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William McKinley Gentry 1902 – 1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jul 1902

Birth Location: Unionville, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 28 February 1979

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA

Father: George Gentry

Mother: Temperance Sanders

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The story of William McKinley Gentry Sr. began in 1902 in Unionville, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA. In 1910, William McKinley Gentry Sr. resided in Civil District 12, Dickson, Tennessee, USA. William McKinley Gentry Sr. passed away in 1979 in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William McKinley Gentry Sr. began in 1902 in Unionville, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1910, William McKinley Gentry Sr. resided in Civil District 12, Dickson, Tennessee, USA.
  • William McKinley Gentry Sr. passed away in 1979 in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA.

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William Gentry's Ancestors

Self
William Gentry
1902 – 1979
Birth Place: Unionville, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA
Parents
George Washington Gentry
1885 – 1977
Rover, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA
Temperance (Lovenia (Tempie Lou)) Sanders
1883 – 1966
North Fork, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Minos (Bailey) Gentry
1838 – 1904
TN, USA
Lumiza (Frances Jane) Arnold
1842 – 1917
Tennessee
William (Franklin) Sanders
1850 – 1932
Bedford, Tennessee
Talitha (Ann) Wheeler
1856 – 1932
Unionville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Gentry
1816 – 1875
Mary Bailey
1817 – 1904
James Arnold
1816 – 1875
Elizabeth McGowan
1820 – 1863
Stephen Sanders
1825 – 1910
Elizabeth Claxton
1825 – 1887
Jesse Wheeler
1824 – 1871
Mary Rushing
1837 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Gentry
1778 – 1816
Fanny Gentry
1788 – 1855
Henry Bailey
1784 – 1834
Nancy Ogilvie
1787 – 1835
Frances Drumwright
1781 – 1867
John Jr
1797 – 1841
Mary Allen
1795 – 1840
Asa Rushing
1810 – 1837
Sarah Stephenson
1816 – 1880

William Gentry's Timeline

3 Records

1902
21 Jul 1902
Birth of William McKinley Gentry Sr. in Unionville, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA
Unionville, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 8
William McKinley Gentry Sr. resided here in Civil District 12, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 12, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
1979
28 February 1979
Age 77
Death of William McKinley Gentry Sr. in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1902
    Event Place: Unionville, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 12, Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1498; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1375511
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 12, Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1498; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1375511

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1979
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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