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John Abner Gentry 1894–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1894

Birth Location: Mill Creek, Person, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 22 Mar 1962

Death Location: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Gentry

Mother: Gustavia Burch

Spouse(s): Maude Thompson, Cecile Hunt

Children(s): Marion Sr., John Jr, Billy Gentry, Ida Gentry, Charlotte Gentry, Charlie Gentry

John Abner Gentry was born in 1894 in Mill Creek, Person, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Larkin Gentry And Gustavia Clark Burch. In 1935, John Abner Gentry resided in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina. In 1940, John Abner Gentry resided in Swift Creek Twp, Swift Creek, Wake, North Carolina. John Abner Gentry married Cecile Hunt, Maude Rebecca Thompson, and had children including Billy A Gentry, Charlie Gentry, Charlotte Gentry, Ida Mae Gentry, John Abner Gentry Jr, Marion Judd Gentry Sr. John Abner Gentry passed away in 1962 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Abner Gentry was born in 1894 in Mill Creek, Person, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Larkin Gentry And Gustavia Clark Burch.
  • In 1935, John Abner Gentry resided in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, John Abner Gentry resided in Swift Creek Twp, Swift Creek, Wake, North Carolina.
  • John Abner Gentry married Cecile Hunt, Maude Rebecca Thompson, and had children including Billy A Gentry, Charlie Gentry, Charlotte Gentry, Ida Mae Gentry, John Abner Gentry Jr, Marion Judd Gentry Sr.
  • John Abner Gentry passed away in 1962 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Gentry's Ancestors

Self
John Gentry
1894–1962
Birth Place: Mill Creek, Person, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Larkin Gentry
1852–1941
Roxboro, Person, North Carolina, United States
Gustavia (Clark) Burch
1862–1937
Roxboro, Person, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Hensley) GENTRY
1823–1897
Allensville, Person, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Sallie) Morton
1821–1880
Person County, North Carolina
Joseph (Augustus Gus) Burch
1831–1862
, Person, North Carolina, USA,
Mary (Elizabeth) Ramsey
1836–1910
Person, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Tarlton Morton
1787–1860
Elizabeth Munday
1791–1853
James Capt.
1793–1879
Nancy Coleman
1801–1887
Archibald Ramsey
1810–1896
Avarilla Lumpkin
1804–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Harrison Mundy
1767–1820
Nancy Hughes
1770–1823
James Burch
1741–1806
Elizabeth Eubanks
1750–
Joseph Coleman
1771–1851
Elizabeth\ Garrett
1784–1868
William Lumpkin
1774–1815
Mary Winstead
1778–1820

John Gentry's Descendants

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John (Abner) Gentry (5 May 1894–22 Mar 1962) m. Maude (Rebecca) Thompson (18 Sep 1898–17 Jul 1935) m. Cecile Hunt (1905–)
  1. 1. Marion (Judd Gentry) Sr. 1933–2010 m. Laura (Lucille) Rivers 1937–2016
  2. 2. John (Abner Gentry) Jr 1924–1994
  3. 3. Billy (A) Gentry 1927–1930
  4. 4. Ida (Mae)) Gentry 1926–1998
  5. 5. Charlotte Gentry 1919–
  6. 6. Charlie Gentry 1921–

John Gentry's Timeline

4 Records

1894
5 May 1894
Birth of John Abner Gentry in Mill Creek, Person, North Carolina, United States
Mill Creek, Person, North Carolina, United States
1935
1935
Age 41
John Abner Gentry resided here in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 46
John Abner Gentry resided here in Swift Creek Twp, Swift Creek, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Swift Creek Twp, Swift Creek, Wake, North Carolina, USA
1962
22 Mar 1962
Age 68
Death of John Abner Gentry in VA Hosp., Durham, North Carolina, United States
VA Hosp., Durham, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1894
    Event Place: Mill Creek, Person, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Swift Creek, Wake, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02983; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 92-82

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Swift Creek Twp, Swift Creek, Wake, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Swift Creek, Wake, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02983; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 92-82

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1962
    Event Place: VA Hosp., Durham, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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