Anton A. and Anna Zimmerman Pfeifer are my Great-Grandparents. Their oldest son and my Great-Uncle Richard Pfeifer was kind enough to send me a photocopy of his parents wedding photo which I scanned below. His wife Frances was fascinated with old photos, and had been doing research on the traditional wedding attire for Volga...
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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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Anton A. Pfeifer is my Great Grandfather. I know very little about him and his life, though I’ve read much about the rich history of his ancestors the Volga Germans. Anton A. Pfeifer Birth – Feb 1893, Walker, Ellis, KS Death – 1946, Salem, Marion, OR Burial – ? Father – Johannes Adam Pfeifer...
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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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Recently I got an email in response to my post on Hugh Tinnin asking about his son-in-law James Preston Neal. I was very excited to connect with someone from this line, and we’ve been sharing some information the past couple months. It made me realize that I haven’t done a blog post on this...
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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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