With my recent success of hunting down the parents and family of my 2nd Great Grandfather’s second wife, I thought I’d spend a little more time documenting what I do and don’t know about his first wife. Sometimes thinking through the process and making a checklist is helpful for me. What I do know:...
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Henry Lee Montgomery, (Dr. Lee) was the son my my 3rd Great Grandfather John M. Montgomery and brother to my Great Great Grandfather Thomas Marion (Dr. Tom) Montgomery. I just posted a couple published histories about him and a photograph in a previous posts. Henry Lee Montgomery, Dr. Birth – 26 Sep 1866, Mississippi...
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Hugh Tinnin is my 4th Great Grandfather. My family line continues through his daughter Lucille “Lucy” Tinnin Neal from his second wife. Hugh Tinnin Birth – 1800, Tennessee Death – 13 Dec 1869, Burleson Co., Texas Father – John Tinnin (1770-1835) Mother – Elizabeth “Betsy” Moore (1775-1840) Married (1): Betsy Rutherford Birth – Mississippi...
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Update – June 5, 2010 I received the Obituary for Dewey S. Mercer in the mail today from the Tillamook Historical Society. In it it mentions a living sister “Hazel McCall, Sublimity”. This is much too much of a coincidence not to be her brother. Success! Another family member found. Now if I could...
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Henry Lee Montgomery, or “Dr. Lee” as he was known, was the brother of my Great Great Grandfather. I just posted a couple published histories about him in a previous post. This is a picture of him with two of his daughters Ola Garner and Orena Jacks. I don’t know the date it was...
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Dr. Lee Montgomery was the brother of my Great Great Grandfather Dr. Thomas Marion Montgomery. There were quite a few doctors in the Montgomery family! I’ve been privileged to have gathered some good information here-and-there about some of the Montgomery brothers, and so I thought I’d share some of it, starting with my relative’s...
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The following is a rough table showing the pedigree for my maternal McCall family starting with my Great Grandmother Etoyl Montgomery who married Robert Lee McCall in 1920. The links that are located below their names are to the individual blog posts I’ve made. Since I’ve been focusing primarily on the paternal sides of...
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Dr. Thomas “Tom” Marion Montgomery was my 2nd Great Grandfather. He is buried in the Lone Oak Cemetery in Stayton, Marion County, Oregon. I have visited there and have seen his grave. The Lone Oak Cemetery is on a nice hill on the edge of Stayton in a mostly residential neighborhood overlooking the valley....
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On September 12, 1918, my Great Great Grandfather registered for the draft when he was 45 years old, and I was very fortunate to locate his draft card. His wife Ellen is listed, as is his occupation as a Doctor. He’s described with a medium height and slender build with blue eyes and black...
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The following is a rough table showing the pedigree for my paternal McCall family starting with my Great Grandfather Robert Lee McCall who married Etoyl Montgomery in 1920. The links that are located below their names are to the individual blog posts I’ve made. Since I’ve been focusing primarily on the paternal sides of...
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