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Frances Nettie Gentry 1921–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1921

Birth Location: Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA

Death Date: 7 May 1996

Death Location: Edhube, Fannin County, Texas, USA

Father: Albert Sr.

Mother: Gertrude Jones

Spouse(s): Louis Dotson

Children(s): Thomas Dotson, Elmo Dotson, Eldon Dotson

Frances Nettie Gentry was born in 1921 in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA, the child of Albert Guy Johnston Gentry Sr And Gertrude Allen Jones. In 1930, Frances Nettie Gentry resided in Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas. In 1935, Frances Nettie Gentry resided in Rural, Collin, Texas. Frances Nettie Gentry married Louis Richard Dotson, and had children including Anita Louise Dotson, Eddie Joe Dotson, Eldon Louis Dotson, Elmo Francis Dotson, Gregory Paul Dotson, Lanetti Margaret Dotson, Leon R Dotson, Thomas Allen Dotson. Frances Nettie Gentry passed away in 1996 in Edhube, Fannin County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Frances Nettie Gentry was born in 1921 in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA, the child of Albert Guy Johnston Gentry Sr And Gertrude Allen Jones.
  • In 1930, Frances Nettie Gentry resided in Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas.
  • In 1935, Frances Nettie Gentry resided in Rural, Collin, Texas.
  • Frances Nettie Gentry married Louis Richard Dotson, and had children including Anita Louise Dotson, Eddie Joe Dotson, Eldon Louis Dotson, Elmo Francis Dotson, Gregory Paul Dotson, Lanetti Margaret Dotson, Leon R Dotson, Thomas Allen Dotson.
  • Frances Nettie Gentry passed away in 1996 in Edhube, Fannin County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Albert Sr.
1897–1975
Birth Location: Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas, U.S.A.
AS
Gertrude Jones
1900–1989
Birth Location: Bonham, Fannin, Texas
GJ

Spouses(s)

Louis Dotson
1919–1993
Birth Location: Denton, Texas, USA
LD

Children(s)

Thomas Dotson
1948–2001
Birth Location: Arkansas
TD
Elmo Dotson
1944–1994
Birth Location: Wickes, Polk, Arkansas, USA
ED
Eldon Dotson
1945–1997
Birth Location: Horatio Sevi, Arkansas
ED

Frances Gentry's Ancestors

Self
Frances Gentry
1921–1996
Birth Place: Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA
Parents
Albert Guy Johnston Gentry Sr.
1897–1975
Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas, U.S.A.
Gertrude (Allen) Jones
1900–1989
Bonham, Fannin, Texas
Grandparents
Albert (Sidney "Sid") Gentry
1865–1928
Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, USA
Nettie (J) McDaniel
1868–1942
Illinois, USA
Isaac (Frank) Jones
1874–1965
Savoy, Texas
Mary (Frances) Jones
1878–1965
Gainsville, Cooke Co. Tx
Great-Grandparents
John Gentry
1824–1880
Sarah Vaughn
1823–1902
J McDaniel
1843–1908
Delila Neal
1850–1923
Nathaniel Jones
1835–1923
MacDonald Ford
1835–1908
Mary Burns
1837–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Gentry
1797–1891
Emily Crawford
1800–1881
Edmund Vaughn
1800–1835
Ann Shepherd
1802–1875
James McDaniel
1822–1880
Elizabeth Bryant
1823–
William Neal
1812–1873
Susannah Simpson
1820–1900
Joseph Jones
1810–1890
Elizabeth Waldon\Walden
1813–1859
William Ford
1796–1860
Rachel McElroy
1800–1869
William Burns
1802–1851
Amy Wallis
1802–1880

Frances Gentry's Descendants

1.
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Frances (Nettie) Gentry (7 Jan 1921–7 May 1996) m. Louis (Richard) Dotson (21 May 1919–24 Jun 1993)
  1. 1. Thomas (Allen) Dotson 1948–2001
  2. 2. Elmo (Francis) Dotson 1944–1994
  3. 3. Eldon (Louis) Dotson 1945–1997

Frances Gentry's Timeline

8 Records

1921
7 Jan 1921
Birth of Frances Nettie Gentry in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA
Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 9
Frances Nettie Gentry resided here in Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas
Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas
1935
1935-1993
Age 14
Frances Nettie Gentry resided here in Rural, Collin, Texas
Rural, Collin, Texas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 19
Frances Nettie Gentry resided here in Cooke, Texas, USA
Cooke, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 29
Frances Nettie Gentry resided here in Ozark, Polk, Arkansas, USA
Ozark, Polk, Arkansas, USA
1955
1955
Age 34
Frances Nettie Gentry resided here in Denison, Texas, USA
Denison, Texas, USA
1995
1995
Age 74
Frances Nettie Gentry resided here in Tom Bean, TX
Tom Bean, TX
1996
7 May 1996
Age 75
Death of Frances Nettie Gentry in Tom Bean, Grayson, Texas, United States of America
Tom Bean, Grayson, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1921
    Event Place: Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cooke, Texas; Roll: T627_4012; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 49-16
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 430-12-7253; Issue State: Arkansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [5] Texas, Select County Marriage Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] Texas, County Marriages
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Ozark, Polk, Arkansa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935-1993
    Event Place: Rural, Collin, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cooke, Texas; Roll: T627_4012; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 49-16

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Cooke, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cooke, Texas; Roll: T627_4012; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 49-16

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Ozark, Polk, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Ozark, Polk, Arkansa

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Denison, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1995
    Event Place: Tom Bean, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1996
    Event Place: Tom Bean, Grayson, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 430-12-7253; Issue State: Arkansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edhube, Fannin County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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