When Robert J Gentry was born about 1827, in Columbia, Adair, Kentucky, United States, his father, Robert Gentry, was 44 and his mother, Julia Simpson, was 43. He married Serilda Ashby on 20 August 1846, in Carroll, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Hurricane Township, Carroll, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Missouri, United States in 1870.
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Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Historical Boundaries 1833: Carroll County created
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
English (Essex and Middlesex): nickname from Middle English, Old French genterie ‘nobility of birth or character’. Compare Gentle .
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