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Wesley Washington Gentry

Wesley Washington Gentry

Male 1820 - 1902  (82 years)


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  • Name Wesley Washington Gentry 
    Birth 3 Mar 1820  Hamilton, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • * 1880 Census: age 70, parents born in TN
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1836  Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Witness Role: head of household: [I2008] Wesley Washington GENTRY
      Witness Role: wife: [I2013] Mary Malvina WHITE
      Witness Role: son: [I2020] Joseph Sutton GENTRY
      Witness Role: son: [I2021] Thomas Benton GENTRY
      Witness Role: son: [I463] Wesley Carter GENTRY
      Witness Role: son: [I2022] William Gideon GENTRY
    Census 1 Jun 1880  Prairie Township, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Also in this household, 3 of Saphronia Emeline's children from her first marriage.
      Witness Role: head of household: [I2008] Wesley Washington GENTRY
      Witness Role: wife: [I2009] Saphronia Emeline DOTSON
      Witness Role: son: [I4063] William T BINGAMAN
      Witness Role: son: [I4059] James Riley BINGAMAN
      Witness Role: daughter: [I4060] Sophronia BINGAMAN
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2011] Arlena GENTRY
    Family Search ID LZ4J-6QH 
    _UID F5B6D2393C1240FEADD2E04AC413E601A94D 
    Death 1 Apr 1902  Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Aft 1 Apr 1902  Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Buried on his homestead under the cedar trees.
    Person ID I2008  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2023 

    Wife 1 Mary Malvina White,   b. 30 Mar 1820, Overton, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1876, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 3 Mar 1842  Prairie Township, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary C. Gentry,   b. 3 Mar 1843, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown (Age > 34 years)
    +2. Eliza Jane Gentry,   b. 12 Nov 1844, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1926, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +3. George Milton Gentry,   b. 11 Feb 1846, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1892, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
    +4. John Martin Gentry,   b. 23 Jul 1847, Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1931, Aurora Township, Lawrence, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    >5. James Polk Gentry,   b. 30 Jan 1849, Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1902, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
    +6. Joseph Sutton Gentry,   b. 22 Mar 1852, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1908, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    +7. Thomas Benton Gentry,   b. 16 Jul 1854, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1931, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    >8. William Gideon Gentry,   b. 4 Jul 1856, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jun 1896, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
    +9. Wesley Carter Gentry,   b. 20 Apr 1858, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1934, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

    Wife 2 Saphronia Emeline Dotson,   b. Est 1850, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 85 years)
    Family ID F656  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S805] Cens1880 - AR Carroll Prairie p31.

    2. [S1418] FSFT - General.