Lewis Patton Gentry (1837 - 1916)

Born 4 Dec 1837 in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States

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Died 6 Apr 1916 at age 78 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States

Biography

LEWIS P. GENTRY (#417) Source: Heritage of Putnam Co. Tn – 2008 by Putnam Co. Heritage Book Committee and Co. Heritage Inc. Pg. 140:

Lewis P. Gentry was born Dec. 4, 1837 in White Co. Tn, the son of William H. and Lucinda (Conway) Gentry. Lewis was married to Martha Washington Buck on Feb. 22, 1859. Martha was born Nov. 3, 1836 in Jackson Co. Tn. the daughter of Abraham and Margaret (Simmerley) Buck. Lewis died Apr. 6, 1916, and Martha died Mar. 1, 1919. They are buried in the Gentry Cemetery, south of Cookeville with many of their family.

All of their thirteen children were born in Putnam Co. Tn. These children were:

William Stanton (b. Mar. 3, 1860, d. Mar. 8, 1937) m. Oct. 12, 1882 to Martha McCaleb; Thomas Merdith "Bud" (b. 18 Nov 1861, d. 17 Mar. 1943) m. Jan. 16, 1886 to Rhoda Sparks; Mary F. (b. Apr. 28, 1863, d. Mar. 26, 1929) m. Nuton Bussell; Laura W. (b. Mar. 12, 1865, d. Oct. 12, 1908), m. William Thomas Clouse; Margaret "Maggie: (b. Aug. 11, 1867, d. August 26, 1923) was m. to W. L. Fate Bray; Mansfield M., b. Oct. 12, 1869, d. May 3, 1879; Robert Abraham "Bob" (b. Oct. 6, 1871, d. Apr. 25, 1955) m. Mar. 23, 1909 to Sallie Massa. James was b. and d. 26 Apr. 1873. Jefferson Franklin "Jeff" (b. May 26, 1875, d. Feb. 16, 1955) m. May 6, 1900 to Lois Z. Edwards; Lewis Alfred (b. Mar. 26 1877, d. July 8, 1953) never married; Martha E. "Liza" (b. Oct. 27, 1879, d. Apr. 24, 1895) m. David Patton; John L. (b. Nov. 21, 1884, d. Sept. 1969 is buried in Fl.) m. Mary Ann Chism and Mona Massa; Newton Richard (b. Nov. 24, 1882, d. Jan. 9, 1958) m. ca. 1907 to Eliza Judd. Story submitted by Bettie Stark.

In July 1870 living next door to Thomas and Minerva Stone, GGgrandparents of PM Holly Battle Died of Pneumonia/complications Buried in Gentry Cemetery Putnam Co TN^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Holly Battle.

1870 US Census Putnam Co TN ED 16 findagrave.com photo and memorial #11631398

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Holly Battle for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Holly and others.

Thanks given to Joyce Parker who provided much of this information in her FAG memorial