Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Gentry

1850 - 1933  (83 years)

• Name	Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Gentry  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Mollie
  Birth	20 Feb 1850	Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	6 Oct 1933	Comanche County, Oklahoma
  Burial	Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma
  Notes	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.) (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
  Person ID	I6159	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Preacher William G. Gentry,   b. Bef 1804, Kentucky d. Abt 1882, Texas (Age ~ 78 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" ???,   b. 23 Jan 1805, Kentucky d. 13 Jun 1869, Texas (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1826	Kentucky
  Family ID	F2981	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lynn Boyd Bush,   b. 26 Jun 1847, Kentucky d. 7 Feb 1919, Cave Springs, Benton County, Arkansas (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1873	Grayson County, Texas   [2]
  	Copy of Marriage License from Grayson County, TX Marriage Book C, page 230: To any Judge of the District Court, Ordained Minister of the Gospel, or any Justice of the Peace in Grayson County---Greeting: You are hereby authorized to celebrate the Rites of Matrimony between L.B. Bush and Miss M.E. Gentry and make due return to the Clerk of the said County within sixty days thereafter, certifying your action under this license. WITNESS my official signature and seal of office at Sherman this 24h day of Dec 1873. S. Bostick Clerk of the District Court for Grayson County by B.W. Bradley, Depty I, M.F. Cole, certify that on the 25th day of December 1873 I united in marriage the parties above named this 25th day of December 1873 M.F. Cole (Supplied by Lynell Cordell. She received this via email from Mark A. Eitzen, a descendant who has a copy of this marriage license)
  Children	1. William Boyd Bush,   b. 11 Dec 1874, Bells, Grayson County, Texas d. 24 May 1938, Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas (Age 63 years)   2. Murray Lynn Bush,   b. 30 Apr 1876, Texas d. 24 Jul 1949, Potter County, Texas (Age 73 years)   3. Roy Mark Bush,   b. 9 Feb 1878, Texas d. Abt 1963, Cave Springs, Benton County, Arkansas (Age 84 years)   4. Carrie Elizabeth Bush,   b. 13 Jan 1883, Texas d. 16 Dec 1968, Arkansas (Age 85 years)   5. Marie Audrey Bush,   b. 10 Jul 1885, Bells, Grayson County, Texas d. 14 Jun 1975, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F3133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Feb 1850 - Tennessee Marriage - 25 Dec 1873 - Grayson County, Texas Death - 6 Oct 1933 - Comanche County, Oklahoma Burial - - Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		_Gentry, Mary Elizabeth Wife of Lynn Boyd Bush B. 1850 Tennessee D. 1933 Oklahoma
  		Bush, Mollie with daughters, ca 1888 Mollie Gentry Bush with her youngest two children and only daughters, Carrie Elizabeth, on her left, and Marie Audrey, on her right
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Bush Hotel, Cave Springs Arkansas ca 1920's Around the time of the First World War, Lynn Boyd Bush and his wife Mollie lived in Cave Springs, Arkansas where they operated the Hotel Bush, one of only two hotels in the town at that time. Since the local phone office was also located in the hotel, Mary served as the town's telephone operator as well.
  		Gentry, Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" before 1930 Wife of Lynn Boyd Bush B. 1850 Tennessee D. 1933 Oklahoma While still living in Arkansas, Mollie and her husband Lynn had been members of the Cave Springs Church of Christ, as well as owning and operating a small hotel. Some years after she was left widowed, Mollie moved to Oklahoma to stay with her youngest daughter Mary Bush Stamper.

  
  

  Headstones

  Bush, Mary (Gentry)

  
  

• Sources

  [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Baylor County ED 6 Pg. 287A (Reliability: 3). [S532] Cordell, Lynell Gentry-Family Researcher P.O. Box 1992 Duncan OK 73534-1992 Correspondence, Gedcom, Family Group Sheets, Email.