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Margret Thompson 1847 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1847

Birth Location: buncomb co, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 18 October 1918

Death Location: No 1, Madison, North Carolina, USA

Father: Henry Wilds

Mother: Bettie Sams

Spouse(s): Elias Gentry, Elias Gentry

Children(s): Robert Gentry, John Gentry

Margret Thompson was born in 1847 in buncomb co, North Carolina, United States, the child of Henry Wilds and Bettie Sams. Margret Thompson married Elias Gentry, Elias L. Gentry, and had children including Robert Patterson Gentry, John Erwin Gentry. Margret Thompson passed away in 1918 in No 1, Madison, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Margret Thompson was born in 1847 in buncomb co, North Carolina, United States, the child of Henry Wilds and Bettie Sams.
  • Margret Thompson married Elias Gentry, Elias L. Gentry, and had children including Robert Patterson Gentry, John Erwin Gentry.
  • Margret Thompson passed away in 1918 in No 1, Madison, North Carolina, USA.

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Margret Thompson's Ancestors

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Margret Thompson
1847 – 1918
Birth Place: buncomb co, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Henry Wilds
Bettie Sams
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Margret Thompson's Descendants

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Margret Thompson (1847 – 18 October 1918) m. Elias Gentry (About 1785 – 1869) m. Elias (L.) Gentry (1841 – 10 December 1892)
  1. 1. Robert (Patterson) Gentry (14 October 1868 – 13 April 1916)
  2. 2. John (Erwin) Gentry (17 September 1870 – 13 August 1941)

Margret Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1847
1847
Birth of Margret Thompson in buncomb co, North Carolina, United States
buncomb co, North Carolina, United States
1918
18 October 1918
Age 71
Death of Margret Thompson in No 1, Madison, North Carolina, USA
No 1, Madison, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: buncomb co, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 October 1918
    Event Place: No 1, Madison, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walnut Creek, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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