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Rhoda Elvira Gentry 1846–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1846

Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina

Death Date: 16 Jan 1929

Death Location: R05-Woodford Community Cem., Todd, North Carolina

Father: William Gentry

Mother: Mary Greer

Spouse(s): Jesse Black

Children(s): Joseph Black, Clara Black, James Black, Julie Black, Andrew Black, Leatha Black

The story of Rhoda Elvira Gentry began in 1846 in Ashe County, North Carolina. Rhoda Elvira Gentry married Jesse Franklin Black, and had children including Andrew Calvin Black, Clara Bell Black, James Noah Black, Joseph M Black, Julie Etta Black, Leatha Evelyn Black. Rhoda Elvira Gentry passed away in 1929 in R05-Woodford Community Cem., Todd, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Rhoda Elvira Gentry began in 1846 in Ashe County, North Carolina.
  • Rhoda Elvira Gentry married Jesse Franklin Black, and had children including Andrew Calvin Black, Clara Bell Black, James Noah Black, Joseph M Black, Julie Etta Black, Leatha Evelyn Black.
  • Rhoda Elvira Gentry passed away in 1929 in R05-Woodford Community Cem., Todd, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Gentry
1803–1892
Birth Location: Johnson County, Tennessee
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Mary Greer
1808–1898
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Jesse Black
1858–1915
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina
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Children(s)

Joseph Black
1880–1952
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina
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Clara Black
1881–1959
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina
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James Black
1885–1968
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina
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Julie Black
1879–1958
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina
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Andrew Black
1883–1953
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina
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Leatha Black
1887–1963
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina
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Rhoda Gentry's Ancestors

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Rhoda Gentry
1846–1929
Birth Place: Ashe County, North Carolina
Parents
William "Billy" Gentry
1803–1892
Johnson County, Tennessee
Mary ("Polly") Greer
1808–1898
North Carolina
Grandparents
Jesse Greer
1778–1868
Ashe County, North Carolina
Mary ("Polly") Morris
1788–1880
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Greer
1746–1816
Nancy Wilcoxson
1745–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wilcoxson
1720–1782
"Sally" Boone
1724–1815

Rhoda Gentry's Descendants

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Rhoda (Elvira) Gentry (10 Oct 1846–16 Jan 1929) m. Jesse (Franklin) Black (15 Sep 1858–13 Apr 1915)
  1. 1. Joseph (M.) Black 1880–1952 m. Ida Horton 1892–1978
    1. 1. Joseph (M.) Black 1929–1986
  2. 2. Clara (Bell) Black 1881–1959 m. Jacob (Wilborn) Grogan 1879–1977
    1. 1. Gaither (Mahony) Grogan 1907–1993 m. Thelma (Lea) Smith 1913–1996
    2. 2. Hollie (Louise) Grogan 1905–1973 m. Charles (Emory) Houck 1889–1971
    3. 3. Maud (Edna) Grogan 1904–1984 m. George (Carter) Ragan 1884–1968
    4. 4. Thurman (Ward) Grogan 1914–1989
    5. 5. Quay (Hamilton) Grogan 1921–1968 m. Della (Jane) Houck 1919–1978
    6. 6. Mary (Ethel) Grogan 1910–1997 m. Frank (Hardin) Edwards 1910–1988
      1. 1. Clara (Bell) Edwards 1937–2000
    7. 7. Nettie Grogan 1903–2002 m. Noah (Thomas) Stevens 1893–1937
  3. 3. James (Noah) Black 1885–1968 m. Mary (E.) Perkins 1887–
    1. 1. Hugh Black 1915–
  4. 4. Julie (Etta) Black 1879–1958 m. William (Henry "Will") Grogan 1876–1936
    1. 1. Winnie (Elvira) Grogan 1906–1932 m. William (Clisby) Edwards 1888–1955
    2. 2. Leonard (Mccoy) Grogan 1899–1978 m. Julia (Mae) Miller 1908–2001
      1. 1. William (Dennis) Grogan 1945–1947
    3. 3. Raymond (Andrew) Grogan 1903–1979 m. Estella (Beatrice) Worley 1902–1995
      1. 1. Bobbi (Jean) Grogan 1942–1999
      2. 2. Stanford (L.) Grogan 1923–1924
    4. 4. Norman (Ellet) Grogan 1910–1993 m. Maude (Ola) Goodman 1918–1985
      1. 1. Wanda (Ardella) Grogan 1937–1997
      2. 2. Jerry (Wayne) Grogan 1949–1949
    5. 5. Sidney (Hayes) Grogan 1912–1963 m. Dollie (Fay) Goodman 1913–1958
      1. 1. Warren (Gentry) Grogan 1933–1999
    6. 6. Rosie (Bell) Grogan 1897–
  5. 5. Andrew (Calvin) Black 1883–1953 m. Beulah (Gertrude) Gentry 1892–1971
    1. 1. Rosco (Dickson) Black 1914–1987
    2. 2. Ralph (Gabrel) Black 1917–1992
  6. 6. Leatha (Evelyn) Black 1887–1963 m. Claude (Leonard) Houck 1886–1975 m. Arthur (D.) Graham 1884–1952
    1. 1. Vergie Houck 1907–1993 m. Walter (Dewey) Lawrence 1897–1983
      1. 1. Letha (Ellen) Lawrence 1932–1932

Rhoda Gentry's Timeline

2 Records

1846
10 Oct 1846
Birth of Rhoda Elvira Gentry in Ashe County, North Carolina
Ashe County, North Carolina
1929
16 Jan 1929
Age 83
Death of Rhoda Elvira Gentry in Ashe County, North Carolina
Ashe County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1846
    Event Place: Ashe County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1929
    Event Place: Ashe County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: R05-Woodford Community Cem., Todd, North Carolina
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