Daughter of Lucius Daniel Huff and Elizabeth Gentry Huff.

Married to Bedney Thomas Gentry on January 28, 1906 in Person County, North Carolina.

Bedney and Emma were the parents of:
Carrie S Gentry Long
Nannie Mae Gentry Whitfield
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: E S Huff
Age: 18
Birth Date: Jul 1881
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Flat River, Person, North Carolina
House Number: 186
Sheet Number: 13A
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 234
Family Number: 235
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: L D Huff
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Betty Huff
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: At School
Months not employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: No
Can Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
L D Huff 48
Betty Huff 44
L E Huff 22
J W Huff 21
E S Huff 18
W J Huff 17
J H Huff 15
O S Huff 10
N B Huff 3

North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979
Name Thos Gentry
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 28 Jan 1906
Event Place Person, North Carolina
Gender Male
Age 23
Birth Year (Estimated) 1883
Spouse's Name Emma Huff
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 23
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1883

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Emma Gentry
Age in 1910: 27
Birth Year: abt 1883
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Roxboro, Person, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Thomas Gentry
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 4
Number of Children Born: 1
Number of Children Living: 1
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Gentry 28
Emma Gentry 27
Carrie Gentry 1

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Emma S Gentry
Age: 38
Birth Year: abt 1882
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Flat River, Person, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Redney T Gentry
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: On Farm
Household Members:
Name Age
Redney T Gentry 38
Emma S Gentry 38
Carrie S Gentry 18
Nannie M Gentry 8

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Emma S Gentry
Birth Year: abt 1881
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Roxboro, Person, North Carolina
House Number in Cities or Towns: See Sheet 3 Line 51
Dwelling Number: 136
Family Number: 253
Age at First Marriage: 26
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas B Gentry 48
Emma S Gentry 49
Nannie M Gentry 19
Thoms Lunsford 17

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Emma S Gentry
Age: 59
Estimated birth year: abt 1881
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Home in 1940: Flat River, Person, North Carolina
Inferred Residence in 1935: Flat River, Person, North Carolina
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 6B
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Farm
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 3rd grade
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Kelly Whitfield 45
Nannie Whitfield 29
Kelly Whitfield 8
Clara M Whitfield 7
Ralph S Whitfield 5
Thomas Gentry 58
Andrew Londy 44
Emma S Gentry 59

North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Emma Huff Gentry
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 71
Marital status: Widowed
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1881
Birth Place: Granville, North Carolina
Death Date: 3 Jul 1953
Death Location: Roxboro, Person
Father's Name: Lucius Huff
Mother's Name: Betty Gentry
Residence: Hurdle Mills, Person, North Carolina
Informant: Mrs Kelly P Whitfield, Rt 2, Hurdle Mills, NC