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SUSAN MINERVA WININGER (32.3.8) is the daughter of Solomon W. Wininger and Elizabeth (Evans) Wininger.  Susan was born in May of 1846 in Jackson County, Alabama.  On November 17, 1867, Susan Wininger married Jasper L. Bynum.  Jasper was born on September 8, 1847 in Jackson County, Alabama and is the son of Isaac Bynum and Tabitha (Young) Bynum.  Jasper and Susan Bynum were the parents of at least one son:

  Thomas Bynum

Susan (Wininger) Bynum died on July 17, 1869.  On March 16, 1871, Jasper Bynum married a second time to Arminda Alice Foster (born March 6, 1855) and they had eight children:  Mary R. Bynum (born July, 1873), Ewing Bynum, Luther Bynum, Isaac Almon Bynum (born April, 1880), Laura Bynum, Avis Pearl Bynum (born March, 1885), Walter N. Bynum (born October, 1887), Edith E. Bynum (born January 16, 1890).  In 1900, Jasper Bynum was living in Jackson County, Alabama.  Jasper Bynum died on January 28, 1905 and was buried in the Bynum Cemetery.  Thomas Bynum went west and died there.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Jackson County, Alabama;  2)  Proctor Notes, Page 59, 1956

FRANCES WININGER (32.3.9) is the daughter of Solomon W. Wininger and Elizabeth (Evans) Wininger.  Frances was born in 1849 in Jackson County, Alabama.  Frances Wininger married Elijah Phillips “Lige” Gold.  Elijah was born on March 11, 1844 in Missouri and is the son of Peter H. Gold and Elizabeth A. (Alred) Gold.  Elijah and Frances Gold were the parents of at least nine children:

  Lucinda E. Gold, b. February, 1868, Jackson County, Alabama
  Mary E. Gold (32.3.9.2), b. December, 1869, Jackson County, Alabama
  Malissa Jane Gold (32.3.9.3), b. January 14, 1873, Jackson County, Alabama
  Martha Louisa Gold (32.3.9.4), b. October 1, 1877, Jackson County, Alabama
  Solomon Gold, b. 1878, Jackson County, Alabama
  Jasper N. Gold, b. July, 1880, Jackson County, Alabama
  Ruth Gold (32.3.9.7), b. July, 1883, Jackson County, Alabama
  Samuel B. Gold, b. May, 1888, Jackson County, Alabama
  Eliza Gold (32.3.9.9), b. May 8, 1890, Jackson County, Alabama

Elijah Gold died between 1890 and 1900.  From 1900 to 1920, Frances (Wininger) Gold was living in Jackson County, Alabama.  Frances (Wininger) Gold died prior to 1922.  As of 1922, Lucinda Gold was living in Huntsville, Alabama.  Jasper Gold was the father of at least two children:  -  Erskin Gold,  -  James Gold.  In 1900, Jasper and his wife, Margaret J. Gold (born March, 1879 in Alabama), were living in Jackson County, Alabama.  Jasper Gold died prior to 1922.  Erskin and James Gold lived in Woodville, Alabama.

In 1904, Samuel Gold married his wife, Lula Gold (born 1888 in Alabama).  In 1910, Samuel and Lula Gold were living in Jackson County, Alabama.  Samuel and Lula Gold were the parents of at least two children:  -  Jim S. Gold, b. 1906,  -  Richard P. Gold, b. 1908.  As of 1922, Samuel Gold was living in Huntsville, Alabama.  On January 21, 1906, Eliza Gold married Thomas Riley Shelton.  For additional information on the descendants of Thomas and Eliza Shelton, see the sketch of Thomas Riley Shelton (1.5.10.7).  According to Annie (Evans) Hartline, Elijah and Frances Gold also had two other children:  Lily Gold who married Arthur James and Joyce Gold who married Charlie Foot.

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References:  1)  1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920 Censuses, Jackson County, Alabama;  2)  Marriage Records, Jackson County, Alabama, 1906;  3)  Will Book 12, Pages 28 - 31, Jackson County, Alabama, 1922;  4)  “Wininger History,” by Annie (Evans) Hartline, 1980;  5)  Family Group Sheet by Loretta (Wininger) Moody, 1985;  6)  Pedigree Chart by Mary (Shelton) Venable, 1985

MARY E. GOLD (32.3.9.2) is the daughter of Elijah Phillips Gold and Frances (Wininger) Gold.  Mary was born in December of 1869 in Jackson County, Alabama.  In 1888, Mary “Mollie” Gold married Thomas Newton “Dick” West.  Dick was born on April 15, 1868 in Tennessee and is the son of John Kimsey West and Amanda Caroline (Seabolt) West.  John West was previously married to Sarah Malinda Shelton (1.5.12).  Dick and Mary West were the parents of at least four children:

  Lilly P. West, b. January, 1890, Jackson County, Alabama
  Fannie Arminta West, b. September 17, 1893, Jackson County, Alabama
  Mary A. West, b. April, 1896, Jackson County, Alabama
  John K. West, b. August, 1899, Jackson County, Alabama

In 1900, Thomas and Mary West were living in Jackson County, Alabama.  As of 1922, Mary (Gold) West was living in Letcher, Alabama.  Fannie West married Erastus C. “Ras” Shelton.  For additional information on the descendants of Ras and Fannie Shelton, see the sketch of Erasmus C. Shelton (1.5.13.3).

References:  1)  1900 Census, Jackson County, Alabama;  2)  Will Book 12, Pages 28 - 31, Jackson County, Alabama, 1922;  3)  Letter, Virginia (Shelton) Kelley to Robert Casey, June 11, 1985;  4)  Pedigree Chart by Mary (Shelton) Venable, 1985

MALISSA JANE GOLD (32.3.9.3) is the daughter of Elijah Gold and Frances (Wininger) Gold.  Malissa was born in January 14, 1873 in Jackson County, Alabama.  On October 15, 1890, Malissa Gold married William Newman James at Wininger, Alabama.  William was born in September 29, 1857 in Tennessee and is the son of John James and Mary (Robertson) James.  Willie and Malissa James were the parents of at least twelve children:

  John Phillip James (32.3.9.3.1), b. June 12, 1892, Jackson County, Alabama
  Mary E. James, b. September 29, 1893, Jackson County, Alabama
  Beulah A. James (32.3.9.3.3), b. March 13, 1895, Jackson County, Alabama
  Della M. James, b. September 28, 1896, Jackson County, Alabama
  Cora E. James, b. July 18, 1898, Jackson County, Alabama
  Elsie Lee James (32.3.9.3.6), b. May 22, 1900, Jackson County, Alabama
  Irene James (32.3.9.3.7), b. July 24, 1903, Jackson County, Alabama
  Evie Lee James (32.3.9.3.8), b. August 4, 1906, Jackson County, Alabama
  William Ernest James, b. December 27, 1908, Jackson County, Alabama
  Isaac T. James, b. December 28, 1910, Jackson County, Alabama
  Bertha V. James, b. April 6, 1913, Jackson County, Alabama
  Emmet Newman James, b. January 15, 1915, Jackson County, Alabama

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From 1900 to 1920, William and Malissa James were living in Jackson County, Alabama.  Malissa (Gold) James died on September 21, 1934 and was buried in the Shelton Cemetery in Jackson County, Alabama.  William Newman James died on October 8, 1937.  On March 5, 1920, Mary James married Albert G. Cornelison.  On January 7, 1911, Beulah James married David Noah Shelton.  For additional information on the descendants of David and Beulah Shelton, see the sketch of David Noah Shelton (1.7.11.2).  Della James married Jack Arnold.  Cora James died as an infant on August 21, 1898.  On January 6, 1917, Elsie Lee James married John Elias Bellomy.  For additional information on the descendants of John and Elsie Bellomy, see the sketch of John Elias Bellomy (32.6.5.2.8).

On September 25, 1920, Irene James married Samuel Benton Potter.  For additional information on the descendants of Benton and Irene Potter, see the sketch of Samuel Benton Potter (15.1.1.11).  Evie Lee James married Thomas Elias Shelton.  For additional information on the descendants of Thomas and Evie Shelton, see the sketch of Thomas Elias Shelton (1.7.5.4).  William Ernest James married Lucy Emma Dean (1.7.11.1.2).  Lucy is the daughter of James Polk Dean and Amanda Rowena (Shelton) Dean.  Bertha James married Alfred Reed.

References:  1)  1900, 1910 and 1920 Censuses, Jackson County, Alabama;  2)  Will Book 12, Pages 28 - 31, Jackson County, Alabama, 1922;  3)  Proctor Notes, James Family Bible Records, Pages 105 - 109;  4)  “Wininger History,” by Annie (Evans) Hartline, 1980;  5)  Family Group Sheet by Loretta (Wininger) Moody, 1985;  6)  Pedigree Chart by Mary (Shelton) Venable, 1985

JOHN PHILLIP JAMES (32.3.9.3.1) is the son of William Newman James and Malissa Jane (Gold) James.  John was born on June 12, 1892.  On April 29, 1917, John James married Mary Annie Sanders at Fairfield, Alabama.  John and Mary James were the parents of at least one son:

  Raymond Sanders James, b. April 10, 1920

On April 13, 1941, Raymond James married Wyoma Hendrick at Huntsville, Alabama.  Wyoma is the daughter of C. S. Hendrick and Elsie (Thompson) Hendrick.  Raymond and Wyoma James have two children (born in Huntsville, Alabama):  -  Raymond Sanders James, Jr., b. May 31, 1943,  -  Charles Randal James, b. January 31, 1952.

Reference:  1)  Proctor Notes, James Family Bible Records, Pages 105 - 109

MARTHA LOUISA GOLD (32.3.9.4) is the daughter of Elijah Phillips Gold and Frances (Wininger) Gold.  Martha was born on October 1, 1877 in Jackson County, Alabama.  On August 20, 1894, Martha Gold married Francis Marion Grider (born February 14, 1857, Marion County, Kentucky).  Francis was previously married to Katie Odem and they had three children.  Francis and Martha Grider were the parents of seven children:

  Ethel May Grider, b. July 29, 1899, Jackson County, Alabama
  Solomon David Grider, b. October 23, 1901, Jackson County, Alabama
  Ora Lee Grider, b. May 13, 1903, Jackson County, Alabama
  Dorothy Francis Grider, b. May 9, 1905, Jackson County, Alabama
  Ree Alvie Grider, b. March 11, 1908, Jackson County, Alabama
  Osie Heststeller Grider, b. August 30, 1912, Jackson County, Alabama
  Aubrey Pearley Van Grider (32.3.9.4.7), b. February 28, 1917, Jackson Co., Ala.

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As of 1922, Martha (Gold) Grider was living in Hollywood, Alabama.  Francis M. Grider died on January 1, 1931 in Hollywood, Alabama and was buried there in the Old Baptist Cemetery.  Martha (Gold) Grider died on November 2, 1953 in Hollywood, Alabama and was buried there in the Old Baptist Cemetery.  Ethel Grider died on May 27, 1913 and was buried in the Gold Cemetery near Skyline, Alabama.  Solomon Grider died on February 1, 1952 and was buried there in the Old Baptist Cemetery.  Ora Grider died on July 13, 1975.  Alvie Grider died on December 16, 1981 and was buried there in the Old Baptist Cemetery.  Osie Grider died as an infant on May 20, 1913 and was buried there in the Old Baptist Cemetery.  Aubrey Grider died on December 23, 1978 and was buried there in the Old Baptist Cemetery.

References:  1)  Will Book 12, Pages 28 - 31, Jackson County, Alabama, 1922;  2)  Internet Web Site (Grider), by Keith Banks, January, 1999;  3)  E-mail, Regina (Grider) Pipes to Robert Casey, January, 1999

AUBREY PEARLEY VAN GRIDER (32.3.9.4.7) is the son of Francis Marion Grider and Martha Louisa (Gold) Grider.  Aubrey was born on February 28, 1917, Jackson County, Alabama.  On July 4, 1935, Aubrey Grider married Jerusha Jane Cooley (born May 19, 1916, Hollywood, Alabama).  Aubrey and Jerusha Grider were the parents of eleven children:

  Bessie Fay Grider (32.3.9.4.7.1), b. September 14, 1936, Hollywood, Alabama
  Billie Iris Grider, b. December 29, 1938, Hollywood, Alabama
  Mazie Marie Grider, b. January 12, 1941, Hollywood, Alabama
  Perry Radford Grider, b. December 17, 1942, Hollywood, Alabama
  Oma Gayle Grider, b. May 11, 1945, Hollywood, Alabama
  Aubrey Hurley Grider, b. March 22, 1947, Hollywood, Alabama
  Regina Jane Grider, b. May 6, 1949, Hollywood, Alabama
  Angelia Darlene Grider, b. October 7, 1951, Taft, Tennessee
  James Michael Grider, b. September 13, 1952, Taft, Tennessee
  Rita Joyce Grider, b. October 12, 1955, Ardmore, Tennessee
  Vicky Gay Grider, b. October 17, 1957, Scottsboro, Alabama,

Aubrey P. Grider died on December 23, 1978 in Scottsboro, Alabama and Jerusha (Cooley) Grider died on August 7, 1992 in Huntsville, Alabama.  Mazie Grider died as a teenager on November 21, 1958.  On June 3, 1967, Regina Grider married George Albert Pipes (born March 11, 1948, Pawt, Rhode Island).  George and Regina Pipes have two children:  -  Georgina Pipes, b. July 12, 1968, Scottsboro, Alabama,  -  Timothy Pipes, b. February 6, 1979, Scottsboro, Alabama.

References:  1)  Internet Web Site (Grider), by Keith Banks, January, 1999;  2)  E-mail, Regina (Grider) Pipes to Robert Casey, January, 1999

BESSIE FAY GRIDER (32.3.9.4.7.1) is the daughter of Aubrey Pearley Van Grider and Jerusha Jane (Cooley) Grider.  Bessie was born on September 14, 1936 in Hollywood, Alabama.  On May 10, 1956, Bessie Grider married Edward Waldo Banks (born February 15, 1933 in Minneapolis, Minnesota).  Edward and Bessie Banks were the parents of two children:

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  Keith Edward Banks, b. March 19, 1957, Spokane, Washington
  Roger Dale Banks, b. April 30, 1963, Spokane, Washington

Edward W. Banks died in June, 1997 in Huntsville, Alabama.  On April 16, 1977, Keith Banks married Joycelyn Gay Foster (born March 5, 1958, Huntsville, Alabama).  Keith and Joycelyn Banks have seven children:  -  Nathan Edward Banks, b. August 14, 1979, Wichita Falls, Texas,  -  Ryan David Banks, b. May 2, 1981, Athens, Alabama,  -  Jaron Michael Banks, b. May 22, 1985, Huntsville, Alabama,  -  Chelsea Nicole Banks, b. February 3, 1987, Warner Robins, Georgia,  -  Owen Andrew Banks, b. December 30, 1988, Anchorage, Alaska,  -  Lane Matthew Banks, b. November 25, 1991, Federal Way, Washington,  -  Kamin William Banks, b. December 17, 1993, Tacoma, Washington.

References:  1)  Internet Web Site (Grider), by Keith Banks, January, 1999;  2)  E-mail, Regina (Grider) Pipes to Robert Casey, January, 1999

RUTH GOLD (32.3.9.7) is the daughter of Elijah Phillips Gold and Frances (Wininger) Gold.  Ruth was born in July of 1883 in Jackson County, Alabama.  Ruth Gold married Band Graham in Jackson County, Alabama.  Band and Ruth Graham were the parents of at least five children:

  Tom Graham
  Smead Graham, b. April 14, 1914
  Konera Graham
  Annie Mae Graham
  Olaf Graham

As of 1922, Ruth (Gold) Graham lived in Scottsboro, Alabama.  Ruth Graham married a second time to a Mr. Sanders.  Tom Graham lives in Huntsville, Alabama.  On September 1, 1933, Smead Graham married Inez Stewart (1.5.6.3.1.1) in Madison County, Alabama.  Inez was born on August 15, 1918 and is the daughter of Dea Thomas Stewart and Viola (Johnson) Stewart.  Smead and Inez Graham had one daughter:  -  Barbra Graham, b. January 15, 1939.  On June 6, 1958, Barbra Graham married Wayne Hamby in Madison County, Alabama.  Wayne was born on May 15, 1940 and is the son of Chester Hamby and Edith Hamby.  Wayne and Barbra Hamby have one daughter:  -  Rhoda Hamby, b. November 9, 1959.  Smead Graham died on November 24, 1981 in Madison County, Alabama and was buried in the Maple Hill Cemetery.  Olaf Graham was killed in World War II.

References:  1)  Will Book 12, Pages 28 - 31, Jackson County, Alabama, 1922;  2)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, February 4, 1986;  3)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, February, 1987

JANE E. WININGER (32.3.10) is the daughter of Solomon W. Wininger and Elizabeth (Evans) Wininger.  Jane was born in December 3, 1851 in Jackson County, Alabama.  On November 5, 1871, Jane Wininger married John Allen Gentle in Jackson County, Alabama.  John was born on July 15, 1850 in Alabama and is the son of Elijah B. Gentle and Mary Elizabeth (Vaughn) Gentle.  John’s half brother, Thomas Milton Gentle, married Jane Wininger’s sister, Julia Wininger (32.3.5).  John and Jane Gentle were the parents of at least eleven children:

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  Mary Elizabeth Gentle (32.3.10.1), b. 1874, Jackson County, Alabama
  Eliza J. Gentle, b. 1876, Jackson County, Alabama
  Julia M. Gentle, b. 1878, Jackson County, Alabama
  William Benton Gentle (32.3.10.4), b. 1880, Jackson County, Alabama
  Solomon Gentle (32.3.10.5), b. March, 1882, Jackson County, Alabama
  Samuel M. Gentle (32.3.10.6), b. January 9, 1886, Jackson County, Alabama
  Charles Gentle (32.3.10.7), b. December, 1887, Jackson County, Alabama
  George Arthur Gentle (32.3.10.8), b. January 18, 1891, Jackson County, Alabama
  Florence Gentle, b. June, 1893, Jackson County, Alabama
  Jesse Franklin Gentle (32.3.10.10), b. February 12, 1895, Jackson Co., Alabama
  Martha June Gentle, b. June, 1898, Jackson County, Alabama

From 1880 to 1900, John and Jane Gentle were living in Jackson County, Alabama.  John Allen Gentle died on December 29, 1904 and Jane (Wininger) Gentle died on June 26, 1910.  Both were buried in the Wininger/Gentle Cemetery.

On October 20, 1895, Eliza Gentle married J. W. McAllister in Larkinsville, Alabama.  Eliza (Gentle) McAllister was the mother of at least three children:  -  Frank McAllister of Huntsville, Alabama,  -  Mary (McAllister) McCullough of Prescot, Arkansas,  -  Porter McAllister of Orme, Tennessee.  Eliza (Gentle) McAllister died prior to 1922.  On March 10, 1900, Julia Gentle married Newton E. Gold at Wininger, Alabama.  Newton and Julia Gold were the parents of at least five children (all living in Orme, Tennessee in 1922):  -  Solomon Gold, b. 1901,  -  Elizabeth Gold, b. 1907 in Tennessee,  -  Annie Gold,  -  William Gold,  -  Essie Gold.  Julia (Gentle) Gold died prior to 1922.  On May 26, 1919, Solomon Gold married Minnie McCorkle (born 1901) in Madison County, Alabama.  On September 18, 1926, Elizabeth Gold married Milton Rinehart (born 1905 in Georgia) in Madison County, Alabama.  Annie Gold married Wesley Walls.  Annie married a second time to B. G. Stephens and they lived in Huntsville, Alabama.  Annie had no children.

Florence Gentle married Charlie Landsdale and they had one son:  -  Willie Landsdale (died young).  As of 1922, Florence (Gentle) Landsdale was living in Huntsville, Alabama.  Martha June Gentle married Arthur Tate and they had one son:  -  Charles Tate.  As of 1922, Martha (Gentle) Tate was living in Huntsville, Alabama.  As of 1986, Charles Tate and his wife, Rose, were living in California.

References:  1)  1880 and 1900 Censuses, Jackson County, Alabama;  2)  Will Book 12, Pages 28 - 31, Jackson County, Alabama, 1922;  3)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, February 4, 1986;  4)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, October, 1986;  5)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, January, 1987

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MARY ELIZABETH GENTLE (32.3.10.1) is the daughter of John Allen Gentle and Jane E. (Wininger) Gentle.  “Bettie” was born in 1874 in Jackson County, Alabama.  On May 1, 1891, Bettie Gentle married Ussuelus Sabstain “Tobe” Allen in Jackson County, Alabama.  Tobe Allen was a minister and performed many Jackson County, Alabama marriages.  Tobe and Bettie Allen were the parents of at least three children:

  John Sherman Allen (32.3.10.1.1)
  Eliza Allen
  Susie Allen

As of 1922, Bettie (Gentle) Allen was living in Huntsville, Alabama.  Bettie (Gentle) Allen was buried in the Gentle/Wininger Cemetery near Letcher, Alabama.  Eliza Allen married Robert “Rob” Kilgore and they had at least three children:  -  Pearl Kilgore,  -  Ruby Kilgore,  -  Earl Kilgore.  Pearl Kilgore married Comer East and they have at least four children:  -  Alvie East,  -  Wallace East,  -  Toney East,  -  Patricia East.  Susie Allen married Curtis H. Pearson and they have at least two children:  -  <$IPearson;Wygelia “Geia”>Wygelia “Geia” Pearson,  -  Douglas Pearson.

References:  1)  Will Book 12, Pages 28 - 31, Jackson County, Alabama, 1922;  2)  Letter, Virginia (Shelton) Kelley to Robert Casey, April, 1985;  3)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, January, 1987

JOHN SHERMAN ALLEN (32.3.10.1.1) is the son of Ussuelus Sabstain “Tobe” Allen and Mary Elizabeth (Gentle) Allen.  On February 20, 1913, John Allen married Nancy Caroline Shelton (1.7.4.1.1).  Nancy was born on February 15, 1897 and is the daughter of John Talley Shelton and Onia Emeline (West) Shelton.  John and Nancy Allen were the parents of nine children:

  Female infant (stillborn)
  Raymond Curtis Allen
  Harvey Orial Allen (32.3.10.1.1.3), b. January 3, 1918, Alabama
  Virgie Ruth Allen, b. December, 1919, Alabama
  Willie Shelton Allen
  Cleo Sam Allen
  Doris Lorene Allen, b. August 13, 1929
  Lois Mae Allen (twin), b. December 1, 1933
  Joyce Faye Allen (twin), b. December 1, 1933

In 1920, John and Nancy Allen were living in Jackson County, Alabama.  Nancy (Shelton) Allen died on August 1, 1951.  Raymond Curtis Allen died about one year of age.  Virgie Allen married Walter “Clint” Jones and they have five children:  -  Victor Wayne Jones,  -  Ralph Jones,  -  Peggy Ann Jones, b. April 15, 1942,  -  Shirley Jones, b. April, 1945,  -  Jimmy Lee “Booty” Jones.  Virgie (Allen) Jones died on June 15, 1962.  Victor Jones married Naomi Green.  Victor Jones died on November 21, 1975.  Peggy Jones married Dillard Barley (born July 16, 1935) and they were later divorced.  Peggy married a second time to Joe Tolbert (born February 24, 1939).  Shirley Jones married Fredrick Jackson.  Shirley (Jones) Jackson died on July 30, 1975.  Jimmy Jones married Pat Malone (born October 31, 1948).  Willie Shelton Allen died as an infant boy.

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Cleo Allen married Dorothy Jones and they have six children:  -  Jackie Van Allen, b. March 6, 1946,  -  Wanda Faye Allen, b. April 28, 1948,  -  Micky Dean Allen, b. August 13, 1950,  -  Deborah Joann Allen, b. October 7, 1954,  -  Gloria Jean Allen,  -  Kenneth Wayne “Buck” Allen, b. August 29, 1959.  Jackie Allen married Berta Ruth Click (born September 19, 1948).  Doris Lorene Allen died on November 11, 1936.

Lois Mae Allen married Bill Tucker (born May 22, 1933) and they have three children:  -  Larry Dee Tucker (twin), b. November 2, 1952,  -  Gary Lee Tucker (twin), November 2, 1952,  -  Tommy Ray Tucker, b. October 1, 1956.  Bill and Lois Tucker live in Kentucky.  Joyce Faye Allen married Frank Harper and they have six children:  -  Billy Joe Harper,  -  Jack Harper,  -  Jennie Harper,  -  Franklin Harper,  -  Linda Harper,  -  Jean Harper.  Joyce Faye (Allen) Harper died on November 25, 1975.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Jackson County, Alabama;  2)  Letter, Virginia (Shelton) Kelley to Robert Casey, April, 1985;  3)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, January, 1987

HARVEY ORIAL ALLEN (32.3.10.1.1.3) is the son of John Sherman Allen and Nancy Caroline (Shelton) Allen.  Harvy was born on January 3, 1918 in Alabama.  On September 13, 1935, Harvey Allen married Ruth Jones and they lived in Huntsville, Alabama.  Ruth was born on August 7, 1918 and is the daughter of Claude Jones and May Jones.  Harvey and Ruth Allen are the parents of five children:

  Edward Eugene Allen, b. March 14, 1937
  Barbra Faye Allen, b. February 10, 1939
  Geraldine Allen, b. November 8, 1941
  Walter Lee Allen, b. January 8, 1943
  Patsy Ann Allen, b. January 19, 1945

On December 24, 1955, Edward Allen married Ola Ruth Billions (born November 17, 1938) and they have two children:  -  Randy Allen,  -  Ricky Allen.  Barbra Allen married Elbert Billions (born July 7, 1934) and they have three children:  -  Terry Billions,  -  Sherry Billions,  -  Jerri Gail Billions.  Barbra Faye married a second time to Charles Mefford and they have no children.  Terry Billions married and has three children:  -  Wayne Billions,  -  Chris Billions,  -  Holly Billions.  Sherry Billions married and has one son, Mathew.  

Geraldine Allen married James Russ (born February 2, 1941) and they have four children:  -  Ronnie Russ,  -  Jerry Lynn Russ,  -  Sandra Russ,  -  Lisa Russ.  Walter Allen married Trudy Kramer (born May 4, 1943) and they have four children:  -  Richard Lee Allen,  -  Melisa Allen,  -  Teresa Allen,  -  Michael Allen.  Patsy Allen married Cebert Hobbs (born November 19, 1940) and they had one son:  -  Phillip Hobbs.  Patsy married a second time to Grady Daniel (born January 16, 1939) and they have one daughter:  -  Lori Ann Daniel.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, January, 1987

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WILLIAM BENTON GENTLE (32.3.10.4) is the son of John Allen Gentle and Jane E. (Wininger) Gentle.  William was born in 1880 in Jackson County, Alabama.  On September 2, 1899, William Benton Gentle married Louella “Lula” (Hastings/Gentle) Stevens in Jackson County, Alabama.  Lula is the adopted daughter of Thomas Milton Gentle.  For additional information, see sketch of Julia (Wininger) Gentle (32.3.5).  Lula was previously married to a Mr. Stevens.  Benton and Lula Gentle were the parents of at least seven children:

  Fred E. Gentle, b. October 24, 1900, Jackson County, Alabama
  Willie E. Gentle (32.3.10.4.2), b. October 29, 1903, Jackson County, Alabama
  John Thomas Gentle (32.3.10.4.3), b. August 27, 1906, Jackson County, Alabama
  Robert W. Gentle, b. 1908, Jackson County, Alabama
  Mannie Lee Gentle (32.3.10.4.5), b. April 21, 1913, Jackson County, Alabama
  Sammie Gentle, b. 1915
  Alma Louise Gentle (32.3.10.4.7), b. February 2, 1920

In 1900, William B. Gentle and his wife, “Lanella” Gentle (born November, 1882 in Alabama), were living in Jackson County, Alabama.  As of 1922, William Gentle was living in Huntsville, Alabama.  Fred Gentle married Clyde Rutlege and they had no children.  Fred E. Gentle died on November 28, 1921 and was buried in the Wininger/Gentle Cemetery near Letcher, Alabama.  Robert W. Gentle died at the age of ten in 1918 and was buried in the Wininger/Gentle Cemetery in Jackson County, Alabama.  Sammie Gentle died with the flu in 1918 and was buried in the Wininger/Gentle Cemetery in Jackson County, Alabama.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Jackson County, Alabama;  2)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, February 4, 1986;  3)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, October, 1986;  4)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, January, 1987

WILLIE ELIZABETH GENTLE (32.3.10.4.2) is the daughter of William Benton Gentle and Louella (Hastings/Gentle) Gentle.  Willie was born on October 29, 1903 in Jackson County, Alabama.  Willie Gentle married Ross Ivy and they have seven children:

  Jack Ivy, b. January 31, 1921, Madison County, Alabama
  Robert Dempsy Ivy, b. June 14, 1924, Madison County, Alabama
  J. W. Ivy, b. September 14, 1926, Madison County, Alabama
  Bennie Ivy, b. Madison County, Alabama
  Mildred Joyce Ivy, b. April 9, 1933, Madison County, Alabama
  Betty Sue Ivy, b. April 18, 1936, Madison County, Alabama
  James Ross Ivy, b. April 14, 1945, Madison County, Alabama

Willie (Gentle) Ivy died in November of 1984 in Madison County, Alabama and was buried at the Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama.  Jack Ivy married Gladys Bradford in Madison County, Alabama.  Jack and Gladys Ivy have two children:  -  Larry Ivy,  -  Jackie Ivy, b. October 28, 1952.  Larry Ivy is not married and lives in Lexington, Kentucky.  Jackie Ivy married James Edward Harding.  For additional information on the descendants of James and Jackie Harding, see the sketch of James Edward Harding (32.3.6.1.1.1.1.1).

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On December 7, 1946, Robert Ivy married Ottava Ethel Smith in Madison County, Alabama.  Ottava was born on February 19, 1928 and is the daughter of Ottava Smith and Lula (Person) Smith.  Robert and Ottava Ivy have one daughter:  -  Jeanie Lynn Ivy, b. August 24, 1948.  Jeanie Ivy married Kenneth “Larry” Embry and they have two children:  -  Amy Lynn Embry,  -  Joshua Todd Embry.  Larry Embry died in January of 1985 and was buried in the Memory Gardens Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama.  Jeanie married a second time to Charles Carter.

On November 25, 1950, J. W. Ivy married Earlene Isom.  Earlene was born on May 16, 1927 and is the daughter of John C. Isom and Pearl (Betner) Isom.  J. W. and Earlene had two children:  -  Susan Ann Ivy, b. December 16, 1951,  -  James Michael Ivy, b. April 28, 1953.  Earlene (Isom) Ivy died on January 23, 1973 and was buried in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama.  On April 1, 1978, J. W. Ivy married a second time to Donna Sue Sanders.  Donna “Sue” was born on August 4, 1925 in Fort Smith, Arkansas and is the daughter of Earl Sanders and Minnie Maud (French) Sanders.  Susan Ivy married Glenn Herman Thurman Coggins and they have three children:  -  Glenn Paul Coggins, b. March 8, 1969,  -  Jonathan Michael Coggins, b. October 8, 1972,  -  Rebecca Earlene Coggins, b. April 10, 1976.  Glenn and Susan Coggins were later divorced.  On June 15, 1975, James Ivy married Connie Sue Luna.  Connie was born on April 22, 1958 and is the daughter of Earl Luna and Shirley (Smith) Luna.  James and Connie Ivy have two children:  -  Tabitha Michelle Ivy, b. April 4, 1978,  -  Todd Ivy, b. March 13, 1980.

Bennie Ivy married Dorothy Edwards, daughter of Douglas Edwards and Lizzie Mae (Sharp) Edwards.  Bennie and Dorothy Ivy had two sons:  -  Steven Ivy, b. January 30, 1956,  -  Timothy Ivy.  Bennie Ivy married a second time to Linda Rose Byrd.  Bennie Ivy died on January 29, 1985 and was buried in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama.  Steven Ivy married Rhonda Beddenfield.  Rhonda was born on February 20, 1957 and is the daughter of Robert Beddenfield.  Steven and Rhonda Ivy have one daughter:  -  Lauren Suzanne Ivy, b. May 2, 1986.  Timothy “Tim” Ivy married Teresa Baucom (born March 7, 1957) and they have one daughter:  -  Rachel Leigh Ivy, b. July 24, 1985.

On May 20, 1951, Mildred “Joyce” Ivy married Charles  William Yell in Iuka, Mississippi.  Charles was born on July 12, 1931 and is the son of James Perry Yell and Dorothy Louise (Herron) Yell.  Charles and Joyce Yell have four daughters:  -  Ivy Sue Yell, b. June 8, 1953 in Madison County, Alabama,  -  Dorothy Elizabeth Yell, b. July 25, 1956 in Madison County, Alabama,  -  Tammy Jo Yell, b. January 22, 1958 in Spokane, Washington,  -  Charlene Rae Yell, b. December 9, 1960 in Charleston, South Carolina.  On February 15, 1974, Ivy Sue Yell married Bernd Billmayer in Madison County, Alabama.  Bernd was born on March 25, 1948 in Augsburg, Germany and is the son of Johanna Billmayer.  Bernd and Ivy Billmayer have one son:  -  Justin Eric Billmayer, b. August 22, 1983.  On May 1, 1973, Dorothy Yell married Robert Lee Hudson in Fayetteville, Tennessee.  Robert was born on July 24, 1953 in Madison County, Alabama and is the son of E. B. Hudson and Jean (Vickers) Hudson.  Robert and Dorothy Hudson have two sons:  -  Mathew Caleb Hudson, b. September 24, 1973,  -  Nicholas Adam Hudson, b. May 18, 1978.

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On October 1, 1979, Tammy Yell married Marshall Wesley Tatum, Jr. in Madison County, Alabama.  Marshall was born on July 17, 1957 in Florida and is the son of Marshall Wesley Tatum, Sr. and Marlene (Edwards) Tatum.  Marshall and Tammy Tatum had one son:  -  Charles Wesley Tatum, III, b. June 23, 1982 in Charleston, South Carolina.  Charles Wesley Tatum, III died of “crib death” on October 22, 1982 in Charleston, South Carolina and was buried in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama.  Marshall and Tammy Tatum were later divorced.  On April 12, 1985, Tammy married a second time to Michael Eugene Roden in Madison County, Alabama.  Mike was born on September 18, 1953 in Dutton, Alabama and is the son of Winston Eugene Roden and Mildred Marie (Johnson) Roden.  Mike and Tammy Roden have one son:  -  Kyle Terry Roden, b. May 4, 1986 in Madison County, Alabama.  Charlene Yell married Jeffry Lynn Smith.  Jeffry was born on April 25, 1959 in Florida and is the son of Richard Allen Smith and Carolyn (Godfrey) Smith.  Jeffry and Charlene Smith have one daughter:  -  Melaine Brooke Smith, b. December 4, 1984 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Betty Ivy married John H. Osborne.  John was born on December 27, 1931 and is the son of Tommy Osborne and Eunice (Teague) Osborne.  John and Betty Osborne have four children:  -  John Herbert Osborne, Jr., b. February 28, 1953,  -  Barry Anthony Osborne, b. April 16, 1956, d. April 24, 1956,  -  Jeffry Mark Osborne, b. October 1, 1957,  -  Jay Christopher Osborne, b. November 1, 1958.  John Osborne, Jr. married Ruth Garcia, daughter of Frank Garcia.  John and Ruth Osborne have two children:  -  Jesicia Marie Osborne, b. December 3, 1972,  -  John H. Osborne, III, b. June 14, 1976.  Jay Osborne married a woman whose first name is Shari.

James Ivy married Mercedes Viera.  Mercedes was born on April 14, 1944 in Arecibo, Peurto Rico and is the daughter of Gabriel Viera and Zoraida (Vazquez) Viera.  James and Mercedes Ivy have four sons:  -  James Ramon Ivy, b. August 27, 1965 in Battle Creek, Michigan,  -  Danny Brian Ivy, b. June 14, 1967 in Leiston, New York,  -  Paul Heath Ivy, b. September 29, 1969 in Niagara Falls, New York,  -  Tony Jason Ivy, b. January 25, 1972 in Madison County, Alabama.  James Ramon Ivy died on August 29, 1981 and was buried in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, March, 1987

JOHN THOMAS GENTLE (32.3.10.4.3) is the son of William Benton Gentle and Louella (Hastings/Gentle) Gentle.  John was born on August 27, 1906 in Jackson County, Alabama.  On November 6, 1926, John Gentle married Arvada Pace (15.9.10.2) of Lim Rock, Alabama.  Arvada was born on January 14, 1909 and is the daughter of John S. Pace and Fannie (Hastings) Pace.  John and Arvada Gentle had two children:

  Fannie Ruth Gentle (32.3.10.4.3.1), b. May 16, 1928, Jackson County, Alabama
  Melvin Thomas Gentle, b. December 26, 1929

Arvada (Pace) Gentle died on October 16, 1931 and was buried in the Blue Spring Cemetery near Woodville, Alabama.  John T. Gentle was murdered in his home in Chicago, Illinois on March 6, 1961 by a burgler.  John T. Gentle was buried in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama.  Melvin Thomas Gentle died as an infant on June 18, 1930 and was buried in the Blue Spring (Hall) Cemetery in Jackson County, Alabama.

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Reference:  1)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, March, 1987

FANNIE RUTH GENTLE (32.3.10.4.3.1) is the daughter of John Thomas Gentle and Arvada (Pace) Gentle.  Ruth was born on May 16, 1928 in Jackson County, Alabama.  On June 8, 1946, Ruth Gentle married Robert Francis Trutter (born May 1, 1921) and they were the parents of three children:

  Robert Francis Trutter, Jr., b. June 11, 1947
  Richard Thomas Trutter, b. February 15, 1948
  Joyce Sherron Trutter, b. November 18, 1951

Robert and Ruth Trutter were divorced.  On May 9, 1953, Ruth married a second time to Raymond Arthur Brown (born April 4, 1930) and they were the parents of three children:

  Brenda Sue Brown, b. August 15, 1954
  Walter Mathew Brown, b. May 27, 1956
  Rebecca Lynn Brown, b. October 25, 1959

Raymond and Ruth Brown were divorced in May of 1975.  Raymond remarried and lives in Ohio.  Ruth (Gentle) Brown died on January 2, 1990 during a visit in Huntsville, Alabama and was buried there in the Maple Hill Cemetery.  On January 27, 1984, Robert Trutter married Nancy Schumacher Moreno (born December 12, 1950).  Nancy had one child by a previous marriage, Thomas Moreno (born September 28, 1975).  Robert and Nancy Trutter have one son:  -  Jacob Jonathan Trutter, b. April 24, 1981.  In January of 1987, Robert and Nancy Trutter were divorced.  Richard Thomas Trutter died as an infant on February 19, 1948.

On May 28, 1983, Joyce Trutter married Richard K. Briggs (born December 24, 1957) and they have one son:  -  Tristin Samuel Trutter-Briggs, b. October 10, 1989.  Joyce uses Trutter as her last name and lives in Arlington, Virginia.  Rebecca Brown has one son:  -  Michael Ray Brown, b. June 25, 1987.

On December 20, 1971, Brenda Brown married Harry Walter Bierbach (born October 30, 1949) and they have three children:  -  Gabriel Robert Bierbach, b. November 10, 1973,  -  Timothy Wayne Bierbach, b. July 25, 1975,  -  Jonathan Walter Bierbach, b. May 1, 1979.  The Bierbach’s live in Pennsylvania.  Walter Mathew Brown the same day that he was born on May 27, 1956.  Rebecca Brown lives in California.

References:  1)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, March, 1987;  2)  Letter, Joyce Trutter-Briggs to Harold Casey, January, 1990

MANNIE LEE GENTLE (32.3.10.4.5) is the son of William Benton Gentle and Louella (Hastings/Gentle) Gentle.  Mannie was born on April 21, 1913 in Jackson County, Alabama.  On September 7, 1935, Mannie Gentle married Bessie Mildred Russell (born in Madison County, Alabama) in Madison County, Alabama.  Mannie and Bessie Gentle have six children:

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  Joyce Weilgela Gentle, b. May 25, 1936
  Robert Wayne Gentle, b. December 8, 1937
  Mildred Elizabeth Gentle, b. May 31, 1940
  Thomas Lee Gentle, b. July 15, 1942
  Linda Marie Gentle, b. August 25, 1947
  Margie Elaine Gentle, b. October 25, 1950

Mannie Lee Gentle died on August 2, 1985 and was buried in Gadsden, Alabama.  On November 15, 1958, Joyce Gentle married Boyd Judson Clough and they have three children:  -  David Boyd Clough, b. September 18, 1959,  -  Steven Lee Clough, b. August 26, 1960,  -  Mark Freeman Clough, b. August 3, 1967.  In 1957, Robert Gentle married Arthel Lolis and they had one child:  -  Nancy Laura Gentle, b. July 23, 1959.  Robert and Arthel Gentle were divorced in 1970.  On July 3, 1959, Mildred Gentle married Gerald Baker and they have three children:  -  Angela Renea Baker, b. December 2, 1962,  -  Tracy Lynn Baker, b. December 2, 1964,  -  Kelly Michelle Baker, b. January 28, 1975.

In 1970, Thomas Gentle married Sheila Martin and they have three children:  -  Amy Lynn Gentle, b. May 30, 1971,  -  Brian Keith Gentle, b. September 22, 1972,  -  Elizabeth Ann Gentle, b. May 17, 1974.  Thomas and Sheila Gentle were divorced in 1975.  In 1967, Linda Gentle married Robert Hafley and they have three children:  -  Robert Eric Hafley, b. October 24, 1968,  -  Adam Hafley, b. October 12, 1971,  -  Tammy Marie Hafley, b. September 5, 1973.  Robert and Linda Hafley were divorced in 1976.  In 1978, Linda married a second time to Michael Bryant.  Linda’s children were adopted by Michael Bryant and they now use the last name of Bryant.  In 1969, Margie Gentle married Charles McGlaughn and they have three children:  -  Windy Leigh McGlaughn, b. September 3, 1970,  -  Gregory Michael McGlaughn, b. October 13, 1971,  -  Kerry Dewayne McGlaughn, b. February 3, 1978.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, March, 1987

ALMA LOUISE GENTLE (32.3.10.4.7) is the daughter of William Benton Gentle and Louella (Hastings/Gentle) Gentle.  Alma was born on February 2, 1920.  On December 14, 1940, Alma “Louise” Gentle married Hardie Lee Walker in Madison County, Alabama.  Hardie was born on July 12, 1905 and is the son of George Walker and Ada (Foster) Walker.  Hardie and Louise Walker had one son:

  Hardie Lee Walker, Jr., b. September 23, 1941

Hardie Lee Walker, Sr. died on October 12, 1945 and was buried at the Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery at Ryland, Alabama.  Louise married a second time to Ollie Ray Styles and they have three children:

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  James Ray Styles, b. May 31, 1954, Madison County, Alabama
  Patricia Ann Styles
  Kay Marie Styles, b. December 23, 1957, Madison County, Alabama

Hardie Lee Walker, Jr. married Bonnie Waters.  Bonnie was born on October 30, 1941 and is the daughter of Lee Nelson Waters and Clora Muriel (McCormick) Waters.  Hardie and Bonnie Walker have two children:  -  Hardie Lee Walker, III, b. February 25, 1962 in Madison County, Alabama,  -  Tina Louise Walker, b. February 16, 1965.  Hardie Lee Walker, Jr. died on January 15, 1972 and was buried in the Memory Garden Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama.  On December 20, 1986, Tina Louise Walker married Jeff Glen Stanley in Huntsville, Alabama.  On July 12, 1972, James Ray Styles married Brenda Faye Martin in Madison County, Alabama.  Brenda was born on April 19, 1956 in Madison County, Alabama and is the daughter of Grady Arnold Martin and Annie Mae (Barnett) Martin.  James and Brenda Styles have two children (born in Madison County, Alabama):  -  Jennifer Leigh Styles, b. August 10, 1977,  -  Christopher William Styles, b. February 25, 1980.  Patricia Ann Styles died a few hours after her birth and was buried in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama.

On July 13, 1977, Kay Styles married Gary Ray Frazier in Madison County, Alabama.  Gary was born in December of 1958 in Madison County, Alabama and is the son of Buddy Frazier and Almeta (Mullins) Frazier.  Gary and Kay Frazier have one daughter:  -  Christina Louise Frazier, b. February 23, 1978 in Madison County, Alabama.  On March 13, 1981, Kay married a second time to Dan McKendree Provence, Jr. in Madison County, Alabama.  Dan was born in Virginia and is the son of Dan McKendree Provence, Sr. and Louise (Bonner) Provence.  Dan and Kay Provence have one son:  -  Dan McKendree Provence, III, b. November 8, 1986 in Madison County, Alabama.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, March, 1987