Mary "Polly" ???

Notes:

1850-She is recorded in the census of 1850 as Polly Gentry, born in Kentucky in 1805,

1860-She is recorded as Mary Gentry. Polly is a familiar form of the formal name Mary.

1870 - "Mary Gentry, 65 years of age, born in Kentucky, died in August of this year in Grayson Co., Texas." Was this Preacher William's wife? It certainly seems highly likely.

1871-Land records from Grayson County, Vol 38 pg 442 dated November 6, 1871 show that Mary Gentry owned, with her husband William G., 20 acres of land situated about one mile west of Sherman on the Gainsville and Sherman road at the time of her death. (Grayson Co, TX Vol 38 pages 442, 443 & 444)

Charles Strong located the following probate record:

Grayson Co, TX Vol 38, pgs 442-444

The State of Texas, County of Grayson

Whereas on the 13th day of June, 1869, Mary Gentry, Wife of William G. Gentry, departed this life in said County and State leaving as her sole & only heirs the following named children to wit, John M. Gentry, James C. Gentry, Cyrus M. Gentry, Minerva A. Gentry wife of William J. Gentry, Sally M. Hodges wife of Benjamin F. Hodges, Jesse A. Gentry and Mary E. Gentry; and also the said Mary, dec'd, at the time of her death owned as community property with William G. Gentry, a certain tract of land situated in said County and State about one mile West of Sherman on the Gainsville x Sherman road and more particularly detailed as follows.....now the said Gentry suriviving Matrimonial partner of said Mary Gentry, desceased, as well as the heirs of the said Mary above named and who are all the lawful age to contract---being mutually desirous of settling the estate of said Mary and partitioning the same among themselves...have agreed with each other to partition said lands and to invest the title to the part set apart to each heir named in the portion so set apart and divest said heir of all interest in the remaining portion and they, the parties aforesaid, mutually agree that the followig plat and division of said lands illustrates substantially the division and partition agreed upon.

Witness our hands at Sherman this 6th day of November 1871

Signed by W.G. Gentry, J.A. Gentry, J. William Gentry, Minerva A. Gentry, Sarah M. Hodges, B.F. Hodges, J.M. Gentry, M.E. Gentry, C.M. Gentry and attested be L. Hare and Joseph Bledsoe

Could Mary's surname have been Miller? Her grandson by her son John Melton Gentry, William Miller Gentry, was clearly not given his mother's, Harpole surname, as his middle name. On the other hand it would have been quite reasonable for him to have received his paternal grandmother's surname.

Oakland Cemetery of Johnson Co., TX Miltenberger's Report, copied 1969 GENTRY, Mary Mrs. 23 Jan 1805 - 13 Jun 1869

The later recording of that cemetery is the one we found first:

Sacred to the Memory of M. Mary Gentry Jan. ?, 18?5 ? , 1869

Mary married Preacher William G. Gentry about 1826 in Kentucky. William was born before 1804 in Kentucky; died about 1882 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John Melton Gentry was born on 19 Dec 1827 in Kentucky; died on 3 Mar 1904 in Alma, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory; was buried in Alma Cemetery, Alma, Stephens County, Oklahoma.
2. James C. Gentry was born about 1830 in Illinois; died after 1883.
3. Mitchell Cyrus Gentry was born about 1832 in Illinois; died after 1883.
4. Minerva A. Gentry was born on 9 Oct 1837 in Kentucky; died on 25 Jun 1890 in Grayson County, Texas; was buried in Cherry Mound Cemetery, Bells, Grayson County, Texas.
5. Sarah M. "Sally" Gentry was born about 1838 in Kentucky; and died.
6. Wesley Gentry was born about 1842 in Kentucky; and died.
7. Jesse Abram Gentry was born on 27 Nov 1844 in Kentucky; died on 11 May 1915 in Mullin, Mills County, Texas; was buried in Oakview Cemetery, Mullin, Mills County, Texas.
8. Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Gentry was born on 20 Feb 1850 in Tennessee; died on 6 Oct 1933 in Comanche County, Oklahoma; was buried in Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma.