Brief Life History of David W.
When David W. Gentry Junior was born on 25 March 1834, in Estill, Kentucky, United States, his father, David W. Gentry Sr., was 39 and his mother, Jaley Ham, was 35. He married Elizabeth Moore before 1852. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Station Camp, Estill, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 9 December 1910, in Estill, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Garrett-Gentry Cemetery, Jinks, Estill, Kentucky, United States.
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- David Gentry, "United States Census, 1870"
- David Gentry, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- David W. Gentry, "Find A Grave Index"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
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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