Can anyone find anything on John Gentry Born AROUND 1838 in Alabama?

Question

Hit a wall in the search for this guys parents. Cant seem to find anything on him, aside from him being married in 1864 in Magoffin county, Kentuky to Elizabeth Howard.

Offspring: 1880 Cencus, Magninoff County Kentuky

Filmore Gentry - age 4

William Gentry - age 15

Permelia Gentry

Joeseph M Gentry

Rosa Gentry

John Gentry, born around 1838 in Alabama.

Both of his parents were supposed to be from Alabama.

Answer 1

I am also having issues with finding your John in either 1850 or 1860, when he should be living with his parents.  I do find John and Elizabeth in 1900, where it is shown he is born in October, 1835, but that census claims his place of birth to be Arkansas, not Alabama.  It is possible that 1900 is correct, and not 1880, but you still need further connections, in order to confirm.    James Howard, born 1822, lives a few houses away from John and Elizabeth, and he may be her father?

with all respect.. the John Gentry shown above from SC happens to have a wife also named Elizabeth Howard.. but none of the other info matches your family.

Is it possible that John lived long enough for a death certificate? do you have a date of death to work with?