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Elihu Melvin "Mel" Gentry 1848–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1848

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 13 July 1922

Death Location: Prospect, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Gilbert 1850

Mother: Mary Crabtree

Spouse(s): Dicy Wilson

Children(s): Clemmie Gentry, Samuel Gentry, Martha Forgey, John Gentry, James Gentry, William Gentry

In 1848, Elihu Melvin "Mel" Gentry entered the world in North Carolina, born to Gilbert W Gentry 1850 And Mary Crabtree. Elihu Melvin "Mel" Gentry married Dicy Caroline Wilson, and had children including Clemmie Ann Gentry, James Alfred Gentry, John Gentry, Martha E Gentry Forgey, Samuel Mcclure Gentry, William Sanford Gentry. Elihu Melvin "Mel" Gentry passed away in 1922 in Prospect, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Elihu Melvin "Mel" Gentry entered the world in North Carolina, born to Gilbert W Gentry 1850 And Mary Crabtree.
  • Elihu Melvin "Mel" Gentry married Dicy Caroline Wilson, and had children including Clemmie Ann Gentry, James Alfred Gentry, John Gentry, Martha E Gentry Forgey, Samuel Mcclure Gentry, William Sanford Gentry.
  • Elihu Melvin "Mel" Gentry passed away in 1922 in Prospect, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Elihu Gentry's Ancestors

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Elihu Gentry
1848–1922
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Gilbert W Gentry 1850
1824–1885
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Mary Crabtree
1849–1915
Tennessee
Grandparents
Thomas (B. Crabtree "DNA Line"-to my) line
1797–1881
Virginia
Easter Green
1816–1884
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
James Crabtree
1762–1834
Priscilla Line"
1770–1826
William Line"
1782–1850
Mary Simpson
1796–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elihu Gentry's Descendants

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Elihu (Melvin "Mel") Gentry (30 Aug 1848–13 July 1922) m. Dicy (Caroline) Wilson (2 Feb 1850–30 January 1916)
  1. 1. Clemmie (Ann) Gentry 1887–1944 m. John (Cincinnatus) Apperson 1880–1940
    1. 1. Maggie (Ruth) Apperson 1915–2007 m. Henry (Monroe) Cox 1918–2010
    2. 2. Pearlie (Mae) Apperson 1905–1995
    3. 3. John (Emmett) Apperson 1908–1982
    4. 4. Nora (Ann) Apperson 1911–1999
    5. 5. Leafie (F) Apperson 1913–
    6. 6. John (Ross) Apperson 1917–1999
    7. 7. Dicy (Christine) Apperson 1920–2013
    8. 8. John (Gilbert) Apperson 1928–2006
    9. 9. De (Ette) Apperson 1912–1977
  2. 2. Samuel (McClure) Gentry 1881–1942
  3. 3. Martha (E Gentry) Forgey 1870–1916
  4. 4. John Gentry 1873–1940
  5. 5. James (Alfred) Gentry 1878–1947
  6. 6. William (Sanford) Gentry 1875–1948

Elihu Gentry's Timeline

2 Records

1848
30 Aug 1848
Birth of Elihu Melvin "Mel" Gentry in North Carolina
North Carolina
1922
13 July 1922
Age 74
Death of Elihu Melvin "Mel" Gentry in Prospect, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America
Prospect, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1848
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 July 1922
    Event Place: Prospect, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America

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