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Ruth Ellen Gentry 1923–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1923

Birth Location: Missouri

Death Date: 24 May 1991

Death Location: Clarksville, Pike County, Missouri, USA

Father: John Gentry

Mother: Rebanovine Gladney

Spouse(s): Benjamin Bryant

Children(s): Benjamin Bryant

The story of Ruth Ellen Gentry began in 1923 in Missouri. In 1920, Ruth Ellen Gentry resided in Calumet, Pike, Missouri, USA. In 1930, Ruth Ellen Gentry resided in Calumet, Pike, Missouri. Ruth Ellen Gentry married Benjamin Witten Bryant, and had children including Benjamin John Bryant, Mary Ann Bryant, Rebecca Ellen Bryant, Ronald Ray Bryant. Ruth Ellen Gentry passed away in 1991 in Clarksville, Pike County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Ellen Gentry began in 1923 in Missouri.
  • In 1920, Ruth Ellen Gentry resided in Calumet, Pike, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1930, Ruth Ellen Gentry resided in Calumet, Pike, Missouri.
  • Ruth Ellen Gentry married Benjamin Witten Bryant, and had children including Benjamin John Bryant, Mary Ann Bryant, Rebecca Ellen Bryant, Ronald Ray Bryant.
  • Ruth Ellen Gentry passed away in 1991 in Clarksville, Pike County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gentry
1893–1974
Birth Location: Missouri, United States
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Rebanovine Gladney
1899–1979
Birth Location: Missouri, United States
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Spouses(s)

Benjamin Bryant
1917–1982
Birth Location: Clarksville, Pike, Missouri, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Bryant
1939–2021
Birth Location: Clarksville, Pike, Missouri
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Ruth Gentry's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Gentry
1923–1991
Birth Place: Missouri
Parents
John Clarimond Gentry
1893–1974
Missouri, United States
Rebanovine Gladney
1899–1979
Missouri, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) Gentry
1865–1953
Lincoln County, Missouri, USA
Jennie (Lee) Gililland
1868–1951
Lincoln County, MO, USA
Benjamin (Franklin) Gladney
1868–1922
Elsberry, Lincoln, Missouri, United States
Nettie (Maude Luckett) Gladney
1872–1961
Missouri
Great-Grandparents
Jackson Gentry
1812–1897
Joanna Birkhead
1827–1901
David Gililland
1828–1873
Virginia Wommack
1827–1890
George Gladney
1837–1922
Clamanda Sitton
1836–1918
Sennecca Luckett
1848–1917
Sarah Taylor
1850–1930
2nd-Great-Grandparents
GEORGE GENTRY
1780–1835
Elizabeth Dunn
1789–1844
Abraham Birkhead
1782–1849
Joanna Nixon
1793–1873
John Gililland
1793–1852
Elizabeth Presley
1807–1872
Richard Wommack
1804–1880
Cynthia Smiley
1807–1830
William Gladney
1812–1900
Nancy Cannon
1814–1900
Joseph Sitton
1799–1868
Catherine Wilson
1798–1853
David Luckett
1805–1872
Sallie Creek
1813–1894
John Taylor
1815–1861
Sarah Davis
1825–1906

Ruth Gentry's Descendants

1.
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Ruth (Ellen) Gentry (10 Jan 1923–24 May 1991) m. Benjamin (Witten) Bryant (26 May 1917–10 Mar 1982)
  1. 1. Benjamin (John) Bryant 1939–2021 m. Janet (Kay) Holtsford 1939–1983

Ruth Gentry's Timeline

7 Records

1920
1920
Ruth Ellen Gentry resided here in Calumet, Pike, Missouri, USA
Calumet, Pike, Missouri, USA
1923
10 Jan 1923
Birth of Ruth Ellen Gentry in Missouri
Missouri
1930
1930
Age 7
Ruth Ellen Gentry resided here in Calumet, Pike, Missouri
Calumet, Pike, Missouri
1935
1935
Age 12
Ruth Ellen Gentry resided here in Calumet, Pike, Missouri
Calumet, Pike, Missouri
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 17
Ruth Ellen Gentry resided here in Calumet, Pike, Missouri, USA
Calumet, Pike, Missouri, USA
1984
1984
Age 61
Ruth Ellen Gentry resided here in Clarksville, MO
Clarksville, MO
1991
24 May 1991
Age 68
Death of Ruth Ellen Gentry in Clarksville, Pike, Missouri, USA
Clarksville, Pike, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1923
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Calumet, Pike, Missouri; Roll: T627_2140; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 82-10
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 498-14-0470; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Calumet, Pike, Missouri; Roll: T625_941; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 741
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Calumet, Pike, Missouri; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Calumet, Pike, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Calumet, Pike, Missouri; Roll: T625_941; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 741

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Calumet, Pike, Missouri
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Calumet, Pike, Missouri; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Calumet, Pike, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Calumet, Pike, Missouri; Roll: T627_2140; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 82-10

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Calumet, Pike, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Calumet, Pike, Missouri; Roll: T627_2140; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 82-10

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1984
    Event Place: Clarksville, MO
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1991
    Event Place: Clarksville, Pike, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 498-14-0470; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clarksville, Pike County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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