Ancestry of Maj. Gen.
Richard Gentry
War of 1812, Black Hawk and Seminole Wars
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- 1st Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 1
- Father:
- Richard Gentry
- Mother:
- Jane Harris
- Birth Date:
- 25 Aug 1788
- Birth Location:
- Madison County, Kentucky
- Christening Date:
- Christening Location:
- Death Date:
- 25 Dec 1837
- Death Location:
- Battle of Lake Okeechobee, Lake Okeechobee, Florida
- Burial Date:
- Burial Location:
- Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis, Missouri
- Notes:
Richard Gentry was the first mayor and founder of Columbia, Missouri. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, and the Blackhawk War during which he was commissioned as a Major General. He died during the Second Seminole War at the Battle of Okeechobee in Florida in 1837.
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Marriages for Richard Gentry
- Spouse:
- Ann Hawkins
- Marriage Date:
- 13 Feb 1810
- Marriage Location:
- Madison County, Kentucky
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Sources for Richard Gentry
- 1 Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A044140.
- 2 Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 05/26/2015).
- 3 Gentry, Richard, The Gentry Family in America, 1676 to 1909: Including Notes on the Following Families Related to the Gentrys . . ., New York: The Grafton Press (1909), 53, 94-111.
- 4 Paxton, William McClung, The Paxtons: Their Origin in Scotland and Their Migrations Through England and Ireland, to the Colony of . . ., Platte City, Missouri: Landmark Print (1903), 276.
- 5 Wikipedia, "Battle of Lake Okeechobee", (accessed 05/26/2015).
- 6 Wikipedia, "Richard Gentry", (accessed 05/26/2015).