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William B Gentry 1856–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1856

Birth Location: Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 14 Mar 1922

Death Location: Rockingham

Father: Richard Jr

Mother: Elizabeth Vaughn

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William B Gentry was born in 1856 in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States, the child of Richard Jones Gentry Jr And Elizabeth Ann Betty Vaughn. William B Gentry passed away in 1922 in Rockingham.

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Biography

  • William B Gentry was born in 1856 in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States, the child of Richard Jones Gentry Jr And Elizabeth Ann Betty Vaughn.
  • William B Gentry passed away in 1922 in Rockingham.

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William Gentry's Ancestors

Self
William Gentry
1856–1922
Birth Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Richard Jones Gentry Jr
1808–1893
Huens Creek, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Ann "Betty") Vaughn
1817–1897
Huens Creek, Stokes, NC
Grandparents
Richard Gentry
1773–1831
Lunenberg, Virginia, United States
Rebecca (Lindsay) Barnett
1779–1858
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Gentry
1735–1789
Virginia Craigge
1731–1775
William Barnett
1756–1831
Frances Jones
1762–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gentry's Timeline

3 Records

1856
9 Jul 1856
Birth of William B Gentry in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
1922
13 Mar 1922
Age 66
Death of William B Gentry in Huntsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Huntsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
1922
14 Mar 1922
Age 66
Burial of William B Gentry in Rockingham
Rockingham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1856
    Event Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] North Carolina, Deaths

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1922
    Event Place: Huntsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] North Carolina, Deaths

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1922
    Event Place: Rockingham
    Record Source: North Carolina, Deaths

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