Rev Charles M Gentry

Male19 March 1851–4 July 1922

Brief Life History of Charles M

When Rev Charles M Gentry was born on 19 March 1851, his father, William White Gentry, was 42 and his mother, Cynthia Haynes, was 42. He married Ann Marie McCain Atkins on 22 August 1880, in Cheek Creek Township, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States. He lived in Albemarle, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States in 1922. In 1922, at the age of 71, his occupation is listed as clergyman in Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, United States. He died on 4 July 1922, in Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rev Charles M Gentry
1851–1922
Ann Marie McCain Atkins
1858–1918
Marriage: 22 August 1880

Sources (9)

  • Charles M Gentry, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Charles M Gentry, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Chas. M. Gentry, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 August 1880Cheek Creek Township, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

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    World Events (8)

    1853 · First State Fair

    Age 2

    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.

    1863

    Age 12

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

    Age 19

    Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

    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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