Hi All, I am researching my 4th great-grandmother, Catherine (Katie) GENTRY. She married Andrew J. MCCOOL, in 1825. I have seen two dates with June 29th being the most prevalent (July 3 is the other). I have also seen two places; Montgomery County, AL is most likely but Floyd County, GA has been mentioned. Katie is believed to have died in 1850 in Fayette County, AL, possibly while delivering Elizabeth Caroline, their 12th child. The MCCOOL family moved to Saline County, AR in 1857/8. Her date of birth is unknown. She is assumed to have been born in SC. Andrew MCCOOL was the son (after Joseph and before Benjamin) of James MCCOOL. He was born in SC and appears on the Fayette County, AL census (1830) as being 15 to 20 years old. Most research mentions that he was born in 1805. There were several GENTRY families listed in the 1790 - 1830 census indexes for Spartanburg County, SC. I believe that Katie could have been the daughter of Allen, Jeremiah (Jerrey), Nicholas, or Reuben. I assume that the GENTRY and MCCOOL families were close and migrated together from SC to AL between 1820 and 1825. Katie and Andrew could have been married in-route in GA? Also, at least one other MCCOOL-GENTRY marriage (older siblings) occurred. Please pass along any information, tips, rumors, research suggestions, or miscellany about Katie GENTRY and her family, descendents, or lineage. Thank you, Charles McCool 1853 Post Oak Trail Reston, VA 20191-5218