Benjamin
J
Gentry
Born in Ashe County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of William B. Gentry
and Mary Greer
Husband of
Mary Ann (Hawkins) Gentry
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Richard Henry Gentry and Cleopatria Josephine (Gentry) Dollar
Died
at age 84
in Mountain City, Johnson County, Tennessee
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Sep 2018
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Biography
Benjamin was the son of William Gentry and Mary Greer.
He married Mary A. Hawkins on September 15, 1863 in Johnson County, Tennessee
Benjamin was in the Confederate Army Company M, 58th Regiment, N.C. Infantry
Sources
United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BQ-46N : 12 April 2016), Benj Gentry in household of Wm Gentry, Ashe county, Ashe, North Carolina, United States; citing family 1310, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKF7-FPN : 7 December 2014), Benjamin Gentry, 1863; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Fifty-eighth Infantry, NARA microfilm publication M270 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960), roll 535.
Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5HD-B4K : 26 September 2017), Benj J Gentry and Mary A Hawkins, 15 Sep 1863; citing Johnson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,137,022.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLQ-B67J : 13 December 2015), Benjamin J Gentry, 1919; Burial, Mountain City, Johnson, Tennessee, United States of America, Phillippi Cemetery; citing record ID 83523317, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83523317/benjamin-j-gentry
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