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Angeline Davenport, was born in Morgan County, IL to Henry & Elizabeth Waters Davenport. Her family being in the county since 1829, moving from Casey Co, KY.
Census: 1850, Morgan Co, IL, 25 Oct, pg 326B, #2184,2234, Henry DAVENPORT 53m farmer $1200 NC, Elizabeth DAVENPORT 44f KY, Tillman 16m IL, Angeline*** 13f IL, Ira 10m IL, Susan Scondon 1f IL.
Illinois Marriage Index:
GENTRY, JOHN M to DAVENPORT, ANGELINE 1853-11-16 B 94 2916 MORGAN
Census: 1860, Orleans PO, Sulpher Springs Prct, Morgan Co, IL, 14 Aug, pg 661, #2288, John GENTRY 30m farmer $200 KY, Angeline GENTRY 28f IL, Henry 12m IL, John 10m IL, Mary 8f IL, Jane 5f IL.
Census: 1870: Princeton PO, Ohio Twp, Franklin Co, KS, 28 June, pg 103A, #76, Lorenzo BROWN 23m farmer $1000,700 NY, John GENTRY 42m farmer $1000,1400 KY, Angeline GENTRY 32f IL, Peyton 16m farmer IL, Thomas 14m farmer IL, Kate 12f att school IL, Emma 10f att school IL, Bettie 8f att school IL, James 6m att school IL, Benage 3m at home MO.
Census: 1880, Ohio, Franklin Co, KS, ED 85, 1 June, pg 78A, #14, John M. GENTRY head 50m Md farmer KY,VA,KY, Augstine GENTRY wife 42f Md keepinghouse IL,KY,KY, Payton son 25m school teacher IL, Catharine dau 23f dress maker IL, Emma J. dau 20f school teacher IL, Elizabeth dau 18f at home IL, James H. son 16m at home IL, Benaj son 12m at home MO, Ernest C. son 8m KS, parents: KY,IL.
John M & Angeline Davenport Gentry, lived in Franklin Co, Kansas.
From "The Gentry Saga" by Earnest Clarence Gentry:
Now at this time all the west was open range. Mother's brothers were cattlemen or cowboys. Texas cattle were being shipped to Kansas City and some big cattlemen like Perry Craig bought large draves and placed them under trusty men to summer pasture them in Kansas. These trusted cowboys had to put up bond for safety. Now the depression following the war struck and as Mother's brothers had borrowed money for their bonds from Mother and Father instead of from the bank, the failure of the bank with the most of the money tied up in it and which never paid out but 25%, caused everybody to lose and Mother's brothers went broke.
About this time Tom Custer, brother of the famous Gen. Geo Custer of Little Big Horn Massacre fame, was recruiting for the old Seventh Cavalry regiment. Payton and Tom, my oldest brothers, were nearly persuaded to enlist, but I think Mother overcame their desire and I can well remember my father bringing home word from Ottawa that Custer and his entire command had been wiped out on the Little Big Horn, so as a child of five years I could visualize my brothers lying scalped on that bleak and bloody field except for the prayers of my mother.
Now about this time I recall my uncles John and Till Davenport, Mother's brothers, came out each year with Texas longhorn cattle to summer on the rich Kansas blue-stem, establishing camps or bedding grounds handy to water. The last one was located at what is now known as McCune's Lake. I remember Mother and I went and stayed all night in his tent, set just on the level above the old cave hole at the bend of the lake. The wolves howled me to sleep but about midnight a thunderstorm came up from the northwest and Uncle Till sang all the time throught the storm to keep the cattle quiet, but it woke me up. He had a fine voice and sang Star of Bethlehem, The Maid of Prairie Du Chien and many other songs which seemed to quiet the cattle, for they soon lay down again.
Uncle John, the same year, had a camp on what is known as the Piersol Place, handy to water. Jim stayed and helped him lots of the time. Once a neighbor found a den of little coyotes and Mr. Calendar let Jim down in the den by a lassoo rope and he brought them out, one at a time, seven in all. He brought one home for a pet, but we had no luck. It slipped away from me one day in the oats patch and we never saw him again. I could recall many interesting things but I must only touch on the high spots.
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As well as being prominent members of the community in the 1860's, the Gentry's and the Dietrich's were neighbors in rural Franklin County Kansas.
Because of this the Franklin County Historical Society created a play, as true and accurate as possible, of a meeting of Angeline Davenport Gentry and Catherine Dietrich just prior to a Christmas Day during this time period. In the play they discuss the Christmas festivities planned for each of their families. Catherine Dietrich spoke of special gifts she was giving two of her sons, each an orange that she was able to obtain from the South.
Angeline Davenport, was born in Morgan County, IL to Henry & Elizabeth Waters Davenport. Her family being in the county since 1829, moving from Casey Co, KY.
Census: 1850, Morgan Co, IL, 25 Oct, pg 326B, #2184,2234, Henry DAVENPORT 53m farmer $1200 NC, Elizabeth DAVENPORT 44f KY, Tillman 16m IL, Angeline*** 13f IL, Ira 10m IL, Susan Scondon 1f IL.
Illinois Marriage Index:
GENTRY, JOHN M to DAVENPORT, ANGELINE 1853-11-16 B 94 2916 MORGAN
Census: 1860, Orleans PO, Sulpher Springs Prct, Morgan Co, IL, 14 Aug, pg 661, #2288, John GENTRY 30m farmer $200 KY, Angeline GENTRY 28f IL, Henry 12m IL, John 10m IL, Mary 8f IL, Jane 5f IL.
Census: 1870: Princeton PO, Ohio Twp, Franklin Co, KS, 28 June, pg 103A, #76, Lorenzo BROWN 23m farmer $1000,700 NY, John GENTRY 42m farmer $1000,1400 KY, Angeline GENTRY 32f IL, Peyton 16m farmer IL, Thomas 14m farmer IL, Kate 12f att school IL, Emma 10f att school IL, Bettie 8f att school IL, James 6m att school IL, Benage 3m at home MO.
Census: 1880, Ohio, Franklin Co, KS, ED 85, 1 June, pg 78A, #14, John M. GENTRY head 50m Md farmer KY,VA,KY, Augstine GENTRY wife 42f Md keepinghouse IL,KY,KY, Payton son 25m school teacher IL, Catharine dau 23f dress maker IL, Emma J. dau 20f school teacher IL, Elizabeth dau 18f at home IL, James H. son 16m at home IL, Benaj son 12m at home MO, Ernest C. son 8m KS, parents: KY,IL.
John M & Angeline Davenport Gentry, lived in Franklin Co, Kansas.
From "The Gentry Saga" by Earnest Clarence Gentry:
Now at this time all the west was open range. Mother's brothers were cattlemen or cowboys. Texas cattle were being shipped to Kansas City and some big cattlemen like Perry Craig bought large draves and placed them under trusty men to summer pasture them in Kansas. These trusted cowboys had to put up bond for safety. Now the depression following the war struck and as Mother's brothers had borrowed money for their bonds from Mother and Father instead of from the bank, the failure of the bank with the most of the money tied up in it and which never paid out but 25%, caused everybody to lose and Mother's brothers went broke.
About this time Tom Custer, brother of the famous Gen. Geo Custer of Little Big Horn Massacre fame, was recruiting for the old Seventh Cavalry regiment. Payton and Tom, my oldest brothers, were nearly persuaded to enlist, but I think Mother overcame their desire and I can well remember my father bringing home word from Ottawa that Custer and his entire command had been wiped out on the Little Big Horn, so as a child of five years I could visualize my brothers lying scalped on that bleak and bloody field except for the prayers of my mother.
Now about this time I recall my uncles John and Till Davenport, Mother's brothers, came out each year with Texas longhorn cattle to summer on the rich Kansas blue-stem, establishing camps or bedding grounds handy to water. The last one was located at what is now known as McCune's Lake. I remember Mother and I went and stayed all night in his tent, set just on the level above the old cave hole at the bend of the lake. The wolves howled me to sleep but about midnight a thunderstorm came up from the northwest and Uncle Till sang all the time throught the storm to keep the cattle quiet, but it woke me up. He had a fine voice and sang Star of Bethlehem, The Maid of Prairie Du Chien and many other songs which seemed to quiet the cattle, for they soon lay down again.
Uncle John, the same year, had a camp on what is known as the Piersol Place, handy to water. Jim stayed and helped him lots of the time. Once a neighbor found a den of little coyotes and Mr. Calendar let Jim down in the den by a lassoo rope and he brought them out, one at a time, seven in all. He brought one home for a pet, but we had no luck. It slipped away from me one day in the oats patch and we never saw him again. I could recall many interesting things but I must only touch on the high spots.
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As well as being prominent members of the community in the 1860's, the Gentry's and the Dietrich's were neighbors in rural Franklin County Kansas.
Because of this the Franklin County Historical Society created a play, as true and accurate as possible, of a meeting of Angeline Davenport Gentry and Catherine Dietrich just prior to a Christmas Day during this time period. In the play they discuss the Christmas festivities planned for each of their families. Catherine Dietrich spoke of special gifts she was giving two of her sons, each an orange that she was able to obtain from the South.
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Angeline Davenport, was born in Morgan County, IL to Henry & Elizabeth Waters Davenport. Her family being in the county since 1829, moving from Casey Co, KY.
Census: 1850, Morgan Co, IL, 25 Oct, pg 326B, #2184,2234, Henry DAVENPORT 53m farmer $1200 NC, Elizabeth DAVENPORT 44f KY, Tillman 16m IL, Angeline*** 13f IL, Ira 10m IL, Susan Scondon 1f IL.
Illinois Marriage Index:
GENTRY, JOHN M to DAVENPORT, ANGELINE 1853-11-16 B 94 2916 MORGAN
Census: 1860, Orleans PO, Sulpher Springs Prct, Morgan Co, IL, 14 Aug, pg 661, #2288, John GENTRY 30m farmer $200 KY, Angeline GENTRY 28f IL, Henry 12m IL, John 10m IL, Mary 8f IL, Jane 5f IL.
Census: 1870: Princeton PO, Ohio Twp, Franklin Co, KS, 28 June, pg 103A, #76, Lorenzo BROWN 23m farmer $1000,700 NY, John GENTRY 42m farmer $1000,1400 KY, Angeline GENTRY 32f IL, Peyton 16m farmer IL, Thomas 14m farmer IL, Kate 12f att school IL, Emma 10f att school IL, Bettie 8f att school IL, James 6m att school IL, Benage 3m at home MO.
Census: 1880, Ohio, Franklin Co, KS, ED 85, 1 June, pg 78A, #14, John M. GENTRY head 50m Md farmer KY,VA,KY, Augstine GENTRY wife 42f Md keepinghouse IL,KY,KY, Payton son 25m school teacher IL, Catharine dau 23f dress maker IL, Emma J. dau 20f school teacher IL, Elizabeth dau 18f at home IL, James H. son 16m at home IL, Benaj son 12m at home MO, Ernest C. son 8m KS, parents: KY,IL.
John M & Angeline Davenport Gentry, lived in Franklin Co, Kansas.
From "The Gentry Saga" by Earnest Clarence Gentry:
Now at this time all the west was open range. Mother's brothers were cattlemen or cowboys. Texas cattle were being shipped to Kansas City and some big cattlemen like Perry Craig bought large draves and placed them under trusty men to summer pasture them in Kansas. These trusted cowboys had to put up bond for safety. Now the depression following the war struck and as Mother's brothers had borrowed money for their bonds from Mother and Father instead of from the bank, the failure of the bank with the most of the money tied up in it and which never paid out but 25%, caused everybody to lose and Mother's brothers went broke.
About this time Tom Custer, brother of the famous Gen. Geo Custer of Little Big Horn Massacre fame, was recruiting for the old Seventh Cavalry regiment. Payton and Tom, my oldest brothers, were nearly persuaded to enlist, but I think Mother overcame their desire and I can well remember my father bringing home word from Ottawa that Custer and his entire command had been wiped out on the Little Big Horn, so as a child of five years I could visualize my brothers lying scalped on that bleak and bloody field except for the prayers of my mother.
Now about this time I recall my uncles John and Till Davenport, Mother's brothers, came out each year with Texas longhorn cattle to summer on the rich Kansas blue-stem, establishing camps or bedding grounds handy to water. The last one was located at what is now known as McCune's Lake. I remember Mother and I went and stayed all night in his tent, set just on the level above the old cave hole at the bend of the lake. The wolves howled me to sleep but about midnight a thunderstorm came up from the northwest and Uncle Till sang all the time throught the storm to keep the cattle quiet, but it woke me up. He had a fine voice and sang Star of Bethlehem, The Maid of Prairie Du Chien and many other songs which seemed to quiet the cattle, for they soon lay down again.
Uncle John, the same year, had a camp on what is known as the Piersol Place, handy to water. Jim stayed and helped him lots of the time. Once a neighbor found a den of little coyotes and Mr. Calendar let Jim down in the den by a lassoo rope and he brought them out, one at a time, seven in all. He brought one home for a pet, but we had no luck. It slipped away from me one day in the oats patch and we never saw him again. I could recall many interesting things but I must only touch on the high spots.
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As well as being prominent members of the community in the 1860's, the Gentry's and the Dietrich's were neighbors in rural Franklin County Kansas.
Because of this the Franklin County Historical Society created a play, as true and accurate as possible, of a meeting of Angeline Davenport Gentry and Catherine Dietrich just prior to a Christmas Day during this time period. In the play they discuss the Christmas festivities planned for each of their families. Catherine Dietrich spoke of special gifts she was giving two of her sons, each an orange that she was able to obtain from the South.
Angeline Davenport, was born in Morgan County, IL to Henry & Elizabeth Waters Davenport. Her family being in the county since 1829, moving from Casey Co, KY.
Census: 1850, Morgan Co, IL, 25 Oct, pg 326B, #2184,2234, Henry DAVENPORT 53m farmer $1200 NC, Elizabeth DAVENPORT 44f KY, Tillman 16m IL, Angeline*** 13f IL, Ira 10m IL, Susan Scondon 1f IL.
Illinois Marriage Index:
GENTRY, JOHN M to DAVENPORT, ANGELINE 1853-11-16 B 94 2916 MORGAN
Census: 1860, Orleans PO, Sulpher Springs Prct, Morgan Co, IL, 14 Aug, pg 661, #2288, John GENTRY 30m farmer $200 KY, Angeline GENTRY 28f IL, Henry 12m IL, John 10m IL, Mary 8f IL, Jane 5f IL.
Census: 1870: Princeton PO, Ohio Twp, Franklin Co, KS, 28 June, pg 103A, #76, Lorenzo BROWN 23m farmer $1000,700 NY, John GENTRY 42m farmer $1000,1400 KY, Angeline GENTRY 32f IL, Peyton 16m farmer IL, Thomas 14m farmer IL, Kate 12f att school IL, Emma 10f att school IL, Bettie 8f att school IL, James 6m att school IL, Benage 3m at home MO.
Census: 1880, Ohio, Franklin Co, KS, ED 85, 1 June, pg 78A, #14, John M. GENTRY head 50m Md farmer KY,VA,KY, Augstine GENTRY wife 42f Md keepinghouse IL,KY,KY, Payton son 25m school teacher IL, Catharine dau 23f dress maker IL, Emma J. dau 20f school teacher IL, Elizabeth dau 18f at home IL, James H. son 16m at home IL, Benaj son 12m at home MO, Ernest C. son 8m KS, parents: KY,IL.
John M & Angeline Davenport Gentry, lived in Franklin Co, Kansas.
From "The Gentry Saga" by Earnest Clarence Gentry:
Now at this time all the west was open range. Mother's brothers were cattlemen or cowboys. Texas cattle were being shipped to Kansas City and some big cattlemen like Perry Craig bought large draves and placed them under trusty men to summer pasture them in Kansas. These trusted cowboys had to put up bond for safety. Now the depression following the war struck and as Mother's brothers had borrowed money for their bonds from Mother and Father instead of from the bank, the failure of the bank with the most of the money tied up in it and which never paid out but 25%, caused everybody to lose and Mother's brothers went broke.
About this time Tom Custer, brother of the famous Gen. Geo Custer of Little Big Horn Massacre fame, was recruiting for the old Seventh Cavalry regiment. Payton and Tom, my oldest brothers, were nearly persuaded to enlist, but I think Mother overcame their desire and I can well remember my father bringing home word from Ottawa that Custer and his entire command had been wiped out on the Little Big Horn, so as a child of five years I could visualize my brothers lying scalped on that bleak and bloody field except for the prayers of my mother.
Now about this time I recall my uncles John and Till Davenport, Mother's brothers, came out each year with Texas longhorn cattle to summer on the rich Kansas blue-stem, establishing camps or bedding grounds handy to water. The last one was located at what is now known as McCune's Lake. I remember Mother and I went and stayed all night in his tent, set just on the level above the old cave hole at the bend of the lake. The wolves howled me to sleep but about midnight a thunderstorm came up from the northwest and Uncle Till sang all the time throught the storm to keep the cattle quiet, but it woke me up. He had a fine voice and sang Star of Bethlehem, The Maid of Prairie Du Chien and many other songs which seemed to quiet the cattle, for they soon lay down again.
Uncle John, the same year, had a camp on what is known as the Piersol Place, handy to water. Jim stayed and helped him lots of the time. Once a neighbor found a den of little coyotes and Mr. Calendar let Jim down in the den by a lassoo rope and he brought them out, one at a time, seven in all. He brought one home for a pet, but we had no luck. It slipped away from me one day in the oats patch and we never saw him again. I could recall many interesting things but I must only touch on the high spots.
*********
As well as being prominent members of the community in the 1860's, the Gentry's and the Dietrich's were neighbors in rural Franklin County Kansas.
Because of this the Franklin County Historical Society created a play, as true and accurate as possible, of a meeting of Angeline Davenport Gentry and Catherine Dietrich just prior to a Christmas Day during this time period. In the play they discuss the Christmas festivities planned for each of their families. Catherine Dietrich spoke of special gifts she was giving two of her sons, each an orange that she was able to obtain from the South.
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