Born in Kentucky
Ancestors 
Daughter of David W. Gentry
and Rachael Abigail (McKeehan) Gentry
Sister of
Emeline Gentry [half], James I. Gentry [half], Spicy B. (Gentry) Bicknell [half], Robert M. Gentry [half], Garrett Gentry [half], Rhoda A. Gentry [half], Boian Gentry and Pleasant H. Gentry
Wife of
Leonard Beachem Chrisman
— married
10 Jan 1900 in Estill County, Kentucky
[children unknown]
Died
at age 21
in Estill County, Kentucky
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Oct 2015
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Biography
Mary Eliza was the daughter of Andrew W. and Rachel (McKeehan) Gentry. She was the sister of Boian, Pleasant, Lilly, and Stella, and the half-sister of Emeline, James, Spicy, Rob, Garrett, and Rhoda. Mary married Leonard Chrisman, son of Thomas Jefferson and Mary (Kelly) Chrisman. The young couple lived with her parents in Estill County, Kentucky. They had one child -- Eva Chrisman. Mary died soon after, in September, 1902, when she was 21 years old.
Sources
- Tombstone inscription.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M94M-V7J : accessed 8 October 2015), Mary E Christman in household of David Gentry, Magisterial District 5, Red Lick, Estill, Kentucky, United States.
- "The Isaac Chrisman Family" by James Edward Chrisman, p. 14.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~0.78%
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