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Daniel (1845-1925) and Rochus (1867-1942) Zimmerman – Passenger List

Brad McCall — Mon, 24 May 2010 03:08:59 +0000

On the 7th of October 1891, the Zimmerman family first arrived in the United States, their point of departure listed as Boulogne Sur Mer, France and Rotterdam, Netherlands. Originating in Russia, they arrived in the port of New York, New York State aboard the ship Maasdam, with their final destination listed as Houston, Texas.

My 3rd Great Grandfather and 2nd Great Grandfather are listed on the same passenger lists with their families. It reads: Daniel Zimermann (age 46), with his wife Elisab (age 45), and children Franz (age 22), Katta (age 19), Michael (age 7), Maria (age 6), Ana (age 4) and Elisab (age 2). Daniel’s Eldest son is listed next as Rochus Zimmermann (age 24) is listed with his wife Helena (age 24), and daughter Katta (age 2).

The ship they arrived on:

Ship Name: Maasdam; Aliases: Vittoria (1902), Citta di Napoli (1902), Ex-Republic (1889)
Shipping Line: Holland-American; Years in service: 1889-1902
Ship Description: Built by Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, Ireland. Tonnage: 3,984. Dimensions: 420' x 40'. Single-screw, 15 knots. Compound engines. Four masts and one funnel.
History: Service: Rotterdam-New York, 1889- 1901. New triple expansion engines and boilers installed in 1890. Renamed: Vittoria (1902), (b) Citta di Napoli (1902). Scrapped in 1910. Ex-Republic (1889).

The families:

The passenger list showing my GGG Grandfather Daniel Zimermann and family, as well as my GG Grandfather Rochus Zimmerman and his family.

The passenger list:

The passenger list, close up.

If you’re related to this family or have more information about them including stories, pictures and dates and family member names, I’d love to hear from you. Please leave a comment below or email me directly from the About Us page.

Martha Azle (Mercer) McCall (1892-1992) – Research and Records

Brad McCall — Sun, 23 May 2010 15:14:07 +0000

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 only connect the pieces on John Keener’s first wife Martha Olive Johnson… that’s next.

Martha Azle (Mercer) McCall or “Miss Azle” as I knew her was the second wife of my Great Great Grandfather John Keener McCall (1 Oct 1872) and married him when he already had a large family of 8 kids. They had two more children together. Currently I have no record of who her parents were or what family she came from, but I do have quite a few guesses. I thought I’d write the trail I’ve come across thus far and see if it makes sense.

What I know:
1. I have her obituary: Sublimity – Martha Azle McCall, 99, died Jan. 7, 1992. She was born Dec. 1, 1892 in Danville, Ark. She moved to Stayton in 1938 from Carlsbad, N.M. She settled in Sublimity seven years ago. She married J.K. McCall on Sept. 22, 1918 in Gravely, Ark., he died in 1966. She is survived by her sons, Charles W. of Sublimity and J.B. of Cottage Grove; stepsons, G.D. of Stayton and Troy of Carlsbad; stepdaughter, Prue Sadler of Stayton; several grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Services were held Jan. 10 at Weddle Mortuary, Stayton. Interment followed at Lone Oak Cemetery, Stayton.

2. I know that my Great Grandmother Etoyl (Montgomery) McCall who was married to Azle’s eldest step-son Robert Lee McCall said that they called her Dad “Pappy Mercer”, and she came from a poor, lower-class family. I also have some minor details about her life with her husband that was shared with my sister in a letter from the local historical society where she died.

3. I know she was born 1 December 1892, and died 7 January 1892 and was buried in the Lone Oak Cemetery in Stayton, Oregon on the 10th of January 1992. She married J.K. McCall 22 September 1918 in Gravelly, Yell County, Arkansas when she was 25 years old.

4. I know that her future husband John Keener lived with his first wife in Danville – her birthplace as listed on her obituary – in the 1900 Census. (She would have been 7 yrs old) The next census, however, him and his wife are living in the Herring Township.

5. In the 1920 Census, Azle lists her father as born in Mississippi, mother in Arkansas. In 1930, she lists both parents as being born in Arkansas.

What I’ve done:
Since I’m a self-taught amature genealogy researcher, I don’t always know the best place to start to find out what I don’t know on a person or family line. But this is what I’ve done.

1. I assumed that since she was born in Danville, she might have lived there as a child. I went through the entire Danville 1900 US Census for a Mercer family with no luck.

2. I did an open US Census search for a Martha Azle Mercer, and focused the search around Yell County, Arkansas where she was born. I found a Martha A. in Briggsville in the 1910 census, which is just 15 miles from Danville where she was born. Azle should have been 17 when the Census was taken at the end of April 1900. This “Martha A. Merser” was listed as 16, birthplace Arkansas. Her parents are listed as Silas W. (age 40, b. MS) and Martha A. (age 36, b. AR). They were married at 17. She had siblings Dovey, Dewey, Myrtle and grandfather Byrant.

Martha A. Merser - Briggsville US Census, 1910

I saw the difference in age of this Martha, and ended up putting my research to the side. I’ve been trying to focus on primary family lines first, and so I went back to the McCall side. While searching through some WW1 draft papers I ran across a Dewey S. Mercer, who stated that his nearest relative was C.W. Mercer. This sounded familiar, and I was excited to find another Mercer nearby all my McCalls so I started searching again.

The WW1 Registration of Dewey Sampson Mercer.

I decided to see if the family of Silas W. and Martha A. Merser mentioned in the 1910 Census appeared in other US Census records. After a couple frustrating name searches, I ended up going through the Briggsville Census records by hand and was lucky.

3. In the 1900 US Census I found a Wess Messer (age 30, b. MS) and his wife Minnie (age 26, b. AR) living in Briggsville, Arkansas with children named Martha, Dova and Dewey. This Martha is listed with a birthday of December 1893, and age 6. Still one year off from my Martha, but in the right month of December.

Martha Messer - Briggsville US Census, 1900

4. In the 1920 US Census I found Dewey S. (age 21) living with his father W.C. Mercer (age 48, widowed), but not Martha.

Martha's family (No Martha) - Briggsville US Census, 1920

5. I decided to focus on Dewey S. Mercer. After a few searches, I found that he had married Millie Ornduff (b. 1897, Oregon -1979, Oregon) and died in Tillamook, Oregon 17 Jan 1986. Could it be a coincidence that he ended up in Oregon, and met a wife there and died there? Perhaps this is my Martha in these census records, and she convinced her brother to come to Oregon where she was living, and there he married (perhaps a second wife). The local Tillamook historical society had a website where I got his death information, and so I emailed them for his obituary. We’ll see where the trail leads from there.

What’s next:
That’s where I’ve reached thus far. My next step is to keep following up about Dewey S., and to order Martha’s Death Certificate to see if she lists her parent’s names. I also seem to remember that there was an article written in the local paper about her because of her longevity, so that’s another avenue to explore. I’m hoping by putting this research out there, I may find a decedent of this family who’s interested in genealogy.

Thomas Marion (1873-1961) and Levicia Ellen (1874-1961) Montgomery – Cemetery Photo

Brad McCall — Thu, 20 May 2010 06:54:38 +0000

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. It is a very wet area with lots of rain, where nearby many of the Christmas tree farms have been torn down to build new housing developments. Also buried there is my other 2nd Great Grandparents John Keener and his second wife Martha Azle McCall. Dr. Tom and Ellen came to Oregon live nearl their daughter Etoyl who married Robert Lee McCall.

Thomas Marion Montgomery, Dr.
Birth – 9 Sep 1873, Harmontown, Lafayette, Mississippi
Death – 24 Dec 1961, Stayton, Marion, Oregon
Burial – Lone Oak Cem., Stayton, Marion, Oregon

Levicia Ellen Crawley
Marriage – 22 Nov 1892, Gravelly Hill, Yell County, Arkansas
Birth – 9 Mar 1874, Gravelly, Yell, Arkansas
Death – 8 Jan 1961, Stayton, Marion, Oregon
Burial – 11 Jan 1961, Lone Oak Cem., Stayton, Marion, Oregon

The headstone of Dr. Tom and Ellen (Crawley) Montgomery

John Keener (1872-1966) and Martha Azle (1918-1992) McCall – Cemetery Photo

Brad McCall — Wed, 19 May 2010 02:37:07 +0000

John Keener McCall 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. It is a very wet area with lots of rain, where nearby many of the Christmas tree farms have been torn down to build new housing developments. With all the rain, it’s no wonder there’s moss growing in the attached picture. He is buried with his second wife Martha Azle (Mercer).

The following picture was taken from Findagrave.com, as the picture I took the day I was there isn’t quite as clear as this one.

John Keener McCall
Birth – 1 Oct 1872, Gravelly Twp., Yell Co., AR
Death – 3 Jan 1966, Stayton, Marion Co., OR
Burial – Lone Oak Cem., Stayton, Marion Co., OR

Martha Azle Mercer
22 Sep 1918, Gravelly, Yell, Arkansas
Birth – 1 Dec 1892, Danville, Yell, Arkansas
Death – 7 Jan 1992, Sublimity, Marion, Oregon
Burial – 10 Jan 1992, Lone Oak Cem., Stayton, Marion, Oregon

The headstone of Martha Azle (Mercer) and John Keener McCall

J.K. and Azle in Yosemite – Family Photo

Brad McCall — Sun, 16 May 2010 17:52:05 +0000

I found the following photo among some photocopies that my mother made of some of my Great Grandmother’s photos in the 1970′s. Even though I don’t know who had this original, I am grateful to have the photocopy. I was looking at this photo, and thought this location looked vaguely familiar. After looking closely at the sign, I read “Wawona Tree” and looked up Wawona Tree on Wikipedia. Sure enough it was familiar, and not in how I thought. I had traveled to Yosemite for my first time in 2006, and had seen the tree now called The Fallen Tunnel Tree (which fell in 1969) and had taken my picture there. It’s great to connect with past relatives in such a simple way.

Pictured below are John Keener “J.K” McCall and his wife Azle (Mercer). Pictured up on the tree above, I’m not sure. Perhaps some of their kids or grandkids. It looks as though this might have been the 1920′s?

J.K. and Azle McCall at the Wawona Tunnel Tree in Yosemite, CA.

This is me in a similar location in 2006.

Me (Brad McCall) at The Fallen Tunnel Tree in Yosemite, CA.

S. G. Nees General Store in Oklahoma – Family Photos

Brad McCall — Sun, 16 May 2010 15:28:51 +0000

My Great Uncle Daniels was kind enough to share this photo with me featuring my Great Great Grandpa Nees. He said it was the General Store of Steve Guthrie Nees (1863-1940), located in Inola, Rogers Co., Oklahoma. This prompted me to go and review the latest US Census records that I hadn’t added to the Timeline of Steven Guthrie Nees to see if he ever had listed an occupation of General Store owner. In both the 1920 and 1930 census he’s listed as being a proprietor of a Shoe Repair shop, so perhaps that’s what it was or became. (I just updated the Census records for S.G. Nees Timeline)

The General Store of Steve Guthrie Nees in Inola, Oklahoma

Here’s a close-up, showing Steve Nees on the far left. My Great Uncle Daniels said you could easily recognize a Nees relative because of their prominent ears that stuck out.

The General Store of Steve Guthrie Nees in Inola, Oklahoma

Johannes Adam Pfeifer, Jr. (1859-1917) – A Historical Timeline

Brad McCall — Sat, 15 May 2010 23:50:15 +0000

Johannes Adam Pfeifer, Jr. or Adam J. Pfeifer as he was known by was my Great Great Grandfather. Son of Johannes Adam Pfeifer Sr. and husband to Cecilia Rupp, he was born in Russia and immigrated with his parents to Kansas as part of the Volga River German migration. Here’s a timeline I’ve put together on his life.

Historical Timeline: Johannes Adam Pfeifer, Jr. (1859-1917)

YEAR	LOCATION	EVENT
1859	Herzog (Susly), Wolga, Russia	Born: 10 May 1859
1876	New York, USA	“Grandmother Cecelia (Rupp) Pfeifer arrived in New York on the SS Suevia from Hamburg and Havre, Germany on August 3, 1876.”
1878	New York, USA	Adam was 20 when he came to US with his parents on the “Leipzig” – Landed in New York 12 Sep 1878. This ship’s record lists his father Johannes Adam Pfeifer Sr. (age 59) as the head of the family along with his mother Anna (age 53) and his siblings Johs (age 28), Anna (age 27), Elisab (age 21), himself – Adam (age 20), Marg (age 17), Charle? (age 13), Barbara (age 8), Andreas (age 7) and Johs (age 3). The last one listed was possibly a grand-child?
	Ellis Co., Kansas	“He was one of the 12 families who founded the town of Hyacinth, Kansas (12 miles north of Hays) The town and church no longer exist, only the Church cemetery. The Pfeifer homestead was in Hyacinth, Kansas”
1879	(Probably Kansas)	Married (1): Pauline Miller/Muller (b. 1861 in Russia) 9 Sep 1879
1880	?	U.S. Census: Listed in the Census as…? Cannot find him in this census. He would be with his first wife. Probably in Kansas.
1883	(Probably Kansas)	Wife dies: Pauline dies in Childbirth (d. 25 Feb 1883)
1883	(Probably Kansas)	Son: Johann (b. 25 Feb 1883) Died with Mom at birth
1883	(Probably Kansas)	Married (2): Cecilia Rupp, 9 Apr 1883
1885	Victoria Township, Ellis Co., Kansas	State Census: Listed in the Kansas State Census as Adam Pfeiffer (age 26) with his wife Zezilia (age 20). His occupation is listed as farmer, his birthplace Russia.
1887	Victoria, Ellis Co., Kansas	Son: Andrew A. (b. 4 Mar 1887)
1889	Hays, Ellis Co., Kansas	Son: Joseph A. (b. 3 Mar 1889)
1891	Hays, Ellis Co., Kansas	Son: Alexander A. (b. 10 Apr 1891)
1893	Walker, Ellis Co., Kansas	Son: Anton A. (b. Feb 1893)
1895	Hays, Ellis Co., Kansas	Son: Adam A. (b. 24 Feb 1895)
1897	Hays, Ellis Co., Kansas	Son: John A. (b. 22 Apr 1897)
1899	Collyer, Trego Co., Kansas	Daughter: Catherine (b. 7 Jul 1899)
1900	Bryant Township, Graham Co., Kansas	U.S. Census: Listed in the Census as Listed in the Census as Adam Pfeifer (age 42, b. May 1858) with his wife Zezilia (age 35, b. Sept 1864) and children Andrew (age 13, b. Mar 1887), Joseph (age 11, b. Mar 1889), Alexander (age 9, b. Apr 1891), Anton (age 7, b. Feb 1893), Adam (age 5, b. Feb 1895), John (age 4, b. Apr 1887), and Katherine (age 11/12, b. Jul 1899). Adam is listed as a Farmer, immigrated 1879 and naturalized, married 17 years. His wife is listed as parents to 8 children, 7 living, immigrated 1876.
1904	Hays, Ellis Co., Kansas	Daughter: Anna Margaret (b. 29 Mar 1904)
1905	Ellis Co., Kansas	“He helped in the building of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in 1905.”
1906	Hays, Ellis Co., Kansas	Daughter: Elizabeth (b. 22 May 1906)
1910	Buckeye, Ellis Co., Kansas	U.S. Census: Listed in the Census as Adam J. (age 51) with is wife Selia (age 44) and children Alexander (age 19), Antone (age 17), Adam (age 15), John (age 12), Catherine (age 10), Mary (age 8), Anna (age 6) and Lizzie (age 3). Adam is listed as married 27 years in his second marriage.
1917	Hays, Ellis Co., Kansas	Dies: J. Adam Pfeifer (d. 30 Oct 1917) and is buried in St. Josephs, Hays, Ellis Co., Kansas.
1920	Big Creek Township, Hays City, Ellis Co., Kansas	U.S. Census: His wife is listed in the Census as Cecilia Pfeifer (age 54) with her children Mary (age 18), Auria (age 17), and Elizabeth (age 14). She is listed as a Widow, her immigration 1876, not naturalized. Her birthplace is Serotof, Russia, mother tongue is German. Her eldest daughter is listed as a Waitress in a Restaurant. She answers “no” to being able to read and write or speak English.
1930	Hays City, Ellis Co., Kansas	U.S. Census: His wife is listed in the Census as Cecilia J. Pfeifer (age 65) with her daughter Elizabeth C. (age 23).
1930	Hays, Ellis Co., Kansas	Wife dies: Cecilia Rupp Pfeifer (d. 20 Aug 1930) and is buried in St. Josephs, Hays, Ellis Co., Kansas next to her husband.

Dr. Tom & Ellen Montgomery – Family Photo

Brad McCall — Wed, 12 May 2010 05:03:40 +0000

My Great Grandmother Etoyl (Montgomery) McCall (wife of Robert Lee McCall 1896-1989) kept a tattered photo album by her bedside showing pictures of her childhood growing up in Gravelly, Yell Co., Arkansas in the early 1900′s. I had an opportunity to scan the photos from the family member who inherited the album when Etoyl died, and am working on piecing together who many of the individuals contained in the those photos are. The families include the surnames Lofland, Crawley, Montgomery, McCall, Caviness, Aubrey among others.

The following is one of those pictures. Looking closely I could identify Dr. Tom and Ellen Montgomery and their children. I’m taking my best guess by age at the date of the photo and which child is which.

Dr. Thomas (1873-1961) and Ellen Crawley (1874-1961) Montgomery (abt. 1915)

From left-right:
Dr. Thomas Marion Montgomery (1873-1961), Harold Lee Montgomery (1905-2006), Thomas Lyle Montgomery (1909-2001), Johnny Montgomery (1900-1924), Etoyl Montgomery McCall (1896-1996), Sybil Ellen Montgomery Brumley (1893-1990)

Dr. Thomas (1873-1961) and Ellen Crawley (1874-1961) Montgomery (abt. 1915)

Rochus Zimmerman (1867-1942) – A Historical Timeline

Brad McCall — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:53:35 +0000

Rochus Zimmerman is my Great Great Grandfather (GG) though his daughter Anna Zimmerman (1891-1978) who married Anton A. Pfeifer (1893-1946).

One of the interesting things I discovered about Kansas, is they had state census records. This allowed me to get a more granular timeline from public records.

Historical Timeline: Rochus Zimmerman (1867-1942)

YEAR	LOCATION	EVENT
1867	Russia	Born: 10 Feb 1867
1888-1889	Russia	Married: Helena “Helen” Ochs (b. 1 Nov 1866 in Russia)
1889	Russia	Daughter: Katherine (b. 20 Jul 1889)
1891	New York, New York, USA	Immigration: Listed on the Passenger list as Rochus Zimmerman (age 24, b. abt 1867) with his wife Helena (age 24) and his daughter Katha? (age 2). His “calling” is listed as farmer. He is listed next to his father Daniel Zimmerman and family. The details list their ethnicity as Russian. The place of origin as Russia with the port of departure as Boulogne Sur Mer, France and Rotterdam, Netherlands. Their destination was Houston, Texas. They arrived in the Port of New York, New York, United States the 7th of Oct 1891 on a ship named the Maasdam. Helena must have been pregnant with Anna on this journey, since she was born less than 2 months after they arrived in the United States.
1891	Texas	Daughter: Anna “Annie” (b. 21 Nov 1891)
1894	Texas	Son: Martin (b. 21 Feb 1894)
1894-1900	Kansas	Son: Frank (b. ? d. ?) Lived to be 2 years old.
1900	Payne Township, Gove Co., Kansas	U.S. Census: Rochus Zimmerman (age 33, b. Jan 1867, Russia) with his wife Helen (age 33, b. Oct 1866, Russia) and his children Catherine (age 10, b. July 1889, Russia), Annie (age 8, b. Nov 1891, Texas) and Martin (age 6, b. Feb 1894, Texas). Occupation listed as a farmer, “no” is answered to reading and writing, but “yes” to speaking English. His wife and eldest daughter have “no” to reading, writing and speaking English. Year of immigration listed: 1891, naturalization in PA. Helen is listed as being the mother of 4 children, 3 living. Number of years married is 11.
1901	Payne Township, Gove Co., Kansas	Son: Barbara “Barbie” (b. 22 Mar 1901)
1905	Payne Township, Gove Co., Kansas (Post office – Quinter)	State Census: Listed in the Kansas State Census as Rochus Zimmerman (age 38) with his wife Helen (age 38), and children Katie (age 15), Annie (age 13), Martin (age 11) and Barbie (age 4).
1910	?	U.S. Census: ?
1915	?	Naturalized. The census that mentions his naturalization year lists the location as “PA” – is this Pennsylvania?
1920	Payne Township, Gove Co., Kansas	U.S. Census: Listed in the US Census as Rochus Zimmerman (age 52) with his wife Helena (age 53) and his daughter Barbra (age 18, b. Kansas). His occupation is listed as Farmer, his birthplace Russia. His immigration date is 1890, naturalization date 1915. Parents both born in Russia, mother tongue is German.
1925	Payne, Gove Co., Kansas	State Census: Listed in the Kansas State Census as Rochus Zimmerman (age 58) with his wife Hellen (age 58) and his daughter Barbara (age 22). Immigration listed as 1891, naturalization as 1915. Born Russia, hails from Texas. No occupation, but answers yes to being able to read write and attended school.
1930	Payne Township, Gove Co., Kansas	U.S. Census: Listed in the US Census as Rochus Zimmerman (age 62) with his wife Helena (age 62). Both parents list birthplace Russia and age at marriage to be 22. Immigration 1891, listed with no occupation.
1942	Park, Gove Co., Kansas	Died: Rochus Zimmerman (d. 18 Jul 1942) and is buried in the Park Catholic Cemetery next to the Sacred Heart Church
1954	Park, Gove Co., Kansas	Wife dies: Helen Ochs Zimmerman (d. 5 Aug 1954) and is buried in the Park Catholic Cemetery next to the Sacred Heart Church

Thomas Marion Montgomery, Dr. (1871-1961) – A Historical Timeline

Brad McCall — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:28:28 +0000

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	Born: 9 Sep 1873
1880	Beat 3, Lafayette Co., Mississippi	U.S. Census: Listed in the Census as Thomas Montgomery with his parents John (age 57, Doctor) and Martha (age 44, Keeping House), and siblings William (age 24, Doctor), Irenia (age 19, School Teacher), Alice (age 17), Lee (age 15, Student), Minnie (age 8), Thomas (age 6), Blanche (age 4), and Faby Ann REDDIN (age 21). His birthplace is listed as Mississippi. At the same address under the surname DUNLAP are M.A. (age 22 F, born TN) and Mattie (2 F, born MS)
	Arkansas	“He moved with his parents to Arkansas as a boy, attending school in Conway, Ark. and, later the Arkansas Industrial University school of medicine.”
1892	Gravelly Hill, Yell Co., Arkansas	Married: Levicia Ellen Crawley (b. 9 Mar 1874, Arkansas) 22 Nov 1892
1893	Arkansas	Daughter: Sibil Ellen (b. 26 Oct 1893)
1896	Harmontown, Lafayette Co., Mississippi	Daughter: Etoyl (b. 18 Aug 1896)
1900	Herring Township, Yell Co., Arkansas	U.S. Census: Listed in the Census as Thomas M. Montgomery (age 27) with his wife Ellen (age 26) and children Sybil (age 6) and Etoyl (age 6). His occupation is listed as Physician, and married 8 years with 2/2 children living. He is living with the family of his older brother Henry Lee Montgomery who is also a physician.
1900	Arkansas	Son: John “Johnny” (b. Aug 11 1900)
1905	Gravelly, Yell Co., Arkansas	Son: Harold Lee (b. 8 Sep 1905)
1909	Arkansas	Son: Thomas Lyle (b. 2 May 1909)
1910	Gravelly Twp, Yell Co., Arkansas	U.S. Census: Listed in the Census as Dr. Thomas Montgomery (age 36) with his wife Ellen (age 36) and his children Sybel (age 16), Etoil (age 13), John (age 9), Harold (age 4) and Lyle (age 1). One non-relative living with them.
1912	Arkansas	Son: Glendale (b. 18 Mar 1912)
1913	Arkansas	Son dies: Glendale (d. 20 Oct 1913)
1918	Yell Co., Arkansas	Registers for the WW1 Draft as Thomas Marion Montgomery (age 45, b. 9 Sep 1873). Lists his home address as Gravelly, Yell Co., Arkansas, occupation: Doctor, nearest relative: Ellen Montgomery of Gravelly, and race as a white native-born U.S. Citizen. The registrars report describes him with a medium height and slender build with blue eyes and black hair. C.L. Caviness certifies the report on 12 Sep 1918.
1920	Gravelly Village, Gravelly Hill Twp, Yell Co., Arkansas	U.S. Census: Listed in the Census as T.M. Montgomery 9age 46) with his wife Ellen (age 46) and his children Etoyle (age 23), Johnny (age 20), Harrold (age 13) and Lyle (age 10). His occupation is listed as Physician and Farmer.
1924	Arkansas	Son dies: John “Johnny” (d. 8 Aug 1924) of appendicitis.
1930	Bluffton Twp, Yell Co., Arkansas	U.S. Census: Listed in the Census as Tom M. Montgomery (age 56) with his wife Ellen E. (age 55) and children Harold W. (age 25, Teacher – High School), Thomas L. (age 20, Laborer – General Farm) and his daughter-in-law Elizabeth (age 21). Elizabeth is Harold’s wife. His occupation is listed as Doctor, General Practice.
1939	Stayton, Marion Co., Oregon	“He retired from a 40-year career in medicine in 1939, coming to Oregon to be near his daughter and son.
1961	Stayton, Marion Co., Oregon	Wife dies: Levicia Ellen (Crawley) Montgomery (d. 8 Jan 1961) and is buried in the Lone Oak Cemetery. Her headstone reads “L. Ellen”
1961	Stayton, Marion Co., Oregon	Died: Dr. Thomas Marion Montgomery, age 88 (d. 24 Dec 1961) and is buried in the Lone Oak Cemetery next to his wife.

Other Notes:
“Much of his early practice was in the rural regions of Arkansas, where he traveled on horseback or by horse and buggy. His father was a doctor, as were five of his brothers, and his sister was a nurse.”
“He was a member of the first Methodist Church here.” (Stayton, Marion Co., Oregon)