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William Kirk "colenel" Gentry 1865 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1865

Birth Location: Madison County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12 December 1942

Death Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee

Father: William Gentry

Mother: Virginia Sams

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The story of William Kirk "colenel" Gentry began in 1865 in Madison County, North Carolina, USA. William Kirk "colenel" Gentry passed away in 1942 in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of William Kirk "colenel" Gentry began in 1865 in Madison County, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Kirk "colenel" Gentry passed away in 1942 in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee.

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William Gentry's Ancestors

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William Gentry
1865 – 1942
Birth Place: Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Gentry
1825 – 1864
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Virginia (Jane) Sams
1825 – 1875
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Elias Gentry
1785 – 1869
North Carolina
Mary (Ann) Stanton
1790 – 1860
Core Sound, Carteret, North Carolina, United States
Gabriel Sams
1797 – 1895
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Mary Hampton
1801 – 1880
Grayson Co., Virginia
Great-Grandparents
David II
1754 – 1847
Elizabeth Smith
1756 – 1801
David Norton
1771 – 1864
Sarah Shelton
1771 – 1872
Corporal Sams
1774 – 1853
Agnes Blackwell
1776 – 1860
Ezekial Hampton
1770 – 1848
Susannah Durham
1776 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Gentry
1718 – 1787
Sarah Brooks
1720 – 1765
John Whitlock
1715 – 1758
Mary Hulsey
1724 – 1763
Amos Norton
1741 – 1770
Elizabeth Griffin
1752 – 1838
James Shelton
1754 – 1816
Sarah Briggs
1755 – 1825
1Lt Blackwell
1754 – 1818
Elizabeth Blackwell
1754 – 1790
EZEKIEL Jr
1734 – 1811
Sarah Griggs
1735 – 1811
Thomas Durham
1752 – 1803
Rebecca Allen
1761 – 1827

William Gentry's Timeline

2 Records

1865
12 May 1865
Birth of William Kirk "colenel" Gentry in Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Madison County, North Carolina, USA
1942
12 December 1942
Age 77
Death of William Kirk "colenel" Gentry in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee
Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1865
    Event Place: Madison County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 December 1942
    Event Place: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee

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