Record #:

16143

Author(s):

Smith, Betty

Abstract:

Jane Hicks Gentry was born in Watauga County in the middle of the Civil War, December 18, 1863. She sang in the Keenersville Christian Church where she earned a reputation as keeper of traditional folk ballads, songs, and stories.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 25 Issue 2, Winter 1986, p11-13, il

Subject(s):

Singers