Researching Gene Autry
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12 people with the Autry surname? In that year Autry was ranked number 3567 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Gene means "Form of EUGENE. Born Lucky" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Gene Autry on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gene Autry and the Autry Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Autry Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Autry family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1 people with the Autry surname in the UK? Autry is now ranked number 4040 for popularity in the UK. |
Autry Family Tree Databases
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Autry Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Autry surname in the USA? Autry is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Gene Autry. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Gene Autry
Gene Autry
Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician, rodeo performer, and baseball owner who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Autry was the owner of a television station, several radio stations in Southern California, and the Los Angeles/California Angels Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997.
From 1934 to 1953, Autry appeared in 93 films, and between 1950 and 1956 hosted The Gene Autry Show television series. During the 1930s and 1940s, he personified the straight-shooting hero—honest, brave, and true. Autry was also one of the most important pioneering figures in the history of country music, considered the second major influential artist of the genre's development after Jimmie Rodgers. His singing cowboy films were the first vehicle to carry country music to a national audience. In addition to his signature song, "Back in the Saddle Again" and his hit "At Mail Call Today", Autry is still remembered for his Christmas songs, most especially his biggest hit "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" as well as "Frosty the Snowman", "Here Comes Santa Claus", and "Up on the House Top".
Autry is a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and is the only person to be awarded stars in all five categories on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for film, television, music, radio, and live performance. The town of Gene Autry, Oklahoma, was named in his honor, as was the Gene Autry precinct in Mesa, Arizona.
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