Lou Emma Gentry

1866 - 1939  (73 years)

• Name	Lou Emma Gentry  [1, 2]
  Birth	20 Jun 1866	Johnson County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	10 Dec 1939	Wise County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Burial	Cottonwood Cemetery, Wise County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	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.
  Person ID	I5978	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	John Melton Gentry,   b. 19 Dec 1827, Kentucky d. 3 Mar 1904, Alma, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Pamelia C Harpole,   b. 20 Mar 1827, Obion County, Tennessee d. 19 Jul 1903, Alma, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1850	Tennessee
  	Fay Payne Yeager reports they had another daughter, named Mary. "She is not on a census but family history tells that John and Pamelia had a daughter named Mary that died young. An old saying was, "If a person is sitting by a window and a bird comes and sits on the window sill, that person is going to die." This happened to Mary." Ken Harvey is adament their is not daughter Mary. It was thought that a gravestone in the Oakland Cemetery in Johnson Co. TX that reads: "Sacred to the Memory of M. Mary Gentry Jan. ?, 18?5 (1865?) -- 1869" might be hers. However, an earlier transcription of the cemetery proves that this headstone was for the wife of Preacher William Gentry, whose date of birth was 1805, and who died in 1869.
  Family ID	F164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jeremiah M. "Jerry" Williamson,   b. 3 Apr 1858, Cooper County, Missouri d. 8 Aug 1960, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas (Age 102 years)
  Marriage	2 Nov 1884	Wise County, Texas   [3]
  Children	1. Mattie Williamson,   b. 13 Oct 1885, Greenwood, Wise County, Texas d. Abt 1957 (Age 71 years)   2. Claude Lee Williamson,   b. 11 Mar 1887, Greenwood, Wise County, Texas d. 23 Jun 1964, Harris County, Texas (Age 77 years)   3. James Homer Williamson,   b. 10 Dec 1888, Greenwood, Wise County, Texas d. 14 Mar 1963, Decatur, Wise County, Texas (Age 74 years)   4. Jason "Jake" C. Williamson,   b. 19 Nov 1890, Greenwood, Wise County, Texas d. 1 Mar 1969, Lubbock County, Texas (Age 78 years)   5. Elmer Williamson,   b. 8 Mar 1892, Greenwood, Wise County, Texas d. 30 Jul 1964, Wise County, Texas (Age 72 years)   6. Alvis Milton Williamson,   b. 28 Jan 1894, Greenwood, Wise County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   7. Luther J. Williamson,   b. 29 Dec 1895, Greenwood, Wise County, Texas d. 10 Jan 1972, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma (Age 76 years)   8. Calvin Weaver Williamson, Sr.,   b. 2 Sep 1898, Greenwood, Wise County, Texas d. 6 Nov 1976, Decatur, Wise County, Texas (Age 78 years)   9. Stewart Doyle Williamson,   b. 17 Oct 1901, Greenwood, Wise County, Texas d. 16 Dec 1954, Haskell Cemetery, Haskell County, Texas (Age 53 years)   10. Irving Williamson,   b. 20 Sep 1904, Greenwood, Wise County, Texas d. Dec 1986, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma (Age 82 years)   11. Ellen Williamson,   b. 21 Sep 1907, Greenwood, Wise County, Texas d. 30 Jul 1930, Greenwood, Wise County, Texas (Age 22 years)
  Family ID	F2212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Jun 1866 - Johnson County, Texas Marriage - 2 Nov 1884 - Wise County, Texas Death - 10 Dec 1939 - Wise County, Texas Burial - - Cottonwood Cemetery, Wise County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S207] 1870 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003., (United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census, the Ninth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1870 Federal Census.). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), Memorial ID 6759211 (Reliability: 3). [S532] Cordell, Lynell Gentry-Family Researcher P.O. Box 1992 Duncan OK 73534-1992 Correspondence, Gedcom, Family Group Sheets, Email.