Brief Life History of Bertie Jane
When Bertie Jane Gentry was born on 12 May 1893, in State Road, Surry, North Carolina, United States, her father, Somers Ennis Gentry, was 34 and her mother, Aseneth Pauline Chipman, was 34. She married Ransom Ulrick Wood on 12 March 1911, in Elkin, Surry, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Elkin Township, Surry, North Carolina, United States in 1900 and Bryan Township, Surry, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. She died on 10 February 1976, in Elkin, Surry, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in State Road, Surry, North Carolina, United States.
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- Bertie J Gentry in household of Wavie W Tilley, "United States Census, 1910"
- Bertie Jane Gentry, "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964"
- Bettie Gentry, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage
In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
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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