John Homes Gentry

1816 - 1907  (91 years)

• Name	John Homes Gentry  [1]
  Birth	2 Mar 1816	Stocksville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	L6QW-XPQ
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L6QW-XPQ
  Death	Jul 1907	Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States   [1]
  Burial	Morgan Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I4925	My Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	John Norment Gentry,   b. 1783, Louisa, Virginia, United States d. 1850, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Sally M,   b. 1780, Virginia, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Jane R. Ball,   b. 23 Jan 1816, Iredell, North Carolina, United States d. 19 Jun 1889, Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1836	Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
  Children	1. William Sampson Gentry,   b. 1838, North Carolina, United States d. 15 Jan 1864 (Age 26 years)   2. Rosannah E Gentry,   b. 24 Jan 1840, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States d. 9 Feb 1932, Flat Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States (Age 92 years)   3. Thomas Jefferson Gentry,   b. Jul 1842, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States d. 13 May 1917, Stocksville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States (Age 74 years)   4. Lucinda Gentry,   b. 8 Nov 1846, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States d. 8 Jul 1930, Flat Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States (Age 83 years)   5. Elizabeth A Gentry,   b. 10 Oct 1848, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States d. 29 Jan 1909, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States (Age 60 years)   6. Harriet Jane Gentry,   b. 12 Nov 1850, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States d. 20 May 1932, Flat Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States (Age 81 years)   7. Laura Emiline Gentry,   b. 14 Jul 1852, Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States d. 17 Aug 1930 (Age 78 years)   8. George Washington T. Gentry,   b. 10 Aug 1854, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States d. 25 Apr 1934, Flat Creek Township, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States (Age 79 years)   9. Elijah Young Gentry,   b. 3 Jul 1856, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States d. 8 Feb 1949, Flat Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States (Age 92 years)   10. Mary Josephine Saphronia Gentry,   b. 7 Aug 1856, North Carolina, United States d. 19 Jan 1944, Kings Mountain, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States (Age 87 years)   11. Mary E. Gentry,   b. 1862, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown   12. Sarah Katherine Gentry,   b. 1863, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States d. 1895, Murphy, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States (Age 32 years)   13. John W. Gentry,   b. 24 Aug 1867, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States d. 29 Mar 1935, Democrat, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States (Age 67 years)   14. Sallie Elizabeth Bryant,   b. 4 Aug 1873, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States d. 13 Aug 1900, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States (Age 27 years)
  Family ID	F1785	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S242] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch  , ((http://new.familysearch.org)).