan; E. H. Gentry, Oklahoma City; and Mrs. S. P. Hall, Roxanna, Tex. Two sisters, Mrs. Lum Parsons of Oklahoma City and Mrs. Jerry Williamson of Decatur, Tex., and two brothers, J. P. Gentry of Oklahoma City and J.E. Gentry of Arthur, also attended the funeral. |
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| 9093 | I5759 | Gentry | William Miller | 23 May 1851 | 23 Sep 1929 | 0 | (Research):"Family Record-Parents' Names-Husband William Miller Gentry Born May 23rd 1851 Tenn. Wife Mary Evelyne Gentry Born Aug 27th 1856 W. Va. Married July 13 1873 at Grayson Co. Texas, lived in Texas 1873 to 189- Moved to Ind Ter." [Gentry, Ruth Pearl (1930) Family Genealogical Record Form (probably largely compiled by Ruth circa 1911-1930)-photocopy of the double spread torn pages in possession of Penny Ethlen Payne. Original with Scott Philip Hall?] 1900 census Chickasaw Nation IT (Stephens Co. OK) ED 166 pg. 40A 169/176 Gentry, William M., May 1852, 48, married 26, TN KY TN Mollie E., Aug. 1856, 43, 8 children/7 living, VA VA VA Frank M., son, May 1880, 20, TX Edgar J., son, Dec. 1882, 17, TX John W., son, Aug. 1885, 14, TX Grace E., dau., Nov. 1888, 11, TX Emory H., son, May 1893, 7, IT Ruth P., dau., Dec. 1896, 3, IT John M., father, Dec. 1827, Married 50, KY KY KY Pamelia C., mother, Mar. 1827, 7 children/5 living, TN TN VA |
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| 9094 | I48074 | Gerald | Edna L | 18 Jan 1883 | 20 Aug 1917 | 0 | Linked on FindAGrave to her mother, Marandy Belk Gerald. (1860-1938). She and John were shown as the parents of six children on this same website: Charlie E (1899-1970) Milford H (1901-1969) Irma (1903-1988 m. a FOSTER) Jewel (1906-1995, m. a NEVELS) John D. (1908-1925) Eddie (1917-1990) FamilySearch also links John and Edna to a daughter, Beatrice (1910-1986, m. a PRITCHARD) |
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| 9095 | I47559 | Gerber | Arthur Leo | 23 Jul 1931 | 15 Mar 2013 | 0 | Obituary, as published on this FindAGrave memorial page Arthur Leo Gerber was born on July 23, 1931 at Beaver Crossing, Nebraska to Jacob and Alice (Jaap) Gerber and passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013 at his home in Cordova, Nebraska. As a young boy he attended and graduated from Beaver Crossing (NE.) High School in 1949. He enlisted in the United States Air Force as a young man and served more than 23 years through the Korean Conflict and Vietnam. He was united in marriage on October 23, 1952 to Margaret Shutts and to this union sons and daughter were born, Robert, Debra, Ricky, John, James, Thomas and Ronald. Together they made their home at various military bases including, Henderson, NV, Germany, California and Texas, until his retirement in 1971 at Altus AFB in Oklahoma when they moved to Cordova, Nebraska. Art worked for the post office delivering mail, trucked for Snick Ruhl, as a butcher for Orv's Grocery, and helped various farmers and worked at the Cordova, Nebraska elevator during the harvest season. Art was a member of the Cordova (NE.) American Legion Post #359, the Air Force Sergeants Association and the Disabled American Veterans #42, Crete. Art was an avid reader and enjoyed traveling and taking trips to the casinos. Art's family was extremely important to him. He always stood behind his family whether they had a problem or a success and he was very honest and up front in working with all his family and friends. Art is survived by: children, Robert Gerber, Seward, NE., James Gerber, Cordova, NE., Thomas Gerber, Omaha, NE., Ronald Gerber, Sutton, NE.; granddaughters, Ashley and Chelsea Gerber, Omaha, NE.; nieces, nephews and a host of relatives and friends. Art was preceded in death by: parents; wife, Margaret Gerber in 1981; daughter, Debra sons, Ricky and John Gerber; sisters, June Lawson, Florence Nicholson and Evelyn White, brothers, Henry and Rudolph Gerber. Interment was in the Zastrow Cemetery with military services by the US Air Force. |
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| 9098 | I47201 | Getz | Albert | 31 Dec 1903 | Jun 1977 | 0 | In 1930, Albert was living with his parents and younger sister in Schenectady, and working as a millwright in a refrigerator department. At the time of the 1940 census, Albert was married, and working as an electrical millright in Schenectady, New York. He had finished two years of High School. His wife, Grace, had completed four years. They were sharing their home with this father, Charles, age 69 and widowed, and shown as born in Poland. The Social Security Death Index shows his last residence was Schenetady, New York. |
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| 9099 | I47180 | Getz | Arlene | 20 Aug 1929 | 4 Jun 2018 | 0 | On June 4, 2018, Arlene G. Solomon (nee Getz); beloved mother of Sandi (Rick) Popowitz and Ken (Laura) Solomon; loving grandmother of Brian (Alissa) Popowitz, Stacey Popowitz, Katelyn and Hannah Solomon; loving great grandmother of Oren Popowitz. Funeral services private. Please omit flowers. Contributions in her memory may be sent to Riderwood Staff Appreciation Fund, 3110 Gracefield Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904. In mourning at 5 Country Creek Court, North Potomac, MD 20878, Wednesday only after 6 p.m. with an evening service at 7 p.m. Baltimore Jewish Times June 5, 2018 by JT Staff Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. show Arlene and Jack Solomon as residents of Baltimore, Maryland in 1957 and 1959. She can be found on the 1930 Federal Census in Schenectady, New York, and shown as 9 months old (census enumeration date was April 18, 1930, making her born around July or August 1929). On this census, she was listed as a daughter of Leon Getz, age 32, born in Russia of Russian parents, mother tongue listed as Jewish, year of emigration ca 1887, and shown as a proprietor of a meat market. His wife was 30 year old Hattie F Getz, was born in New York, as was her father, with a mother born in Austria. Arlene was the only child present in the home. Also listed was a 21 year old single lodger, Minnie Millier, born in New York, working as a maid. with both of Minnie's parents born in Germany. |
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| 9100 | I47199 | Getz | Charles | Abt 1871 | 24 Aug 1953 | 0 | In 1910, Charles and Rosie, along with sons Leo and Albert, were living on Carrie Street in Schenectady, New York. He was working as a Tailor at a tailor shop. Both parents were shown as born in Russia, as was their eldest son, Leo, and their mother tongue was listed as Yiddish. The date of immigration for all three was 1902, and Charles was shown as a naturalized citizen.This was the same occupation shown in 1920 and 1930, as he and his family remainted in Schenectady. The 1930 census has Russia crossed out as place of birth, and instead showsn Bulstark, Poland.* Charles's date of emigration was shown as 1902, and Rose's as 1904. In 1940 Charles was widowed, and living with his son and daughter-in-law, Albert and Grace, in Schenectady. His place of birth was instead listed as Poland. *Belostock, Russia is the same city as Bialystok, Poland (called Byalistock in yiddish), and is the largest city on northeastern Poland. It is 108.8 miles NE of Warsaw. At the end of the nineteenth century, the majority of the city's population was Jewish. According to Russian census of 1897, out of the total population of 66,000, Jews constituted 41,900 (so around 63% percent).[19] This heritage can be seen on the Jewish Heritage Trail in Bialystok.[20] The Bialystok pogrom occurred between 1896 and 1906 in the city. During the pogrom between 81 and 88 people were killed, and about 80 people were wounded |
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