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Willie Ruth Gentry 1926 – 2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1926

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 21 Nov 2008

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee

Father: Earnest Gentry

Mother: Gladys Gentry

Spouse(s): John Smith

Children(s): Glenda Smith

Willie Ruth Gentry was born in 1926 in Tennessee, the child of Earnest Earl Gentry and Gladys Gentry. In 1930, Willie Ruth Gentry resided in District 17, Giles, Tennessee, USA. Willie Ruth Gentry married John Woodson Smith, and had children including Glenda Mae Smith. Willie Ruth Gentry passed away in 2008 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Willie Ruth Gentry was born in 1926 in Tennessee, the child of Earnest Earl Gentry and Gladys Gentry.
  • In 1930, Willie Ruth Gentry resided in District 17, Giles, Tennessee, USA.
  • Willie Ruth Gentry married John Woodson Smith, and had children including Glenda Mae Smith.
  • Willie Ruth Gentry passed away in 2008 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Earnest Gentry
1908 – 1970
Birth Location: Tennessee
EG
Gladys Gentry
1909 – 1979
Birth Location: Tennessee
GG

Spouses(s)

John Smith
Birth Location: –
JS

Children(s)

Glenda Smith
1949 – 1949
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., Virginia, USA
GS

Willie Gentry's Ancestors

Self
Willie Gentry
1926 – 2008
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Earnest Earl Gentry
1908 – 1970
Tennessee
Gladys Gentry
1909 – 1979
Tennessee
Grandparents
George (Washington) Gentry
1885 – 1977
Rover, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA
Temperance (Lovenia (Tempie Lou)) Sanders
1883 – 1966
North Fork, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA
William (Harrison (Willie)) Hodge
1887 – 1964
Tennessee
Kate Hodge
1890 – 1971
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Minos Gentry
1838 – 1904
Lumiza Arnold
1842 – 1917
William Sanders
1850 – 1932
Talitha Wheeler
1856 – 1932
Robert Hodge
1863 – 1927
Mary LeVan
1868 – 1947
John Clark
NANCY WOLAVER
1850 –
2nd-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
Archibald"Archy" Hodge
1831 – 1891
Sarah Puryear
1839 – 1920
James Levan
1839 –
Susan Levan
1847 –
John Clark
1826 – 1900
Temperance Collins
1830 – 1906
William Wolaver
1814 – 1901
Amanda Payne
1824 – 1852

Willie Gentry's Descendants

1.
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Willie (Ruth) Gentry (abt 1926 – 21 Nov 2008) m. John (Woodson) Smith
  1. 1. Glenda (Mae) Smith (22 Aug 1949 – 25 Aug 1949)

Willie Gentry's Timeline

7 Records

1926
abt 1926
Birth of Willie Ruth Gentry in Tennessee
Tennessee
1928
10 Jan 1928
Age 2
Birth of Willie Ruth Gentry in Dianna, Marshall Co, Tennessee, USA
Dianna, Marshall Co, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 4
Willie Ruth Gentry resided here in District 17, Giles, Tennessee, USA
District 17, Giles, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Willie Ruth Gentry resided here in Sp, Davidson, Tennessee
Sp, Davidson, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 14
Willie Ruth Gentry resided here in 6th District, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
6th District, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1986
1986
Age 60
Willie Ruth Gentry resided here in Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN
2008
21 Nov 2008
Age 82
Death of Willie Ruth Gentry in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1928
    Event Place: Dianna, Marshall Co, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03884; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 19-21
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 17, Giles, Tennessee; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0026

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1926
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168524

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 17, Giles, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 17, Giles, Tennessee; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0026

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sp, Davidson, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03884; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 19-21

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 6th District, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03884; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 19-21

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Nashville, TN
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 2008
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951
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