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Martha A Gentry

Martha A Gentry

Female 1858 - 1949  (91 years)

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  • Name Martha A Gentry  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Birth 19 Feb 1858  Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1860  Nixons, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1870  Bryan, Judsville, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Residence 1880  Franklin, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    Residence 1900  Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    Residence 1910  Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    Residence 1920  Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    Residence 1935  Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 01 Apr 1940  Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother
    Residence 23 Apr 1949  Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 23 Apr 1949  Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 11] 
    Obituary 24 Apr 1949  Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mrs. Martha Gentry Doby, 91, left 165 living descendants when she died at 5:45 p.m. today at her Surry County farm home on Route 2, Dobson. The survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Lela Edmonds of Burlington; four sons, C.E. Doby of Route 2, Dobson, Robert Doby of Mebane, Richard Doby of Cameron, and Walter Doby of Harmony; 69 grandchildren, 78 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren. The body will be take from here to the home at 11 a.m. Sunday where it will remain until is is taken to the New Home Church of Christ for funeral at 2 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in the church cemetery. 
    Obituary 25 Apr 1949  Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Funeral for Mrs. Martha Gentry Doby, 91, who died Saturday at her home on Route 2, Dobson, was today at 2 p.m. at New Home Church of Christ. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Leila Edmonds of Burlington; four sons, C. E. Doby of the home, Robert of Mebane, Richard of Cameron, and Walter of Harmony. (Published in The Greensboro Record, 25 Apr 1949, page 18.) 
    Burial 25 Apr 1949  New Home Church of Christ Cemeter, Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Person ID I232339734068  Doby
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2024 

    Father Jonathan James Gentry,   b. 4 October 1831, Nixons, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 February 1908, Henry County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Betsy Brannock,   b. 1833, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1860, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years) 
    Family ID F2189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Pinkney Doby,   b. 20 Apr 1854, Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1938, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 31 Aug 1875  Bryan, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Children 
    +1. Robert Lee Doby,   b. 07 Aug 1876, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1960, Mebane, Orange, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    +2. Nancy Lula Doby,   b. 09 Aug 1879, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1949, Elkin, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    +3. Mary Lela Doby,   b. 11 Apr 1881, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1956, Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    +4. William Thomas "Billy" Doby,   b. 20 Apr 1884, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1935, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
    +5. Charles Edgar "Mannie" Doby,   b. 15 Mar 1888, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1969, Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +6. Mallie P Doby,   b. 16 Apr 1889, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1920 (Age 30 years)
    +7. Richard Green "Dick" Doby,   b. 09 Sep 1892, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1962, Southern Pines, Moore, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     8. George W. Doby,   b. 19 Jul 1895, Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1910, Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 15 years)
    +9. Walter Henry Doby,   b. 01 Jun 1899, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1965, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Family ID F435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2024 

  • Photos
    Martha (Gentry) Doby    		Martha (Gentry) Doby
    Part of the Nancy Carol Sentelle collection.
    Martha (Gentry) Doby, Robert Lee Doby, Nancy Regina (Holyfield) Doby    		Martha (Gentry) Doby, Robert Lee Doby, Nancy Regina (Holyfield) Doby
    LEFT TO RIGHT:
    Nancy Regina (Holyfield) Doby
    Martha (Gentry) Doby
    Robert Lee Doby
    (background) unknown

    Part of the Nancy Carol Sentelle collection.
    William Pinkney Doby, Martha Gentry    		William Pinkney Doby, Martha Gentry
    Martha (Gentry) Doby    		Martha (Gentry) Doby
    Part of the Maude Lee Fulk collection.
    Martha (Gentry) Doby and her daughter, Nancy Lula (Doby) Parker    		Martha (Gentry) Doby and her daughter, Nancy Lula (Doby) Parker
    LEFT TO RIGHT:
    Nancy Lula (Doby) Parker
    Martha (Gentry) Doby
    Martha (Gentry) Doby and her son Richard Green 'Dick' Doby    		Martha (Gentry) Doby and her son Richard Green "Dick" Doby
    Part of the Maude Lee Fulk collection.
    Martha (Gentry) Doby and some of her children and their spouses.    		Martha (Gentry) Doby and some of her children and their spouses.
    seated: Martha (Gentry) Doby
    Standing LEFT TO RIGHT:
    Robert Lee Doby
    Nancy Regina (Holyfield) Doby
    Harden Lee "Fred" Parker
    Nancy Lula (Doby) Parker
    Mary Lela (Doby) Edmonds
    Charles Edgar "Mannie" Doby
    Mary Etta (Badgett) Doby
    Walter Henry Doby
    Ollie Francis (Parker) Doby
    John Franklin Hemmings
    Rosella Frances (Simpson)…
    Martha (Gentry) Doby with some of her children - 1948    		Martha (Gentry) Doby with some of her children - 1948
    Seated: Martha (Gentry) Doby

    Standing, left to right:
    Robert Lee Doby
    Nancy Lula (Doby) Parker
    Mary Lela (Doby) Edmonds
    Charles Edgar "Mannie" Doby
    Walter Henry Doby
    Martha (Gentry) Doby with grandchildren and great-grandchildren - 1948    		Martha (Gentry) Doby with grandchildren and great-grandchildren - 1948
    Martha (Gentry) Doby with some of her grandchildren (photo 1 of 2) - 1948    		Martha (Gentry) Doby with some of her grandchildren (photo 1 of 2) - 1948
    LEFT TO RIGHT:

    Seated/kneeling:
    unknown
    unknown
    unknown
    Martha (Gentry) Doby
    unknown
    unknown
    unknown
    Martha Christine (Doby) Linville
    Dorothy Evelyn (Doby) Crowson
    Lois Marie (Doby) Renegar Rothrock Emery Elmore


    Standing:
    unknown
    unknown
    unknown
    Cletus Elbert Doby
    Troy Lee Doby Sr. (hidden behind James Elmer Doby)
    James…
    Martha (Gentry) Doby with some of her grandchildren (photo 2 of 2) - 1948    		Martha (Gentry) Doby with some of her grandchildren (photo 2 of 2) - 1948
    LEFT TO RIGHT:

    Seated/kneeling:
    unknown
    unknown
    unknown
    Martha (Gentry) Doby
    unknown
    unknown
    unknown
    Martha Christine (Doby) Linville
    Dorothy Evelyn (Doby) Crowson
    Lois Marie (Doby) Renegar Rothrock Emery Elmore


    Standing:
    unknown
    unknown
    unknown
    Cletus Elbert Doby
    Troy Lee Doby Sr. (hidden behind James Elmer Doby)
    James…
    William Pinkney Doby, Martha Gentry, and children - ca. 1905    		William Pinkney Doby, Martha Gentry, and children - ca. 1905
    LEFT TO RIGHT:
    SEATED:
    William Pinkney Doby
    Martha (Gentry) Doby
    Robert Lee Doby
    Nancy Lula Doby

    STANDING:
    Walter Henry Doby
    Richard "Dick" Green Doby
    Mary Lela Doby and Mallie P Doby (not sure which is which)
    Charles Edgar "Manny" Doby
    William "Billie" Thomas Doby
    George W Doby

    This picture was originally taken around 1905 (the…

    Documents
    <i><strong>The Ancestors and Descendants of William Pinkney Doby</strong></i>     		The Ancestors and Descendants of William Pinkney Doby
    Outline Descendant Report for William Pinkney Doby    		Outline Descendant Report for William Pinkney Doby
    All known descendants of William Pinkney Doby (1854-1938) as of December 5, 2024.

    Headstones
    Headstone of William Pinkney Doby and Martha (Gentry) Doby    		Headstone of William Pinkney Doby and Martha (Gentry) Doby

    Albums
    Family of William Pinkney Doby and Martha Gentry    		Family of William Pinkney Doby and Martha Gentry (258)
    Descendants of William Pinkney Doby and Martha Gentry.
     Living
    (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  • Sources 
    1. [S717051270] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    2. [S717051291] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S717051272] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Nixons, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: M653_914; Page: 217; Image: 434; Family History Library Film: 803914.

    4. [S717051267] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Data Source: North Carolina State Archives.

    5. [S717051293] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2977; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 86-6.

    6. [S717051268] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1880; Census Place: Franklin, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: 983; Family History Film: 1254983; Page: 58D; Enumeration District: 173; Image: 0026.

    7. [S717051271] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1910; Census Place: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1133; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0129; FHL microfilm: 1375146.

    8. [S717051277] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    9. [S717051273] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: 1219; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1241219.

    10. [S717051274] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1920; Census Place: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1316; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 248; Image: 419.

    11. [S717051283] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    12. [S717051280] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Bryan, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1161; Page: 256B.



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