This is an old photo that I acquired through a distant relative. It was tightly glued in a tattered old photo album that my Great-Grandma McCall (Etoyl Montgomery McCall) kept by her bedside. Even though the photo was unlabeled in the album, I recognized this as a photo of her parents. My guess would...
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The following is the family group record for Dr. Thomas Marion Montgomery. Dr. Tom and Ellen Montgomery were the parents of my Great-Grandmother Etoyl who married Robert Lee McCall in 1920. I had the pleasure of knowing both Etoyl and Robert “Bob” McCall and spending time at their house in Stayton, Oregon when I...
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Dr. John M. Montgomery is my 3rd-Great-Grandfather through his son Dr. Thomas Marion Montgomery. The following is a history of him I found in The Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishers, 1891. DR. JOHN M. MONTGOMERY Dr. John M. Montgomery, Sr., one of the oldest practitioners in the county of...
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Hugh Tinnin was my 4th great grandfather through his daughter Lucille who married William T. Neal. The following is a history I found of him included in the History of Washington County, Arkansas. 1989. pgs 1416-1417. Most of this history I referenced in my post about Tinnin Road, but here’s the entire copy. Hugh...
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I think it’s always interesting when I discover a relative that leaves his mark on the landscape. Since I don’t have many “famous” ancestors to speak of (except my one connection to Abraham Lincoln – my relative was his mother’s step-father), it’s always nice to find visible remnants of my relatives. While looking on...
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