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James Edward Gentry 1930–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jan 1930

Birth Location: Bibb Co, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 18 May 1977

Death Location: Parrish, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Marvin Gentry

Mother: Violet Yeager

Spouse(s): Bertha Eller, Hazel Ford

Children(s):

James Edward Gentry was born in 1930 in Bibb Co, Alabama, USA, the child of Marvin Howell Gentry And Violet Velma Yeager. In 1930, James Edward Gentry resided in River Bend, Bibb, Alabama. James Edward Gentry married Bertha Jean Tootsie Eller, Hazel Mable Ford, and had children including Teddy Wayne Gentry. James Edward Gentry passed away in 1977 in Parrish, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Edward Gentry was born in 1930 in Bibb Co, Alabama, USA, the child of Marvin Howell Gentry And Violet Velma Yeager.
  • In 1930, James Edward Gentry resided in River Bend, Bibb, Alabama.
  • James Edward Gentry married Bertha Jean Tootsie Eller, Hazel Mable Ford, and had children including Teddy Wayne Gentry.
  • James Edward Gentry passed away in 1977 in Parrish, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marvin Gentry
1899–1976
Birth Location: Scottsville, Bibb County, Alabama, USA
MG
Violet Yeager
1902–1977
Birth Location: Bibb Co, Alabama, USA
VY

Spouses(s)

Bertha Eller
1934–2009
Birth Location: Alabama
BE
Hazel Ford
1936–2005
Birth Location: Walker Co, Alabama, USA
HF

Children(s)

James Gentry's Ancestors

Self
James Gentry
1930–1977
Birth Place: Bibb Co, Alabama, USA
Parents
Marvin Howell Gentry
1899–1976
Scottsville, Bibb County, Alabama, USA
Violet (Velma) Yeager
1902–1977
Bibb Co, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Jesse Gentry
1872–1903
Georgia
Mary (Elizabeth Martha ODella) Bunn
1879–1951
Bibb, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Gentry
1838–1860
Martha Moore
1846–1887
John Bunn
1857–1915
Mary Acker
1852–1938
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gentry
1813–1894
Derusha Hampton
1814–1850
James Bunn
1818–1897
Elizabeth Tibbs
1820–1870

James Gentry's Timeline

7 Records

1930
1 Jan 1930
Birth of James Edward Gentry in Bibb, Alabama, United States
Bibb, Alabama, United States
1930
01 Jan 1930
Birth of James Edward Gentry in Bibb Co, Alabama, USA
Bibb Co, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
James Edward Gentry resided here in River Bend, Bibb, Alabama
River Bend, Bibb, Alabama
1935
1935
Age 5
James Edward Gentry resided here in Good Springs, Walker, Alabama
Good Springs, Walker, Alabama
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 10
James Edward Gentry resided here in Good Springs, Walker, Alabama, United States
Good Springs, Walker, Alabama, United States
1977
18 May 1977
Age 47
Death of James Edward Gentry in Bedford, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Bedford, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
1977
18 May 1977
Age 47
Death of James Edward Gentry in Bedford, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Bedford, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1930
    Event Place: Bibb, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Good Springs, Walker, Alabama; Roll: T627_86; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 64-18
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 419-36-5955; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and, Certificate: ; Volume:
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: River Bend, Bibb, Alabama; Roll: 2; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 923.0.
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1930
    Event Place: Bibb Co, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: River Bend, Bibb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: River Bend, Bibb, Alabama; Roll: 2; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 923.0.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Good Springs, Walker, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Good Springs, Walker, Alabama; Roll: T627_86; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 64-18

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Good Springs, Walker, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Good Springs, Walker, Alabama; Roll: T627_86; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 64-18

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and, Certificate: ; Volume:

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1977
    Event Place: Bedford, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 419-36-5955; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and, Certificate: ; Volume:
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1977
    Event Place: Bedford, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Parrish, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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