Thank YOU!! --- Norma Adams <njadams@cinci.rr.com> wrote: Thanks for catching that. I enlarged the image more and it is indeed Andrew J. BUT, they had him listed as female! That's what makes this stuff difficult! Norma At 02:36 PM 5/2/2003 -0700, you wrote: Seems Andrew Jackson is missing unless the Annie? is suppose to be Andrew J.....?? ===== Medicine Woman's Vision-"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."~Ancient Indian Proverb May the warm winds of heaven blow softly on your home, and the Great Spirit bless all who enter there. May your moccasins make happy tracks In many snows and May the Rainbow Always touch your Shoulder~~Cherokee Blessing Researching: Pocohantas>Powhatan>Ashby>DavidGentry>Tiana Rogers>Sam Houston>RollyGentry>Bollings>Strother>Ash __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com

Seems Andrew Jackson is missing unless the Annie? is suppose to be Andrew J.....?? --- Norma Adams <njadams@cinci.rr.com> wrote: Hi, I found this listing on the 1850 census. I couldn't remember if anyone had posted this or not. 1850 Henderson Co. Texas #169/170 Rolley Gentry, 37, farmer, S.Carolina Alcey, 36, Tennessee, Gifferd, 19, farmer, Georgia William, 17, farmer, Georgia Martha A., 15, Ga. Mary, 12, Ga Allen, 11, Ga George W., 07, Ga Lucinda, 03, Tx, Annie? J., 11/12, Tx. Andrew Jackson ????? Norma *****SAMUEL AGE 9 DIED DEC 1849 BEFORE CENSUS. HE IS IN THE 1850 MORTALITY LIST FOR KAUFMAN CO TX. PART OF KAUFMAN CO TX WAS IN HENDERSON CO TX IN 1850 ( I JUST FOUND THIS CHILD LAST YEAR) LEEROY ----BORN AFTER 1850 CENSUS BORN 1853 TEXAS. ===== Medicine Woman's Vision-"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."~Ancient Indian Proverb May the warm winds of heaven blow softly on your home, and the Great Spirit bless all who enter there. May your moccasins make happy tracks In many snows and May the Rainbow Always touch your Shoulder~~Cherokee Blessing Researching: Pocohantas>Powhatan>Ashby>DavidGentry>Tiana Rogers>Sam Houston>RollyGentry>Bollings>Strother>Ash __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com

fr desc of Rolly Gentry <<THE ( RALEIGH ) WAS PUT ON THE MARKER AT THE CEMETARY IN GENTRY CREEK TEXAS. THE MARKER WAS PUT THERE BY PAUL GOULD. HE IS FROM JOHN WILLIAM GENTRY LINE. THE MARKER COST ABOUT $10,000.00 THIS MAN WAS NOT A RESEARCHER. HE HAD LOTS OF MONEY AND WANTED A TRIBUTE FOR THE GENTRY FAMILY. I AM GREATFUL HE PUT THE MARKER IN THE CEMETARY, JUST WISH MORE INFORMATION WAS CORRECT. ROLLY AND ALCEY GRAVITT GENTRY HAD SEVEN SONS. THE MARKER SAYS THEY HAD SIX. THIS IS AN ERROR. HE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT SAMUEL AGE 9 THAT DIED IN TEXAS IN DEC 1849. THE MARKER DID NOT MENTION ALCEY GRAVITT GENTRY. IT DID NOT MENTION THE DAUGHTERS. THERE WAS MARTHA ADALINE AND MARY AND LUCINDA. I AM SURE MR PAUL GOULD DID NOT KNOW THIS INFORMATION. MR PAUL GOULD DID NOT KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE ROLLEY GENTRY FAMILY. I BELIEVE HE IS STILL ALIVE --- PROBABLY ABOUT 90 YEARS. ROLEY GENTRY WAS ON THE MARRIAGE IN HALL CO GA NOV 3 1830 WITH ELSEY GREAVITT THIS SHOULD BE ALCEY GRAVITT. ROLEY JENTRY IS IN THE BOOK "THE HISTORY OF FORSYTH COUNTY" ROLEY GENTRY IS IN THE 1840 PAULDING CO GA CENSUS. ROLEY GENTRY IS IN 1850 HENDERSON CO TEXAS CENSUS. ROLEY GENTRY IS ON A DOCUMENT DTD 1860 ASKING FOR HIS SALARY FOR RANGER OF TEXAS TO BE PAID TO HIS ATTORNEY ROLEY GENTRY IS ON A 1860 FARM CENSUS LLANO CO TX ROLEY GENTRY SIGNED A COURT DOCUMENT 1869 SAYING HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS THREE GRANDCHILDREN. ( HIS SON ALLEN HAD BEEN KILLED, AND HIS WIDOW WAS JANE) ALLEN LEFT WIDOW AND THREE CHILDREN. ROLEY GENTRY SIGNED A BOND OF $1,000.00 SAYING HE WOULD SEE THE CHILDREN WOULD GO TO SCHOOL AND HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF THEIR NEEDS. "ROLBY" GENTRY IS ON 1880 CENSUS FOR KINNEY CO TX. WITH WIFE JANE AND FIVE CHILDREN. ROLEY AND JANE HAD TWO CHILDREN. ALLEN GENTRY AND MARY JANE NOLING GENTRY HAD THREE CHILDREN. IT ALSO STATES THAT ROLEY GENTRY IS BLIND IN THE 1880 CENSUS. I SAW WHERE A ROLEY GENTRY DIED IN 1901 IN TEXAS.I DID NOT PRINT IT. I BELIEVE IT IS WRONG. ALCEY IS THE INDIAN SPELLING FOR ELSIE. ELSIE/ELSEY/ALCEY A RESEACHER FOUND A ROLARD OR BOLARD GENTRY IN THE POOR SCHOOLS FOR GEORGIA IN 1824. I NEED A COPY OF THIS. I WONDER IF MY ROLEY GENTRY COULD HAVE BEEN ROLARD????????????? 1870 CENSUS FOR KIMBLE CO TX " RAWLEY" GENTRY 50 [THIS IS NOT CORRECT HE IS 57] JANE 25 [THIS IS CORRECT, SHE WAS BORN 1845] CHILDREN RAWLEY 8 RAWLEY/ROLEY IS ALLEN GENTRY'S SON MATILDA 4 MATILDA IS ALLEN GENTRY'S DAUGHTER LUCINDA 3 LUCINDA IS ALLEN GENTRY'S DAUGHTER GUILFORD 1 GUILFORD IS ROLLY GENTRY'S SON I DO NOT WANT TO ARGUE WITH MY DISTANT COUSINS. BUT THIS IS FACT. MY GRANDFATHER ANDREW JACKSON GENTRY GRAVIET WAS BORN 1866 IN LLANO COUNTY TX. HE SAID HIS GRANDFATHER'S NAME WAS ROLLY GENTRY AND THAT HE WAS A RANCHER AND FARMER AND TEXAS RANGER. MY GRANDFATHER WAS IN THE 1870 CENSUS FOR KIMBLE CO TX. -GEORGE GENTRY 27 -SUSANNA (YOAKUM) GENTRY 28 [THIS IS NOT CORRECT SHE WAS BORN IN IN 1837. CORRECT AGE SHE WAS 33 (SEVEN YEARS OLDER THAN GEORGE)] -ELSIE 9 [HER NAME WAS ALCEY AFTER HER GRANDMOTHER] -EMILE F 7 [HER NAME WAS EMILY FRANCES] -WILLIAM A 6 [HIS NAME WAS WILLIAM ANDERSON-HE WAS NAMED AFTER GEORGE'S BROTHER WHO HAD BEEN KILLED IN THE CIVIL WAR.] -ANDREW J 5 [THIS IS MY GRANDFATHER, ANDREW JACKSON GENTRY GRAVIET. AS YOU CAN SEE HE WAS FIVE YEARS OLD AND A NEIGHBOR TO HIS GRANDFATHER ROLLY(RAWLEY) GENTRY] -ELISA E 4 [SHE DIED AFTER THIS CENSUS] -NARTHA ADALINE 3 [SHE ALSO TOLD HER FAMILY THAT HER GRANDFATHER WAS ROLLY GENTRY.] I HAVE SEEN TEXAS HISTORY THAT REFERS TO RALEIGH GENTRY. MUCH OF THIS WAS WRITTEN BY FREDERICKA WYATT. 1840 PAULDING CO GA CENSUS -JOHN AND SAMUEL GENTRY ARE IN PAULDING I BELIEVE JOHN AND SAMUEL GENTRY ARE SONS OF MATTHEW GENTRY THIS IS WHY BILL GENTRY SAID HE HAD BELIEVED ROLLY GENTRY WAS A SON OF MATTHEW AND SOME OTHERS ADDED ROLLY UNDER MATTHEW WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE INCORRECT. ===== Medicine Woman's Vision-"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."~Ancient Indian Proverb May the warm winds of heaven blow softly on your home, and the Great Spirit bless all who enter there. May your moccasins make happy tracks In many snows and May the Rainbow Always touch your Shoulder~~Cherokee Blessing Researching: Pocohantas>Powhatan>Ashby>DavidGentry>Tiana Rogers>Sam Houston>RollyGentry>Bollings>Strother>Ash __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com

Ed, I found him in 1900 but not 1910. Were they still in Ky. in 1910? I will send you the images privately. It takes two, because they were at the bottom of one page and the top of the next. Norma At 08:06 AM 5/2/2003 -0700, you wrote: >Can anyone send me an actually image of the 1900 & 1910 Census for >Cumberland County Kentucky. >I'm looking for Robert Gentry, wife Louisa, children Otha & Effie. > >Thanks, > >Ed Pereira from - Middletown, Ohio Family Page: http://www.angelfire.com/oh/myfamilygenes Gentry Records Page: http://members.tripod.com/~nanny_4/index.html

Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 09:57:46 -0400 From: "Iron Head Vann" <info@cherokeebyblood.com> To: <medicinewoman_1943@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: David Gentry and Tiana Rogers David Gentry & Tiana Rogers I have no documented evidence of the origins of David Gentry, but, from my documented evidence, Starr, History of the Cherokee Indians, Old Family GRANT, it appears that David Gentry had two wives. Birth dates are gross estimates, based on known dates for the children of Elizabeth Gentry and Ezekial Williams. On page 305, I have David Gentry born ~1770-1780 married Mary Buffington, and on page 307, they had Elizabeth Gentry b~1808, Isabel Gentry ~1809, and Patience Gentry b~1810. Mary Buffington's family is traceable back 3 more generations to Ludovic Grant, but there is nothing more on David Gentry until he appears married to Tiana Rogers. Note A-6 says: David Gentry, a blacksmith, was also the first husband of Tiana Rogers, who was his niece (his first wife's 1/2 sister's child). Mary Buffington ~1772 GRA-1.1.2.2 David Gentry(~1780): Elizabeth Gentry ~1820 GRA-1.1.2.2.1 Ezekial Williams (~1800) Isabel Gentry ~1820 GRA-1.1.2.2.2 Andrew Ross b~1815 Patience Gentry ~1820 GRA-1.1.2.2.3 Joseph Ross b~1815 On page 307, I show David Gentry as the first husband of Tiana Rogers b~1803 On page 317, Starr shows two daughters, but lists no husbands. Gabreil Gentry b ~1825, and Joanna Gentry b ~1826. Tiana Rogers ~1803 GRA-1.1.2.1.4 David Gentry (b~1780), and Samuel Houston (1st president of Texas): Gabreil Gentry ~1825 GRA-1.1.2.1.4.1 Joanna Gentry ~1826 GRA-1.1.2.1.4.2 Starr lists no spouses for these Gentry girls. These ladies do not appear under their maiden names in the Final Dawes Roll, so we can assume that they were listed under a married name, or died without issue before 1900. On page 370, I have a Lucinda Gentry married to Andrew Ross b~1815, his brother Joseph Ross married Pricilla Gentry, apparently the sister of Lucinda. These girls appear to be Isabel and Patience Gentry, due to their appearance on the Dawes Application rolls, listed as 'parents' under the family name ROSS. On the Dawes Application Rolls, In one case, I have the wife of Andrew Ross listed as Lucinda, in another I have his wife listed as Isabella. Their listed children are born between 1850 and 1865. This places their parents dates of birth between 1820-1835. They had Jesse (1851), Robert (1853), Mary (1860), and William (1864). On the Dawes Application Rolls, I have the wife of Joseph Ross listed as Pricilla. They were the parents of Eliza (Elizabeth) Ross (born 1850). Most likely, due to the information listed in Starr, and the way people courted in those days, Pricilla was probably 'Patience' the sister of Isabel Gentry. ===== Medicine Woman's Vision-"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."~Ancient Indian Proverb May the warm winds of heaven blow softly on your home, and the Great Spirit bless all who enter there. May your moccasins make happy tracks In many snows and May the Rainbow Always touch your Shoulder~~Cherokee Blessing Researching: Pocohantas>Powhatan>Ashby>DavidGentry>Tiana Rogers>Sam Houston>RollyGentry>Bollings>Strother>Ash __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com

Table of Possible Fathers of David Name Possible Father of David? Comments Columns with No, Possible, likely If Half-Breed If Not Family of Joseph-II (only grandchildren would have been of correct age) [MAY HAVE TO SEE JOURNAL FOR CHART....DOES NOT COME THRU REAL GOOD WITH COPY AND PASTE..SORRY] Sons of James Sr: IF HALF BREED IF NOT Aaron No Possible William Possible Possible AARON GENTRY:Born abt. 1737, witnessed a deed in Hanover Co., VA in 1759, then nothing.Probably the William who died in Sullivan Co., TN, after 1791; three possible sons, William, John, and Ayers lived in TN, we cannot rule out possibility of an unknown David. Sons of William-Sr David No Not Likely If David of Overton Co., TN was a son of William, it would be possible for him to have a son David before or after he finished Revolutionary War service, although this son's date of birth would not be ideal. He had a son David by a second wife, making this David that much less likely to be "Cherokee David's" father. Sons of John of Botetourt County Joseph No No Hugh Not Likely Not Likely Joseph was in Washington Co., TN as early as 1778, but is not known to have had any son named David. Hugh was in Washington Co., TN by 1787, but is likewise not known to have had any son David. Sons of Joseph Jr. Joseph-IV No No While Joseph was in Carter Co., TN in 1796 and 1797, he did not leave VA until after 1795. He had a son David born in VA in about 1792. Family of Samuel-II (only sons of Samuel's older children would be of sufficient age) Sons of David-III These will be listed separately Hezekiah No No HIS son Reynolds No No HIS son Robert No No ? Hezekiah's sons known from his will. Reynolds had one son of right age to be "Cherokee David" but all evidence is against this son being David. Robert's three sons of correct age are believed to be other than David. David Jr. No Not Likely A David Gentry of correct age present in Greenville Dist, SC in 1800 is thought to be son of David Jr. He was newly married in 1800, and is thought to have moved to AL. If this David was not David Jr.'s son then one of the latter's sons in the 1790 census is unidentified. Simon No Possible Simon had three sons under 16 years of age in 1790. Of these, one is un-identified and missing from records after 1800. Nicholas No No Nicholas went to Davidson Co., TN by 1780, his children are all known. John No Possible John had one son in the 1790 census who has not been definitely identified and who was not in SC records after 1800. In addition, a possible son, John Jr., in GA in 1790, could have had a son of "Cherokee David's" age. Allen Cain No No No unidentified sons of correct age. Elisha No No Had a son David who moved to TN and AR, d about 1841. Elijah No Not Likely Not in any census records; moved from SC to GA then MS. Known children do not include any David. Elijah, and at least his son James were in Clarke County, GA as late as 1805, but it is possible a son could have left the family to go north into Tennessee before that time. Other Sons of Samuel-II Nathaniel No No All others Not Likely No Nathaniel's family not completely known. It is possible that he could have had a son or grandson of the correct age for "Cherokee David" but it is very unlikely.Families and movements all known in period before 1800. Sons of Nicholas-II (David's father could only have been a grandson of Nicholas) Sons of Robert No Not Likely Robert was the only one of Nicholas' children to go to TN. Only Robert's son Charles could have had an un-identified son of "Cherokee David's" age. Sons of David, Nicholas, and Martin No No Nicholas-II's sons and most of their families moved to Kentucky. None went to Tennessee. Sons of Moses No No Moses remained in Virginia but most of his sons moved to Kentucky Sons of Benajah and Nathan No No Nathan died at a young age. Benajah remained in Virginia, but some of his family moved to Kentucky. Before leaving the subject of possible parents of David, we should mention that there was a competing David who was married to Delphy Bridgewater in Greene Co Tn 1803. This is another David whose parentage is not known. The marriage date conflicts with the proposed date of marriage of "Cherokee David" with Mary Buffington, and in addition, this other David was located along the NC border, farther north in Tn than we would expect for someone who ended up in Indian Territory. There are fragmentary reports of Gentry orphan children living Blount Co Tn about 1810, and it is possible they were children of the Greene Co David. Because of the location of Greene Co this husband of Delphy Bridgewater, was much more likely to be related to the Gentrys who lived in the northeast corner of the state, possibly a son of the mysterious Ayers Gentry. In summary, if the author were forced to pick one most likely prospect for David's father, it would be SIMON Gentry with the thought that David was with his father at the time of the 1790 census, and then left home after the death of Simon, shortly after 1800. Conclusion The tale of Tiana and General Sam Houston has stirred the imagination of the romantically inclined, so there are many references in the literature to this alliance. As we look closer, the Cherokee records of her immediate family and of her first husband, David Gentry, are not entirely without question. But there appears to be enough truth to these records that one can confidently say that a David Gentry did indeed marry Tiana. We can guess that possibly this David came from South Carolina, but beyond that cannot be sure of his parentage, other than to say that if indeed he was born in SC he was almost certainly a descendant of David-III and Sarah Brooks Gentry. ===== Medicine Woman's Vision-"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."~Ancient Indian Proverb May the warm winds of heaven blow softly on your home, and the Great Spirit bless all who enter there. May your moccasins make happy tracks In many snows and May the Rainbow Always touch your Shoulder~~Cherokee Blessing Researching: Pocohantas>Powhatan>Ashby>DavidGentry>Tiana Rogers>Sam Houston>RollyGentry>Bollings>Strother>Ash __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com

I am so glad to finally see that someone, Willard Gentry, did some thorough research on this family and concedes that David Gentry did indeed marry Tiana Rogers....heres part 1. thanks, medicinewoman A. "CHEROKEE DAVID" GENTRY and TIANA ROGERS Who was this David? B. "PREACHER ELIJAH" GENTRY Did he have an Indian wife? by Willard Gentry Abstract Persistent stories of two early Gentry men marrying Indian wives are examined. In the case of David Gentry, the question is one of the identity of David. In the case of Elijah Gentry, the question is whether or not there was a marriage. A. DAVID GENTRY Introduction Cherokee Indian legends tell of Tiana (also known as "Diana" and "Talahina") Rogers, who was famous for having been married briefly to Sam Houston, following his term as Governor of Tennessee and before he became President of the Republic of Texas. These include a statement that she was married first to a David Gentry. To simplify later discussions, we will refer to him here by the nickname, "Cherokee David". We present here a summary of what we have found about David and discuss his possible ancestry. David Gentry's Indian Relationships Any discussion of David Gentry needs to start with the tangled relationships of the family into which he married. For this, following Cherokee matrilineal custom, the family has been described as being descendants of a Cherokee woman, Elizabeth (of the Long Hair Clan) who married Ludovic Grant, a Scotsman, in approximately 1720. A daughter, Mary Grant, was married in the 1740's, to William Emory, an Englishman by birth, who settled among the Indians in the Cherokee Nation East (eventually Tennessee). This and the other relationships below are taken primarily from the compendium of Cherokee genealogy prepared by Emmet Starr, "History of the Cherokee Indians and Their Legends and Folk Lore", and first published in 1921<1>. According to this genealogy, among Mary and William Emory's children were a daughter, Mary Emory (born about 1745), and a daughter, Elizabeth Emory (born about 1748), both one-quarter blood Cherokees. Mary Emory married Ezekial Buffington (some accounts have Mary's sister also marrying Ezekial Buffington, a marriage ended by divorce). Among their children was a daughter, Mary Buffington, estimated to have been born about 1772, who is said by many accounts to have married first (in about 1791), James Daniel. Existing genealogies, including Emmet Starr, are very confusing concerning whether this Mary married second, David Gentry, in about 1803, or whether David's wife was another Mary Buffington, the daughter of Ezekial Buffington and Elizabeth Emory. In any case, this first marriage of David's resulted in three daughters, Elizabeth Gentry (born in about 1806), Isabel Gentry (born in about 1810), and Patience Gentry (born in about 1812). Of these three, Elizabeth has been identified further as marrying Ezekial Williams and having a daughter Mary Williams (born about 1830). Her two sisters are listed by Emmet Starr as "dying without issue". Mary Emory's sister, Elizabeth Emory, is said to have had several husbands (including perhaps as indicated above, Ezekial Buffington). One of these husbands was Robert Due, whom she married in about 1765 and by whom she had a daughter, Jennie Due, born in about 1766. A later husband of Elizabeth was Captain John ("Happy-Jack") Rogers, a well-known operator of a trading post in one of the many Cherokee villages along the Hiwassee River in the Indian Territory of Tennessee. Some time after John's wife Elizabeth died, John married his step-daughter, Jennie. Among the children of this marriage was Tiana Rogers, who is estimated variously as being born between 1796 and 1803. We can assume that during his years of marriage to Mary Buffington, David Gentry was living with the Cherokees at or near the site of the Cherokee village where John Roger's trading post was located. In 1818, Rogers and many of his Cherokee neighbors moved to a new location on the Arkansas River in the vicinity of present-day Dardanelle. This was at the time of the Calhoun Treaty, ceding Indian lands in Tennessee to the United States. Some 6000 Cherokees left Tennessee, moving to new Indian lands set aside for them in Arkansas. It was at this time also that McMinn County was established in the former Indian Territory. David Gentry presumably accompanied the Rogers to his new location. [As an aside comment, Arkansas Territory was formed from Missouri Territory in 1819, and was the new boundary of settler movement, especially after the close of the War of 1812-1814. It is interesting that the sons of Tyre Gentry, described in JGG, vol 2,#11, moved to Clark County, Arkansas Territory, in about 1817.] There is no evidence whatsoever as to what happened to David's first wife, Mary, and their children - whether she died and the children were raised by David or by other family members, or whether David left Mary, or whether David married a second time while still married to his first wife. At any rate, David married Tiana (also "Diana") Rogers, one of the younger daughters of John Rogers and Jennie Due, perhaps a little before or after 1820. [Tiana's name as it appears in the official documents found in the War Department and Bureau of Indian Affairs is spelled both "Diana" and "Dianna" Rogers. Her name among the Cherokee was "Tiana", supposedly because the Cherokees had difficulty pronouncing the "d" in Diana, so we will use it here. The name "Talahina" found on her gravestone seems to have no foundation in fact.] Tiana by all accounts was considerably younger than David, by fifteen to twenty years. It would be interesting to know whether this was a marriage sparked by romance, or was more of a marriage of convenience or family relationships. There is some controversy as to whether David and Tiana had any children, but Emmet Starr and others credit them with two daughters, Gabriel (estimates of birth range from 1820 to 1825) and Joanna (estimates of birth range from 1822 to 1826), both of whom Emmet lists as dying without issue. David is assumed to have lived with Tiana until he was killed in about 1829, supposedly in a border skirmish between Cherokee and Osage Indians, in Oklahoma Territory. In the years just before his death, Ft. Gibson had been built in Oklahoma in 1824 to keep peace between the Cherokee and the Osage, and in 1828, the Cherokee were forced to leave their lands in Arkansas and move to Oklahoma. A graphical representation of the more commonly accepted version of these family relationships is given below. [not shown here-see Journal] One can find variations of the above genealogical summary in various places, which considering the tangled family lines, is not surprising. Emmet Starr's genealogy appears to be the standard used by descendants of these families. As we know from Gentry experience with Richard Gentry's, "The Gentry Family in America", one should not put complete faith in this book by Starr. Undoubtedly some of his information needs modification, and some may be completely in error, if we but knew where the errors lay. We can at least presume that it is a fact that David Gentry married a Mary Buffington, a woman of mixed blood, and then later married another woman of mixed blood, Tiana Rogers. After David's death, Tiana married Sam Houston, whom she had apparently known for a number of years. This marriage, in an Indian ceremony, is said to have taken place about 1830, in spite of the fact that Sam was still married to his first wife. This was during a period in Houston's life after he was elected Governor of Tennessee in 1826 and then resigned the governorship in 1928 and retired in exile to the Cherokee territory in Arkansas. Subsequent to this, a biography of Tiana in "Pitter's Cherokee Trails", comments, "Several years later Houston, being a restless soul, took off to liberate the Republic of Texas. He asked his Cherokee wife to go with him but Tiana wanting to settle down refused to leave [her home in eastern Oklahoma]. Later both Tiana and Houston remarried and in 1838 Tiana Rogers Houston died of pneumonia." Tiana was buried in an unmarked grave, but in 1904 at the urging of her supporters, the remains of Tiana were exhumed from her supposed grave and reburied in the "Officers Circle" at Fort Gibson National Historical Cemetery, Muscogee County, Oklahoma, where her headstone is marked, "Talahina R. wife of Gen Sam Houston" (photos of the gravestone can be seen at several websites relating to the Fort Gibson cemetery). Who was David Gentry? David is described variously as being a "half-breed blacksmith", being a "man of affairs" and as being "of considerable wealth and power". The blacksmith occupation certainly is reasonable. As to being a "man of affairs" or having "considerable power", his relationship to John Rogers alone would have given him considerable influence. [A measure of John's influence is the fact that his son, John Jr., who married a Chefokee woman, became the chief of the Western Cherokee. The statement that David was a half-breed has very little likelihood of being true. It is significant that Emmet Starr makes no mention of this but simply says "David Gentry, a blacksmith, married Tiana Rogers". This story may have originated because David, having married Mary Buffington, became a part of her clan according to Cherokee matrilinear customs. This may have been misunderstood later as indicating David himself was partly Indian. Based on his marriage to Mary Buffington, his date of birth has been estimated as approximately 1780. If David were a half-breed Indian, his father presumably would have been born in the time period of 1750 to 1760, and we must also presume that the father must have moved to Indian territory in the late 1770's when Kentucky and Tennessee first became available for settlement. There he could have met and married an Indian wife and there David would have been born. Such a prospective father of our "Cherokee David" would have had to have been a son of one of the earliest Gentrys who perhaps was looking for excitement and ventured along with traders like Daniel Boone into Indian territory. There is no record of any Gentry doing so, and from all that we know of the Virginia Gentrys of that period in their history, it would be possible but highly unlikely for a heretofore unknown Gentry to be such a father. If David was not part-Indian, we still have difficulty trying to identify possible parents, but there is at least a considerably larger choice. There are still certain parameters that must be met. If David was born in a more settled part of the country rather than in Indian Territory, he could have been the younger of a series of children, and his father could possibly have been born as early as 10 to 15 years before 1750. Even if he was born in Tennessee, for example, his parents would have been married elsewhere and moved there afterwards along with other older children. In addition, David would have appeared in the 1790 census if he were living in a locality where the census was taken. We should also consider both David's name and also the area of Tennessee to which he moved. As to the name David, this was a common one among the descendants of Nicholas-II and especially among the descendants of Samuel-II's son, David-III. Among the known children of the rest of Samuel-II's sons, none include a David. It is not a particularly common name among the descendants of Joseph-II, but there were several Davids in that branch of the family, so we can not rule them out. Considering where westward movements occurred, obviously any of the Gentrys who moved to Kentucky can be eliminated. While John Roger's trading post on the Hiwassee River was far more accessible from South Carolina and Georgia thanVirginia, we cannot rule out Gentrys coming to Sullivan,Washington, and Jefferson Counties, Tennessee, and then travelling down the Tennessee River. With the frequent Indian conflicts, such travel, however, generally involved passing through Indian territory as quickly as possible rather than lingering along the way. From a geographical perspective, the odds of "Cherokee David" being of South Carolina background much outweigh any other source location, since John Roger's trading post was on the travel route for the Cherokees driven from their hunting grounds in South Carolina and Georgia going up to Tennessee where the refugee Cherokees were centered. The movement of later South Carolina Gentrys into McMinn and Rhea counties illustrates the relative ease of access to southern Tennessee. Let us briefly consider all the possibilities for David's parents. In doing so, it will be helpful to refer to previous issues of this Journal (JGG, vol 1, #12, and JGG, vol 2, #1 which discuss the family of Joseph-II), and also the summary of movements of early Gentrys (JGG, vol 2, issue #2, particularly the 1760-1775 and 1775-1790 periods of time). We will divide these possibilities by major branches of the Gentry family to simplify the discussion. continued ===== Medicine Woman's Vision-"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."~Ancient Indian Proverb May the warm winds of heaven blow softly on your home, and the Great Spirit bless all who enter there. May your moccasins make happy tracks In many snows and May the Rainbow Always touch your Shoulder~~Cherokee Blessing Researching: Pocohantas>Powhatan>Ashby>DavidGentry>Tiana Rogers>Sam Houston>RollyGentry>Bollings>Strother>Ash __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com

Can anyone send me an actually image of the 1900 & 1910 Census for Cumberland County Kentucky. I'm looking for Robert Gentry, wife Louisa, children Otha & Effie. Thanks, Ed Pereira

5/2/03 Thank You. Yes I have seen it here before. I have a copy of that census page but very hard to read. Several of us on this line are looking for R.G.'s parents but no luck yet. T.G. >From: Norma Adams <njadams@cinci.rr.com> >Reply-To: GENTRY-L@rootsweb.com >To: GENTRY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [Gentry] Rolly Gentry >Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 17:45:18 -0400 > >Hi, >I found this listing on the 1850 census. I couldn't remember if anyone had >posted this or not. > >1850 Henderson Co. Texas > >#169/170 >Rolley Gentry, 37, farmer, S.Carolina >Alcey, 36, Tennessee, >Gifferd, 19, farmer, Georgia >William, 17, farmer, Georgia >Martha A., 15, Ga. >Mary, 12, Ga >Allen, 11, Ga >George W., 07, Ga >Lucinda, 03, Tx, >Annie? J., 11/12, Tx. > > >Norma > >At 01:06 PM 5/1/2003 -0700, you wrote: >>Yes.....I know of this. I have a pic of the Marker >>there for Rolly and its spelled Raleigh.....but we've >>never found that sp anywhere else. There is a Gentry >>Cem there where Rolly lived with his family. >>Have you ever seen a Raleigh Gentry anywhere.....much >>less Rolly.....just cant find his parents. >>thanks, medicinewoman > > > >from - Middletown, Ohio >Family Page: http://www.angelfire.com/oh/myfamilygenes >Gentry Records Page: http://members.tripod.com/~nanny_4/index.html > > >==== GENTRY Mailing List ==== >The GENTRY-L list sends a separate e-mail message for each message that is >posted to the MailList. The GENTRY-D list (Digest) sends one e-mail daily >with all the days messages in it. > _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

5/2/03 Medicine Woman, I'm up late again doing my genealogy thing. *see below answer on my relationship to Gentry line. T.G. From: Medicine Woman <medicinewoman_1943@yahoo.com> >Reply-To: GENTRY-L@rootsweb.com >To: GENTRY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [Gentry] Rolly Gentry >Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 15:11:46 -0700 (PDT) > >Thank you for this info. Good luck in yr research. >Keep us 'Rolly' fans posted. medicinewoman > >--- "T.M. Gentry" <tmgent01@hotmail.com> wrote: >I know of the spelling as Raleigh but I do have a >copy from Annette in Utah of a hand written paper from >the holdings of the Texas State Archives where >he signed himself as Roley Gentry. >Maybe it was changed after that letter which is >dated Dec., 1860 with signature of E.F. Edwards, Clerk >Co Court Llano. This was payment requested through his >attorney,Wm. Haynie (spelling of last name is not >clear) for his service as a Ranger in the Llano >Company Minute Mencommanded by Lt. Gideon >T. Cowain. My thought has been that his name as signed >was correct but I respect the family's spelling also. >I want to try to get another copy from the holdings >of the Texas State Archives as soon as possible with >any other Gentry information that they may have there. >Good to hear from you. T. Gentry > ps-are you also related to this family??? > *Yes by marriage so my husband is through Roley/Raleigh,Wm., John Wm., John B., Wesley and (my) Jim Gentry. > >===== >Medicine Woman's Vision-"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by >your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the >Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."~Ancient Indian >Proverb > >May the warm winds of heaven blow softly on your home, and the Great Spirit >bless all who enter there. May your moccasins make happy tracks In many >snows and May the Rainbow Always touch your Shoulder~~Cherokee Blessing > >Researching: Pocohantas>Powhatan>Ashby>DavidGentry>Tiana Rogers>Sam >Houston>RollyGentry>Bollings>Strother>Ash > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. >http://search.yahoo.com > > >==== GENTRY Mailing List ==== >Ancestry's Gentry Message Board: >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=surnames.gentry > _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

You will be hearing more. I'm fixing to get back on family things. Special Olympics has been exploding here. Will tell you all soon. It's really exciting. Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "T.M. Gentry" <tmgent01@hotmail.com> To: <GENTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 3:37 PM Subject: Re: [Gentry] Rolly Gentry > 5/1/03 > > I know of the spelling as Raleigh but I do have a copy from Annette in Utah > of a hand written paper from the holdings of the Texas State Archives where > he signed himself as Roley Gentry. > > Maybe it was changed after that letter which is dated Dec., 1860 with > signature of E.F. Edwards, Clerk Co Court Llano. This was payment requested > through his attorney,Wm. Haynie (spelling of last name is not clear) for his > service as a Ranger in the Llano Company Minute Men commanded by Lt. Gideon > T. Cowain. > > My thought has been that his name as signed was correct but I respect the > family's spelling also. > > I want to try to get another copy from the holdings of the Texas State > Archives as soon as possible with any other Gentry information that they may > have there. > > Good to hear from you. > T. Gentry > > > > > > > > > >From: "Debra Lisenbee" <debral@fisi.net> > >Reply-To: GENTRY-L@rootsweb.com > >To: GENTRY-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [Gentry] Rolly Gentry > >Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 14:41:33 -0600 > > > >Hi Raleigh Gentry is my Grandfather's Great Grandfather. I have noted this > >discrepancy in the spelling for years but my Grandfather used this > >spelling. > >It has been quite a mystery and have never been able to prove the other > >spellings are correct. I know that census takers could have spelled the > >name wrong and our traditional spelling could be wrong but I tend to think > >Raleigh is right and we just haven't made the right connection yet. This > >has been a difficult journey. > > > >The Raleigh spelling is also used in the book "It Occurred in Kimble". She > >has always believed the correct spelling was Raleigh. Also, mother's > >cousin, Paul Gould was raised in a home which included Grandma Berry and > >Grandma (Ann Nichols) Gentry, he paid for and had the markers placed at > >Gentry Creek Cemetary and at Grit Cemetary. They always had this spelling. > >Paul is still living also. > > > >I have several pictures of both cemetaries if you are interested. > > > >Not really any help, just some family history and tradition. > > > >Debra Shelton Lisenbee > >Daughter of > >Alice Gentry Shelton > >Daughter of George Franklin Gentry > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Medicine Woman" <medicinewoman_1943@yahoo.com> > >To: <GENTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 2:06 PM > >Subject: Re: [Gentry] Rolly Gentry > > > > > > > Yes.....I know of this. I have a pic of the Marker > > > there for Rolly and its spelled Raleigh.....but we've > > > never found that sp anywhere else. There is a Gentry > > > Cem there where Rolly lived with his family. > > > Have you ever seen a Raleigh Gentry anywhere.....much > > > less Rolly.....just cant find his parents. > > > thanks, medicinewoman > > > > > > --- Emma Gene Gentry <emmagene@GentrySoft.com> wrote: > > > The Handbook of Texas published 1952 by the Texas > > > State Historical Assn., in vol. 1, page 679 says this > > > about Gentry Creek: Gentry Creek rises in northern > > > Kimble county and flows to the south approximately 20 > > > miles to join the Llano River about 4 miles east of > > > the town of Junction. The stream was named for > > > Raleigh Gentry, who settled in the area in the 1850's. > > > Emma Gene Gentry > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > Medicine Woman's Vision-"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you > >by > >your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the > >Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."~Ancient Indian > >Proverb > > > > > > May the warm winds of heaven blow softly on your home, and the Great > >Spirit bless all who enter there. May your moccasins make happy tracks In > >many snows and May the Rainbow Always touch your Shoulder~~Cherokee > >Blessing > > > > > > Researching: Pocohantas>Powhatan>Ashby>DavidGentry>Tiana Rogers>Sam > >Houston > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > > > http://search.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > ==== GENTRY Mailing List ==== > > > Ancestry's Gentry Message Board: > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=surnames.gentry > > > > > > > > >==== GENTRY Mailing List ==== > >List Administrator > >Norma Adams Questions should be sent to njadams@cinci.rr.com > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > ==== GENTRY Mailing List ==== > Gentry List Threaded Archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENTRY >

Hi, I found this listing on the 1850 census. I couldn't remember if anyone had posted this or not. 1850 Henderson Co. Texas #169/170 Rolley Gentry, 37, farmer, S.Carolina Alcey, 36, Tennessee, Gifferd, 19, farmer, Georgia William, 17, farmer, Georgia Martha A., 15, Ga. Mary, 12, Ga Allen, 11, Ga George W., 07, Ga Lucinda, 03, Tx, Annie? J., 11/12, Tx. Norma At 01:06 PM 5/1/2003 -0700, you wrote: >Yes.....I know of this. I have a pic of the Marker >there for Rolly and its spelled Raleigh.....but we've >never found that sp anywhere else. There is a Gentry >Cem there where Rolly lived with his family. >Have you ever seen a Raleigh Gentry anywhere.....much >less Rolly.....just cant find his parents. >thanks, medicinewoman from - Middletown, Ohio Family Page: http://www.angelfire.com/oh/myfamilygenes Gentry Records Page: http://members.tripod.com/~nanny_4/index.html

Thank you for this info. Good luck in yr research. Keep us 'Rolly' fans posted. medicinewoman --- "T.M. Gentry" <tmgent01@hotmail.com> wrote: I know of the spelling as Raleigh but I do have a copy from Annette in Utah of a hand written paper from the holdings of the Texas State Archives where he signed himself as Roley Gentry. Maybe it was changed after that letter which is dated Dec., 1860 with signature of E.F. Edwards, Clerk Co Court Llano. This was payment requested through his attorney,Wm. Haynie (spelling of last name is not clear) for his service as a Ranger in the Llano Company Minute Mencommanded by Lt. Gideon T. Cowain. My thought has been that his name as signed was correct but I respect the family's spelling also. I want to try to get another copy from the holdings of the Texas State Archives as soon as possible with any other Gentry information that they may have there. Good to hear from you. T. Gentry ps-are you also related to this family??? ===== Medicine Woman's Vision-"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."~Ancient Indian Proverb May the warm winds of heaven blow softly on your home, and the Great Spirit bless all who enter there. May your moccasins make happy tracks In many snows and May the Rainbow Always touch your Shoulder~~Cherokee Blessing Researching: Pocohantas>Powhatan>Ashby>DavidGentry>Tiana Rogers>Sam Houston>RollyGentry>Bollings>Strother>Ash __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com

Hi Raleigh Gentry is my Grandfather's Great Grandfather. I have noted this discrepancy in the spelling for years but my Grandfather used this spelling. It has been quite a mystery and have never been able to prove the other spellings are correct. I know that census takers could have spelled the name wrong and our traditional spelling could be wrong but I tend to think Raleigh is right and we just haven't made the right connection yet. This has been a difficult journey. The Raleigh spelling is also used in the book "It Occurred in Kimble". She has always believed the correct spelling was Raleigh. Also, mother's cousin, Paul Gould was raised in a home which included Grandma Berry and Grandma (Ann Nichols) Gentry, he paid for and had the markers placed at Gentry Creek Cemetary and at Grit Cemetary. They always had this spelling. Paul is still living also. I have several pictures of both cemetaries if you are interested. Not really any help, just some family history and tradition. Debra Shelton Lisenbee Daughter of Alice Gentry Shelton Daughter of George Franklin Gentry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Medicine Woman" <medicinewoman_1943@yahoo.com> To: <GENTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 2:06 PM Subject: Re: [Gentry] Rolly Gentry > Yes.....I know of this. I have a pic of the Marker > there for Rolly and its spelled Raleigh.....but we've > never found that sp anywhere else. There is a Gentry > Cem there where Rolly lived with his family. > Have you ever seen a Raleigh Gentry anywhere.....much > less Rolly.....just cant find his parents. > thanks, medicinewoman > > --- Emma Gene Gentry <emmagene@GentrySoft.com> wrote: > The Handbook of Texas published 1952 by the Texas > State Historical Assn., in vol. 1, page 679 says this > about Gentry Creek: Gentry Creek rises in northern > Kimble county and flows to the south approximately 20 > miles to join the Llano River about 4 miles east of > the town of Junction. The stream was named for > Raleigh Gentry, who settled in the area in the 1850's. > Emma Gene Gentry > > > ===== > Medicine Woman's Vision-"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."~Ancient Indian Proverb > > May the warm winds of heaven blow softly on your home, and the Great Spirit bless all who enter there. May your moccasins make happy tracks In many snows and May the Rainbow Always touch your Shoulder~~Cherokee Blessing > > Researching: Pocohantas>Powhatan>Ashby>DavidGentry>Tiana Rogers>Sam Houston > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > http://search.yahoo.com > > > ==== GENTRY Mailing List ==== > Ancestry's Gentry Message Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=surnames.gentry >

5/1/03 I know of the spelling as Raleigh but I do have a copy from Annette in Utah of a hand written paper from the holdings of the Texas State Archives where he signed himself as Roley Gentry. Maybe it was changed after that letter which is dated Dec., 1860 with signature of E.F. Edwards, Clerk Co Court Llano. This was payment requested through his attorney,Wm. Haynie (spelling of last name is not clear) for his service as a Ranger in the Llano Company Minute Men commanded by Lt. Gideon T. Cowain. My thought has been that his name as signed was correct but I respect the family's spelling also. I want to try to get another copy from the holdings of the Texas State Archives as soon as possible with any other Gentry information that they may have there. Good to hear from you. T. Gentry >From: "Debra Lisenbee" <debral@fisi.net> >Reply-To: GENTRY-L@rootsweb.com >To: GENTRY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [Gentry] Rolly Gentry >Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 14:41:33 -0600 > >Hi Raleigh Gentry is my Grandfather's Great Grandfather. I have noted this >discrepancy in the spelling for years but my Grandfather used this >spelling. >It has been quite a mystery and have never been able to prove the other >spellings are correct. I know that census takers could have spelled the >name wrong and our traditional spelling could be wrong but I tend to think >Raleigh is right and we just haven't made the right connection yet. This >has been a difficult journey. > >The Raleigh spelling is also used in the book "It Occurred in Kimble". She >has always believed the correct spelling was Raleigh. Also, mother's >cousin, Paul Gould was raised in a home which included Grandma Berry and >Grandma (Ann Nichols) Gentry, he paid for and had the markers placed at >Gentry Creek Cemetary and at Grit Cemetary. They always had this spelling. >Paul is still living also. > >I have several pictures of both cemetaries if you are interested. > >Not really any help, just some family history and tradition. > >Debra Shelton Lisenbee >Daughter of >Alice Gentry Shelton >Daughter of George Franklin Gentry > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Medicine Woman" <medicinewoman_1943@yahoo.com> >To: <GENTRY-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 2:06 PM >Subject: Re: [Gentry] Rolly Gentry > > > > Yes.....I know of this. I have a pic of the Marker > > there for Rolly and its spelled Raleigh.....but we've > > never found that sp anywhere else. There is a Gentry > > Cem there where Rolly lived with his family. > > Have you ever seen a Raleigh Gentry anywhere.....much > > less Rolly.....just cant find his parents. > > thanks, medicinewoman > > > > --- Emma Gene Gentry <emmagene@GentrySoft.com> wrote: > > The Handbook of Texas published 1952 by the Texas > > State Historical Assn., in vol. 1, page 679 says this > > about Gentry Creek: Gentry Creek rises in northern > > Kimble county and flows to the south approximately 20 > > miles to join the Llano River about 4 miles east of > > the town of Junction. The stream was named for > > Raleigh Gentry, who settled in the area in the 1850's. > > Emma Gene Gentry > > > > > > ===== > > Medicine Woman's Vision-"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you >by >your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the >Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."~Ancient Indian >Proverb > > > > May the warm winds of heaven blow softly on your home, and the Great >Spirit bless all who enter there. May your moccasins make happy tracks In >many snows and May the Rainbow Always touch your Shoulder~~Cherokee >Blessing > > > > Researching: Pocohantas>Powhatan>Ashby>DavidGentry>Tiana Rogers>Sam >Houston > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > > http://search.yahoo.com > > > > > > ==== GENTRY Mailing List ==== > > Ancestry's Gentry Message Board: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=surnames.gentry > > > > >==== GENTRY Mailing List ==== >List Administrator >Norma Adams Questions should be sent to njadams@cinci.rr.com > _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

Yes.....I know of this. I have a pic of the Marker there for Rolly and its spelled Raleigh.....but we've never found that sp anywhere else. There is a Gentry Cem there where Rolly lived with his family. Have you ever seen a Raleigh Gentry anywhere.....much less Rolly.....just cant find his parents. thanks, medicinewoman --- Emma Gene Gentry <emmagene@GentrySoft.com> wrote: The Handbook of Texas published 1952 by the Texas State Historical Assn., in vol. 1, page 679 says this about Gentry Creek: Gentry Creek rises in northern Kimble county and flows to the south approximately 20 miles to join the Llano River about 4 miles east of the town of Junction. The stream was named for Raleigh Gentry, who settled in the area in the 1850's. Emma Gene Gentry ===== Medicine Woman's Vision-"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."~Ancient Indian Proverb May the warm winds of heaven blow softly on your home, and the Great Spirit bless all who enter there. May your moccasins make happy tracks In many snows and May the Rainbow Always touch your Shoulder~~Cherokee Blessing Researching: Pocohantas>Powhatan>Ashby>DavidGentry>Tiana Rogers>Sam Houston __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com

I would like to suggest that when making a plea for help, that you always give a date and a place for the person you are asking about. If you don't know an exact date or place, guess, and mark it as guesswork. Thanks. Emma Gene Gentry

Hi Cousins! Here are a couple obits sent to me by a Gentry cousin. We're looking for possibly any information on the children of Roderick E. Gentry And Rosa Ashley Gentry. These are Johnson Co. Tn. Gentrys. Roderick was the son of James D. Gentry. James D. Gentry was the son of John J. Gentry & Theodosia "Dicie" Greer. John J. Gentry was the son of David Gentry and Sarah Buckner Gentry. Anyone on the list related to these people? Thanks Norma June 26, 1952 Johnson County New-Bulletin Roderick E. Gentry Roderick E. (Uncle Rod) Gentry, 75, Rt. 2 Mountain City, Tennessee died at 8:45 June 11 in Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Virginia. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Rosa Gentry and the following children: Mrs Gay Deavers, Mrs Victoria Waters, and Mrs Charlotte Rauch, all of Pittsburg, Pa., Mrs Nina Addison, Deland Fla., George Gentry of Holden, W. Virginia, Jessie Gentry of Wilmington, Del., Lewis M. Gentry of Westfield, Mass., and Mrs. Cleda Neade Detroit, Mich. ; two sisters, Mrs. Lola Dutton and Mrs Gussie Rash both of Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee; and 17 grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 Sunday afternoon at the St. John's Methodist Church, Laurel Bloomery with the Rev. A.S. Clear and the Rev. John Hutchinson officiating. Burial followed in the family cemetery. The Tomahawk, Wednesday, April 12, 1967 Mrs. Rosa Gentry . . . Mrs. Rosa Gentry, age 87, died in St. Johns General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa. on March 25th at 12:45 after a long illness. Mrs. Gentry had made her home with a daughter, Mrs. John Bischoff in Pittsburgh for the past 14 years. She was the widow of the late R.E. Gentry. They lived at Laurel Bloomery for several years prior to his death in 1952. She was a native of Ashe County, N.C. and Johnson County, and was the daughter of the late David and Nancy Graybeal Ashley. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include the following children: Mrs. John Bischoff, Mrs. Elmer Roach and George Gentry of Pittsburgh, Pa., Lewis Gentry of West Spring, Mass., Jess Gentry and Mrs. Nina Belcher of DeLand, Fla., and Mrs. Grover Hutchinosn(sic), Shady Valley. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday at 10 a.m. from St. Michael Church in Pittsburgh by Rev. Paul F. Kokenda and Rev. Bernard A. Bischoff. Burial was in the Allegheny cemetery near the resting place of the great Steven Foster. from - Middletown, Ohio Family Page: http://www.angelfire.com/oh/myfamilygenes Gentry Records Page: http://members.tripod.com/~nanny_4/index.html

Thanks, I am still working on my husband's line. Still can not make a definite tie in, but there are too many cooincidences for it not to be. If you are interested, write again and I will send what I have. Mary At 08:07 PM 4/21/03 -0700, you wrote: >Hi Mary Ann, > Hope you will contact me if you find any Gentry's in > Edgecombe. I am trying to >get all my misc. Gentry data collated, and then I plan to send it to the >list in case there >is something to help someone else. Good luck in your search. They were >also in AL, where? and in Bastrop and then >Karnes Co. TX. >Mary > >At 09:36 PM 4/17/03 -0700, you wrote: >>Hi Mary Ann, I certainly will contact you if I come across anything abt. >>Gentrys in Edgecombe. I think Bill may be correct and my Ann(a) Gentry was >>from VA. I do know she was in Edgecombe but prob. abt. the time of her >>marriage. This has been a very frustrating family to research for me. I >>have decided to go all the way back and review all my old paper files and >>see if I can find anything new or something I have missed. >>Good hunting to you. >>Sharron >> >> >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: Mary A. Old <maold@direct.ca> >>To: <GENTRY-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 7:47 PM >>Subject: Re: [Gentry] Ann Gentry/NC >> >> >> > Bill and Sharron, >> > I too am searching for Gentry's purported to have been from >> > Edgecombe,NC. If you get any good hints for searching this area, please >> > pass them on. You will find my query was posted about a week ago. Thank >> > you for sharing and good luck in your research. >> > Mary >> > >> > At 07:32 PM 3/30/03 -0800, you wrote: >> > >Bill, Thank you for responding to my post, I have been looking in >> > >Edgecombe for Ann's birth because we found a tiny slip of paper in an old >> > >ledger of my great grandfather's that said this family probably came from >> > >Edgecombe, NC. No wonder I couldn't find anything about her, except her >> > >connection to the Bakers. >> > >Would you have any suggestions re: where to search? I have found a >> > >zillion Ann Gentrys, seems everyone has one !! >> > >Again, I am appreciative of you taking the time to respond. >> > >Sharron >> > > >> > > >> > >==== GENTRY Mailing List ==== >> > >List Administrator >> > >Norma Adams Questions should be sent to njadams@cinci.rr.com >> > >> > >> > >> > ==== GENTRY Mailing List ==== >> > The Gentry List has 195 List mode subscribers and 58 Digest subscribers. >> > Please resubmit your queries often. >> > >> >> >>==== GENTRY Mailing List ==== >>Gentry List Threaded Archives: >>http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENTRY > > > >==== GENTRY Mailing List ==== >SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBING: The only thing that should be in the message >body is the single word SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE. Don't even put your >name. Send mail to: Gentry-L-Request@Rootsweb.com >

Great to hear from you...lost ALL of my information when Hard Drive difficulties... Blessings,