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Col Richard Gentry

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Col Richard Gentry

Birth
Boonesborough, Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Death
25 Dec 1837 (aged 49)
Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Florida, USA
Burial
Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Plot
OPS2 2124
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Killed in battle at Okeechobee, FL. Richard and Ann Hawkins Gentry were early settlers in Missouri and played an important role in establishing Columbia, Missouri. Richard Gentry, a career military officer, served as the city's first mayor. Ann Hawkins Gentry operated the family's thriving tavern. Both Richard and Ann served as postmaster of Columbia.
Contributor: ET (47514618) • [email protected]
Killed in battle at Okeechobee, FL. Richard and Ann Hawkins Gentry were early settlers in Missouri and played an important role in establishing Columbia, Missouri. Richard Gentry, a career military officer, served as the city's first mayor. Ann Hawkins Gentry operated the family's thriving tavern. Both Richard and Ann served as postmaster of Columbia.
Contributor: ET (47514618) • [email protected]

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All killed in battle at Okeechobee, Florida.

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s/w Capt. Joseph VanSwearingen, Lt Francis J. Brooke, and Lt. John P. Center

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