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James Wesley GENTRY 1852–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1852

Birth Location: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 3 June 1936

Death Location: Royse City, Rockwall County, Texas, USA

Father: Martin Gentry

Mother: Mary Peek

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The story of James Wesley GENTRY began in 1852 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States. James Wesley GENTRY passed away in 1936 in Royse City, Rockwall County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Wesley GENTRY began in 1852 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States.
  • James Wesley GENTRY passed away in 1936 in Royse City, Rockwall County, Texas, USA.

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James GENTRY's Ancestors

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James GENTRY
1852–1936
Birth Place: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Martin Bartlett (or Blackburn) Gentry
1818–1904
Tennessee
Mary (Polly) Peek
1829–1901
Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Joiner Gentry
1794–1870
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Nancy Green
1794–1860
Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
JAMES (PEEK) Sr
1780–1880
Henry, Virginia, United States
Susan Greenwood
1818–1880
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Bartlett Gentry
1761–1790
Elizabeth Whitman
1768–1840
Arthur Green
1756–1837
Martha Roland
1758–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Gentry
1730–1811
Judith Joyner
1733–1803
John Whitman
1735–1842
Sarah Dougherty
1742–1795
John Green
1726–1803
Agatha Thomas
1730–

James GENTRY's Timeline

4 Records

1852
16 Aug 1852
Birth of James Wesley GENTRY in Overton, Tennessee, United States
Overton, Tennessee, United States
1852
16 Aug 1852
Birth of James Wesley GENTRY in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States
Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States
1936
3 June 1936
Age 84
Death of James Wesley GENTRY in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States
Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States
1939
29 Mar 1939
Age 87
Death of James Wesley GENTRY in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, USA
Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1852
    Event Place: Overton, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1852
    Event Place: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1939
    Event Place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 June 1936
    Event Place: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Royse City, Rockwall County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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