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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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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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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Captain Robbert Harreld is my 5th Great Grandfather through his daughter Sinai who married William Neal, Sr. Sinai and William Neal’s son James Preston Neal had told a story of he and his brother (my 3rd Great Grandfather William Thomas Neal) as boys having had the opportunity to meet Samuel Houston and welcomed him...
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I was reviewing the 1850 census today, and noticed how closely Hugh Tinnin was living to his daughter Lucy Jane Tinnin Neal. I started to go through the pages of the census and noticed Andrew and Sinai Neal Buchanan nearby. The Buchanans and Neals both had a Tinnin kid staying with them, so I...
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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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After my posting on Hugh Tinnin and his connection to Austin and Tinnin Ford Road, I got a lot of response from other Tinnin relations. Since he had a rather large family with 3 wives and a history that spread across many states, he was bound to have a lot of decendents. One of...
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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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