MEREDITH JORDAN GENTRY
1st TENNESSEE MOUNTED INFANTRY
USA
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born: 2 October 1823 in Jackson County, TN
Died: 8 February 1899 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Bloomington Cemetery, Putnam County, TN
Parents: Robert and Nancy (Harris) Gentry
1st Married: Frances Ann Shanks on 25 April 1848 in Jackson County, TN
Born: 28 February 1828 in Faquier County, VA
Died: 29 April 1890 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Bloomington Cemetery, Putnam County, TN
Parents: William Simon and Margaret "Peggy" (Maddox) Shanks
Children:
- Robert S. Gentry
- Margaret E. Gentry
- Nancy J. Gentry
- Julia V. Gentry
- Bolivar H. Gentry
- William S. Gentry
- Alvin G. Gentry
- Parmelia J. Gentry
- Eliza J. Gentry
2nd Married: Josephine M. Shanks on 14 June 1893 in Putnam County, TN
Born: 28 July 1824 in Faquier County, VA
Died: 23 May 1906 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Gordon Maxwell Family Graveyard, Putnam County, TN
Parents: William Simon and Margaret "Peggy" (Maddox) Shanks
MILITARY INFORMATION
1st Tennessee Mounted Infantry
Company B
ABSTRACT:
- Entered the service as a Private and left the service as a Private
- Enlisted 22 Jan 1864 at Carthage
- Age: 41
- 22 Jan - 30 Apr 1864: Present
- 30 Jun 1864: Absent sick
- Jun - Dec 1864: Present
- Muster Out: 14 April 1865
- Enlistment Papers included
- Born: Putnam County
US PENSION APPLICATION
- Invalid Application Filed 7 Jun 1870, Invalid: 157172; Certificate: 164764
- Widow's Application Filed 1 Aug 1899, Widow's 703006
- Download a Copy of His Pension Application
MILITARY DISCHARGE
CENSUS DATA
- 1850 Census: Jackson County, TN, Page 264
- 1860 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 46
- 1870 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 193
- 1880 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 143A
OBITUARY
The Cookeville Press
2 March 1899
Vol. XIII, No. 9, Page 1
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During the extreme cold weather death visited the community and carried away one of its oldest and most respected citizens--Uncle Meredith Gentry. He was born Oct. 2, 1824; died Feb. 8, '98 (transcriber notes: this was in the 1899 paper). He had been a member of the M. E. Church for the past 45 years, a part of which time he served as local and traveling preacher.
ADDITIONAL DATA