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William Murrell Gentry 1927 – 2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 June 1927

Birth Location: Quail, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 29 October 2013

Death Location: Brodhead, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Richard Gentry

Mother: Maude Poteet

Spouse(s): Doris Albright

Children(s): William Gentry, Ann Gentry

William Murrell Gentry was born in 1927 in Quail, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Richard Hampton Gentry and Maude B. Poteet. In 1930, William Murrell Gentry resided in District 3, District 3, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA. In 1935, William Murrell Gentry resided in Rockcastle, Kentucky. William Murrell Gentry married Doris Jean Albright, and had children including William Gary Gentry, Ann Gentry. William Murrell Gentry passed away in 2013 in Brodhead, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Murrell Gentry was born in 1927 in Quail, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Richard Hampton Gentry and Maude B. Poteet.
  • In 1930, William Murrell Gentry resided in District 3, District 3, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1935, William Murrell Gentry resided in Rockcastle, Kentucky.
  • William Murrell Gentry married Doris Jean Albright, and had children including William Gary Gentry, Ann Gentry.
  • William Murrell Gentry passed away in 2013 in Brodhead, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Gentry
1902 – 1969
Birth Location: Browns, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
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Maude Poteet
1909 – 1981
Birth Location: Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA
MP

Spouses(s)

Doris Albright
1931 – 2019
Birth Location: Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
DA

Children(s)

William Gentry
1953 –
Birth Location: Boyle, Kentucky, USA
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Ann Gentry
Birth Location: –
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William Gentry's Ancestors

Self
William Gentry
1927 – 2013
Birth Place: Quail, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Richard Hampton Gentry
1902 – 1969
Browns, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
Maude (B.) Poteet
1909 – 1981
Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
David (Richard) Gentry
1868 – 1949
Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
Nora (Alice) Brown
1868 – 1953
Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
William (Benjamin) Poteet
1878 – 1959
Pine Hill, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
Daisy Hamm
1885 – 1915
Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jasper Brown
1846 – 1905
Elenora McQueary
1844 – 1932
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William McQueary
1820 – 1891
Elizabeth McKinney
1823 – 1883

William Gentry's Descendants

1.
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William (Murrell) Gentry (13 June 1927 – 29 October 2013) m. Doris (Jean) Albright (18 Apr 1931 – 2019)
  1. 1. William (Gary) Gentry (10 Mar 1953 – )
  2. 2. Ann Gentry

William Gentry's Timeline

8 Records

1927
13 June 1927
Birth of William Murrell Gentry in Quail, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America
Quail, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 3
William Murrell Gentry resided here in District 3, District 3, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
District 3, District 3, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
William Murrell Gentry resided here in Rockcastle, Kentucky
Rockcastle, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 13
William Murrell Gentry resided here in 3 MD, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
3 MD, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
1950
13 Jun 1950
Age 23
William Murrell Gentry was married
None
1951
Before 1951
Age 24
William Murrell Gentry resided here in Kentucky
Kentucky
1987
1987
Age 60
William Murrell Gentry resided here in Brodhead, KY
Brodhead, KY
2013
29 October 2013
Age 86
Death of William Murrell Gentry in Brodhead, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America
Brodhead, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 June 1927
    Event Place: Quail, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1950
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, marvineowensfuneralhome; Publication Place: Brodhead, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 3, District 3, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rockcastle, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 3 MD, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: Brodhead, KY
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brodhead
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 1/ Nov/ 2013; Publication Place: Lexington, Kentucky, USA; pid=167799445

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brodhead, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Quail, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 236

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rockcastle, Kentucky
    Record Source: 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

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 October 2013
    Event Place: Brodhead, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brodhead, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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