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Eliza (Gist) 1892 - 1981

Eliza (Gist) Gentry was born on April 12, 1892, and was the mother of Thomascena G Wells. Eliza Gentry died at age 89 years old in 1981. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Eliza (Gist).

Eliza (Gist) Gentry
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April 12, 1892
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Updated: February 3, 2025
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Eliza (Gist) Eliza Gentry (1892 - 1981)
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In 1892, in the year that Eliza (Gist) was born, on October 5th, the Dalton Gang was shot. The Gang was attempting to rob two banks - simultaneously - in Coffeyville Kansas but word spread of the robberies and townspeople with guns greeted them when they left the banks. Four members of the gang were killed - only Emmett Dalton survived his wounds and spent 14 years in prison.
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In 1925, when she was 33 years old, in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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Eliza (Gist) Apr 12, 1892 - 1981
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Thomascena G Wells Jun 1, 1928 - Nov 1994
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