Dear
Richard,
Here’s
the information you requested:
Cemeteries
of Brown County, Illinois
Mt
Sterling Cemetery
Austin,
son of O. P. and M. C. Gentry 27 Nov 1875, aged 1
yr
Oliver
P. Gentry 20 Dec 1870 aged 55 yrs,
11 mos.
James M.
Gentry [No Dates]
The
family relationships section says Austin is the son of Oliver P. If this is really true then one of the
dates has to be wrong. Austin was born
almost four years after Oliver died. So I checked the 1870
Census.
1870
Census of Brown County, Illinois, Cooperstown
Twp.
66/66
Oliver
P. Gentry 55 m farmer Kentucky
Martha
A. Gentry 53 f Kentucky
James A.
Gentry 14 m laborer Kansas
67/67
Oliver
P. Gentry Jr. 30 m farmer Illinois
Margaret
Gentry 26 f Ohio
William
Gentry 9 m Illinois
John ?.
Gentry 3/12 m Illinois (b. Feb)
John’s
middle initial was not readily readable. It could have been an O or P or even
Jr.
This
also fixes the date problem and you can also see Austin’s mother’s
name.
James’s
middle initial is a problem but I’m sure it’s the same James as in the
Cemeteries book.
The 1880
census does add much and some additional name confusion. It appears that both
James and Martha (his mother) died before 1880. However, Martha could also have
remarried and lived longer and been buried under her 2nd married
name.
Hope
this helps.
Sincerely,
Ken
Huffman
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Subject: Cemetery Index
In your
Permanent Residents index on page 216 your showing 5 names that I believe I'm
related to. The surname is GENTRY. Thier first names and/or
initials are: Austin, James M., M.C., O.P., and Oliver P. Any other
information like dates or anything else would greatly be
appreciated.
God
Bless,
Richard
Gentry