NAME: Lewis P. Gentry
DATE OF BIRTH: 4 December 1837
DATE OF DEATH: 6 April 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH: Putnam Co., TN
AGE: 78 yrs. 4 mths. 2 days
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SPOUSE: Martha W. Buck
ATTENDED BY: J. R. Storie, Cookeville, TN
CAUSE OF DEATH: "died at 5 a.m. of pneumonia & complications"
CEMETERY: Gentry Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN
FATHER: William Gentry (William Henry "Billy" Gentry)
PLACE OF BIRTH: TN
MOTHER: Lucinda Conway
PLACE OF BIRTH: TN
CERTIFICATE: 376
COUNTY: Putnam – Dist. 16
SEXRACEMARRIAGE:MWM
REGISTRAR: Abe Mitchell
UNDERTAKER: Fred Maxwell, Cookeville, TN

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(1860 census, 16th Dist., Double Springs post office, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 778
L. P. Gentry is head of household, 23 yrs. old, TN md to
Martha W., 21 yrs. old, TN.
Child: William S. Gentry, 7/12 yrs. old, TN).

Census Place: 1880 District 16, Putnam Co, Tennessee
Source: FHL Film 1255275 National Archives Film T91275
Page 109C
Dwl: 233 Family: 238
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Lewis GENTRY Self M M W 42 TN
Occ: Farmer Fa: TN Mo: TN (Lewis P. Gentry, s/o William Henry "Billy" Gentry & Lucinda Conway)
Martha GENTRY Wife F M W 43 TN
Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN (Martha W. (Buck) Gentry)
Stanton GENTRY Son M S W 20 TN
Occ: Work On Farm Fa: Mo:
Thomas GENTRY Son M S W 18 TN
Occ: Work On Farm Fa: Mo:
Mary GENTRY Dau F S W 17 TN
Laura GENTRY Dau F S W 15 TN
Margaret GENTRY Dau F S W 12 TN
Robbert GENTRY Son M S W 8 TN
Jefferson GENTRY Son M S W 5 TN
Lewis GENTRY Son M S W 3 TN
Liza GENTRY Dau F S W 8M TN

Source: Putnam County, Tennessee – 1900 – Dist. 16
Dwl: 33 Family: 34
Lewis P. Gentry Head 62 M W December 1837 Married (41 yrs. md) Farmer TN TN TN .
Martha W. Wife 63 F W November 1836 Married (41 yrs. md) (13 children born, 10 children living) TN TN TN
Lewis A. Son 23 M W April 1877 23 Single Farm Laborer TN TN TN
Nuten R. Son 18 M W November 1881 Single Farm Laborer TN TN TN
John L. Son 15 M W November 1884 Single Farm Laborer TN TN TN
Patton, David E. SoninLaw 36 M W July 1863 Widow Farm Laborer TN TN TN
Walter L. Grandson M W 2 November 1897 Single TN TN TN

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LEWIS P. GENTRY (#417)
Source: Heritage of Putnam Co. Tn – 2008 by Putnam Co. Heritage Book Committee and Co. Heritage Inc. Pg. 140:

Lewis P. Gentry was born Dec. 4, 1837 in White Co. Tn, the son of William H. and Lucinda (Conway) Gentry. Lewis was married to Martha Washington Buck on Feb. 22, 1859. Martha was born Nov. 3, 1836 in Jackson Co. Tn. the daughter of Abraham and Margaret (Simmerley) Buck. Lewis died Apr. 6, 1916, and Martha died Mar. 1, 1919. They are buried in the Gentry Cemetery, south of Cookeville with many of their family.

All of their thirteen children were born in Putnam Co. Tn. These children were:

William Stanton (b. Mar. 3, 1860, d. Mar. 8, 1937) m. Oct. 12, 1882 to Martha McCaleb;

Thomas Merdith "Bud" (b. 18 Nov 1861, d. 17 Mar. 1943) m. Jan. 16, 1886 to Rhoda Sparks;

Mary F. (b. Apr. 28, 1863, d. Mar. 26, 1929) m. Nuton Bussell;

Laura W. (b. Mar. 12, 1865, d. Oct. 12, 1908), m. William Thomas Clouse;

Margaret "Maggie: (b. Aug. 11, 1867, d. August 26, 1923) was m. to W. L. Fate Bray;

Mansfield M., b. Oct. 12, 1869, d. May 3, 1879;

Robert Abraham "Bob" (b. Oct. 6, 1871, d. Apr. 25, 1955) m. Mar. 23, 1909 to Sallie Massa.

James was b. and d. 26 Apr. 1873.

Jefferson Franklin "Jeff" (b. May 26, 1875, d. Feb. 16, 1955) m. May 6, 1900 to Lois Z. Edwards;

Lewis Alfred (b. Mar. 26 1877, d. July 8, 1953) never married;

Martha E. "Liza" (b. Oct. 27, 1879, d. Apr. 24, 1895) m. David Patton;

John L. (b. Nov. 21, 1884, d. Sept. 1969 is buried in Fl.) m. Mary Ann Chism and Mona Massa;

Newton Richard (b. Nov. 24, 1882, d. Jan. 9, 1958) m. ca. 1907 to Eliza Judd.
Story submitted by Bettie Stark.