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Gentry family of Columbia, Missouri

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Richard Gentry (1788-1837) — of Columbia, Boone County, Mo. Born in Madison County, Ky., August 25, 1788. Democrat. Member of Missouri state senate, 1826-29; postmaster at Columbia, Mo., 1829-37. One of the founders of Smithton, later Columbia, Mo., 1820. Killed while fighting Indians at the battle of Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Fla., December 25, 1837 (age 49 years, 122 days). Original interment somewhere in Okeechobee, Fla.; reinterment at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, Mo.

		Relatives: Son of Richard William Gentry and Jane (Harris) Gentry; married, February 13, 1810, to Ann Hawkins; grandfather of North Todd Gentry.
		Political family: Gentry family of Columbia, Missouri.
		Gentry County, Mo. is named for him.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Ann Gentry (1791-1870) — also known as Ann Hawkins — of Columbia, Boone County, Mo. Born in Madison County, Ky., January 21, 1791. Democrat. Postmaster at Columbia, Mo., 1838-65. Female. Died in Boone County, Mo., January 18, 1870 (age 78 years, 362 days). Interment at Columbia Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.

		Relatives: Daughter of Nicholas Hawkins and Anna (Robinson) Hawkins; married, February 13, 1810, to Richard Gentry; grandmother of North Todd Gentry.
		Political family: Gentry family of Columbia, Missouri.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

North Todd Gentry (1866-1944) — also known as North T. Gentry — of Columbia, Boone County, Mo. Born in Columbia, Boone County, Mo., March 2, 1866. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1914, 1916, 1918; Missouri state attorney general, 1925-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928 (Convention Vice-President); justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1929; circuit judge in Missouri, 1932. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis. Died in Columbia, Boone County, Mo., September 18, 1944 (age 78 years, 200 days). Interment at Columbia Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.

		Relatives: Son of Thomas Benton Gentry and Mary (Todd) Gentry; married, October 8, 1896, to Ulie Belle Denny; grandson of Richard Gentry and Ann Gentry.
		Political family: Gentry family of Columbia, Missouri.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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