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Meredith Jordan Gentry - 1st Tennessee Mounted Infantry

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MEREDITH JORDAN GENTRY
1st TENNESSEE MOUNTED INFANTRY

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born: 2 October 1823 in Jackson County, TN
Died: 8 February 1899 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Bloomington Cemetery, Putnam County, TN
Parents: Robert and Nancy (Harris) Gentry

1st Married: Frances Ann Shanks on 25 April 1848 in Jackson County, TN
Born: 28 February 1828 in Faquier County, VA
Died: 29 April 1890 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Bloomington Cemetery, Putnam County, TN
Parents: William Simon and Margaret "Peggy" (Maddox) Shanks

Children:
1. Robert S. Gentry
2. Margaret E. Gentry
3. Nancy J. Gentry
4. Julia V. Gentry
5. Bolivar H. Gentry
6. William S. Gentry
7. Alvin G. Gentry
8. Parmelia J. Gentry
9. Eliza J. Gentry

2nd Married: Josephine M. Shanks on 14 June 1893 in Putnam County, TN
Born: 28 July 1824 in Faquier County, VA
Died: 23 May 1906 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Gordon Maxwell Family Graveyard, Putnam County, TN
Parents: William Simon and Margaret "Peggy" (Maddox) Shanks

MILITARY INFORMATION

1st Tennessee Mounted Infantry
Company B

ABSTRACT:
Entered the service as a Private and left the service as a Private
Enlisted 22 Jan 1864 at Carthage
Age: 41
22 Jan - 30 Apr 1864: Present
30 Jun 1864: Absent sick
Jun - Dec 1864: Present
Muster Out: 14 April 1865
Enlistment Papers included
Born: Putnam County

US PENSION APPLICATION
Invalid Application Filed 7 Jun 1870, Invalid: 157172; Certificate: 164764
Widow's Application Filed 1 Aug 1899, Widow's 703006

CENSUS DATA
1850 Census: Jackson County, TN, Page 264
1860 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 46
1870 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 193
1880 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 143A

OBITUARY

The Cookeville Press
2 March 1899
Vol. XIII, No. 9, Page 1

During the extreme cold weather death visited the community and carried away one of its oldest and most respected citizens--Uncle Meredith Gentry. He was born Oct. 2, 1824; died Feb. 8, '98 (transcriber notes: this was in the 1899 paper). He had been a member of the M. E. Church for the past 45 years, a part of which time he served as local and traveling preacher.

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Source: Stray Leaves From Putnam County Tennessee by Mary Hopson Pg. 242:
Meredeth Jurdan Gentry
Union Army, Civil War Co. B, 1st TN Mtd. Inf.
Enlisted, 13 January 1864 to 14 April 1865:
Length of service, 1 year, 3 months & 1 day.
b. 2 October 1823
d. 8 January 1897
s/o Robert and Nancy Harris Gentry
Married 1st Frances A. Shanks
d/o William Simon and Margaret "Peggy" Maddux Shanks
Married 2nd Josephine Shanks Maxwell
Source: Putnam County, TN 1890 Veterans Census: Meridth J. Gentry, Private, 1st TN Inf. Co. B.

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Meredith Jurdan Gentry – b. 2 October 1823, Jackson Co., TN - d. 8 January 1897, TN –
s/o Robert Gentry & Nancy Harris -

first marriage
md 25 April 1848, 1st Frances Ann Shanks
b. 20 February 1828, VA
d. 29 April 1890
Both Buried: Bloomington Springs Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN
d/o William Simon & Margaret "Peggy" (Maddux) Shanks – sister of Craven Shanks.

second marriage
md 2nd Josephine Maxwell Shanks
b. 28 July 1824, Fauquier Co., VA
d. 23 May 1906, TN
d/o William Simon & Margaret "Peggy" (Maddux) Shanks – Josephine is buried: Bartlett Hollow on the Blanchard Duke Farm, Putnam Co., TN

Mededith was in the Union Army during the Civil War, Co. B, 1st TN Mtd. Inf., Union Army.

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Children of Meredith Jordan Gentry & Frances Ann Shanks:

1. Robert Simon "Bob" Gentry – b. 15 April 1849, TN – d. 19 September 1924 –
md 1st Maudie Clanthia Bockman – b. 18 March 1858 – d. 18 December 1893
md 2nd 9 September 1894, Putnam Co., TN, Lucinda M. "Lucy" Franklin –
b. 13 July 1875 – d. 18 August 1907 – d/o David Edward L. "Edd" Franklin
Buried: Bloomington Springs Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN

2. Jaims Gentry – b. April 1883, TN

3. Franses Gentry – b. May 1884, TN

4. Mandy Gentry – b. May 1886, TN

5. Clarrin Gentry – b. April 1888, TN

6. Napolean Gentry – b. April 1891, TN

7. Roxey Gentry – b. March 1893, TN

8. Mary Gentry – b. 1899, TN

9. Margaret "Betty" Elizabeth Gentry – b. 1 October 1850, TN – d. 19 March 1940 - md 1 November 1867 –
1st Elbert Dodson - md 2nd Walter Robinson "Uncle Walt" Anderson – b. 22 August 1843 – d. 12 April 1928,
s/o Thomas Shirley Anderson Jr. & Louisa Alexander - Margaret is buried: Bloomington Springs Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN
Walter Robinson Anderson is buried: Smellage Cemetery, Boma, Putnam Co., TN.

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Source: Putnam County, Tennessee – 1880 census – Dist. 7
Dwl: 9 Family: 10
Merudth Gentry Head 57 M W Preacher TN VA VA (Meredith Jurdan Gentry, s/o Robert Gentry & Nancy Harris. He md sisters, md 1st Frances Ann Shanks & md 2nd Josephine Maxwell Shanks, daughters of William Simon & Margaret "Peggy" (Maddux) Shanks).

Frances Gentry Wife 54 F W VA VA VA

Bollivar Gentry Son 20 M W TN TN VA

John Gentry Grandson 0 M W ¾ TN TN TN

Robert Gentry Son 30 M W TN TN VA (Robert Simon "Bob" Gentry md Maudie Carlantha "Clanthia" Bockman)

Collantha Wife 22 F W TN TN TN (Maudie Carlantha "Clanthia" Bockman)

William Gentry 18 M W TN TN VA

Alvin Gentry 15 M W TN TN VA

Samuel Maxwell 59 W M TN VA TN