Wesley Washington Gentry
1820 - 1902 (82 years)Person ID: I2008
-
Name Wesley Washington Gentry Born 3 Mar 1820 Hamilton, Tennessee, United States [1] - * 1880 Census: age 70, parents born in TN
Gender Male Died 1 Apr 1902 Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Buried Aft 1 Apr 1902 Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States - Buried on his homestead under the cedar trees.
Siblings None -
Family 1
Wife 1 Mary Malvina White, b. 30 Mar 1820, Overton, Tennessee, United States , d. 19 Sep 1876, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States (Age 56 years) Married 3 Mar 1842 Prairie Township, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Children 1. Mary C. Gentry, b. 3 Mar 1843, Arkansas, United States , d. Yes, date unknown (Age > 34 years) + 2. Eliza Jane Gentry, b. 12 Nov 1844, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States , d. 8 Mar 1926, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States (Age 81 years) + 3. George Milton Gentry, b. 11 Feb 1846, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States , d. 9 Jan 1892, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States (Age 45 years) + 4. John Martin Gentry, b. 23 Jul 1847, Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States , d. 14 Oct 1931, Aurora Township, Lawrence, Missouri, United States (Age 84 years) 5. James Polk Gentry, b. 30 Jan 1849, Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States , d. 1902, Carroll, Arkansas, United States (Age 52 years) + 6. Joseph Sutton Gentry, b. 22 Mar 1852, Carroll, Arkansas, United States , d. 31 Aug 1908, Carroll, Arkansas, United States (Age 56 years) + 7. Thomas Benton Gentry, b. 16 Jul 1854, Carroll, Arkansas, United States , d. 2 Nov 1931, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States (Age 77 years) 8. William Gideon Gentry, b. 4 Jul 1856, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States , d. 22 Jun 1896, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States (Age 39 years) + 9. Wesley Carter Gentry, b. 20 Apr 1858, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States , d. 17 May 1934, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States (Age 76 years) Family 2
Wife 2 Saphronia Emeline Dotson, b. Est 1850, Missouri, United States , d. Yes, date unknown Married Abt 1877 Children 1. Arlena Gentry, b. Est 1880, d. Yes, date unknown 2. Albert Lee Gentry, b. 15 Mar 1881, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States , d. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 85 years) -
Other Personal Events
Residence 1836 Carroll, Arkansas, United States - on his homestead, 4 miles west of Berryville
- Migrated west from Tennesee. He came by wagon trail from Memphis, crossed the Mississippi River by barge and followed the Indian trails to the Berryville area where he made his homestead.
Census 1 Jun 1870 Prairie Township, Carroll, Arkansas, United States [2] - Witness Role: head of household Wesley Washington GENTRY
Witness Role: wife Mary Malvina WHITE
Witness Role: son Joseph Sutton GENTRY
Witness Role: son Thomas Benton GENTRY
Witness Role: son Wesley Carter GENTRY
Witness Role: son William Gideon GENTRY
Ω Census Principal 1 Jun 1870 - Witness Role: Principal Wesley Washington GENTRY
Census 1 Jun 1880 Prairie Township, Carroll, Arkansas, United States [1] - Also in this household, 3 of Saphronia Emeline's children from her first marriage.
Witness Role: head of household Wesley Washington GENTRY
Witness Role: wife Saphronia Emeline DOTSON
Witness Role: son William T BINGAMAN
Witness Role: son James Riley BINGAMAN
Witness Role: daughter Sophronia BINGAMAN
Witness Role: daughter Arlena GENTRY
Family Search ID LZ4J-6QH Ω Census Principal 1 Jun 1880 - Witness Role: Principal Wesley Washington GENTRY
_UID F5B6D2393C1240FEADD2E04AC413E601A94D -
Event Map
Born - 3 Mar 1820 - Hamilton, Tennessee, United States Residence - 1836 - Carroll, Arkansas, United States Married - 3 Mar 1842 - Prairie Township, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Census - 1 Jun 1870 - Prairie Township, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Census - 1 Jun 1880 - Prairie Township, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Died - 1 Apr 1902 - Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Buried - Aft 1 Apr 1902 - Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States = Link to Google Earth -
Source Citations
- [S805] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1880 US Census, Arkansas, Carroll County, Prairie Township, p.31", (1 June 1880), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 18 January 2018)..
- [S1418] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Family Search Family Tree Assertion of Fact or Familial Link", Family Tree Database, FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org)..
- [S805] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1880 US Census, Arkansas, Carroll County, Prairie Township, p.31", (1 June 1880), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 18 January 2018)..