Sarah Ann Flowers

Notes:

Information from "Texas County Missouri Heritage, Volume II"

Submitted by Nellie Gatchel

After James Alexander Tate's death, Sarah married William T. Gentry. He had come to the Mountain Grove area in 1854. Somehow he became involved with Union persons in skirmishes and was captured and taken to Springfield, MO to the Federal Stockade where he was held. Later, when released, he came home to find that his wife, Sarah had died.
[Note: the information about his wife dying, was not Sarah since she lived until the 1880's. It may have been his first wife, Martha Carr Gentry, who died in 1862 that the person supplying this information is referring to.]

CENSUS RECORDS

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Sarah A Tate
Age in 1860: 22
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Sherrill, Texas, Missouri
Gender: Female
Post Office: Licking
Household Members:
James A Tate 20
Sarah A Tate 22
Joel S Tate 3 months
James F Flowers 12 [brother]

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Sarah A Gentry
Age in 1870: 32
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1870: Piney, Texas, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Houston
Household Members:
William G Gentry 58
Sarah A Gentry 32
Mary E Gentry 4
Martha J Gentry 3
Silas A Gentry 1 month
Joel S Tate 10
James C A Tate 8

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Sarabell Gentry [Sarah A. Gentry]
Age: 40
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1880: District 4, Dickson, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Occupation: Keeps House
Household Members:
Sarabell Gentry 40
Mary E. Gentry 14
Martha Jane Gentry 11
Silas A. Gentry 10
Phillipp W. Gentry 6
Edward W. Gentry 3
James C. A. Tate 17

Sarah married James Alexander TATE 13 Jan 1858, Sherrill Township, Texas Co. MO. James (son of Jahiel Douglas TATE and Sarah Price) was born 1839, Alabama; died 03 Jul 1863, Vicksburg, MS. [Group Sheet]

1. Joel Sherrill TATE was born 24 Apr 1862, Sherrill, Texas Co. MO; died 01 Jul 1935, Nashville, Davidson Co. TN; was buried , Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson Co. TN.
2. James Calvin Alexander TATE was born 28 Oct 1862, Sherrill, Texas Co. MO; died 03 May 1945, Galesburg, Knox Co. IL.

Sarah married William Tazewell Gentry 08 Sep 1864, Texas Co. MO. William was born 19 Apr 1812, Albemarle Co. VA; died 02 Dec 1878, Dickson Co. TN. [Group Sheet]

1. Mary E. Gentry was born ca 1866, Texas Co. MO.
2. Martha Jane Gentry was born ca 1869, Texas Co. MO.
3. Silas A. Gentry was born ca 1870, Texas Co. MO.
4. Philip W. Gentry was born ca 1874, Texas Co. MO.
5. Edward W. Gentry was born ca 1877, Dickson Co. TN.