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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Thomas Marion Montgomery, Dr. is my Great Great Grandfather (GG) though his daughter Etoyl Montgomery (1896-1996) who married Robert Lee “Bob” McCall (1896-1989) in 1920. Refer to his Family Group Record to find out more details about his children. Historical Timeline: Dr. Thomas Marion Montgomery (1871-1961) YEAR LOCATION EVENT 1873 Harmontown, Lafayette Co., Mississippi...
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Dr. John M. Montgomery Sr. is my 3rd Great Grandfather (GGG) though his son Thomas Marion Montgomery (1873-1961) that married Levicia Ellen Crawley (1874-1961). One of the advantages of putting together a timeline on John M. Montgomery is the fact there was a short history published of him in 1891. I’ve had a couple...
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It was said that my Great-Grandmother Etoyl (Montgomery) McCall’s brother Lyle Montgomery had a daughter who had inherited most of the Montgomery family photos. I feel very lucky to have tracked her down through some old letters of her mothers, and that she was willing to share. In her photo collection, she had a...
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Dr. Tom was my Great-Great Grandfather through his daughter Etoyl who married Robert Lee McCall (mentioned below as Mrs. R.L. McCall). The following is his obituary for his death which occurred on Christmas Eve Dec 24, 1961 when he was 88 years old. Retired Doctor Taken by Death Funeral services for Dr. Thomas Marion...
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The following is the family of my 3rd Great Grandfather Dr. John M. Montgomery. He must have made a fine impression on his sons, since 4 of them became doctors including my Great Great Grandfather Dr. Tom. He was married twice and had 4 children by his first wife Angeline, 10 by his second,...
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