Loulia Gentry

Brief Life History of Loulia

When Loulia Gentry was born on 4 July 1897, in Magoffin, Kentucky, United States, her father, Joseph N. Gentry, was 27 and her mother, Lisia Catherine "Kate" Amyx, was 15. She married John W Risner on 6 October 1910, in Magoffin, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Magisterial District 2, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years and Dingus, Morgan, Kentucky, United States in 1974. She died on 16 February 1986, in Magoffin, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Jenkins Cemetery, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

John W Risner
1870–1940
Loulia Gentry
1897–1986
Marriage: 6 October 1910
Bertha Risner
1913–1956
Bradley James Risner
1916–1958
James Woodrow Risner
1918–1987
Mary Katherine Risner
1924–1969
Nanny May Risner
1926–1987
Patrick Risner
1929–2022
Calvin Lee Risner
1935–1936

Sources (32)

  • Lula Risner, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lula Gentry - Published information: Census record: birth-name: Lulie Gentry
  • Lula Risner, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1900 · Governor Shot

On January 30, 1900 Governor William Goebel of Kentucky was assassinated. He took a bullet to the chest, outside the Old State Capitol. He died on February 3, 1900.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

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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