Clara Agnes Gentry

Brief Life History of Clara Agnes

When Clara Agnes Gentry was born on 18 April 1864, in Mundon, Essex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Samuel J Gentry Sr, was 42 and her mother, Elizabeth Davis, was 39. She married Stonewall Jackson Stookey on 28 August 1889, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Election Precinct 1, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 21 January 1927, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Clover, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Stonewall Jackson Stookey
1863–1936
Clara Agnes Gentry
1864–1927
Marriage: 28 August 1889
Clara Edna Stookey
1891–1913
Alta Rowena Stookey
1893–1986
Claudia Elizabeth Stookey
1898–1985

Sources (37)

  • Clara Gentry Stookey in household of Stonewall Jackson Stookey, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Clara Agnes Gentry - birth-name: Clara Agnes Gentry
  • Clara A. Gentry, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

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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Story Highlight

The Ruth May Story, Crossing the Plains with the Leonard G. Rice Company

Fox, Ruth May, "My Story," 11-13. (Trail excerpt transcribed from "Pioneer History Collection" available at Pioneer Memorial Museum [Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum], Salt Lake City, Utah. Some rest …

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