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Jesse Gentry 1868 – 1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1868

Birth Location: Jackson, Butts, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 24 Jan 1960

Death Location: Jefferson, Texas, United States

Father: Jessie Gentry

Mother: Martha Moore

Spouse(s): Mary Bunn

Children(s): Charlie Gentry, Marvin Gentry, Walter Gentry, Eugene Gentry

Jesse Gentry was born in 1868 in Jackson, Butts, Georgia, United States, the child of Jessie Eugene Gentry and Martha F Moore. In 1880, Jesse Gentry resided in West Vernon, Troup, Georgia, USA. Jesse Gentry married Mary Elizabeth Martha ODella Bunn, and had children including Charlie Caldwell Gentry, Marvin Howell Gentry, Walter Muck Gentry, Eugene Hobson Gentry. Jesse Gentry passed away in 1960 in Jefferson, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Jesse Gentry was born in 1868 in Jackson, Butts, Georgia, United States, the child of Jessie Eugene Gentry and Martha F Moore.
  • In 1880, Jesse Gentry resided in West Vernon, Troup, Georgia, USA.
  • Jesse Gentry married Mary Elizabeth Martha ODella Bunn, and had children including Charlie Caldwell Gentry, Marvin Howell Gentry, Walter Muck Gentry, Eugene Hobson Gentry.
  • Jesse Gentry passed away in 1960 in Jefferson, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jessie Gentry
1837 – 1919
Birth Location: Butts, Georgia, United States
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Martha Moore
1846 – 1887
Birth Location: Butts, Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Bunn
1879 – 1951
Birth Location: Bibb, Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

Charlie Gentry
1897 – 1981
Birth Location: Walker, Alabama, United States
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Marvin Gentry
1899 – 1976
Birth Location: Scottsville, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America
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Walter Gentry
1901 – 1946
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Eugene Gentry
1903 – 1968
Birth Location: Bibb, Alabama, United States
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Jesse Gentry's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Gentry
1868 – 1960
Birth Place: Jackson, Butts, Georgia, United States
Parents
Jessie Eugene Gentry
1837 – 1919
Butts, Georgia, United States
Martha (F) Moore
1846 – 1887
Butts, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
William (Riley) Gentry
1813 – 1894
Derusha Hampton
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Gentry's Descendants

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Jesse Gentry (4 Mar 1868 – 24 Jan 1960) m. Mary (Elizabeth Martha ODella) Bunn (27 Nov 1879 – 6 May 1951)
  1. 1. Charlie (Caldwell) Gentry (17 Sep 1897 – 17 Jun 1981)
  2. 2. Marvin (Howell) Gentry (23 Feb 1899 – 2 Oct 1976) m. Violet (Velma) Yeager (5 Jan 1902 – 23 Mar 1977)
    1. 1. Vera (Davis) Gentry (20 October 1923 – 9 August 2007) m. Brady Kilpatrick (26 December 1917 – 11 October 1977)
      1. 1. Phillip (Ray) Kilpatrick (30 September 1942 – 6 June 1943)
    2. 2. Mary (Hazel) Gentry (14 Jul 1925 – 11 Jun 2001)
    3. 3. Howard (Eugene) Gentry (14 July 1927 – 20 February 2017)
    4. 4. James (Edward) Gentry (1 Jan 1930 – 18 May 1977) m. Bertha (Jean Tootsie) Eller (4 Mar 1934 – 7 Apr 2009) m. Hazel (Mabel) Ford (27 Jul 1936 – 16 Jul 2005)
      1. 1. Teddy (Wayne) Gentry (22 Jan 1952 – ) m. Linda Brown
        1. 1. Sally Gentry (14 May 1977 – ) m. John (William) Lutz (30 Dec 1973 – )
        2. 2. Joshua (B) Gentry (30 Sept 1979 – )
      2. 2. Mitchel (Lee) Gentry (30 May 1957 – ) m. Pamela Liszeski
      3. 3. James (Lincoln) Gentry (20 February 1963 – 4 June 2018)
      4. 4. Scott (Jeffrey) Gentry (13 Jan 1966 – ) m. Karla (R) Spehar
      5. 5. Anthony Gentry
    5. 5. Medie (Florence) Gentry (19 Feb 1932 – 19 Apr 2017) m. Willard Waid (21 Jan 1920 – 22 May 1987)
      1. 1. Bessie Waid (3 Feb 1941 – 17 Jun 1993) m. Donald Harbison
        1. 1. Russell (D) Harbison (8 Mar 1964 – 30 Nov 2013)
      2. 2. Linda Waid (1955 – )
      3. 3. Norman Waid
      4. 4. Peggy Waid
      5. 5. Connie Waid
      6. 6. Janice Waid
    6. 6. Julia (Marie) Gentry (abt 1934 – )
    7. 7. John (Calvin) Gentry (30 Jun 1939 – 13 Jan 1980)
  3. 3. Walter (Muck) Gentry (5 Jan 1901 – 14 Apr 1946) m. Estelle Gentry (abt 1910 – )
    1. 1. John Gentry (abt 1927 – )
    2. 2. Willard Gentry (abt 1930 – )
    3. 3. Jean Gentry (abt 1932 – )
    4. 4. Norman Gentay (abt 1936 – )
  4. 4. Eugene (Hobson) Gentry (4 Oct 1903 – 5 Dec 1968)

Jesse Gentry's Timeline

3 Records

1868
4 Mar 1868
Birth of Jesse Gentry in Jackson, Butts, Georgia, United States
Jackson, Butts, Georgia, United States
1880
1880
Age 12
Jesse Gentry resided here in West Vernon, Troup, Georgia, USA
West Vernon, Troup, Georgia, USA
1960
24 Jan 1960
Age 92
Death of Jesse Gentry in Jefferson, Texas, United States
Jefferson, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1868
    Event Place: Jackson, Butts, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: West Vernon, Troup, Georgia; Roll: 167; Page: 533D; Enumeration District: 125
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: West Vernon, Troup, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: West Vernon, Troup, Georgia; Roll: 167; Page: 533D; Enumeration District: 125

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1960
    Event Place: Jefferson, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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