Ellen Jane Gentry gravesite to left of spouse John W Gentry (J W Gentry)
John Wesley Gentry was born in South Carolina in the year 1838 to John Gentry and Emma Gentry, of Spartanburg , South Carolina . His father was probably second generation Irish-American. The 1779 Colony of South Carolina listed only two, "John Gentry's". In 1820, there was a total of nine named John Gentry.)
John Wesley migrated to Georgia ; it is unknown whether it was with or without his family. At the age of 23 years of age (1861), the Civil War began and he enlisted in the 8th Georgia Infantry, Company A, CSA. The unit was based in Rome , Georgia .
After the war, he met and married a young lady, Ellen Jane Capps (1841-1917). They were wed March 1867. Ellen was the daughter of Francis Marion "Frank" Capps and Emma Capps.
Emma was a full-blood Cherokee from the North Carolina reservation, thereby, making Ellen one-half Cherokee. Ellen was born only 3 years after the "Trail of Tear". The 1900 Hamilton County , TN census indicates her birthplace was Alabama ; Father Frank was born in NC and Mother Emma in TN. Being an Indian or part-Indian was not the sort of information they boasted of during those days. Mother Emma is not buried in this area but Frank lived and died here after John Wesley and Ellen settled in the Bakewell/Sale Creek, Tennessee area. .
John Wesley and Ellen had six children: (1) John M. was a soldier in the Spanish-American War 2. Charlie (1872) married Nancy Gothard ,(3) James Francis (1876) (4) Laura, who married ___ Stewart, (5) Florence married William (Will) Jones, (6) and William Newton, who married Rosa Caroline Green.
John Wesley died February 14, 1919 at the age of 81. He is buried near his wife and son, Charlie, in the Welsh Cemetery , Sale Creek, Tennessee . His grave is marked with a C.S.A. stone, denoting his Confederate service. Although little is know about him, we are proud of the heritage he gave us.
Note: Information based on family history, Bible entries, census data, and personal research.
Compiled and Submitted by Rexford C. Alexander
John Wesley Gentry was born in South Carolina in the year 1838 to John Gentry and Emma Gentry, of Spartanburg , South Carolina . His father was probably second generation Irish-American. The 1779 Colony of South Carolina listed only two, "John Gentry's". In 1820, there was a total of nine named John Gentry.)
John Wesley migrated to Georgia ; it is unknown whether it was with or without his family. At the age of 23 years of age (1861), the Civil War began and he enlisted in the 8th Georgia Infantry, Company A, CSA. The unit was based in Rome , Georgia .
After the war, he met and married a young lady, Ellen Jane Capps (1841-1917). They were wed March 1867. Ellen was the daughter of Francis Marion "Frank" Capps and Emma Capps.
Emma was a full-blood Cherokee from the North Carolina reservation, thereby, making Ellen one-half Cherokee. Ellen was born only 3 years after the "Trail of Tear". The 1900 Hamilton County , TN census indicates her birthplace was Alabama ; Father Frank was born in NC and Mother Emma in TN. Being an Indian or part-Indian was not the sort of information they boasted of during those days. Mother Emma is not buried in this area but Frank lived and died here after John Wesley and Ellen settled in the Bakewell/Sale Creek, Tennessee area. .
John Wesley and Ellen had six children: (1) John M. was a soldier in the Spanish-American War 2. Charlie (1872) married Nancy Gothard ,(3) James Francis (1876) (4) Laura, who married ___ Stewart, (5) Florence married William (Will) Jones, (6) and William Newton, who married Rosa Caroline Green.
John Wesley died February 14, 1919 at the age of 81. He is buried near his wife and son, Charlie, in the Welsh Cemetery , Sale Creek, Tennessee . His grave is marked with a C.S.A. stone, denoting his Confederate service. Although little is know about him, we are proud of the heritage he gave us.
Note: Information based on family history, Bible entries, census data, and personal research.
Compiled and Submitted by Rexford C. Alexander
Ellen Jane Gentry gravesite to left of spouse John W Gentry (J W Gentry)
John Wesley Gentry was born in South Carolina in the year 1838 to John Gentry and Emma Gentry, of Spartanburg , South Carolina . His father was probably second generation Irish-American. The 1779 Colony of South Carolina listed only two, "John Gentry's". In 1820, there was a total of nine named John Gentry.)
John Wesley migrated to Georgia ; it is unknown whether it was with or without his family. At the age of 23 years of age (1861), the Civil War began and he enlisted in the 8th Georgia Infantry, Company A, CSA. The unit was based in Rome , Georgia .
After the war, he met and married a young lady, Ellen Jane Capps (1841-1917). They were wed March 1867. Ellen was the daughter of Francis Marion "Frank" Capps and Emma Capps.
Emma was a full-blood Cherokee from the North Carolina reservation, thereby, making Ellen one-half Cherokee. Ellen was born only 3 years after the "Trail of Tear". The 1900 Hamilton County , TN census indicates her birthplace was Alabama ; Father Frank was born in NC and Mother Emma in TN. Being an Indian or part-Indian was not the sort of information they boasted of during those days. Mother Emma is not buried in this area but Frank lived and died here after John Wesley and Ellen settled in the Bakewell/Sale Creek, Tennessee area. .
John Wesley and Ellen had six children: (1) John M. was a soldier in the Spanish-American War 2. Charlie (1872) married Nancy Gothard ,(3) James Francis (1876) (4) Laura, who married ___ Stewart, (5) Florence married William (Will) Jones, (6) and William Newton, who married Rosa Caroline Green.
John Wesley died February 14, 1919 at the age of 81. He is buried near his wife and son, Charlie, in the Welsh Cemetery , Sale Creek, Tennessee . His grave is marked with a C.S.A. stone, denoting his Confederate service. Although little is know about him, we are proud of the heritage he gave us.
Note: Information based on family history, Bible entries, census data, and personal research.
Compiled and Submitted by Rexford C. Alexander
John Wesley Gentry was born in South Carolina in the year 1838 to John Gentry and Emma Gentry, of Spartanburg , South Carolina . His father was probably second generation Irish-American. The 1779 Colony of South Carolina listed only two, "John Gentry's". In 1820, there was a total of nine named John Gentry.)
John Wesley migrated to Georgia ; it is unknown whether it was with or without his family. At the age of 23 years of age (1861), the Civil War began and he enlisted in the 8th Georgia Infantry, Company A, CSA. The unit was based in Rome , Georgia .
After the war, he met and married a young lady, Ellen Jane Capps (1841-1917). They were wed March 1867. Ellen was the daughter of Francis Marion "Frank" Capps and Emma Capps.
Emma was a full-blood Cherokee from the North Carolina reservation, thereby, making Ellen one-half Cherokee. Ellen was born only 3 years after the "Trail of Tear". The 1900 Hamilton County , TN census indicates her birthplace was Alabama ; Father Frank was born in NC and Mother Emma in TN. Being an Indian or part-Indian was not the sort of information they boasted of during those days. Mother Emma is not buried in this area but Frank lived and died here after John Wesley and Ellen settled in the Bakewell/Sale Creek, Tennessee area. .
John Wesley and Ellen had six children: (1) John M. was a soldier in the Spanish-American War 2. Charlie (1872) married Nancy Gothard ,(3) James Francis (1876) (4) Laura, who married ___ Stewart, (5) Florence married William (Will) Jones, (6) and William Newton, who married Rosa Caroline Green.
John Wesley died February 14, 1919 at the age of 81. He is buried near his wife and son, Charlie, in the Welsh Cemetery , Sale Creek, Tennessee . His grave is marked with a C.S.A. stone, denoting his Confederate service. Although little is know about him, we are proud of the heritage he gave us.
Note: Information based on family history, Bible entries, census data, and personal research.
Compiled and Submitted by Rexford C. Alexander
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