Norflet C Gentry

29 January 1914–23 March 1986 (Age 72)
Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States

The Life Summary of Norflet C

When Norflet C Gentry was born on 29 January 1914, in Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States, his father, Albert Gentry, was 25 and his mother, Mary Gentry, was 15. He married Lela Charlotta Kelly on 19 April 1947, in Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States. He lived in Justice Precinct 2, Grayson, Texas, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 23 March 1986, in Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States.

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Norflet C Gentry
1914–1986
Lela Charlotta Kelly
1925–1978
Marriage: 19 April 1947

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 2
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.
1917 · The Green Corn Rebellion
Age 3
A farmer’s revolt known as the Green Corn Rebellion resulted due to frustration toward landowners and local authorities. A small group of wealthy landowners obtained property by fraudulent means which forced many Oklahoma farmers into a tenancy in 1917. Many farmers joined the Working Class Union who became hostile toward county officials. Hundreds of men gathered on the farm of John Spears in Sasakwa where they planned to march to Washington to repeal the draft act and end the war. Their plan included eating green corn and beef along the way, which gave the rebellion its name. An informer alerted authorities and their effort was halted as several groups collided with the rebels, firing shots into the air. The men scattered, three were killed, over 400 were arrested, and 150 were convicted and received federal prison sentences.
1935 · The FBI is Established
Age 21
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

(1997: 15386;2007: 32515; 2010: 43027)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.

Possible Related Names

Gentle

Sources (11)

  • Norphlet Gentry in household of Albert Gentry, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Norflet Carlton Gentry, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
  • Norflet Gentry, "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000"

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