Nancy Adeline Barker

Female29 August 1831–3 March 1901

Brief Life History of Nancy Adeline

When Nancy Adeline Barker was born on 29 August 1831, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, her father, Nathaniel Barker, was 23 and her mother, Amelia Cockerham, was 22. She married Jordan Allen Gentry on 7 August 1845. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in North Carolina, United States in 1870 and Edwards Township, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States for about 30 years. She died on 3 March 1901, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jordan Allen Gentry
1823–1879
Nancy Adeline Barker
1831–1901
Marriage: 7 August 1845
Cornelius Cleveland Gentry
1855–1926
Delphia Arenia Gentry
1857–1925
John Saul Gentry
1861–1942
Addie Gentry
1867–1867
Charles M. Gentry
1868–1936
Tyre Gentry
1872–1875

Sources (14)

  • Nancy Gentry in household of John S Gentry, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Nancy Barker in entry for Delphia Arenia Gilliam, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
  • Nancy A Gentry in household of Jorden Gentry, "United States Census, 1870"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 August 1845

    • Children (6)

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    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1832 · The Black Hawk War

    Age 1

    Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

    1836 · Remember the Alamo

    Age 5

    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    1853 · First State Fair

    Age 22

    The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.

    Name Meaning

    English: occupational name for a tanner of leather, from Middle English barkere ‘tanner’, tree bark having been used as the tanning agent.

    English: occupational name for a shepherd, from Middle English berker, bercher (Old French berchier, bercher, berkier, berker, Late Latin berbicarius, from berbex ‘ram’, genitive berbicis). With the change of -ar- to -er- in Middle English, this became indistinguishable from the preceding name (see 1 above).

    Americanized form of German Berger or Barger .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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