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Elijah Gentry 1837–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1837

Birth Location: Johnson Co., TN.

Death Date: 20 Feb 1865

Death Location: Virginia

Father: William Gentry

Mother: Mary Oliver

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In 1837, Elijah Gentry entered the world in Johnson Co., TN., born to William Gentry And Mary Oliver. Elijah Gentry passed away in 1865 in Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1837, Elijah Gentry entered the world in Johnson Co., TN., born to William Gentry And Mary Oliver.
  • Elijah Gentry passed away in 1865 in Virginia.

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Elijah Gentry's Ancestors

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Elijah Gentry
1837–1865
Birth Place: Johnson Co., TN.
Parents
William Gentry
1816–1876
Carter, Tennessee, United States
Mary Oliver
1813–1886
Carter, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Joseph (Big John)) Gentry
1777–1865
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Sarah Brown
1782–1850
Carter County, Tennessee, United States of America
Private (George R) Oliver
1785–1863
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Susannah White
1785–1837
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
JOSEPH III
1741–1835
Winifred Gentry
1742–1833
Benjamin Brown
1757–1822
Susannah Cooper
1770–1838
John Sr.
1750–1826
♥ Thorpe
1751–1820
William White
1756–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Gentry
1712–1788
Susannah Allen
1720–1810
John Oliver
1724–1796
MARGARET SMITH
1725–1796
Henry Cooper
1745–1820
Mary Houston
1750–1836
GEORGE SR
1726–1786
Jemima Reagan
1721–1771
Ann West
1733–1797
John White
1741–1817
Susannah Marcum
1724–1824

Elijah Gentry's Timeline

2 Records

1837
1837
Birth of Elijah Gentry in Johnson Co., TN.
Johnson Co., TN.
1865
20 Feb 1865
Age 28
Death of Elijah Gentry in Virginia
Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Johnson Co., TN.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1865
    Event Place: Virginia

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