Lafayette is son of William M Gentry Sr b 27 Jan 1819 Posey Ind D 27 Jan 1865 Mercer Missouri
and
Elizabeth Wild b 14 Dec 1822 Manchester Clay Ky
They had 5 kids, Lafayette, Sarah, William Jr, Blythe and Phillip.

William married lst Sarah E Owen b 30 Aug 1848 Laurel Ky
18 Feb 1866 Mercer Missouri

Lafayette & Sarah had 4 known Children
1Daniel Boone Gentry b 17 Dec 1866 Mercer Missouri
2Martha Frances Gentry b 15 May 1869 Mercer Missouri
3Ira Lafayette Gentry b 19 Sep 1872 Mercer Missouri
4Hadley Alley Gentry b 18 May 1875 Mercer Missouri

William married 2nd Mary Ellen Shelton 13 Apr 1879 Mercer Missouri b June 16 1862 Iowa

William & Mary had 1 dau
1Oma Gentry b 11 Mar 1894 Mercer Missouri

1850 for Lafayette Gentry Mercer co Mercer Missouri Age: 8 years Calculated Birth Year: 1842 Birthplace:Missouri Gender: Male Race: w
Film Number:443614 Image Number: 00274 Line Number: 13 Dwelling House Number:258 Family Number: 2
Household Gender Age
William Gentry M 28y 1822 IND
Elizabeth Gentry F 25y 1825 KY
Lafayette Gentry M 8y 1842
Philip Gentry M 7y 1843
Sarah Gentry F 4y 1846

1870 Lafayette Gentry Est Birth Year:1841 Gender:Male Age 1870: 29y Color:White Birthplace: Missouri
Home 1870: Missouri
Household Gender Age
Lafayette Gentry M 29y
Sarah E Gentry F 32y Owen
Daniel Gentry M 3y b Dec 17 1866 d 1955
Martha F Gentry F 1y b May 15 1869 'Mattie'

1880 Lafayette Gentry Washington, Mercer, Missouri Birthdate:1842 Birthplace:Missouri Relationship to Head: Self Spouse's Name: Mary E Gentry [2nd wife] Spouse's Birthplace: Iowa Father's Name: William Father's Birthplace:Ind Mother's Name:Elizabeth Mother's Birthplace: Ky Race:White Ethnicity:American Gender:Male
Martial Status:Married Age:38 years Occupation:Farmer
NARA Film Number:T9-0703 Film number:1254703
Household Gender Age
Lafayette Gentry M 38
Spouse Mary E Gentry F 19 2nd wife IA IA IA
Child1 Daniel Boone Gentry M 13 1867 lst wife Sarah Owen's son
Child2 Mattie F Gentry F 11 1869 Martha-lst wife Sarah's dau
Child3 Ira L Gentry M 8 1872 Sarah's son
Child4 Hadley Alley Gentry M 5 1875 Sarah's son

1900 Lafayette Gentry Princeton city Mercer, Missouri
Birth Date: Jul 1841 Birthplace: Missouri Relationship to Head of Household: Self Spouse:Mary E Gentry Spouse's Birthplace:Iowa Father:William Father's Birthplace: Ind
Mother: Elizabeth Mother's Birthplace: Ky Race:White Head-of-household Name: Lafayette Gentry Gender:Male Marital Status:Married Years Married: 21 Est Marriage Year:1879 Enum Dist:0119 Image Number:00433
Household Gender Age
Lafayette Gentry M
Spouse Mary E [Shelton] Gentry F June 1861 Iowa OH Ind
Child Oma Gentry F Mar 1894 MO
Phillip Gentry M brother May 1843 MO KY KY
William B Owen Mar 1822 MO KY TN widowed/living with his dau Sarah's husband Lafayette & wife & grandau Oma; mrd Nancy J Lewis dec'd

DC-Lafayette Gentry January 05, 1912 Mercer #6000
b July 20 1841 Informant-Arthur Neill Princeston MO/ born Ray Co MO/70y 5mo 15dy/died fr pneumonia & paralysis/
mother-Elizabeth Wild-KY;Father- Wm Gentry-Ind