John
Jay
Gentry
Born in Lamb, Hardin, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Alexander Gentry
and Lutitia (Blair) Gentry
Brother of
James W Gentry, Mary J (Gentry) Nash, Elizabeth (Gentry) McDowell, Rachel Ann (Gentry) Robeson, Alexander Gentry Jr., Thomas G. Gentry, Sarah Gentry, Martha Gentry and Ida B. Gentry
Husband of
Mary Thomas (Adkins) Gentry
— married
8 Feb 1872 in Hardin, Illinois, United States
Father of
Louis Gentry, Minnie Gentry, Latitia Gentry, Hattie B. Gentry, Hester Gentry, John Jay Gentry Jr., Benjamin Franklin Gentry, Thomas Calvin Gentry and Eunice M. Gentry
Died
at age 83
in Cave-in-Rock, Hardin, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Jul 2012
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Biography
John was born in 1850. He is the son of Alexander Gentry and Latitia Blair. He passed away in 1934. [1]
John Jay Takes His Own Life
26 Mar 1934 , Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois
John Jay had served as a Corporal in Company D, 9th Illinois Infantry during the Spanish-American War (ca 1898-1900). Afterwards he was a Ferryman at Sellers Landing, Battery Rock, Lambtown, Illinois. He married first Mary Thomas Adkins 8 Feb 1872 in Hardin County Illinois. Ceremony performed by Willis Littrill, Justice of the Peace. He married second Clara Stevens 25 Nov 1900 in Hardin County, Illinois, at the Blakley Residence. Clara was the widow of his brother, Alexander, Jr. John Jay is buried in the Masonic Cemetery, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound from his old army rifle because he had cancer and asthma. At the time, a niece/step-daughter was living with and taking care of him. She heard the shot during the night.
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