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Viola Gentry 1919–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1919

Birth Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 18 Oct 2003

Death Location: Lafayette, Macon County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Issac Sr

Mother: Mary Wilder

Spouse(s): James Chitwood

Children(s):

Viola Gentry was born in 1919 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA, the child of Issac Fletcher Gentry Sr And Mary Malinda Wilder. In 1930, Viola Gentry resided in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. In 1935, Viola Gentry resided in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee. Viola Gentry married James Edward Chitwood, and had children including Anita L Chitwood, James Edward Chitwood Jr, Lynda Northern. Viola Gentry passed away in 2003 in Lafayette, Macon County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Viola Gentry was born in 1919 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA, the child of Issac Fletcher Gentry Sr And Mary Malinda Wilder.
  • In 1930, Viola Gentry resided in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1935, Viola Gentry resided in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee.
  • Viola Gentry married James Edward Chitwood, and had children including Anita L Chitwood, James Edward Chitwood Jr, Lynda Northern.
  • Viola Gentry passed away in 2003 in Lafayette, Macon County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Issac Sr
1887–1969
Birth Location: Boyce Station, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
IS
Mary Wilder
1892–1988
Birth Location: Tennessee
MW

Spouses(s)

James Chitwood
1926–1994
Birth Location: Red Boiling Springs, Macon, Tennessee, USA
JC

Children(s)

Viola Gentry's Ancestors

Self
Viola Gentry
1919–2003
Birth Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Issac Fletcher Gentry Sr
1887–1969
Boyce Station, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Malinda) Wilder
1892–1988
Tennessee
Grandparents
Jesse (Nathan) Wilder
1860–1942
Alto, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Frances) Baker
1874–1941
Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Baker
1834–1917
Mary Buckner
1857–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Baker
1805–1880
Dianna (Annie)
1806–1851
Marion Buckner
1827–
Sarah Brinkley
1835–1876

Viola Gentry's Timeline

8 Records

1919
17 Mar 1919
Birth of Viola Gentry in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Viola Gentry resided here in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
Viola Gentry resided here in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 21
Viola Gentry resided here in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Viola Gentry resided here in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1959
1959
Age 40
Viola Gentry resided here in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
1986
1986
Age 67
Viola Gentry resided here in Lafayette, TN
Lafayette, TN
2003
18 Oct 2003
Age 84
Death of Viola Gentry in Lafayette, Macon, Tennessee, USA
Lafayette, Macon, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1919
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03972; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 99-57
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 408-18-2995; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2341974
    [5] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 997; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 99-183

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2341974

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03972; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 99-57

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03972; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 99-57

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 997; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 99-183

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Lafayette, TN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Davidson, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 997; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 99-183

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 2003
    Event Place: Lafayette, Macon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 408-18-2995; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lafayette, Macon County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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