When Theophilus Lacy Gentry was born on 29 March 1802, in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States, his father, Watson Gentry, was 43 and his mother, Theodosia Poindexter, was 38. He married Rebecca Boyce Sappington on 24 March 1825, in Williamson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Williamson, Tennessee, United States for about 5 years and Tennessee, United States in 1870. He died in Marshall, Tennessee, United States, and was buried in Gentry Cemetery, Marshall, Tennessee, United States.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
The Walton War was a border dispute between Georgia and North Carolina, when Georgia established Walton County. The main piece of land being fought over was called the Orphan Strip and was located between North Carolina and Georgia. It started in 1804 and became part of the War of 1812 and lasted until 1818.
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
English (Essex and Middlesex): nickname from Middle English, Old French genterie ‘nobility of birth or character’. Compare Gentle .
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