SOLOMON GENTLE (32.3.10.5) is the son of John Allen Gentle and Jane E. (Wininger) Gentle.  Solomon was born in March of 1882 in Jackson County, Alabama.  On April 30, 1904, Solomon Gentle married Mary Ida Gentle (32.3.5.2.3) in Jackson County, Alabama.  Ida was born in 1889 in Jackson County, Alabama and is the daughter of Jasper Thomas Gentle and Annie Berry (Allen) Gentle.  Solomon and Ida Gentle were the parents of five children:

   Roy Gentle (died at birth), b. Jackson County, Alabama
   Leslie Gentle (32.3.10.5.2), b. May 18, 1906, Jackson County, Alabama
   Gordon Gentle, b. November 5, 1908, Alabama
   Gussie Lou Gentle (32.3.10.5.4), b. July 17, 1911, Alabama
   Ola Gladys Gentle (32.3.10.5.5), b. April 30, 1913, Alabama

Ida (Gentle) Gentle was buried in the Gold Cemetery.  On April 22, 1917, Solomon Gentle married a second time to Mrs. Alice (Shelton) McAllister (1.5.10.4) in Jackson County, Alabama.  Alice was born on April 23, 1882 in Alabama and is the daughter of Samuel Martin Shelton and Sarah Callie (Floyd) Shelton.  Solomon and Alice Gentle were the parents of three children:

   Freda Maude Gentle (32.3.10.5.6), b. February 18, 1918, Alabama
   Floyd Harding Gentle (32.3.10.5.7), b. December 6, 1920, Alabama
   Laura Louene Gentle (32.3.10.5.8), b. May 12, 1922, Alabama

Alice (Shelton) Gentle died in July of 1922.  On May 17, 1924, Solomon Gentle married a third time to Gertie Mae Cisco and they were the parents of two children:

   James Milton Gentle, b. August 15, 1925, Alabama
   Velma Ruth Gentle, b. August 13, 1928, Alabama

In 1920, Solomon and Alice Gentle were living in Jackson County, Alabama.  As of 1922, Solomon Gentle was living in Langston, Alabama.  Solomon Gentle was buried next to his first wife, Ida, in the Gold Cemetery in Jackson County, Alabama.  Gordon Gentle married Pearl Lumpkin and they had two children:  -  Ruth Ann Gentle,  -  Roberta Sue Gentle.  Gordon later married a woman whose first name was Evelyn.  Gordon Gentle moved to Arkansas.  Gordon Gentle died on April 29, 1984.

On April 18, 1945, James Milton Gentle married Daisy Mae Judge at Langston, Alabama.  Daisy was born on October 15, 1925 and is the daughter of Walter Judge and Mary (King) Judge.  James and Daisy Mae Gentle had one daughter:  -  JoAnn Gentle, b. April 25, 1956.  James Milton Gentle married a second time and had one child.  James Milton Gentle died on January 31, 1972 and was buried at Langston, Alabama.  Daisy Mae (Judge) Gentle died on August 6, 1981.  On August 12, 1972, JoAnn Gentle married John David Hastings (born April 12, 1949) and they have three children:  -  Stephanie Ann Hastings, b. May 7, 1972,  -  Sonya Lynn Hastings, b. April 11, 1974,  -  Tonya Leigh Hastings.

On March 16, 1946, Velma “Ruth” Gentle married Woodie Calvin Scott (born March 7, 1924) in Scottsboro, Alabama.  Woodie and Ruth Scott have three children:  -  James Ronald Scott, b. June 26, 1948,  -  Shirley Joyce Scott, b. September 18, 1949,  -  Larry Wayne Scott, b. July 16, 1960.  On May 12, 1980, Ruth married a second time to Paul Hammons (born October 21, 1914).  On March 25, 1970, James Scott married Ora Mae Fricks (born September 5, 1950) and they have three children:  -  Sandrae Rae Scott, b. January 9, 1971,  -  Jamie Oran Scott, b. December 1, 1975,  -  Janet Marie Scott, b. August 20, 1982.  On September 17, 1966, Shirley Scott married Leslie Gene Gold (born May 19, 1949) and they have three children:  -  Sheila Diane Gold, b. July 20, 1970,  -  Joyce Ann Gold, b. March 27, 1977,  -  Barbara Jean Gold, b. November 20, 1982.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Jackson County, Alabama;  2)  Will Book 12, Pages 28 - 31, Jackson County, Alabama, 1922;  3)  Will Book 14, Pages 472 - 474, Jackson County, Alabama, 1928;  4)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, February 4, 1986;  5)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, October, 1986;  6)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, January, 1987

LESLIE GENTLE (32.3.10.5.2) is the son of Solomon Gentle and Mary Ida (Gentle) Gentle.  “Les” was born on May 18, 1906 in Jackson County, Alabama.  On September 16, 1923, Les Gentle married Maude Elizabeth McCormack in Jackson County, Alabama.  Maude was born on October 4, 1907 in Lim Rock, Alabama and is the daughter of Irvin McCormack and Martha (Johnson) McCormack.  Irvin McCormack was previously married to Sarah Ellen Wininger (32.3.3.1).  Les and Maude Gentle have two children:

   Hansel Gentle, b. December 4, 1925, Jackson County, Alabama
   Jodie Estelle Gentle, b. October 13, 1930, Madison County, Alabama

Leslie Gentle died on October 4, 1972.  On September 18, 1948, Hansel Gentle married Brachel Mae Colbert in Huntsville, Alabama.  Brachel was born on December 23, 1922 in Lincoln County, Tennessee and is the daughter of James Cleveland Colbert and Nancy Nina (Hopkins) Colbert.  Hansel and Brachel Gentle have five children (all born in Madison County, Alabama):  -  Gregory Brooks Gentle, b. July 31, 1949,  -  Mark Steven Gentle, b. March 26, 1954,  -  Ronnie Jean Gentle, b. December 30, 1955,  -  Paige Ann Gentle, b. July 10, 1958,  -  Mike Toby Gentle, b. August 26, 1960.  Gregory Gentle married a Korean woman whose first name is Pack.  Ronnie Jean Gentle married a Mr. Faircloth.  Paige Gentle married Joe Holder.

On November 28, 1950, Jodie Gentle married Bobby Lee Sanders in Iuka, Mississippi.  Bobby Lee is the son of E. B. Sanders and Marie Sanders.  Bobby Lee and Jodie Sanders are the parents of one son:  -  Bobby Joe Sanders, b. December 1, 1954 in Huntsville, Alabama.  On August 29, 1975, Bobby Joe Sanders married Kathy Sue Davis.  Kathy was born in Madison County, Alabama and is the daughter of Marnol Davis and Helen Davis.  Bobby Joe and Kathy Sanders are the parents of two children (born in Madison County, Alabama):  -  Bobby Joe Sanders, Jr., b. May 20, 1976,  -  Bambi Elizabeth Sanders, b. June 24, 1979.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, October, 1986;  2)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, January, 1987

GUSSIE LOU GENTLE (32.3.10.5.4) is the daughter of Solomon Gentle and Mary Ida (Gentle) Gentle.  Gussie was born on July 17, 1911 in Alabama.  On June 27, 1927, Gussie Gentle married John Andrew Wilbanks and lives in the Huntsville, Alabama area.  Andrew was born on October 18, 1909.  Andrew and Gussie Wilbanks were the parents of five children:

   Kenneth Floyd Wilbanks, b. June 10, 1937
   Irish F. Wilbanks (twin) (32.3.10.5.4.2), b. November 16, 1941
   Anthony Ray Wilbanks (twin), b. November 16, 1941
   Janet Jane Wilbanks, b. December 15, 1943
   Sheldon Glen Wilbanks, b. May 3, 1946

Gussie (Gentle) Wilbanks died on December 18, 1955 and John Andrew Wilbanks died on January 19, 1969.  Kenneth Wilbanks married Annie Mae Young (born July 7, 1939) and they have four children:  -  Roberta Ann Wilbanks, b. August 3, 1956,  -  Kenneth Johnny Wilbanks, b. March 28, 1961,  -  Michael Anthony Wilbanks, b. February 7, 1967,  -  Timothy Ray Wilbanks, b. March 11, 1970.  Kenneth Wilbanks, Sr. died on February 2, 1979.  Roberta Ann Wilbanks married Jerry Smith and they had two children:  -  Cristy Smith (died),  -  Lisa Diann Smith.  Jerry Smith died.  Lisa Smith married a Mr. Ramsey and they have three children:  -  Lewis Ramsey,  -  Crystal Dawn Ramsey,  -  Michael Shane Ramsey.  On February 3, 1979, Kenneth “Johnny” Wilbanks married Mable Dawn Brouk (born August 17, 1961) and they have two children:  -  Phillip John Wilbanks, b. July 8, 1980,  -  Eric Scott Wilbanks, b. December 25, 1981.

On November 6, 1958, Anthony Ray Wilbanks married Taby Louise Guyton (born August 27, 1940) and they have four children:  -  Charles Ray Ledon Wilbanks, b. August 5, 1960,  -  Franklin Ledale Wilbanks, b. July 5, 1962,  -  Tressa Wilbanks, b. March 5, 1971,  -  Flesia Louise Wilbanks.  Charles Wilbanks married Reggy Brown and they have one son:  -  Charles Ray Wilbanks.  Franklin Wilbanks has three children:  -  Bensent Dwight Wilbanks,  -  Kenneth Wayne Wilbanks (deceased),  -  Troy Lynn Wilbanks.  Tressa Wilbanks married Charles Durham.

On August 27, 1959, Janet Jane Wilbanks married J. D. Driskill and they had four children:  -  Bobby Jay Driskill, b. September 15, 1961,  -  Brenda Kay Driskill, b. December 26, 1962,  -  Sheldon Robert Driskill, b. February 17, 1963,  -  Janet Renae Driskill.  Janet married a second time to Ervin Higgins and they had one son:  -  Calvin Higgins.  Janet married a third time to Perry Lee King and they have two children:  -  Janet Machel King, b. October 27, 1976,  -  Perry Lee King, Jr., b. December 23, 1979.  Bobby Driskill married a woman whose first name is Darlene and has two children.  Brenda Driskill has two children.  Janet Renae Driskill married Joe McCurdy and they have two children.  Sheldon Glen Wilbanks married Evelyn Mann and they had two children.  In May of 1968, Sheldon Wilbanks married a second time to Judy Carol and they have three children:  -  Gregory Wilbanks,  -  Tammy Lynn Wilbanks,  -  Chuky Wilbanks.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, October, 1986;  2)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, January, 1987

IRISH FAYE WILBANKS (32.3.10.5.4.2) is the daughter of John Andrew Wilbanks and Gussie Lou (Gentle) Wilbanks.  Faye was born on November 16, 1941.  On April 21, 1956, Irish “Faye” Wilbanks married Carlton Lee Daniel (born July 11, 1939) and they have ten children:

   Carlton Byron Daniel, b. August 5, 1957
   Una Delois Daniel, b. May 7, 1959
   Carolyn Faye Daniel, b. April 23, 1961
   Bryan Lee Daniel, b. October 25, 1962
   Phyllis Ann Daniel, b. July 6, 1963
   Loretta Jan Daniel, b. March 29, 1965
   Trena Gail Daniel
   Carlton Lee Daniel, Jr., b. September 16, 1969
   Benita Jean Daniel, b. March 29, 1971
   Little Buddy Daniel, b. August 24, 1980

On August 16, 1974, Carlton Byron Daniel married Mary Gwendolyn Chapman (born May 30, 1962) and they have one daughter:  -  Jessica Nicole Daniel, b. May 30, 1986.  On May 16, 1975, Una Daniel married Sammual Robert Williams and they have three children:  -  Sheldon Robert Williams, b. May 5, 1976,  -  Jason Keith Williams, b. May 12, 1978,  -  Rebecca Delois Williams, b. January 16, 1980.  Carolyn Faye Daniel married Hubert Larry Day and they have two children:  -  Jillian Ann Day, b. February 27, 1978,  -  Holly Rane Day, b. January 12, 1982.

Bryan Lee Daniel married Lora Ann Bradley (born December 12, 1965) and the have one daughter:  -  Donna Deann Daniel, b. September 12, 1985.  Phyllis Ann Daniel married David Dennis and they have two children:  -  Joseph David Dennis, b. August 7, 1978,  -  Andrew John Dennis, b. July 22, 1982.  Trena Gail Daniel married David Michael Goodman and they have one son:  -  Michael David Goodman, b. August 22, 1982.  On April 20, 1986, Carlton Lee Daniel, Jr. married Judy Ann Moses.  Little Buddy Daniel died as an infant on August 25, 1980.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, October, 1986;  2)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, January, 1987

OLA GLADYS GENTLE (32.3.10.5.5) is the daughter of Solomon Gentle and Mary Ida (Gentle) Gentle.  Ola was born on April 30, 1913 in Alabama.  Ola Gentle married Charles Amos Potts (born May 3, 1910).  Charles and Ola Potts had four children:

   Kenneth Douglas Potts, b. August, 1936
   Bobby Nelson Potts, b. March 10, 1938
   Billy Milford Potts, b. February 17, 1940
   Betty Jean Potts, b. April 3, 1942

Charles Amos Potts died on February 12, 1961.  Ola married a second time Raymond Charles Brietbach (born July 15, 1890).  Raymond Brietbach died on December 28, 1975.  Kenneth Douglas Potts died as an infant in 1936.  In 1969, Bobby Nelson Potts married Henrietta Kilgore (born May 19, 1951) and they have four children:  -  Lori Lynn Potts, b. January 19, 1970,  -  Kimberley Gale Potts, b. January 7, 1972,  -  Jennifer Dawn Potts, b. January 16, 1973,  -  Nelson Shane Potts, b. January 21, 1976.

On April 24, 1958, Billy Milford Potts married Wanda Ann Lawson (born January 22, 1943) and they have seven children:  -  Billie Ann Potts, b. October 13, 1958,  -  Terry Milford Potts, b. September 2, 1959,  -  Joy Lynn Potts, b. March 29, 1961,  -  Steven Wayne Potts, b. February 11, 1963,  -  Bobby Nelson Potts, b. October 12, 1965,  -  Lori Marie Potts, b. May 31, 1966,  -  Nancy Lanette Potts, b. November 20, 1968.  Billie Ann Potts married James Belton Baker, III (born December 31, 1956) and they had one child:  -  Misty Ann Baker, b. October 13, 1976.  On February 21, 1981, Billie Ann married a second time to Howard Nelson Gregg (born March 31, 1961) and they have one son:  -  Ryan Nelson Gregg, b. March 12, 1985.  On February 19, 1982, Terry Milford Potts married Vicki Lee Bradley (born January 3, 1967) and they have two children:  -  Terri Lee Potts, b. November 9, 1982,  -  Tiffany Leann Potts, b. August 14, 1986.  On January 17, 1978, Joy Lynn Potts married Randall Keith Farmer (born December 6, 1958) and they have one child:  -  Krity Lynn Farmer, b. August 27, 1978.  Bobby Nelson Potts died as an infant on January 24, 1966.  On October 16, 1982, Lori Marie Potts married Daniel Lee Matthews (born June 28, 1961) and they have one child:  -  Colby Lee Matthews, b. December 17, 1985.  On July 8, 1985, Nancy Lanette Potts married Howard Keith Burgess.

On May 11, 1959, Betty Jean Potts married Curtis Ray Frost (born August 14, 1938) and they have two children:  -  Curtis Ray Frost, Jr., b. June 12, 1961,  -  Dana Robin Frost, b. April 20, 1963.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, October, 1986;  2)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, January, 1987

FREDA MAUDE GENTLE (32.3.10.5.6) is the daughter of Solomon Gentle and Alice (Shelton) Gentle.  Freda was born on February 18, 1918 in Alabama.  After Freda’s mother died, Freda was raised by her uncle, Riley Shelton (1.5.10.7).  On September 4, 1937, Freda Gentle married John Herman Preston (born April 6, 1916) and they had six children:

   Alice Roberta Preston, b. April 19, 1938
   John Herman Preston, b. December 3, 1939
   Dorothy Jenice Preston, b. September 2, 1941
   Jimmie Doyle Preston, b. November 19, 1943
   Terry Lee Preston, b. November 12, 1945
   Stanley Dewite Preston, b. November 28, 1948

On June 28, 1969, Freda married a second time to William Eleveland Gay (born May 24, 1926) in Trenton, Georgia.  As of 1986, Freda (Gentle) Gay was living in Huntsville, Alabama.  On September 24, 1960, Alice Preston married James Edward Posey (born June 11, 1938) and they have four children:  -  Dennis Edward Posey, b. January 17, 1962,  -  Barry Keith Posey, b. May 28, 1963,  -  Myron Kent Posey, b. June 12, 1964,  -  Angela Mazine Posey, b. August 10, 1965.  On February 14, 1982, Dennis Edward Posey married Brenda Hale (born May 9, 1962).  John Herman Preston died as an infant on February 5, 1941.

On October 23, 1965, Dorothy Jenice Preston married James Lee Hicks (born March 14, 1942) and they have two children:  -  Winona Jenice Hicks, b. June 9, 1966,  -  Wendell Lee Hicks, b. October 5, 1969.  On October 19, 1985, Winona Hicks married Gene Ivan Desgranges (born August, 1961).  On August 29, 1964, Jimmie Doyle Preston married Naomi Alice Gullion (born August 27, 1946) and they have two children:  -  Julie Elizabeth Preston, b. March 24, 1970,  -  Jonathan Blake Preston, b. June 15, 1976.

On December 30, 1965, Terry Lee Preston married Linda Sue McCoy (born February 21, 1948) and they have two children:  -  Regina Darlene Preston, b. March 31, 1967,  -  Mellisa Faye Preston, b. August 4, 1968.  On December 26, 1983, Terry Lee Preston married a second time to Annie Elizabeth Lee (born October 15, 1940).  In June of 1980, Regina Preston married Robby Van Cleave.  On April 7, 1971, Stanley Dewite Preston married Mary Louise Mapels (born February 20, 1945) and they have one son:  -  Stanley Dewite Preston, II, b. July 8, 1975.

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

FLOYD HARDING GENTLE (32.3.10.5.7) is the son of Solomon Gentle and Alice (Shelton) Gentle.  Floyd was born on December 6, 1920 in Alabama.  On January 17, 1942, Floyd Gentle married Ruth Evelyn Duke (born October 24, 1923) in Madison County, Alabama.  Floyd is a Church of Christ minister.  Floyd and Ruth Gentle were the parents of five children:

   Floyd Larry Gentle, b. February 3, 1944
   Lucretia Kay Gentle, b. September 24, 1947
   Bruce Gwen Gentle, b. March 11, 1951
   Timothy Mark Gentle, b. August 2, 1954
   Teddy Alton Gentle, b. February 2, 1961

On June 29, 1963, Floyd Larry Gentle married Ruby Diane York (born March 12, 1945) and they have three children:  -  Kevin Vance Gentle, b. May 25, 1965,  -  Darren Wayne Gentle, b. February 22, 1968,  -  Kerry Chadwick Gentle, b. March 18, 1973.  On April 24, 1969, Lucretia Gentle married Jimmy Douglas McNees (born August 26, 1946) and they have four children:  -  Jonathan Jay McNees, b. November 24, 1963,  -  Randall Errol McNees (adopted), b. November 24, 1963,  -  Rebecca Joyce McNees, b. April 1, 1976,  -  David Joshua McNees, b. October 25, 1984.  On July 4, 1986, Randall McNees married Diane Adomyetz (born November 28, 1966).

On March 12, 1971, Bruce Gentle married Glenda Gail Price (born August 21, 1949) and they have three children:  -  Brian Todd Gentle, b. February 14, 1972,  -  Brett Allan Gentle, b. October 3, 1975,  -  Teresa Lea Gentle, b. April 15, 1978.  On January 12, 1973, Timothy Gentle married Rhonda Gail Fleming (born March 16, 1954) and they have five children:  -  Melisha Rae Gentle, b. December 6, 1973,  -  Timothy Mark Gentle, Jr., b. and d. April 13, 1977,  -  Emily Nicole Gentle, b. February 13, 1979,  -  Donley Wallace Gentle (adopted), b. June 19, 1979.  On August 6, 1983, Teddy Gentle married Danice Sarah Ramage (born January 4, 1964) and they have one daughter:  -  Amanda Sarah Gentle, b. June 29, 1984.

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

LAURA LOUENE GENTLE (32.3.10.5.8) is the daughter of Solomon Gentle and Alice (Shelton) Gentle.  Laura was born on May 12, 1922 in Alabama.  Laura Gentle was adopted in 1924 by John William Himes and Rhoda Jane (Shelton) Himes, Alice’s sister.  On October 4, 1936, Laura Gentle married Riley Edward Selvage (born September 2, 1916) at the home of the bride at Wininger, Alabama.  Riley and Laura Selvage were the parents of five children:

   Carol Faye Selvage, b. August 5, 1938
   Edward Ray Selvage, b. September 19, 1939
   Joan Loyette Selvage, b. January 25, 1942
   Rayburn Eugene Selvage, b. April 23, 1943
   Nellie Jo Selvage, b. June 25, 1944

On June 1, 1957, Carol Faye Selvage married Almon Ray Hardin (born September 8, 1938) and they have three children:  -  Carol Renae Hardin, b. December 19, 1961,  -  Anita Darlene Hardin, b. December 16, 1963,  -  Anthony Almon Ray Hardin, b. November 14, 1970.  On December 15, 1979, Carol Hardin married Roger Smith Stephenson (born July 27, 1957) and they have two children:  -  Larissa Renae Stephenson, b. September 28, 1981,  -  Bradley Roger Stephenson, b. August 15, 1984.  On August 21, 1982, Anita Hardin married Timothy Michael McKenzie.  On May 29, 1960, Edward Selvage married Dorothy Lucille Cornelison (born March 23, 1942) and they have two children:  -  Darrell Edward Selvage, b. November 24, 1961,  -  Gregory Alan Selvage, b. July 27, 1966.  On July 7, 1981, Darrell Selvage married Deborah Ann Reed and they have one daughter:  -  Jessica Lynn Selvage, b. April 23, 1983.  On November 14, 1983, Edward Ray Selvage married a second time to Alice Tennessee Singleton in Fayetteville, Tennessee.

On November 5, 1961, Joan Selvage married James Johnson Cornelison (born September 9, 1942) at Scottsboro, Alabama and they have two children:  -  Charles Edward Cornelison, b. August 9, 1962,  -  Jamie Karen Cornelison, b. August 31, 1968.  In 1964, Rayburn Selvage married Reva Sue Deerman.  On December 1, 1965, Rayburn Selvage married a second time to Wanda Sue Tidwell (born July 16, 1942) and they have three children:  -  Cynthia Darlene Tidwell, b. November 17, 1963 (adopted on July 29, 1968 and last name changed to Selvage),  -  Angela Kay Selvage, b. November 19, 1966,  -  Gina Suzanne Selvage, b. July 8, 1971.  On December 22, 1979, Rayburn Selvage married a third time to Doris Anne Curlee (born August 28, 1948).  On September 4, 1964, Nellie Jo Selvage married Claude Douglas Bellomy (born October 4, 1946) at Scottsboro, Alabama.  On November 4, 1972, Nellie Jo married a second time to Warren G. Coiner (born August 8, 1943) at the home of her sister, Joan.  Warren and Nellie Jo Coiner had one daughter:  -  Alinda Laura Coiner, b. November 9, 1973.  On February 12, 1981, Nellie Jo married a third time to Robert Lovett Fletcher (born May 1, 1922).

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

SAMUEL M. GENTLE (32.3.10.6) is the son of John Allen Gentle and Jane E. (Wininger) Gentle.  Samuel was born January 9, 1886 in Jackson County, Alabama.  On August 20, 1904, Samuel Gentle married Polly Ann Talkington in Jackson County, Alabama.  Polly was born on January 28, 1885 in Alabama.  Samuel and Polly Gentle were the parent of seven children:

   Martha Maude Gentle, b. 1906, Jackson County, Alabama
   Claude Arthur Gentle, b. September 28, 1910
   Ernest Newton Gentle
   Homer Franklin Gentle, b. 1915
   Carl Emerson Gentle
   Mary Grace Gentle, b. November 24, 1920
   John Grady Gentle, b. June 13, 1923

In 1910, Samuel and Polly Gentle were living in Jackson County, Alabama.  As of 1922, Samuel Gentle was living in Hollywood, Alabama.  Samuel M. Gentle died on May 9, 1936 and Polly (Talkington) Gentle died on December 18, 1950.  Both were buried in the Gold Cemetery.  Martha Gentle married Jim Talley and they have six children:  -  Howard Talley,  -  Veda Mae Talley,  -  David Talley,  -  Mary Ruth Talley,  -  Marie Talley,  -  Kenneth Talley (deceased).

Claude Gentle was a private in the army.  Claude Gentle married Hazel Wooten and they had twin daughters:  -  Leola Gentle,  -  Viola Gentle.  Both Claude Gentle and his brother, John Gentle, were killed together in a car accident on October 27, 1945.  Both were buried in the Gold Cemetery.  On March 13, 1937, Ernest Gentle married Ora B. Metcalf in Jackson County, Alabama.  Ora is the daughter of Sidney Metcalf and Dora (Wynn) Metcalf.  Ernest and Ora Gentle had two children:  -  Charles Gentle (died as a child),  -  Barbara Gentle.  On May 14, 1938, Homer Gentle married Jewel Stella Sharp in Jackson County, Alabama.  Jewell is the daughter of W. L. Sharp and Almetta (Robinson) Sharp.  Homer and Stella Gentle were the parents of two children:  -  Ray Gentle,  -  Glen Sharp Gentle.  Homer Gentle died in 1949 and was buried in the Gold Cemetery.  On December 20, 1935, Carl Gentle married Rosa Wooten and they had seven children:  -  Louise Gentle,  -  Edward Gentle,  -  Mary Lee Gentle,  -  Gene Gentle,  -  Billy Wayne Gentle (died),  -  JoAnn Gentle,  -  Janett Gentle.

Mary Grace Gentle married Frank Thomas.  Frank was born on April 11, 1916 and is the son of Walter Thomas and Eva Berry (Hall) Thomas.  For additional information on the descendants of Frank and Mary Thomas, see the sketch of Frank Thomas (15.3.8.10.6.6).  On January 14, 1942, John Gentle married Estell Davis in Jackson County, Alabama.  Estell is the daughter of John Davis and Marie Davis.  John and Estell Gentle had two children:  -  Helen Gentle,  -  Grady Gentle.  John Grady Gentle died on October 27, 1945.

References:  1)  1910 Census, 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

CHARLES GENTLE (32.3.10.7) is the son of John Allen Gentle and Jane E. (Wininger) Gentle.  Charlie was born in December of 1887 in Jackson County, Alabama.  In 1907, Charlie Gentle married Amanda West.  Amanda was born on February 12, 1891 in Georgia and is the daughter of Robert West and Louiza (Harkins) West.  In 1910, Charlie and “Mandy” Gentle were living in Jackson County, Alabama.  Charlie and Amanda Gentle were the parents of two children:

   Alfred Gentle
   Lorene Gentle

Charlie Gentle died in 1953 and was buried at the Stateline Methodist Cemetery on Highway 431 about one mile from the Tennessee state line near Hazel Green, Alabama.  On February 4, 1957, Amanda married a second time to G. W. Whisanant in Madison County, Alabama.  G. W. was born on December 25, 1882 and is the son of David Whisanant and Mary (Caroll) Whisanant.  Amanda died in 1978 and was buried next to her first husband, Charlie Gentle.

Alfred Gentle married Clara Holder and they have three children:  -  Faye Jeanette Gentle, b. December 1, 1936 in Marshall County, Alabama,  -  Charlie Alfred Gentle,  -  Shirley Gentle, b. March 24, 1939.  Alfred Gentle died on August 16, 1939 and was buried at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Jackson County, Alabama.  On December 28, 1954, Faye Gentle married Wilburn Ray Marshall in Madison County, Alabama.  Wilburn was born on April 28, 1930 in Lincoln County, Tennessee and is the son of Joe Marshall and Ollie (Monks) Marshall.  Wilburn and Faye Marshall have two children:  -  Nina Faye Marshall, b. December 8, 1955,  -  James Gregory Marshall, b. December 28, 1961.  Nina Marshall is not married.  On March 19, 1982, James Marshall married Paula Trivett and they do not have children.  Charlie Alfred Gentle and his wife, Essie, have no children.  Shirley Gentle married O. C. Harris and they have four children:  -  Rita Harris,  -  Justin Harris,  -  Shannon Harris,  -  Linda Sue Harris.  Rita Harris married Frank Henderson.  Linda Sue Harris married Gerald Scott and they have one son:  -  Nicholas Scott.  Linda married a second time to Charles “Chuck” Lowe and they have no children.

Lorene Gentle married Arnold Green and they have two children:  -  Raymond Green,  -  Wallace Green.  Arnold Green died.  Lorene married a second time to Robert Phillips.  Robert Phillips died.  Lorene and her son, Wallace, live in Loganville, Georgia.  Raymond Green married Elizabeth Webb and they have four children:  -  Janet Green,  -  James Green,  -  Debbie Green,  -  Donald Green.  Raymond Green died and Elizabeth and her family live near Atlanta, Georgia.  Janet Green died at the age of twenty-one.  Wallace Green is not married.

References:  1)  1910 Census, Jackson County, Alabama;  2)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, January, 1987

GEORGE ARTHUR GENTLE (32.3.10.8) is the son of John Allen Gentle and Jane E. (Wininger) Gentle.  George was born on January 18, 1891 in Jackson County, Alabama.  On March 11, 1912, George Gentle married Daisy Clementine Johnston in Franklin County, Tennessee.  Daisy was born on March 23, 1896 in Taylorsville, Georgia and is the daughter of J. D. Johnston and Jessie Emma (Brem) Johnston.  George and Daisy Gentle were the parents of thirteen children:

   Essie Louise Gentle, b. March 29, 1913, Jackson County, Alabama
   Mable I. Gentle (32.3.10.8.2), b. January 25, 1915, Jackson County, Alabama
   Herbert Spencer Gentle, b. May 25, 1916
   Laura Geneva Gentle, b. April 13, 1918
   Emma Katherine Gentle, b. December 7, 1919
   Dorothy H. Gentle (32.3.10.8.6), b. May 12, 1921, Madison County, Alabama
   Edna Beatrice Gentle, b. May 28, 1923, Madison County, Alabama
   Opal Christine Gentle, b. July 22, 1925
   John David Gentle, b. October 14, 1926
   Mary Frances Gentle, b. September 26, 1928, Madison County, Alabama
   Stella Ruth Gentle, b. June 6, 1930, Madison County, Alabama
   George L. Gentle (32.3.10.8.12), b. April 30, 1933
   Joseph Melvin Gentle, b. July 7, 1935

As of 1922, George Gentle was living in Huntsville, Alabama.  Daisy (Johnston) Gentle died on October 19, 1977 in Madison County, Alabama and George Arthur Gentle died on September 5, 1978.  Both were buried in the State Line Methodist Cemetery in Madison County, Alabama.  Essie Gentle died one day after she was born on March 30, 1913 and was buried in the Gentle/Wininger Cemetery at Letcher, Alabama.  Herbert Gentle died as an infant on April 5, 1917 and was buried in the Gentle/Wininger Cemetery in Jackson County, Alabama.  Laura Gentle burned to death as a child on November 19, 1921 and was buried in the Gentle/Wininger Cemetery in Jackson County, Alabama.

On February 4, 1939, Emma Katherine Gentle married Harry Grady Parton in Madison County, Alabama.  Grady and Katherine Parton have three children:  -  Linda Etaw Parton, b. September 30, 1940,  -  Peggy Dianne Parton, b. August 17, 1945,  -  Sonyia Kay Parton, b. June 9, 1956.  Linda Parton married Neal Shivers and they have two children:  -  Jeffrey Shivers, b. April 16, 1960,  -  Deborah Jeanette Shivers, b. April 26, 1961.  Peggy Parton married Donald Hyche and they have one son:  -  Brian Keith Hyche, b. August 27, 1963.  Sonyia Parton married James Eugene Hyche and they have no children.

On July 4, 1942, Edna Gentle married William Fount Jones in Madison County, Alabama.  William is the son of Guss Pitts Jones and Vinnie (Cothren) Jones.  William and Edna Jones are the parents of three children:  -  Billie Jean Jones, b. November 27, 1943, Madison County, Alabama,  -  Shirley Ann Jones, b. September 27, 1948, Madison County, Alabama,  -  Susan Lynne Jones, b. October 11, 1960, Madison County, Alabama.  On April 15, 1962, Billie Jean Jones married Nathaniel F. Van Dyke and they have four children:  -  David Forest Van Dyke, b. July 30, 1963,  -  Cynthia Lynn Van Dyke, b. October 18, 1965,  -  Sandra Kay Van Dyke, b. June 22, 1966,  -  Mark Wayne Van Dyke.  On February 1, 1969, Shirley Jones married L. Noel Moore in Madison County, Alabama and they have two children:  -  Jeffery Allen Moore, b. October 31, 1969,  -  Jenifer Elizabeth Moore, b. April 4, 1972.

On August 12, 1944, Opal Christine Gentle married Wilbur T. Costin in Madison County, Alabama.  Wilbur was born on October 14, 1922 and is the son of E. D. Costin and Vibie (Smith) Costin.  Wilbur and Christine Costin have two children:  -  Thomas Wayne Costin, b. July 27, 1945,  -  Gerald Lee Costin, b. December 31, 1950.  Wilbur and Christine Costin live in California.  On July 14, 1967, Thomas Costin married Janice Louise Lynn and they have four children:  -  Lisa Michell Costin, b. September 28, 1969,  -  Corine D. Costin, b. September 19, 1971,  -  Donnovon Costin,  -  Aaron Costin.  John David Gentle died as an infant on June 25, 1927 and was buried in the Gentle/Wininger Cemetery near Letcher, Alabama.

On June 28, 1947, Frances Gentle married Walter Edward Neeley in Madison County, Alabama.  “Edd” is the son of Dow Neeley and Bessie (Currey) Neeley.  Edd and Frances Neeley have two children:  -  Terry Lynn Neeley, b. October 14, 1951,  -  Dennis Edward Neeley, b. March 21, 1955.  On January 4, 1975, Terry Neeley married Edie Cox and they have two children:  -  Celeste Neeley, b. July 23, 1975,  -  Mathew Scott Neeley, b. March 6, 1980.  On September 3, 1977, Dennis Neeley married Teresa Hastings and they have two children:  -  Reese Edward Neeley, b. September 21, 1980,  -  Spencer Blake Neeley, b. October 14, 1986.  Dennis and Teresa Neeley live at Woodville, Alabama.

On August 5, 1950, Stella Gentle married Malcolm F. Buffloe in Iuka, Mississippi.  Malcolm and Stella Buffloe have two children:  -  Gary Eugene Buffloe, b. August 7, 1951,  -  Janice Anita Buffloe, b. November 9, 1956.  On May 26, 1973, Gary Buffloe married Marilyn Salamore and they have two children:  -  David Gary Buffloe, b. February 11, 1976,  -  Brian Christopher Buffloe, b. August 9, 1980.  On June 7, 1958, Joseph Melvin Gentle married Bettie Reid in Madison County, Alabama and they have one son:  -  Micky Joe Gentle, b. December 20, 1969.

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

MABLE IRENE GENTLE (32.3.10.8.2) is the daughter of George Arthur Gentle and Daisy Clementine (Johnston) Gentle.  Mable was born on January 25, 1915 in Jackson County, Alabama.  On May 13, 1933, Mable Gentle married Thomas Monroe Cothren in Madison County, Alabama.  Monroe is the son of Homer Clay Cothren and Bulah (Turner) Cothren.  Monroe and Mable Cothren have four children:

   Vernon Eugene Cothren, b. June 2, 1934, Madison County, Alabama
   David Rodger Cothren, b. January 19, 1936, Madison County, Alabama
   Thomas Monroe Cothren, b. April 6, 1937
   Martha Ann Cothren, b. December 4, 1941, Madison County, Alabama

On January 18, 1956, Vernon Cothren married Rachel Smithy in Madison County, Alabama.  Rachel is the daughter of Rice Smithy.  Vernon and Rachel Cothren have three children (all born in Madison County, Alabama):  -  Anthony Eugene Cothren, b. October 8, 1956,  -  Teresa Carol Cothren, b. November 29, 1957,  -  Ramona Kay Cothren, b. October 8, 1958.  Anthony Cothren married Cindy Harbin and they have two children:  -  Anthony Todd Cothren,  -  Calaeb Cothren.  David Rodger Cothren died the same day that he was born, January 19, 1936.

On October 11, 1957, Thomas Monroe Cothren married Shirley Vann in Vermont and they had five children:  -  Michael David Cothren, (b. and d. September 9, 1958),  -  Linda Ann Cothren, b. August 4, 1959,  -  Kim Lee Cothren, b. July 10, 1960,  -  Thomas Monroe Cothren, Jr., b. June 1, 1962,  -  Michael Scott Cothren, b. December 31, 1963.  Thomas Monroe Cothren married a second time to Joan Stone in Enterprise, Alabama.  Thomas is retired from the Air Force and lives in Huntsville, Alabama.

On November 2, 1962, Martha Cothren married Oscar Louis Eldrige and they have three children (all born in Madison County, Alabama):  -  Louis Keith Eldrige, b. and d. September 26, 1963,  -  Kenneth Louis Eldrige, b. August 12, 1965,  -  Regina Lynn Eldrige, b. August 21, 1968.  Oscar Louis Eldrige died in July of 1982 and was buried in the State Line Cemetery near Hazel Green, Alabama.  Louis Keith Eldrige was also buried in the State Line Cemetery.

References:  1)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, October, 1986;  2)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, January, 1987

DOROTHY HELEN GENTLE (32.3.10.8.6) is the daughter of George Arthur Gentle and Daisy Clementine (Johnston) Gentle.  Dorothy was born on May 12, 1921 in Madison County, Alabama.  On December 24, 1941, Dorothy Gentle married Gilbert Drake in Madison County, Alabama.  Gilbert and Dorothy Drake are the parents of nine children:

   Dorothy Gayle Drake, b. October 5, 1942
   Mary Jane Drake, b. November 8, 1943
   Jerry Gilbert Drake, b. October 7, 1946
   Tommy Doyle Drake, b. October 7, 1947
   Carol Yovone Drake, b. January 4, 1949
   Valorie Kay Drake, b. July 2, 1950
   Ronda Drake, b. February 28, 1952
   Harold Drake, b. February 14, 1953
   Rebecca Ann Drake, b. February 26, 1958

Dorothy (Gentle) Drake died on January 5, 1981 and was buried at the Owens Cross Roads Cemetery in Madison County, Alabama.  Dorothy Gayle Drake married Edward G. Scott and they have three children:  -  Cynthia Gayle Scott, b. April 12, 1964,  -  Marca Denise Scott, b. April 11, 1966,  -  Joel Edward Scott, b. January 7, 1969.  Mary Jane Drake is not married.  Jerry Drake married Barbra Cobb and they have two children:  -  Suzanne Michelle Drake, b. August 18, 1971,  -  Bradford Jerry Drake, b. March 4, 1974.

Tommy Drake married Patricia Jones and they have one son:  -  Bryan Drake, b. September 26, 1974.  On November 12, 1976, Tommy Drake married a second time to Charlene Knight and they have one child:  -  Aundra LaDon Drake, b. January 23, 1979.  On June 10, 1968, Carol Drake married Henry Homer Helton and they have three children:  -  Henry Drake Helton, b. October 27, 1968,  -  Benny Lee Helton, b. April 20, 1970,  -  Angela Yovonne Helton, b. July 13, 1971.  Valorie Drake died as an infant on October 16, 1950 and was buried at the Owens Cross Roads Cemetery in Madison County, Alabama.  Ronda Drake died the same that she was born, February 28, 1952, and was buried in the Owens Cross Roads Cemetery.  Harold Drake died the same day that he was born, February 14, 1953, and was buried at the Owens Cross Roads Cemetery.

References:  1)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, October, 1986;  2)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, January, 1987

GEORGE LEONARD GENTLE (32.3.10.8.12) is the son of George Arthur Gentle and Daisy Clementine (Johnston) Gentle.  Leonard was born on April 30, 1933.  On December 10, 1952, George Leonard Gentle married Elizabeth Jane Fox in Madison County, Alabama.  Jane was born on March 16, 1935 and is the daughter of Robert F. Fox and Ruth Jane (Adair) Fox.  Leonard and Jane Gentle are the parents of three children:

   Melissa Ann Gentle, b. December 4, 1954
   George Leonard Gentle, Jr., b. July 15, 1958
   Michael Kent Gentle, b. April 29, 1960

On December 9, 1972, Melissa Gentle married Terry Honey in Madison County, Alabama.  On December 9, 1980, Melissa married a second time to Alexander Paul Valck and they have two children:  -  Marcus Lewis Vlack, b. July 9, 1981,  -  Sasha Elizabeth Vlack, b. January 5, 1983.  On August 22, 1981, George Gentle, Jr. married Debbie Smitherman.  Michael Gentle is not married.

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

JESSE FRANKLIN GENTLE (32.3.10.10) is the son of John Allen Gentle and Jane E. (Wininger) Gentle.  Jesse was born on February 12, 1895 in Jackson County, Alabama.  On October 28, 1912, Jesse Gentle married Gracie Floe Harrison in Jackson County, Alabama.  Gracie was born on August 6, 1895 in Jackson County, Alabama and is the daughter of Levi Harrison.  Jesse and Gracie Gentle are the parents of two children:

   Elmer Franklin Gentle, b. July 22, 1914, Jackson County, Alabama
   Hattie Gentle (32.3.10.10.2), b. January 14, 1919, Jefferson County, Alabama

As of 1922, Jesse Gentle was living in Huntsville, Alabama.  Elmer Gentle married Hattie Dickins in New Mexico during World War II.  Hattie is the daughter of Will Dickins of Huntsville, Alabama.  Elmer and Hattie Gentle had no children.  Elmer Gentle died in Madison County, Alabama and as of 1986, Hattie (Dickins) Gentle was living in Huntsville, Alabama.

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

HATTIE GENTLE (32.3.10.10.2) is the daughter of Jesse Franklin Gentle and Gracie Floe (Harrison) Gentle.  Hattie was born on January 14, 1919 in Jefferson County, Alabama.  On July 14, 1938, Hattie Gentle married Horace Grady Hamilton (born May 29, 1914 in Covington County, Alabama) in Jefferson County, Alabama.  Horace and Hattie Hamilton have six children:

   Thomas Franklin Hamilton, b. June 30, 1939, Shelby County, Alabama
   James Horace Hamilton, b. July 23, 1941, Gadsden, Alabama
   Paul Marcus Hamilton, b. July 5, 1943
   Mary Elizabeth Hamilton, b. December 25, 1945, Madison County, Alabama
   David Ronald Hamilton, b. June 11, 1948, Madison County, Alabama
   Phillip Ricky Hamilton, b. April 21, 1951, Madison County, Alabama

On September 6, 1958, Thomas Hamilton married Dorothy Lewis.  Dorothy was born on August 26, 1938 in Covington County, Alabama and is the daughter of Ralph Lewis and Ruth (Campbell) Lewis.  Thomas and Dorothy Hamilton have three children:  -  Shelia Renee Hamilton, b. February 13, 1960 in Madison County, Alabama,  -  Sharon Kay Hamilton, b. October 16, 1962,  -  Janet Faye Hamilton, b. June 8, 1965 in Madison County, Albama.  On December 12, 1981, Shelia Hamilton married Ronald McClendon.  Ronald was born in Jackson County, Alabama and is the son of J. A. McClendon.  Ron and Shelia have one son:  -  Dustin K. McClendon, b. November 11, 1982.  On December 10, 1983, Janet Hamilton married Robert Wayne Slayton in Madison County, Alabama.  Robert and Janet have no children and live in Conyers, Georgia.  On December 28, 1976, James Hamilton married Faye Collins in Madison County, Alabama and they have no children.  Faye was born on December 26, 1939 in Lexington, Kentucky and is the daughter of Birdie Collins and Mildred (Chandler) Collins.  Paul Hamilton owns and operates a grocery store at Owens Cross Roads in Madison County, Alabama.

In 1970, Mary Hamilton married Jay Basselin (born in Utah) in Madison County, Alabama.  Jay and Mary Basselin have two children (both born in Atlanta, Georgia):  -  Christopher Basselin, b. December, 1974,  -  Timmothy Basselin, b. January, 1976.  On August 14, 1971, David Hamilton married Rebecca Hicks in Madison County, Alabama.  Rebecca was born on June 11, 1948 and is the daughter of Clyde Hicks and Carolyn (Grant) Hicks.  David and Rebecca Hamilton have two children (born in Madison County, Alabama):  -  Jennifer Lee Hamilton, b. August 14, 1975,  -  David Michael Hamilton, b. October 5, 1977.

On June 5, 1969, Phillip Hamilton married Peggy White in Madison County, Alabama.  Peggy was born on November 7, 1949 in Madison County, Alabama and is the daughter of Howard Orman White and Lillie C. (Bridges) White.  Phillip and Peggy Hamilton have three children (born in Madison County, Alabama):  -  Phillip Ricky Hamilton, Jr., b. June 5, 1970,  -  Eric Shane Hamilton, b. March 21, 1974,  -  Kelly Renee Hamilton, b. February 27, 1977.

References:  1)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, October, 1986;  2)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, January, 1987

MALLISSA C. WININGER (32.3.11) is the daughter of Solomon W. Wininger and Elizabeth (Evans) Wininger.  Mallissa was born on September 2, 1852 in Alabama.  On July 4, 1875, Mallissa Wininger married Jesse A. Potter (born 1836 in Alabama) at the home of David Hall in Jackson County, Alabama.  Jesse Potter had two children by a previous marriage:  Samuel J. Potter (born 1861) and Thomas G. Potter (born 1866).  Jesse and Mallissa Potter were the parents of at least five children:

   Maggie A. Potter, b. 1875, Jackson County, Alabama
   David W. Potter, b. January 17, 1877, Jackson County, Alabama
   Albert Sidney Potter (32.3.11.3), b. Jackson County, Alabama
   Elijah S. Potter, b. July, 1879, Jackson County, Alabama
   Jesse A. Potter, b. July, 1884, Jackson County, Alabama

In 1880, Jesse and Mallissa Potter were living in Jackson County, Alabama.  In 1900, Mallissa (Wininger) Potter, her children, her mother, Elizabeth and her sister, Lucinda, were living in Jackson County, Alabama.  In 1920, Mallissa (Wininger) Potter and her son, David Potter, were living in Jackson County, Alabama.  As of 1922, David Potter was living in Huntsville, Alabama.  David Potter served in Company I, Second Regiment of the Alabama Infantry during the Spanish American War.  David Potter died on October 21, 1955 and was buried in the Wininger/Gentle Cemetery.  As of 1922, Elijah Potter was living in Huntsville, Alabama.  As of 1922, Jesse Potter was living in Larkinsville, Alabama.

References:  1)  1880, 1900 and 1920 Censuses, Jackson County, Alabama;  2)  Will Book 12, Pages 28 - 31, Jackson County, Alabama, 1922;  3)  Letter, Mary (Gentle) Dean to Robert Casey, October, 1986

ALBERT SIDNEY POTTER (32.3.11.3) is the son of Jesse A. Potter and Mallissa C. (Wininger) Potter.  Albert was born in Jackson County, Alabama.  Albert Potter married Martha Potter (15.1.1.1.1) in Jackson County, Alabama.  Martha was born in 1876 and is the daughter of Thomas William Potter and Sarah Malinda (Shelton) Potter.  Albert and Martha Potter were the parents of six children:

   Margaret Lee Potter (32.3.11.3.1), b. July 20, 1898, Larkinsville, Alabama
   Thomas Potter, b. 1900, Jackson County, Alabama
   Roy Potter, b. 1903, Jackson County, Alabama
   Maud Potter, b. April 11, 1907
   Willie Viola Potter, b. 1912, Madison County, Alabama
   Albert Sidney Potter, Jr., b. 1916, Madison County, Alabama

As of 1922, Albert Potter was living in Huntsville, Alabama.  Thomas Potter married Ruby Moore.  Thomas Potter died in 1978 in Detroit, Michigan.  Roy Potter married Annie Cagle in Madison County, Alabama.  Roy Potter died in 1981 and Annie (Cagle) Potter died in September of 1986.  Both were buried at New Market, Alabama.  Maud Potter died as an infant on August 29, 1908 and was buried at the Clay Cemetery in Paint Rock Valley, Jackson County, Alabama.  Willie Potter married Kelly Crim in Madison County, Alabama and they have one daughter:  -  Florence Marie Crim, b. February 19, 1932 in Madison County, Alabama.  Kelly Crim died and was buried at the Maple Hill Cemetery.  Willie married a second time to Readus Towery in Madison County, Alabama.  Readus Towery is now deceased.

Florence Crim married W. C. Hollingsworth, son of Elmer Hollingsworth and Myrtle Hollingsworth.  W. C. and Florence Hollingworth had five children:  -  infant (died six hours after birth),  -  W. C. Hollingsworth, Jr., b. July 4, 1955,  -  Harry Hollingsworth, b. May 10th,  -  Paula Hollingsworth, b. February 11, 1962,  -  Pamela Hollingsworth, b. January 2, 1967.  W. C. Hollingsworth, Jr. married Wanda Reed in Madison County, Alabama and they have one daughter:  -  Amanda Hollingsworth, b. June, 1975 in Madison County, Alabama.  W. C. Hollingsworth, Jr. died in 1985 in Madison County, Alabama and was buried at the Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama.  Harry Hollingsworth married Sharon Glover in Madison County, Alabama.  On May 31, 1986, Pamela Hollingsworth married Steve Gipson in Madison County, Alabama.  Albert Potter, Jr. married Lena Allen in Madison County, Alabama.

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

MARGARET LEE POTTER (32.3.11.3.1) is the daughter of Albert Sidney Potter and Martha (Potter) Potter.  “Maggie” was born on July 20, 1898 at Larkinsville, Alabama.  On February 16, 1916, Maggie Potter married Cecil Irvin Maynor in Jackson County, Alabama.  Cecil was born on September 3, 1895 in Hollywood, Alabama.  Cecil and Maggie Maynor are the parents of four children:

   Leon Hubert Maynor, b. March 1, 1917
   Helen Maud Maynor, b. February 11, 1921
   Lillian Lorene Maynor, b. July 26, 1924
   James Walker Maynor, b. February 13, 1927, Madison County, Alabama
   Lois Louise Maynor, b. May 6, 1930, Madison County, Alabama

Cecil Maynor died on May 11, 1968 and Maggie (Potter) Maynor died of a stroke and leukemia on August 4, 1983.  Both were buried at the Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama.  Leon Maynor married Margaret Kathaleen Sullivan (born March 17, 1917) and they have three children:  -  Cecil Donald Maynor,  -  Robby Maynor,  -  Darlinda Maynor.  Leon Maynor lives in a rest home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.  Cecil Maynor and his wife, Lori, have one child:  -  Todd Maynor who lives in Huntsville, Alabama.  Robby Maynor married, lives in Texas and is the father of one son:  -  Larry Lee Maynor who lives in Canton, Michigan.  Darlinda Maynor married Jay Rodriguez and they have two children:  -  Ricky Rodriguez,  -  Sara Elizabeth Rodriguez.  Helen Maynor married Floyd Solomon Shelton.  For additional information on the descendants of Floyd and Helen Shelton, see the sketch of Floyd Solomon Shelton (1.5.10.7.4).

In March of 1942, Lillian Maynor married Jesse Lee Bunch and they have three sons:  -  Jesse Lee Bunch, Jr.,  -  Jimmie Lynn Bunch,  -  Rodger Bunch.  Jesse Bunch, Jr. married Jane Stone and they have four sons.  Jesse and Jane Bunch were divorced.  Jesse Bunch, Jr. married a second time to Nina Haislip and they have no children.  Jimmie Lynn Bunch married Linda Shelton and they had one daughter:  -  Tammy Bunch.  Jimmie Lynn Bunch married a second time to Sharon Malone and they had no children.  Jimmie married a third time to Cheryl Hanks from Mississippi and they have one son.  Rodger Bunch married Edna Crock of Washington (state) and they have three children:  -  Sharon Bunch,  -  Michael Bunch,  -  Sara Bunch.

James Walker “Buck” Maynor married Lois Edith “Boots” Adcock of Huntsville, Alabama and they had two daughters:  -  Cheryl Maynor,  -  Janice Maynor.  Buck and Boots Maynor were divorced.  Buck Maynor married a second time to Christine Ray and they have one son:  -  Jerry Maynor.  Buck and Christine Maynor were divorced.  Buck Maynor and his third wife, “Ginny” from West Virginia, has one daughter.  Buck Maynor died on September 13, 1961 and was buried in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama.  Janice Maynor married but later divorced.  Lois Maynor married Robert Donald Troupe of Huntsville, Alabama and they have one son:  -  Jimmy Doyle “Ree Wee” Troupe.  Ree Wee Troupe and his wife, Gerri, have one daughter:  -  Stacy Troupe.  Ree Wee Troupe married a second time and he and his second wife, Angie, have one daughter.

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