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John Holmes Gentry 1816–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 March 1816

Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: July 1907

Death Location: Weaverville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Gentry

Mother: Sarah Gentry

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John Holmes Gentry was born in 1816 in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Norment Gentry And Sarah Or Sally M Unk Gentry. John Holmes Gentry passed away in 1907 in Weaverville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Holmes Gentry was born in 1816 in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Norment Gentry And Sarah Or Sally M Unk Gentry.
  • John Holmes Gentry passed away in 1907 in Weaverville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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John Gentry's Ancestors

Self
John Gentry
1816–1907
Birth Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Norment Gentry
1783–1849
Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah (or Sally M Unk) Gentry
1780–
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
David Gentry
1753–1847
Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth ("Eliza" Jande) Whitlock
1754–1810
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gentry's Timeline

2 Records

1816
2 March 1816
Birth of John Holmes Gentry in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1907
July 1907
Age 91
Death of John Holmes Gentry in Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 March 1816
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1907
    Event Place: Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Weaverville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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