Abner C. Gentry (1878-1930)



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Clerk of the Superior Court (Person County, North Carolina), who was hit by a car in front of his Roxboro, North Carolina home and died from the injuries. Gentry also served as the new Bethel Hill High School's first principal, holding that position until 1923. He had been principal at the local Terrell School. The automobile that killed him was driven by a former student. See: The Heritage of Person County, Volume I, Madeline Hall Eaker, Editor (1981) at 103 (Article #99-A "Bethel Hill School"); and The Heritage of Person County, Volume I, Madeline Hall Eaker, Editor (1981) at 244 (Article #512 "Stephen Pleasant Gentry" by Gean H. Gentry).
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Abner C Gentry
Home in 1900: Holloway, Person, North Carolina
Age: 22
Birth Date: Jan 1878
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Father's Name: Stephen
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Sallie P
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Residence : Hollaway Township, Person, North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
Stephen Gentry 63
Sallie P Gentry 56
Abner C Gentry 22
Byrd P Gentry 20
Esther D Gentry 18
Bedney W Gentry 15
Ruth N Gentry 10
Margaret M Inge 75
Washington Davis 10

North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004
Name: Abner C Gentry
Race: White
Age: 51
Date of Birth: 1879
Date of Death: 1 Jan 1930
Death County: Durham
Death State: North Carolina
Source Vendor: NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67
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• Married: 12 APR 1925 in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
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  The Bee (Danville, Virginia) 14 April 1925 (Page 2).

1. Living Gentry

1. Citation Text: Obituary of Abner C. Gentry (died 1930), The Bee (Danville, Virginia), 2 January 1930 (page 1)