Julia Zumwalt

Notes:

Ken Harvey indicates that John William and Julia met in Alpine, where he had moved following the death of his first wife.

Lynell Cordell notes that the records pertaining to her death are inconsistent. "This looks to be John W.'s wife and the last residence was Houston but the last benefits were paid in Alpine. Maybe she went their to stay with her children? But then, if the TX Death Record is for the same Julia, she died in Kerr County."

SSDI JULIA GENTRY 14 Mar 1892 Mar 1981 77005 (Houston, Harris, TX) 79830 (Alpine, Brewster, TX) 449-05-1738 Texas

TX Death Record
Gentry Julia Ann 03-13-1981 KERR F

Julia married John William Gentry between 1912 and 1917. John (son of William Miller Gentry and Mary "Molly" Evelyn Mounts) was born on 9 Aug 1885 in Decatur, Wise County, Texas; died on 20 Oct 1972 in Alpine, Brewster County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Did John and Julia divorce? The summary of the Texas Death Record for John Gentry shows him as single, even though Julia survived him.

Ken Harvey and Lynell Cordell both believe they might also have had a son named John. He was not on the 1920 census, however.

1. Julia Gentry was born on 18 May 1918 in Alpine, Brewster County, Texas; died on 27 Jul 1949 in Alpine, Brewster County, Texas.
2. John William Gentry, Jr. was born on 7 Nov 1920 in Alpine, Brewster County, Texas; died on 21 Apr 1991 in Travis County, Texas.

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Email from Lynell Cordell dated 10-22-2001:

Well now, I thought John William Gentry probably married Julia in Oklahoma but if her father was an early settler of Brewster Co. then I guess they met and married there. At least, this looks to be her father.

Big Bend Genealogical Society BIOGRAPHIES OF SOME EARLY BIG BEND AREA SETTLERS Robert Dowling Zumwalt R. D. Zumwalt resided in Brewster County as early as 1911. He served in the Confederate forces during the War Between the States--as a Private in 136 Regiment Texas Cavalry, enlisting in Lockhart Texas. He was born in 1846 in Lavaca County, Texas and died August 16, 1926 in El Paso and is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery. He was married twice. His first wife died in 1919 and he married second Mrs. Elizabeth Sollie. R. D. moved to El Paso in about 1916. He was involved in the mercantile business and was a salesman until a short time before his death. At his death, survivors were listed as his wife and four sons-Sam, Floyd N., Robert, and D. F. and three daughters-Mrs. J. J. Kent, Mrs. Carolyn Franks, Mrs. J. W. Gentry of Alpine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Also found this, which says that John W. was a Senior. IF this is the same John, and I think it has to be.

SSDI JOHN GENTRY 09 Aug 1885 Oct 1972 79830 (Alpine, Brewster, TX) (none specified) 449-09-8198 Texas

TX Death Record Gentry John W SR 10-20-1972 BREWSTER M SINGLE

I think Julia died after John so I don't know why it says he was single. Unless they were divorced or.....unless the records below aren't the same Julia Gentry. The TX death records gives the county of death and Social Security gives the last residence and where the last benefit was paid. These don't look to be the same Julia but they both died in March 1981 which I think is strange.

SSDI JULIA GENTRY 14 Mar 1892 Mar 1981 77005 (Houston, Harris, TX) 79830 (Alpine, Brewster, TX) 449-05-1738 Texas TX Death Record Gentry Julia Ann 03-13-1981 KERR F

Robert married Amanda Ann Floyd. Amanda was born on 17 Dec 1894 in Kentucky; died on 7 Nov 1919 in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]