Ira is son of Lafayette and his first wife Sarah Ellen Owen died 1878; married 18 FEB 1866 Mercer Co MO
as are all kids in the 1880 census.

1880 Ira L Gentry Washington, Mercer, Missouri
Birthdate: 1872 Missouri Relationship to Head:Son
Father:Lafayette Gentry Birthplace:Missouri
Mother:Sarah E Gentry Birthplace:Kentucky
White American Male Single Age:8 years Occ:At School
Household Gender Age
Parent Lafayette Gentry M 38 1842 KY
StepParent Mary E Gentry F 19 1861 Iowa 2nd wife
Daniel B Gentry M 13 1867 Boone lst wife son
Mattie F Gentry F 11 1869 lst wife dau
Ira L Gentry M 8 1872 " Lafayette <<
Hadley A Gentry M 5 1875 Alley lst wife son

Ira Lafayette mrd Mary Curtis Mar 17 1900

1900 Ira Gentry Mill Grove village Mercer Missouri
Birth Date: Sep 1872 MO Relationship Head Household Self
Spouse:Mary Gentry Birthplace:Iowa
Father Birthplace:Missouri Mother Birthplace:Ky
White Head-of-household Name: Ira Gentry
Male Married Yrs Mrd:0 Est Marr Yr:1900
Household Gender Age
Head Ira Gentry M Sep 1872 MO son/o Lafayette
Spouse Mary Gentry F Mar 1879 MO

1910 Madison, Mercer, Missouri Ira Gentry Birthplace:MO
Relationship Head of Household: Self married White Male
Father Birthplace:Missouri Mother Birthplace:KY
Household Gender Age
Head Ira Gentry M 37y Sep 19 1872-Mar 22 1924
Spouse Mary Gentry F 30y Mar 28 1878-AUG 8 1915
Child Ralph Gentry M 9y 1901 MO
Child Edith Gentry F 7y 1903 MO

1920 IRA Gentry Mercer Missouri Est Birth Year 1873 MO Age:47 Relationship Head Household Self male widowed
Father Birthplace: MO Mother Birthplace: KY
Household Gender Age
Head Ira Gentry M 47y widowed/died 1924
Child Ralph Gentry M 18y
Child Edith Gentry F 16y later +George Williams

possibly Ralph 1930
1930 Ralph H Gentry Ariz State Hospital for Insane, Maricopa Arizona Male Age:29 Single white
Est Birth Year:1901 MO
Father Birthplace: Missouri Mother Birthplace: KY

Ira died March 22 1924 51y 6m 3dy in Kansas City MO
at his daughter Edith Gentry Williams home.
see obit for details.