Born in Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Whitley Gentry
and Laura Josephine (Maxwell) Gentry
Sister of
Willis Norman Gentry, Naomi Ethel (Gentry) Hickey, Monroe Gentry, Laura Frances (Gentry) Maxwell, Benajmin Harrison Gentry Sr., Eliza Gertrude (Gentry) Sliger, Betty Alice (Gentry) Elmore, Ida Mae (Gentry) Johnson, William D. Gentry and Amanda Fern (Gentry) Elmore
Wife of
Fred Bill Moss
— married
19 Mar 1922 (to 27 Jun 1933) in Putnam, Tennessee, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 28
in Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jul 2021
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Biography
Velma was born in 1904. She was the daughter of John Gentry and Laura Maxwell. She passed away in 1933.
Sources
- 1910 United States Federal Census for Putnam Co.,TN;
1920 United States Federal Census for Putnam Co., TN; 1930 United States Federal Census for Putnam Co., TN; Find a Grave Memorial ID 62959290 For Velma Margaret Gentry Moss at Crest Lawn Cemetery, Cookeville, Putnam, TN - Her tombstone has Velma Moss on it.
Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002 for Putnam County Marriage of Miss Velma Gentry and Fred Moss on 19 Mar 1922
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Velma by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Velma by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Kay Ensor
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H7C1, FTDNA kit #458297
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~1.56%
Kaye Ford :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch G569108 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jo McCaleb :
23andMe, yourDNAportal JMCb4852946
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jcrockett
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T413897 [compare], yourDNAportal JMCb4852946, FTDNA kit #549851
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~0.78%
Mary (Gill) Dykes :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Tara Willis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KK6012202 [compare]
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