Brief Life History of Jesse Eugene
When Jesse Eugene Gentry was born on 10 May 1837, in Butts, Georgia, United States, his father, William Riley Gentry, was 23 and his mother, Derusha Hampton, was 23. He married Martha E Moore on 28 December 1864, in Butts, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Jackson, Tennessee, United States in 1850 and Orange, Texas, United States in 1900. He died on 15 December 1919, in Springville, St. Clair, Alabama, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Springville, St. Clair, Alabama, United States.
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- Jessie G Gentry in household of William R Gentry, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jesse Jentry, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Jesse Gentry, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1852
Historical Boundaries: 1852: Orange, Texas, United States
1861
Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.
Name Meaning
English (Essex and Middlesex): nickname from Middle English, Old French genterie ‘nobility of birth or character’. Compare Gentle .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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