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Isham L. "Isom" Gentry 1850–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1850

Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina

Death Date: 16 May 1925

Death Location: S03 Bethany Ch.Ceme.Baldwin, Ashe Co.NC

Father: William Gentry

Mother: Mary Greer

Spouse(s): Mary Houck

Children(s): Elbert Gentry, Frank Gentry, Margaret Gentry, Leola Gentry

Isham L. "Isom" Gentry was born in 1850 in Ashe County, North Carolina, the child of William Billy Gentry And Mary Polly Greer. Isham L. "Isom" Gentry married Mary Alice Houck, and had children including Elbert Roy Gentry, Frank Austin Gentry, Leola Gentry, Margaret Ellen Gentry. Isham L. "Isom" Gentry passed away in 1925 in S03 Bethany Ch.Ceme.Baldwin, Ashe Co.NC.

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Biography

  • Isham L. "Isom" Gentry was born in 1850 in Ashe County, North Carolina, the child of William Billy Gentry And Mary Polly Greer.
  • Isham L. "Isom" Gentry married Mary Alice Houck, and had children including Elbert Roy Gentry, Frank Austin Gentry, Leola Gentry, Margaret Ellen Gentry.
  • Isham L. "Isom" Gentry passed away in 1925 in S03 Bethany Ch.Ceme.Baldwin, Ashe Co.NC.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Gentry
1803–1892
Birth Location: Johnson County, Tennessee
WG
Mary Greer
1808–1898
Birth Location: North Carolina
MG

Spouses(s)

Mary Houck
1859–1925
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina
MH

Children(s)

Elbert Gentry
1879–
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina
EG
Frank Gentry
1884–1958
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina
FG
Margaret Gentry
1892–1981
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina
MG
Leola Gentry
1881–1973
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina
LG

Isham Gentry's Ancestors

Self
Isham Gentry
1850–1925
Birth Place: Ashe County, North Carolina
Parents
William "Billy" Gentry
1803–1892
Johnson County, Tennessee
Mary ("Polly") Greer
1808–1898
North Carolina
Grandparents
Jesse Greer
1778–1868
Ashe County, North Carolina
Mary ("Polly") Morris
1788–1880
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Greer
1746–1816
Nancy Wilcoxson
1745–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wilcoxson
1720–1782
"Sally" Boone
1724–1815

Isham Gentry's Descendants

1.
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Isham (L. "Isom") Gentry (29 Nov 1850–16 May 1925) m. Mary (Alice) Houck (4 Jan 1859–22 May 1925)
  1. 1. Elbert (Roy) Gentry 1879–
  2. 2. Frank (Austin) Gentry 1884–1958 m. Alice (Lou) Vickers 1886–1961
  3. 3. Margaret (Ellen) Gentry 1892–1981 m. James ("Jim" Mccorkle) Edwards 1890–1991
    1. 1. James (Ford) Edwards 1922–1923
  4. 4. Leola Gentry 1881–1973 m. Conley Greer 1881–
    1. 1. Power (Gentry) Greer 1908–1975
    2. 2. Dot Greer 1911–
    3. 3. Powell Greer 1910–
    4. 4. Roy Greer 1906–
    5. 5. Ashley Greer 1900–

Isham Gentry's Timeline

2 Records

1850
29 Nov 1850
Birth of Isham L. "Isom" Gentry in Ashe County, North Carolina
Ashe County, North Carolina
1925
16 May 1925
Age 75
Death of Isham L. "Isom" Gentry in Ashe County, North Carolina
Ashe County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1850
    Event Place: Ashe County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1925
    Event Place: Ashe County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: S03 Bethany Ch.Ceme.Baldwin, Ashe Co.NC
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