Individual Details

Sanderson's brother, Sampson Gentry, was badly wounded at Dewitt, Carroll County, (MO) while a group of citizens he was with were attempting to assist a Capt. Ewing and party, in capturing the Mormon post located there. Sampson Gentry and the other citizens arrived at the Mormon post before Capt. Ewing's party got there, and were mistaken for Mormons by the Capt. Ewing's men and fired on.

1850 Census. Dist 15, Carroll Co, MO, Hh 721
Sampson Gentry, 37. Sarah, 30 - both b. KY
Joshua L. 13. Jemima W. 11, Lydia J. 6, Mary C. 3. - all born in Missouri
J. Halsey Newton, age 27, b. Ohio and his wife Mary J.26, b. KY, and their children are listed in the same household.

22 Jun 1855, Sampson married Margaret Ball.

1860 Census. Grand River Twp, Livingston Co MO, P.O. Bedford, Hh 102
Mary Overton, 45, b. VA
William, 24, b. VA
Franklin, 6, b. MO
Sampson Gentry, 45, b. KY
Margaret, 31, b. MO
Mary, 14, b. MO
Michael, 4, b. MO
Martha, 2, b. MO

Sampson may well have died before 1870:
Wakonda Twp, Carroll Co MO, Bowers City P.O., Hh 206
Margaret Gentry, age 39, b. MO
H. L., 13, female
Wm T., 10, male
Martha Balle, 73, boarder, b. KY
Martha Gentry age 11, was living next door.

Birth	1813	Adair County, Kentucky
Marriage	19 Nov 1835	Carroll County, Missouri - Sarah Gentry

Spouse	Sarah Gentry (1820 - 1850)
Child	Lydia Jane Gentry (1844 - 1913)

Father	Robert GENTRY (1784 - 1835)
Mother	Julia Simpson (1785 - 1843)
Sibling	Jane Gentry (1807 - 1848)
Sibling	Sarah Dickens Gentry (1815 - 1882)
Sibling	Micah P. "Mickey" Gentry (1817 - 1873)
Sibling	Pina Gentry (1823 - 1907)
Sibling	Sanderson Darner "Doc" Gentry (1827 - 1897)