Not likely, would love to find him though. He was murdered outside Mason about 1901 and we don't know where he is buried. His father William was killed in the Civil War and is buried somewhere on the battlefield. Wish we could have made the connection. Debra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lyn Cordell" <lyncordell@brightok.net> To: <GENTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 5:34 PM Subject: Re: [Gentry] Two Gentry families in TX > Debra, > Do you think your John William is the same as J. William, who is > buried in the Cherry Mound Cemetery in Grayson Co. TX? > > Lyn > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Debra Lisenbee" <debral@fisi.net> > To: <GENTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 4:30 PM > Subject: Re: [Gentry] Two Gentry families in TX > > > > I have not worked on this much lately as have been very busy but am > the > > direct descendant of John William Gentry. My mother's father is > George > > Franklin Gentry, son of John William and Nancy Ann Nichols Gentry. > > > > Thanks, > > Debra Shelton Lisenbee > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lyn Cordell" <lyncordell@brightok.net> > > To: <GENTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 11:46 AM > > Subject: Re: [Gentry] Two Gentry families in TX > > > > > > > Thank you for looking at the Grayson Co. marriages for me. > > > Minerva was in Hill Co. TX with her parents in 1860 so she could > have > > > married just about anywhere between Hill and Grayson Counties. > > > I would really like to find J. William Gentry's family to see if > they > > > were related. > > > We're at a brick wall with Minerva's parents, William G. and Mary > > > "Polly" Gentry. > > > > > > I appreciate your help, > > > Lyn > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Emma Gene Gentry" <emmagene@gentrysoft.com> > > > To: <GENTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 11:34 AM > > > Subject: Re: [Gentry] Two Gentry families in TX > > > > > > > > > > I own a book of marriages for Grayson Co., TX covering the > period of > > > > 1846-1877. The marraige you are seeking is not included. Are > you > > > positive > > > > they married in Texas? How about just across the river in > Oklahoma? > > > Of > > > > course it wasn't a state then and I don't know about their > marriage > > > records. > > > > Just a thought. Emma Gene Gentry > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Lyn Cordell" <lyncordell@brightok.net> > > > > To: <GENTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 9:10 AM > > > > Subject: [Gentry] Two Gentry families in TX > > > > > > > > > > > > > Still looking for ancestors and/or descendants. > > > > > Would like to find J.William's family. > > > > > > > > > > Minerva A. Gentry b: Oct. 09, 1837 in KY d: June 25, 1890 in > > > Grayson Co. > > > > TX > > > > > Married in TX before 1871 to; J. William Gentry b: Oct. 12, > 1837 > > > d: May > > > > 04, 1897 in Grayson Co. TX > > > > > > > > > > ~ Lyn "Gentry" Cordell > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GENTRY Mailing List ==== > > > > > The Gentry List has 195 List mode subscribers and 58 Digest > > > subscribers. > > > > > Please resubmit your queries often. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GENTRY Mailing List ==== > > > Gentry List Threaded Archives: > > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENTRY > > > > > > > > > ==== GENTRY Mailing List ==== > > Ancestry's Gentry Message Board: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=surnames.gentry > > > > > > > > > ==== GENTRY Mailing List ==== > Genforum Gentry forum: > http://genforum.genealogy.com/gentry/ >