[NI0008]
Sam entered the Navy on November 22, 1950, where he completed his BS in Business Administration and an MS in Operations Research. He retired from the Navy as a Captain in April 1983, and went to work at McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach, California. On August 31, 1992, he retired from MD as a Director of Integrated Logistics Support for the C-17 Project. He and Peggy moved to Redding, California where they bought their dream retirement home.
Marilyn Montgomery
1997
[NI0014]
The "Lincoln Book" (a compilation of family biographies in Lincoln County, Oklahoma) states that after only five years of schooling, Guy became a blacksmith and a barber in Tryon for many years. In 1915 he married Elsie Waters, with whom he had two children. Elsie died in 1921, at which time Bess and Minnie, Guy's parents, took the two grandchildren to raise. Guy was barbering in 1925 when he married Clemmie Little of Glenco, Oklahoma. His first two children were reunited with him, and five more were born to the new couple over the next ten years. During WWII, Guy commuted to Oklahoma City where he worked for McDonnell-Douglas. In 1951, they joined their children in California, settling in Visalia, where Guy died in 1975.
[Marilyn Jo Montgomery]
[Mesa, AZ, U.S., 1997]
[NI0016]
The "Lincoln Book" states that Sylvester [known as "Max"] served in the Navy during WWII.
Marilyn Jo Montgomery
Mesa, AZ, U.S., 1997
[NI0019]
Peggy was killed tragically in a car accident on May 21, 2000 on Interstate 5, west of Modesto. Her husband, Sam Montgomery, was seriously injured, but survived the crash. Sadly, she was killed while they were returning home from our Barclay-Montgomery Famiy Reunion near Fresno, CA. She is sorely missed.
Marilyn Montgomery, 2001
[NI0022]
"In late 1894, Lindsey Powell Carpenter (L.P.C.) and Susie Elizabeth Montgomery, with five children: Tom, Allen, Ione, Fannie, and Sam, started from Greenville, Texas for Indian Territory. They loaded their few belongings in a covered wagon and made a trail by fording all the streams, including the Red River, to a claim northwest of Foss [Lake, in Oklahoma]. Near Foss Lake, where L.P.C.'s mother had made the run a few years earlier, and staked a claim. The family, along with grandma, her son, Willie, and daughter, Margaret, lived in a half-dugout in the Edwardsville community.
The youngest child, Samuel Albert, was four months of age when the family arrived at Christmas time, to make Oklahoma their home. A few years later, they built a frame house, when the lumber was available. Three additional children were born to the Montgomerys: Lucy, Mrs. Parven Hickey of Cheyenne, Oklahoma; Alice, Mrs. John Marcum of Sayre, Oklahoma; and Joe Montgomery of Visalia, California.
The Montgomery children attended school at Pumpkin Ridge, a small schoolhouse, northwest of Foss, in the early days of Oklahoma, where L.P.C. was president of the School Board.
In 1912, the Montgomerys and their four children, who were living at home, moved to Sayre, Oklahoma."
[Unknown biographical book, page 404]
(presumably about Oklahoma families)
[Note the spelling of LPC's middle name --- Powell]
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"Lindsay was first married to a Lynn girl, who died in child birth. To this union were born: Ione, Mary, Tom and Allen. He was married to Susie Key in 1890, and to this union were born: Fannie, Sam, Lucy, Alice, and Joe.
Our family lived in a half dugout until 1899, when my father went to Weatherford, which is a long journey, since the only transportation was by wagon, and brought back lumber and built a two-room house. It seemed large to them after having lived in the dugout. I remember the dugout well, as that was where my father took us children when we needed discipline.
We raised cattle on the open range and sometimes my father gathered cattle as far west as Busch, which is now Elk City.
Some of our early day neighbors were: the Kilmartins, Armstrongs, Whites, McLaughlins, Fulwiders, Kennys, Davises, Duncans, and the Bowmans. I don't know how we could have survived without our neighbors, as doctors were scarce and they were always there when sickness struck.
John Kenny owned a steam-powered threshing machine and all the neighbors helped to get the crops in. " They had a beef club, as there was no place or money to buy meat, and each family took a quarter of beef and butchered hogs and hung them in the smoke house, which would last through the winter.
The first death in our family after coming to Oklahoma was Fannie, who died in 1906 at the age of 15 with typhoid fever.
My grandmother died in 1911, and after her death, my father became dissatisfied and traded the 160 acres at Foss to Whit Northerin for some land in West Fork, Arkansas, which had a 35 acre apple orchard. Father shipped a car load of apples to Canute that year. In 1912 father traded his land in Arkansas for 160 acres about five miles northwest of Sayre, and raised cattle and broom corn. He later ran the KY Wagon Yard in Sayre. He traded the wagon yard for 320 acres northwest of Rankin, which was south of where Reydon is now located.
Mother canned fruit and vegetables and we raised almost all our food. We considered it a treat to get a lump of brown sugar, as we didn't have candy, except at Christmas, and then it was very little, but we were happy to get as much as we did.
Times were hard but we enjoyed our growing up and our love for each other, and our trust in God led us through those hard times.
Lindsay (L.P.C.) Montgomery died in Elk City in 1933 at the age of 79. Susie Montgomery died in 1949 at the age of 87. Sam Montgomery, my oldest brother, died in September 1975. Lucy Montgomery Hickey, my sister, lives in Cheyenne; Joe Montgomery, my youngest brother, lives in California; and I, Alice Montgomery Marcum, live in Sayre. Lucy, Joe and I are the only living children of L.P.C. Montgomery."
[A biography written by Alice Montgomery, from "Prairie Fire", published by the Western Oklahoma Historical Society of Elk City, OK, page 405]
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The 1900 FEDERAL CENSUS for Washita Township, Custer County, Indian Territory (Oklahoma) includes:
Name Relationship Month of Birth Year of Birth Marital Status Mothered/Living Birthplace
Elizabeth Head July 1824 Widowed 6/3 KY
Lindsey P Son 1853 Married TN
Suzie Dau-I-L 1851 Married 5/4 TN
Fannie G-Dau September 1891 Single AR
Samuel G-Son August 1894 Single TX
Lucy G-Dau May 1897 Single IT (OK)
Allen G-Son May 1888 Single IT (OK)
Elizabeth's parents were noted as being born in Kentucky. LPC's parents were noted as being born in Kentucky as well, which means Willis Green Montgomery (Elizabeth's husband) was born in Kentucky. Susie's father was noted as being from Kentucky, and her mother from Tennessee.
[Marilyn Montgomery, 2003]
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Marriage record of L P Montgomery to Sarah Lynn.
Sarah Lynn found in:
Marriage Index: Texas, 1851-1900
Married: Apr 27, 1876 in: Cooke, TX
Gender: F
Source info: microfilm reference number File name: 0164653 item 4
Spouse's gender: M Spouse's name: Montgomery, L. P.
[Lori Deuerling, 2003]
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The 1920 Federal Census for Bettins Township, Beckham County, Oklahoma shows LPC (age 66), Susie (age 58), Joe Frank (age 16), and LPC's grand-daughter Belene Ashby (age 13) living together.
The 1930 Federal Census for Elk Township, Beckham County, Oklahoma shows LPC (age 76) and Susie (age 68) living with their daughter Lucy and her husband J.L. Hickey and their family.
[NI0023]
Hi Marilyn,
I made a general time line of Suzie so I could get her straight in my mind to see if I can find the Keys anywhere. After going thru the Montgomery family I can a large part of their time in Arkansas.
B. Dec, 24,1891 Macon County, Tennessee
(Do you have documentation for this?)
Married Charles A. Pottinger June 13, 1877 in Red River County, Texas
(This is according to Lori's email I received) I did not find them in the 1870 census for that county or any of their families.
In 1880 Census Precinct 3 page 29 Hunt Co., Texas is a Susan age 19 shown born in Kentucky as a wife of Charles Pottinger
A child was born to them, William T. Pottinger 1-14-1885 and died July 1, 1990 according the Tombstone that Lori saw. (The Family Register shows he was born Jan. 14, 1885 and died Feb. 11, 1891)
She married LPC Montgomery Oct 9, 1980 in Little River County, Ark. where she gave birth to Fannie Sept. 1, 1891
She or maybe both went to Greenville, Hunt Co., Texas and gave birth to Samuel Albert Aug. 26, 1894 (I have not found any Keys in Hunt Co., but then I Haven't been looking for them. Maybe there were some Montgomery's there).
Late 1894 Lindsey, Suzie, Tom, Lindsey Allen, Ione, Fannie and Sam left from Greenville, Texas to OK where his mother Elizabeth, brother William and sister Margaret lived. (Foss, Custer County, IT OK) They crossed the Red River so they had to have gone straight north?)
There May 7, 1897 Lucy Jane was born.
Then must have gone to Mountain Home, Baxter County, Ark where Suzie had family and gave birth to Suzie Alice June 5, 1900
Again back to Foss where Joseph F. was born in 1903.
1911 Elizabeth died. Lindsey and Suzie left again and settled in West Fork, Ark.
1912 sometime they moved back to OK northwest of Sayre.
Susie Died May 12, 1949 in Edwardsville, Ok
[Email sent to Marilyn Montgomery by her sister-in-law Sherry (Davids) Montgomery on 6/27/03]
[NI0024]
George Earl came to Oklahoma in 1896, settling at Hennessey. He was married to Miss Mable Meeks on January 4, 1903 in Garfield County. Dr. Elliott became a practicing chiropractor in Cherokee in the year of 1909. He continued his practice at Elk City from 1912 to 1923 and also at Drumright from 1923 to 1928, moving to Cushing in 1928. He has practiced his profession here until the time of his illness. Dr. Elliott was an active member of First Christian Church here in Cushing, and a member of the Masonic Lodge also of this city. He was also a worker in the following organizations: the Consistory at Guthrie, the Knights Templar, the Eastern Star, the White Shrine of Jerusalem, and the Shrine at Oklahoma City. He was also a member of the Odd Fellow Lodge. Those who survive are:
his wife Mable of the home, 3 sons: Dr. Findley Elliott of Drumright; Dr. Thomas R. Elliott of Tulsa, and George E. Elliott, Jr. of Fort Smith, Arkansas; 3 daughters: Mrs. Joe Montgomery of Agra, Mrs. Olive Roush of Cushing, and Mrs. J.F. Tipton of Shawnee; one brother Tomas R. Elliott of Cushing; 21 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
[From the Memorial Service leaflet dated July 20, 1957; Davis Funeral Home]
[NI0025]
"Had a twin brother, Rufus B."
Christopher A. Meek, 1998
242 Scotch Ridge Rd.
Carlisle, IA 50047
(515) 989-0291
[NI0026]
There is differing information concerning Sylvester's birth year. The 1870 Census says he was 7 on September 2nd, 1870 (indicating his birth year to be 1863). Thirty years later, in the 1920 Census, his age on January 5th, 1920 is listed as 57 (indicating his birth year to be 1862). The "Lincoln Book", a family history of Lincoln County, Oklahoma, states he was born in 1861.
[Marilyn Jo Montgomery]
[Mesa, AZ, U.S., 1997]
Beyond their own children, Sylvester and Minnie also raised a foster child, Marguerite, born around 1910, until she graduated high school. Marguerite was named as Sylvester's "daughter" in the 1920 Census, but the foster relationship was later disclosed in the "Lincoln Book".
[Marilyn Jo Montgomery]
[Mesa, AZ, U.S., 1997]
The "Lincoln Book" describes Sylvester (known as "Bess") as a blacksmith who also drilled water wells in southern Missouri during the early years of his marriage to Minnie. Later, they moved from Douglas County to Elkland, Missouri, where they bought a farm. In 1907, at the urging of his cousin, Dr. Allen Pendergraft, Bess traded his farm for the Dowdy Furniture Store in Carney, Oklahoma, and moved his family (except for Arthur) to Carney only months before Oklahoma became a state. A year later, in 1908, Bess bought a blacksmith shop in Tryon, where they became active members of the local Christian Union Church. Bess expanded the product line and services of the blacksmith shop, and named it "S. Barclay and Sons -- Furniture and Undertaking". Many years later, when Bess could no longer handle the physical demands of smithing, he and Minnie ran the furniture store only. Later still, Bess began hauling mail from the Post Office to the train depot each morning, and continued to do so until he retired. As their health began to fail, they sold their home in the east part of Tryon and moved in with their daughter Ethel (also in Tryon), where they remained until their deaths.
[Marilyn Jo Montgomery]
[Mesa, AZ, U.S., 1997]
[NI0027]
The "Lincoln Book" mentions that Minnie had a crippling bone disease when she was a small girl, and remained crippled all her life.
[Marilyn Jo Montgomery]
[Mesa, AZ, U.S., 1997]
[NI0030]
Submitter: Wanda Purcell
Subject: Montgomery, R.L. "Pat"
Message: R.L. "Pat" Montgomery was born June 13, 1924 north of Reydon, Oklahoma to Annie and Allen Montgomery. He passed away November 22, 2000 in Cheyenne, Oklahoma at the age of 76 years, 5 months and 9 days.
Pat lived all his life in the Reydon area except while servind his country with the U.S. Army during World War II. He started school at Midway and then went on to Reydon. He was married to Kathryn Tice at Wheeler, Texas on July 28, 1951, and they lived north of Reydon on the home place. His favorite pastimes were cattle trading and writing poetry. He was especially fond of his Quarter horses and took great pride in raising and working with them. His greatest love was his grandchildren, whom he thought the sun rose and set on.
He was a member of Reydon Community Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant daughter, Carol Lynn; brothers, Charlie and Lindsey; and three sisters, Velma, Viola and Dorothy.
Survivors include his wife, Kathryn of the home; one daughter and son-in-law, Cherel and Leon Park of Canyon, Texas; one son, Raymond Montgomery of Sayre, Oklahoma; 4 grandchildren, Lisa Park, Brian Park, Brittani Montgomery and Bailee Montgomery; three sisters, Lellia Garver of Reydon, Oklahoma, Betty Hanawalt of Cheyenne, Oklahoma and Marguerite Clement of Mangum, Oklahoma; three brothers, Kenneth Montgomery of Pampa, Texas, Billy montgomery of Pryor, Oklahoma and Bobby Montgomery of Stinnett, Texas; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Interment in the White Rose Cemetery, Reydon, Roger Mills County, OK
[Internet: FamilyHistory.com Message Boards; 2003]
[NI0031]
The "Lincoln Book" states that Arthur remained in Springfield [Missouri] when his father moved the rest of the family to Carney, Oklahoma in 1907. He married Lula, and soon thereafter joined the rest of Arthur's family in Carney, where Freda was born. After residing in Carney and Tryon only a short time, they returned to Springfield, where Arthur went to work for the Frisco Railroad.
Marilyn Jo Montgomery
Mesa, AZ, U.S., 1997
[NI0032]
The "Lincoln Book" states that Ethel got her teaching certificate at the age of 18 while her family was still in Carney, and that she got a job teaching at Bannister and Lone Star schools. In 1908, she got a job teaching in Tryon and commuted home by train each weekend, staying with the M.F. McClain family in Tryon during the week. In 1908, her family moved to Tryon, ending her days of commuting. Years later, during her marriage to Floyd Powers, she became a postal clerk, and after his death in 1934, she remained with the Tryon Post Office until 1955 when she moved to Chandler. She remained there until her death in 1980.
Marilyn Jo Montgomery
Mesa, AZ, U.S., 1997
[NI0033]
According to the "Lincoln Book", William ( aka "Bill") served in WWI in France before returning to Oklahoma and marrying. He operated a garage in Tryon for many years, later moving to Stroud, where he had a welding and blacksmith shop until his death in 1976.
Marilyn Jo Montgomery
Mesa, AZ, U.S., 1997
[NI0036]
Submitter: Wanda Purcell
Subject: Montgomery, John Lindsey
Message: John Lindsey Montgomery was born July 3, 1912 to Allen and Annie Kenney Montgomery at Onida, Arkansas. He passed away February 20, 1991 at the hospital in Colusa, Californiaa at the age of 78. When a small child his family moved b ack to Oklahoma, where he grew up and attended school at Midway. When a young man started working on ranches in Texas. Later owning his own ranch in California. Lindsey was united in marriage to Rubye Keller, May 27, 1952. To this union one son, Billy Bob (Jeep) Montgomery was born. Lindsey was a great lover of horses, raising and training the best horses in the country. He possessed the natural ability to break and train a horse to perfection. He was always a top competitor. He was always a top competitor at Rodeo's in the calf roping and team roping events and winning top honors in both events.
Lindsey served his county in Germany during World War II. He was a loving, caring and compassionate person, caring deeply for his family and the welfare of his brothers and sisters. At his bedside, during his last days, besides hie immediate family, was his brother, Billy Montgomery and two very dear friends, Jack and Easter Bringham, and many other friends.
Lindsey is survived by his loving wife Rubye of the home, his son, Billy Bob, two very dear grandchildren, Rodney and Ara Montgomery, four sisters, Velma Leetz, San Diego, California; Lelia Garver, Reydon; Marqurite Clement, Mangum; Betty Kendall, Roll; four brothers Kenneth Montgomery, Pampa, Texas; R.L. "Pat" Montgomery, Reydon; Billy Montgomery, Pryor, Oklahoma; Bobby Montgomery, Stinett, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Allen and Annie Montgomery, two sisters, Viola Bohannon and Dorothy Reimer, San Diego, one brother Charley Montgomery, Maryville, California.
He is survived by many other friends and relatives. A person dear to Lindsey is his name sake, Lindsey Freeman of Cheyenne. Lindsey's friends were numbered by those who knew him, and to know him was to love him.
Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK
[Internet: FamilyHistory.com Message Boards]
[NI0040]
Submitter: Wanda Purcell
Subject: Montgomery, Annie Kenney
Message: Annie Montgomery was born Oct. 16, 1886, to John Kenney and Ellen Graham Kenney. She departed this life, Oct. 1, 1981 at the Mangum Hospital.
Her parents came from Ireland to the United States and settled for a time in Texas, then moved to Chicasha, Ok., then to Custer County.
Her mother passed away when she was three and her father when she was thirteen years old. Annie made her home with a sister, Mrs. Allen Gholdston and a brother, John Kenney, all of Foss, OK.
On Sept 5, 1906 she was united in marriage to Lindsey Allen Montgomery at Edwardsville, OK. With the exception of one year in Ark., they lived in Custer, Beckham and Roger Mills Counties. To this union twelve children were born, and all survive her, except one son, Charley who passed away in June of 1975.
Survivors are: Villa Bonhannon and Velma Mae Lutz, San Diego, Calif., Lindsey Montgomery, Calusa, Calif., Kenneth Montgomery, Pampa, TX, Lellia Garver, Reydon, Ok., Dorothy Bargas, San Diego, Calif., R.L. Montgomery, Reydon, Ok., Marguerite Clement, Mangum, Ok., Billy Montgomery, Pryor, Ok., Betty Kendall, Cheyenne, Ok., and Bobby Montgomery, Stinnett, Texas. Twenty-four grandchildren and twenty-four great grandchildren, a host of relatives and friends.
Her husband passed away in May 1963. Mrs. Montgomery was a faithful member of the Methodist Church of Reydon.
Her life was her family and her happiest hours where when her family were with her. She reared her family through the hard times, but no one ever heard her complain, nor did her family ever see her angry or hear her speak unkind words of anyone. If she ever had an enemy it was not known.
She was laid to rest in the White Rose Cemetery, Reydon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, Oct 3, 1981. The grandsons served as pall bearers. Officiating minister was Johnny Freeman, Cheyenne.
[Internet: FamilyHistory.com Message Board]
The 1930 Federal Census for Washita Township, Roger Mills County, OK showed that Allen and Annie were both 42 years old that year, which would make their birthdates in 1888, not 1886. This reinforces other documentation showing Allen was born in 1888 in Indian Territory (OK). The census also shows that Annie's parents were both from Ireland, but she was born in Texas.
[Marilyn Montgomery: 2003]
A photo of Allen Montgomery's gravestone shows he died in May of 1964, not 1963, as Wanda Purcell stated above.
[Marilyn Montgomery: 2003]
[NI0043]
Lucy is buried in White Rose Cemetery, located 2 miles south and 1/2 mile east of Reydon, OK in the NE 1/4 of section 12-13-26.
[USGenWeb Archives by Wanda Purcell, 1997]
[NI0044]
"In late 1894, Lindsey Powell Carpenter (L.P.C.) and Susie Elizabeth Montgomery, with five children: Tom, Allen, Ione, Fannie, and Sam, started from Greenville, Texas for Indian Territory. They loaded their few belongings in a covered wagon and made a trail by fording all the streams, including the Red River, to a claim northwest of Foss [Lake, in Oklahoma], near Foss Lake, where L.P.C.'s mother had made the run a few years earlier, and staked a claim. The family, along with grandma, her son, Willie, and daughter, Margaret, lived in a half-dugout in the Edwardsville community.
The youngest child, Samuel Albert, was four months of age when the family arrived at Christmas time, to make Oklahoma their home. A few years later, they built a frame house, when the lumber was available. Three additional children were born to the Montgomerys: Lucy, Mrs. Parven Hickey of Cheyenne, Oklahoma; Alice, Mrs. John Marcum of Sayre, Oklahoma; and Joe Montgomery of Visalia, California.
The Montgomery children attended school at Pumpkin Ridge, a small schoolhouse, northwest of Foss, in the early days of Oklahoma, where L.P.C. was president of the School Board.
When Sam A., as he was known, was 16 years of age, he went to Arkansas to work for a year. When he returned from Arkansas, Sam got a job hauling freight from the railroad, which only came as far west as Weatherford, Oklahoma, to Busch, now Elk City. It took several days, approximately a week, to make a round trip from Weatherford to Elk City and back with a wagon load of freight.
In 1912, the Montgomerys and their four children, who were living at home, moved to Sayre, Oklahoma.
Sam met Claudia Verron Cooper, the daughter of William And Elizabeth Cooper. Mr. Cooper, Verron's father, was a clerk at the first United Cash Grocery in Sayre. Two years later, Sam and Verron were married. To this union four children were born: Samuel Claud, now of Burns Flat, Oklahoma; Jessie Lorene Laresta, Mrs. Marshall Moore, of Acton, California; Mabel Elizabeth, Mrs. George Fenter, of Elk City, Oklahoma; and DeWitt Armistice of Stockton, California.
Sam was a farmer until 1935, when he was appointed deputy sheriff of Beckham County. He served as deputy sheriff under Ed West for four years. The first two years the family lived in Sayre, the second two years, they lived in Elk City.
In 1939, the Montgomerys purchased a grocery store at the junction of highways 6 and 283, eight miles north of Sayre, Oklahoma and fourteen miles west of Elk City. At this time all of the children had finished high school. Claud graduated from Doxey High School. Jessie, Mabel and DeWitt are graduates of Elk City High School, while their father was deputy sheriff.
In 1944, Sam Montgomery was elected Beckham County sheriff, and served that office continuously for six years. He had many experiences while in that office. One of his experiences was searching for Pretty Boy Floyd, when he was number one outlaw. Sam was so close to the outlaw at one time, that he searched a farm where Floyd was hiding. Sam went on three sides of the barn. He later learned that Floyd was hiding on the fourth side of the barn.
In 1950, Sam Montgomey was appointed State Pardon and Patrol Officer. He served the state for eleven years when a heart attack forced him to retire. Sam spent his late years on a farm west of Elk City until his sudden death, September 10, 1975.
["Prairie Fire", published by the Western Oklahoma Historical Society of Elk City, OK, pg 404]
[NI0045] According to her father's probate documents, Mary was living in Greenville, TX at the time of her father's death in May of 1933.
[NI0047]
According to family history, Ione's daughter was married to J. Paul Getty, the world's richest man, for only a short time because his mother did not approve of the match.
[Marilyn Montgomery, 1998]
Ione's death certificate, issued by the State of California, states that she was a widow of 89 years of age, and living at the Golden Age Convalescent Home at 14475 Ituni Street in Baldwin Park, California at the time of her death. It states that her last "usual" residence was at 1338 South Siesta in West Covina, California, and that she had resided in California for 45 years (since about 1921). The name of the "informant" is Lois Hensen. It's unknown what relationship she may have had with Ione. The handwriting of the attending physician is not good, but the cause of death appears to be "..possible brain abscess [sic] due to basal cell carcenoma [sic] of the scalp & extension to the brain". There was no mention of surviving relatives.
[Marilyn Montgomery, 1999]
[NI0048]
Olive was Past Worthy High Priestess of the Order of White Shrine, Past Grand Officer, Past Worthy Matron of Eastern Star and Past Mother Advisor of the Order of Rainbow Girls.
[Olive Inez Roush's obituary, March 1983]
[NI0053]
Thomas was living in Tulsa, OK at the time of his sister Olive's death in March of 1983.
[Olive Inez Roush's obituary, March 1983]
[NI0054]
Martha Belle was living in Zachery, LA at the time of her sister Olive's death in March of 1983.
[Olive Inez Roush's obituary, March 1983]
[NI0056]
"I was told that Thomas Montgomery [note that Willis Green Montgomery was referred to by his ancestors as "Thomas"....why, is still unclear] was a farmer in Kentucky during the Civil War, when a band of Union soldiers came to the farm one day. They asked him to trade horses with them, since theirs were road-weary. Thomas agreed, but the soldiers were suspicious of him, and as he turned towards the barn, the soldiers shot him in the back and stole the horses. However, I later heard that Thomas actually served in the Confederate army and was killed in action -- I just don't know, I have no confirmation of either story."
[Monte Joe Montgomery, great grandson]
[Redding, CA, U.S., 1997]
The obituary for William Green Montgomery (dated 1943), stated that he was born in Knoxwell, Tennesee in October of 1863, just two months after his father died. I was unable to find any reference to a town called "Knoxwell" in Tennessee, so we are assuming it may have been a typo, and should have been listed as "Knoxville". If so, it is unlikely that at 7+ months pregnant, Elizabeth would have moved from the area until after the birth of her baby. If so, Willis may have died in the Knoxville, Tennessee area.
[Marilyn Jo Montgomery, 1999]
The 1850 Tennessee census shows the following:
MONGUMRY, W.G. 27, Elizabeth 25, Jane 4, Mary 1/12, Cimeon 17 [a relative or a slave?], Ky, Ky, Sm-1014-752
[Marilyn Jo Montgomery, 1999]
[NI0057]
Elizabeth moved to Arkansas with her three young children [year unknown] and [later] made the run [in]to Oklahoma in 1889, along with her youngest son, William. She staked a claim on 160 acres, three miles west of what is now (in 1997) called the Foss Dam on Soldier Creek. Lindsay followed in 1894.
[Montgomery biography from Prarie Fire, a
biographical book published by the Southwest OK
Genealogical Society)]
This passage was later disputed by evidence found in the obituary for Elizabeth's youngest child, William Green Montgomery. The obit, dated 1943, stated that Elizabeth and the children moved to Texas, not Arkansas, after Willis' death in 1863 in Tennessee.
[Marilyn Jo Montgomery]
A member of an Oklahoma Genealogy Society wrote to me by email in 1997 and reported that Elizabeth staked her 160 acres at Foss in 1892, not in 1889, as the citing states above.
[Marilyn Jo Montgomery]
Elizabeth's gravestone in Edwardsville Cemetery, Canute, OK reads: "He Took Thee From A World Of Care and Everlasting Bliss To Share"
[From a cemetery inscription file
Compiled by Donney P. Sullins
April 1997, USGENWEB]
"Elizabeth was born in Middletown, in Jefferson County, Kentucky, near the Shelby County line (which was originally a part of Jefferson County). Lindsey Pascal was a name used by the Shelby County family of Carpenters. They were descended from George Carpenter of Switzerland...and later, Rockingham County, Virginia. Their descendents founded "Carpenter's Station" in Jefferson County in 1780-81 (later to become Shelby County). Elizabeth married Willis Montgomery in Lincoln County, Kentucky on September 15, 1844."
[Several members of the Carpenter Genealogy Mail List (on the Internet) reported this citing in 1997 from purported Carpenter Bible records]
[From an email I received in Nov 2003 from MaryAnn Hormuth - mahorm324@earthlink.net]:
"I have just been looking at your World Connect site - specifically your info for Elizabeth Carpenter Montgomery. In your narrative part you state that Carpenter Station was located in Shelby county. That is very definitely an error. Carpenter Station was first known as being in Kentucky County of Virginia. When Kentucky became a state in 1792, that area was in Lincoln County -- as it is now. Part of the Carpenter settlement became Casey County in 1806 when that county was formed out of Lincoln. Shelby County is not lcose -- nor is Jefferson County."
"Sometime during the late 1950s, the community of Edwardsville, Oklahoma (where Elizabeth, LPC, and Suzie were originally buried) was permanently flooded at the bottom of the newly formed Foss Lake. Before construction on the Foss Dam even began, all the graves in the cemetery at Edwardsville were exhumed and re-interred in a section of the Canute, Oklahoma cemetery. That section is still clearly marked as the 'Edwardsville Cemetery'."
[Monte Joe Montgomery, 1998]
"In 1846 George Franklin and Sally Powell Carpenter (also of Carpenter lineage) moved their family from near Carpenter's station outside of Hustonville, Kentucky, to Sumner County, Tennessee. They remained there only a short time for the title to the land was defective. Their next move was to the Clinton College Farm - which they purchased - near New Middleton, and so they became residents of Smith County. Here they lived until their move further west in 1868. Children of the George F. Carpenters were: ELIZABETH, Lindsey, Lucy, John Frye, Margaret, Lenoah, George Franklin Jr., Edmund C., William Henry Harrison, Sarah, James Winston, Mary, and David Frye. Of these Edmund and William (and possibly others) remained in the New Middleton area and produced large families. Descendants of the Carpenter brothers are to be found in Smith and nearby counties today, and in many states. Through the 1860s and into the early 1900s Ed and Will Carpenter established themselves as farmers and stockmen, and they often exhibited their livestock at the Alexandria fair. Will Carpenter was one of the best known stockmen of the area for many years. His obituary which ran in the Nasville Banner of August 16, 1930, has this to say about him: 'He was a pioneer in breeding and growing pure bred livestock. He specialized in jacks and jennets, Jersey cattle, sheep, poultry, and Berkshire hogs. The blue ribbons won by him in the State and local fairs on his livestock run into the hundreds. ' In 1868 George and Sally Carpenter, no longer young, gave up their home in Smith County and headed west in search of a new home in a new land. They settled on lands in early Fannin County, Texas, in an area not far from Gainesville. Their daughter, ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY, settled nearby according to some of her letters that are still in family hands. Widowed, Elizabeth later returned to Tennessee. Lindsey, too, was in Texas for awhile, but he moved to Missouri where he raised his family. In 1875 George F. Carpenter died in Texas and was buried there. Titles to his lands proved to be clouded and they were lost to the family. In 1876 Sally was taken back to Tennessee by her son Will, with whom she lived until her death in 1893. The Carpenter family put down its roots in Smith County and established itself as a family with strong pioneer traits. They were farmers who were straight-forward in their dealings, hard working, influential, and prosperous for their times. They were respected as good citizens and neighbors. Letters that I have seen that were written by George F., Edmund, and Will show they wrote well and were knowledgeable of their times. In the 1830s Sally Carpenter (before the move to Tennessee) became affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). This was during the Campbell-Stone era and the church was growing fast and spreading from Kentucky into nearby states. In an interview published in the Lebanon Democrat of January 15, 1890, Sally Carpenter told of having heard Barton W. Stone preach on several occasions. Affiliation with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) has been a lasting association for Sally's descendents and several have distinguished themselves in the ministry. Among these are John M. Carpenter, son of Edmund, a lay minister; A.B. Carpenter, son of Lindsey, pioneer preacher in Oklahoma and founder of the church in Lawton, Oklahoma; and James A. Carpenter, great-grandson of Lindsey, presently minister to the Midwest Christian Church in Oklahoma. Others of the family have been very active in the church, and William F. Carpenter, lawyer in Nashville, should be mentioned. Sally Powell Carpenter (1805-1893) was an excellent example of pioneer womanhood, exhibiting many of the strengths and characteristics of the pioneers. These enabled her to endure the hardships she had to face, and to set a fine example for her children and later generations. Blind but alert and loving, Sally died in 1893. She was buried in a beautiful place on the hill in the Macedonia Cemetery in New Middleton. Here she rests near her son Will and other members of the family. As one of her great-grandsons who never had the privilege of knowing her, I feel that her strong influence has been present in our lives as a part of our inheritance. Edmund Carpenter's house near Tomahawk Hill has fallen into ruin. Will Carpenter's land was divided by and some of it lost to the Interstate that runs through the area. The Carpenter family was a prominent one in Smith County for many years and so has left its mark and its memory in the annals of Smith County.
[by John C. Wiley, "The History of Smith County Tennessee", sponsored by the Smith County Homecoming '86 Heritage Committee, pages 430 and 431. ]
The 1900 FEDERAL CENSUS for Washita Township, Custer County, Indian Territory (Oklahoma) includes:
Name Relationship Month of Birth Year of Birth Marital Status Mothered/Living Birthplace
Elizabeth Head July 1824 Widowed 6/3 KY
Lindsey P Son 1853 Married TN
Suzie Dau-I-L 1851 Married 5/4 TN
Fannie G-Dau September 1891 Single AR
Samuel G-Son August 1894 Single TX
Lucy G-Dau May 1897 Single IT (OK)
Allen G-Son May 1888 Single IT (OK)
Elizabeth's parents were noted as being born in Kentucky. LPC's parents were noted as being born in Kentucky as well, which means Willis Green Montgomery (Elizabeth's husband) was born in Kentucky. Suzie's father was noted as being from Kentucky, and her mother from Tennessee.
[Marilyn Montgomery, 2003]
The 1880 Cooke County Tax Rolls showed the following citings:
(The columns represent Name, Relation, Marital Status, Gender, Race, Age, Birthplace, Occupation, Father's Birthplace, and Mother's Birthplace)
Mace MILLER Self M Male W 22 MISSOURI Farmer --- ---
Hattie MILLER Wife M Female W 18 TEXAS Housekeeper TENN GA
Linsy MONTGOMERY Other M Male W 26 TENN Farming --- TENN
Sarah MONTGOMERY Other M Female W 21 ILL House Keeping --- IND
Elezbeth MONTGOMERY Other S Female W 3 TEXAS TENN ILL
Mary MONTGOMERY Other S Female W 6M TEXAS TENN ILL
Pete MILLER Son S Male W 3 TEXAS MISSOURI TENN
Maud MILLER Dau S Female W 1 TEXAS MISSOURI TEXAS
Seigel LINN Other S Male W 18 ILL Laborer --- IND
[Lori Deuerling, 2003]
[NI0059]
{Obituary taken from the front page of "The Northwestern Oklahoman" newspaper, dated December 17, 1943]:
"RITES FOR W.G. MONTGOMERY
Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, at the Methodist Church here, for Willis Green Montgomery, who died December 10th at the home of his son in Hutchinson, Kansas, aged 80 years, 2 months and 1 day.
He was known by everyone here as "Bi" [sic] Montgomery, a good man and an ardent lover of fine horses. Burial was made in the Shattuck Cemetery.....Willis Green Montgomery was born October 9, 1863 near Knoxwell, Tennessee to Mrs. Elizabeth Carpenter Montgomery. Father Willis Green Montgomery was killed during the Civil War two months before his birth. He moved with his mother at the age of 4 years to Gainsville [sic], Texas, and grew to manhood in this section of the country. He was married to Miss Alice Baker, who died December 14, 1889 at the birth of twins, Iva and Ira. He was married November 25, 1895 to Miss Mary Ellen Duncan at El Reno, Oklahoma. They moved to Shattuck, Oklahoma on April 24, 1912, where Mrs. Montgomery has made her home since. To this union six children were born, three of whom preceded him in death, Hiram Willis, Mrs. Mabel Tucker, and James F.; also the older son, Ira. The children living are: Mrs. Iva Clies, of California; Mrs. Bertha King, of Perryton, Texas; Cecil G. Montgomery, of Hutchinson, Kansas; Lee P. Montgomery, of St. Louis, Mo. Besides the children he leaves eight grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren, other dear relatives and many friends.
He passed away at the home of his son in Hutchinson, Kansas, December 10, 1943 at the age of 80 years, 2 months, and 1 day. "
[NI0060]
"Lindsay was first married to a Lynn girl, who died in child birth. To this union were born: Ione, Mary, Tom and Allen."
[Unknown biographical book, page 405 (about Oklahoma families) - Note the spelling of Lindsey's first name]
Marriage record of L P Montgomery to Sarah Lynn.
Sarah Lynn found in:
Marriage Index: Texas, 1851-1900
Married: Apr 27, 1876 in: Cooke, TX
Gender: F
Source info: microfilm reference number File name: 0164653 item 4
Spouse's gender: M Spouse's name: Montgomery, L. P.
[Lori Deuerling, 2003]
[NI0062]
Tom was living in Yellow Jacket, Colorado at the time of his father's death in May 1933.
[From LPC's estate papers]
[NI0063]
According to family history, Allen had two families -- one in Oklahoma, the other in California -- and amazingly, gave his children in California the same first names he had given to his children in Oklahoma!
[Marilyn Montgomery, 1998]
From the Social Security Death Index:
LINDSEY MONTGOMERY
Born: 30 Mar 1886
Died: May 1964 (California)
SSN: 558-16-3698 issued in California
[Lori Deuerling, from Ancestry.com website, 2003]
[NI0064]
Fannie's gravestone reads: "My Fathers House Has Many Mansions, No Pains, No Griefs, No Anxious Fears...Unknown Our Loved One Sleeping Here"
[From a cemetery inscription file]
[compiled by Donney P. Sullins]
[April 1997, USGENWEB]
[NI0069]
"While visiting one of her sisters, Mary Caroline Knighton was said to have been raped by a man whose last name was Grant (possibly her brother-in-law). Lee Leander was the result." -- Emma Jean (Barclay) Montgomery, 1997
[NI0079]
The 1920 Federal Census for Ellis County, OK (town of Shattuck -- page 10-B) showed James F. (or possibly "T.") Tucker and Mabel M. (Montgomery) Tucker residing on the same street as her parents and without any children in the household. And according to her headstone, Mabel passed away three years later in 1923. In the 1930 Federal Census records for Jackson County, OK (City of Altus - page 14-B), I found a James W. Tucker, listed as a widower, whose information aligned perfectly with the age, birthplace, and parental birthplaces, and occupation as the James Tucker described above in the 1920 census -- except for the middle initial. Nevertheless, since no other James Tucker fits as much of the criteria as this citing, I am assuming it is the same James Tucker who was married to Mabel Martice Montgomery. However, there is an interesting note here -- the census record for 1930 also shows a son living with James who was only 4 years old at the time -- making it impossible for Mabel to have given birth to him......so who was the mother of this boy named Billie who was born around 1926 in Oklahoma? In studying the record, it appears that the census taker wrote something in the "Relationship" box for the boy which he then erased and wrote the word "son" over....but I can't make out what it was.
[Note written by Marilyn J. Montgomery, 2003]
[NI0097] "It was said that Jonas Claud Jr. (known as "J.C.".) was born of an unknown surrogate mother because Belle Litte could not conceive." -- Emma Jean (Barclay) Montgomery, 1997
[NI0098]
Military Record:
Enlisted May 8, 1847 (at 35 years of age)
Discharged October 18, 1848
Service Record:
Mexican War, 2nd engagement
Missouri Mounted Volunteers, Company "K" 3rd Regiment under Captain Benjamin Smithton.
Engaged in battles as far south as Monterrey, Saltido, and Buena Vista.
Discharged because of end of Mexican wars.
Received a pension of $8 per month from 1858-1860, stopped, then reinstated in 1887. He
then made re-application at age 75, and received the same amount until his death.
His wife, Lucretia Davidson then applied and received the same amount until her
death in 1904.
"....Apparently, Barclay did not write, or preferred to have his "X" mark made on all legal papers.
However, his ability to barter and calculate is quite well known."
".....Place[s] of abode:
around Columbia, Mo. (Boone Co)
Buffalo, Mo.
Elkland, Mo.
Charity, Mo., ..."
[William Harley Barclay]
[Tulsa, OK, U.S., 1986]
The 1870 Census of Washington Township, Dallas County, Missouri lists Derret (spelled "Durrete" on the Census record itself) and his family as Lucretia (his wife, spelled "Lucrecia" on the Census record itself), four sons (James D., John M., Sylvester, and Noah S.), and one daughter (spelled "Rhebeca E." on the Census record itself). The record lists Derret's value of personal property to be worth $150. It went on to state that Derret, Lucretia, James, and John could not write, and that Lucretia could not read.
On the 1900 Census records, Derret and Lucretia are listed as residents at the home of their son James.
[Marilyn Jo Montgomery]
[Mesa, AZ, U.S., 1997]
Homer Hill, a researcher on the Internet in 1999, states that Derret died in Elkland, Webster, MO -- not in
Dallas County, MO -- as Wilma Breedlove reported.
[Marilyn Jo Montgmery, Mesa, AZ 1999]
[NI0102]
John Milton was a twin to James Daniel......He farmed in Missouri but migrated to Columbia County, Washington by train about 1890 with his wife Laura and their children, Nancy, Floyd, Harry, and Virgil to work on his brother George's farm. They lived in various parts of Columbia County, and by 1910 were living in Dayton. They owned a home on South 2nd Street where John raised a large garden and kept a cow, chickens, and horse named Topsy. Charles, Clarence and Gertrude were all born in Washington state. After the death of Laura on February 3rd, 1927, John married Pearl Ball, a widow.
Wilma Breedlove
806 S. 3rd St.
Dayton, WA 99328
"John M. Barclay, who had been confined to his home more than six months by illness, died last Thursday morning at 11:40 o'clock. Funeral services were held from the First Christian Church Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. Mack Cahill of the Church of the Nazarene of Pomeroy, assisted by the Rev. Leslie Zimmerman, in charge. Lovely music was furnished by Mrs. C.A. Badgley and Mrs. Ralph McKinley, Accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Wayne Fry.....John Barclay...came to [Dayton] county in 1861. He followed farming until his retirement about 18 years ago. He was first united with Laura Williams who died in 1927, and he was later married to Mrs. Pearl Ball, who survives him."
J.M. Barclay's obituary
The Chronicle-Dispatch
Dayton, WA
January 1935
[NI0103]
The genealogical record received from Terry Davison of East Highland, CA inn 1999 stated that James Daniel Barclay died in Dallas County, MO.
[Marilyn Montgomery, 1999]
[NI0108]
"....Robert could have married Mary Hubbard in Va. or Mo., before coming to Mo., and briefly settling near Clinton, Mo., wherein he declared for Homestead on a tract of land on a tributary to the Mo. River, which frequently became inundated. He later acquired two tracts of land 3-1/2 miles west and about six miles north of Columbia, Mo., on a [creek] named for him later, and still bearing that name...."
[William Harley Barclay]
[Tulsa, OK, U.S., 1982]
The 1840 Census gives only the name of the head of each household, followed by the number of males and females in the house sorted by age and "free" status. A listing for Robert Barclay was found among the 1840 Census records for Polk County, Missouri, with the following information:
Males in the household:
Between 10 and 15 yrs: 1
Between 15 and 20 yrs: 1
Between 20 and 30 yrs: 2
Between 60 and 70 yrs: 1
Females in the household:
Between 15 and 20 yrs: 2
Between 30 and 40 yrs: 1
Between 50 and 60 yrs: 1
[Marilyn Jo Montgomery]
[Mesa, AZ, U.S., 1997]
"Robert was granted land by the Lt. Governor of the province of Louisiana, but died before getting possession. His children were listed on the document. He died between Nov. 1844 and April 1845 according to records of Polk County, Mo. His wife Mary died after 1850.....she was listed in the [1850] census as living in the household of daughter Elizabeth Davidson."
[Wilma Breedlove]
[806 S. 3rd St., Dayton, WA 99328]
[NI0113]
"Robert the brother from Missouri and Walter the brother from Woodville, Texas, both returned to Rowan Co[unty] to help settle the estate [of their father]. THIS IS A FACT. However, the birth date of the last two just [don't] meet date requirements, as their father gave them land in Kentucky, which they only retained a short time and disposed of before separating and to going to [Missouri] and Texas, ...."
"....they would have needed to be 18 or 21 yrs of age to have ownership of land in Kentucky in 1784..."
"....Walter arrived in Texas in 1826."
William Harley Barclay
Tulsa, OK, U.S., 1982
NOTE: See Notes associated with Robert Barclay of Rowan County, concerning a possible discrepency in date sequences here.
Marilyn Jo Montgomery
Mesa, AZ, U.S., 1997
[NI0138]
"Thomas McDearmon Davison died during the Civil War, probably a victim of bushwackers. He is buried in the church cemetery beside his parents, but without an inscribed marker."
Davidson Family History
GEDCOM file as of June 1, 1997
[NI0156] Mattie was living in Boston in June of 1982, according to her brother Harley in a letter he wrote to Mrs. Wilma Breedlove on June 14, 1982.
[NI0161]
According to Emma Jean (Barclay) Montgomery, reported in 2001 to Marilyn Montgomery, Martha Jane (Huffman) Dewhirst acted as a midwife in her region of the Ozark Mountains during her marriage to William Dewhirst. She rode a donkey to go out and assist with the delivery of babies, and perished during one of her trips while out in a snow storm.
Mary Ann Little, in a letter to Marilyn Montgomery dated September 3, 2001, confirmed the story above and added that William Harley Barclay and Betty Petrie (granddaughter of William Jacob Dewhirst) both stated that Martha was on her way to deliver a baby when lightening struck nearby scaring her horse, who threw her and killed her. She also referenced the book, "Huffman, Hoffman -- Hoofman Genealogy" by Lois Jackson Wells (available at the Mormon Family History Library in Salt Lake City) as a source of Huffman information.
[NI0164]
"Floreine Powers Clemons Thiessen was born July 19, 1915, east of Tryon, Oklahoma, the first child of Floyd and Ethel Powers. She graduated from Central State Teacher's College in 1934, and taught for 40 years in Tryon, Milfay, Chandler, Durant, Lubbock, Texas, and Midwest City. Her last 20 years of teaching were spent at Monroney Junior High before retiring from Midwest City Schools in 1977. She married A.J. Clemons in 1937 and had two children, Mary Kay Havens, of Plano, Texas, and Dr. John P. Clemons of Oklahoma City. In her retirement years, she helped her husband, A.J., with his insurance agency, stayed active in church activities, had works of poetry and prose published, did mission work in foreign countries and helped care for her grandchildren. After A.J.'s death on September 27, 1991, she met and later married her creatie writing professor, Dr. Val Thiessen in 1994, and they had seven wonderful years together. She died of natural causes on September 27, 2001, at the Oklahoma Christian Retirement Center in Edmond where she and Val had just recently made their home. She is survived by husband, Dr. Val Thiessen; brother, Judge Don Powers and his wife, Mary, of Oklahoma City; daughter Mary Kay Havens; son, Dr. John P. Clemons and his wife, Jeanette; step-daugher Carol Thiessen; grandchildren, Heather Money and her husband, Jason, of Frisco, Texas; Meredith Havens, of San Marcos, Texas; Natalie and Nicholas Clemons of Oklahoma City; great grandchildren, Miranda and Presley Money; and a host of other loving family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Robert F. Powers. Having grown up in a strong Christian environment, she emulated what a loving mother can give through her strength of spirit and inspiration for others. She enjoyed music and creative writing, but especially loved her church and family, giving cheerfully, always thinking of others before herself."
[From Floreine's funeral program, October 1, 2001, First Christian Church, Midwest City, Oklahoma....provided by Mary Kay Havens, Oct 2001]
[NI0165] Bob was in the US Forest Service, and died fighting the Rattlesnake Canyon Fire, Mendocino National Forest, west of Willows, Glenn County, California in 1953.
[NI0174]
Born in Tulare, Tulare Co., California
[Lee Davis, 1997}
[NI0177]
George was much loved by all who knew him.....he was a gentle, spiritual man who was blessed with wonderful artistic talents. He and his wife Janna were devoted to their Christian beliefs, to the point of taking time out of their lives to do missionary work overseas in the early part of their marriage. When they returned, George's artistic abilities gained him a position with Hallmark cards in St. Louis, Missouri as a greeting card artist. Examples of his artwork can be seen in the Scrapbook section of this family group. But George was not content to work merely for a living, and they missed their family and friends in the central valley of California where they had been raised, met, and married. He and Janna and their children returned to California (to the Visalia/Hanford area) so that George could take a position with the local prison as an art instructor -- it was a perfect way for him to combine his artistic abilities with his need to help others. They found a wonderful old Victiorian-style home in Hanford, and Janna opened a coffee & espresso cafe in the downtown area. Soon they became a driving force in helping downtown Hanford redevelopment projects, and became very involved in their community. George was so loved by his friends and neighbors in Hanford that when he passed away from cancer in 1997, they petitioned and won the right to commemorate him by naming a local road after him (see picture of sign in Scrapbook). He is sorely missed......
[MARILYN MONTGOMERY, 2001]
[NI0178]
"Nita got her B.A. in Physical Education at Fresno State University, in California. She studied German, then attended one year of school in Germany. Four years in the Air Force. Married at age 31; never had children. Worked in several career fields. Also sold her original works of art and prints. Hobbies: horses, art, & the martial arts."
[Provided by Doris (Barclay) Moats by mail - Dec 2001]
[NI0191]
"Mrs. J.M. Barclay, well known matron, died suddenly about noon Thursday at the family home on upper Second Street. Mrs. Barclay had not been in good health and was under a doctor's care, but was able to be around the house. Mr. Barclay had left the home for a few minutes, crossing the street to a neighbor's on an errand, and when he returned, she had passed away. Death was evidently due to heart failure. "
Laura Barclay's obituary
The Chronicle-Dispatch
Dayton, WA
February 1927
[NI0192]
Virgil passed away at the Veterans Administration hospital at Walla Walla. The Rev. M.E. Jordan, pastor of the Methodist church officiated at his funeral. Military honors were conducted by Frank E. Bauers, Post No. 41, American Legion. Virgil came to Columbia County, Washington, at an early age and spent nearly all his life there. He was employed early on as a grocery clerk at the former Edwards store, and saw service in World War I with the Marine Corps. He was a member of the Christian Church, American Legion, and the IOOF Lodge.
Virgil Barclay's obituary
September 1959
[NI0193]
"Charles E. Barclay, 76, of the Washington Veterans Home, Retsil, died Wednesday at the Veterans Home Hospital. He was born in Dayton, Columbia County, and lived there until 1936 with exception of service in the Navy during World War I. He came to Tacoma in 1937 and lived there until he moved to Retsil in 1964. He was a barber here before he retired. He was a member of American Legion Post 182, Retsil, and the Barbers Union Local 678, of Pasco, Wash."
C. E. Barclay's obituary
The News Tribune
Tacoma, WA
February 1972
[NI0194]
Never married.....(Wilma Breedlove, 806 S. 3rd, Dayton, WA 99328)
"Funeral services for Floyd Barclay who died Tuesday morning from typhoid fever were held from the local chapel Wednesday afternoon, with the Rev. Frank Van Doren of the Christian Church in charge..... He farmed and had recently employed at Starbuck by Arthur Trudgeon. "
Floyd Barclay's obituary
The Chronicle-Dispatch
Dayton, WA
May 1941
[NI0195] Never married......(Wilma Breedlove, 806 S. 3rd, Dayton, WA 99328)
[NI0197]
"Gertrude L. Rinehart, 81, of 738 Third St. N.W., Puyallup, died Saturday. She was born in Washington state and had resided in the Tacoma and Puyallup areas the past 35 years. She was a member of Ivy Chapter of Eastern Star and was a Methodist."
Gertrude Rinehart's obituary
The News Tribune
Tacoma, WA
April 24, 1984
[NI0198]
"Mrs. J. L. (Nancy) Cyrus, 82, died Monday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Breedlove. Born in Missouri, March 23, 1881, she came to Columbia county as a child and has made this her home since then. She married John L. Cyrus of Covello, Washington September 18, 1910.....Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 19, from the Hubbard-Rogg Chapel. The Rev. Bryan Yates will officiate."
Nancy Cyrus' obituary
The Chronicle-Dispatch
Dayton, WA
July 1963
[NI0199]
Willis and Gertrude had at least 9 other children besides those listed herein -- all stillborn or miscarried. Quentin John Reinhardt
Tacoma, WA, U.S., 1997
[NI0200]
At the time of her mother's death in April of 1984, Barbara was residing in Ephrata, Washington.
Gertrude Reinhart's obituary
The News Tribune
Tacoma, WA
April 24, 1984
[NI0201]
At the time of her mother's death in April of 1984, Louise was residing in Puyallup, Washington.
Gertrude Reinhart's obituary
The News Tribune
Tacoma, WA
April 24, 1984
[NI0202]
At the time of his mother's death in April of 1984, Quentin was residing in Los Angeles, California.
Gertrude Reinhart's obituary
The News Tribune
Tacoma, WA
April 24, 1984
[NI0204]
At the time of his mother's death in April of 1984, Joel was residing in Shelton, Washington.
Gertrude Reinhart's obituary
The News Tribune
Tacoma, WA
April 24, 1984
[NI0206]
At the time of his mother's death in April of 1984, Samuel was residing in Tacoma, Washington.
Gertrude Reinhart's obituary
The News Tribune
Tacoma, WA
April 24, 1984
[NI0217] According to an email I received from Loanda Slaton in January of 1999, her aunt Marion had done some research on this family and found that Thomas moved to Linn or Lane County, Oregon about 1844, but she could only find him in nearby Benton Co. She also stated that Thomas lived in the Portland area in the 1890s and had 2 little girls who later married brothers.
[NI0228]
Harry and Laurel farmed in the Asotin and Kendrick areas for a number of years. After Harry's death in 1955, Laurel married Otis Stump of Toppenish, Washington. They farmed in that area until his death in 1960. In June of 1962, Laurel married again, to Marion Carrico in Clarkston, Washington. Marion died in 1968. Laurel moved to Portland, Oregon shortly after Marion's death, and died there on August 4th, 1970, at the Physicians' and Surgeons' Hospital after suffering a heart attack the previous day.
Lewiston, Idaho Morning Tribune obituary
August 5, 1970
[NI0229]
Lena Barclay died at the Robison Nursing Home in Dayton, Washington, where she had lived for 6 years. She was reared and educated in Dayton, and was a member of the Schuyler Rebekah Lodge there. Pall bearers were Willie Jording, Jack Burton, George Breedlove, Everett Whitney, Delbert Marll, and Vernon Marll.
Lena Barclay's obituary
January 1971
[NI0236]
Tom's infant son is buried at Dayton City Cemetary, Block A, Space 1 (purchased by George E. Barclay) in Dayton, WA.
Wilma Breedlove
806 S. 3rd St.
Dayton, WA 99328
[NI0238]
At the time of his father Virgil's death, John was living in Dayton, Washington.
Virgil Barclay's obituary
September 1959
John died at his home, 716 E. Main St., in Dayton, Washington at the age of 47. He attended local schools in the Dayton area and was employed on area farms until he joined the service during World War II serving with the European Theater. After his military duty, John returned to Dayton and worked on area farms and at the Green Giant food processing plant. Graveside honors were conducted b the American Legion Post No. 42, with Rev. Darwin Blomgren officiating.
John Barclay's obituary
March 1970
[NI0243]
At the time of his father Harry's death, Raymond was living in Roseburg, Oregon.
Harry E. Barclay's obituary
February 1, 1955
[NI0244]
At the time of his father Harry's death, George was living in Roseburg, Oregon.
Harry E. Barclay's obituary
February 1, 1955
At the time of his mother Laurel's death, George was still living in Roseburg.
Lewiston Idaho Morning Tribune
Laurel Carrico's obituary
August 5, 1970
[NI0245]
At the time of his father Harry's death, Claude was living in Roseburg, Oregon.
Harry E. Barclay's obituary
February 1, 1955
At the time of his mother Laurel's death, Claude was still living in Roseburg.
Lewiston Idaho Morning Tribune
Laurel Carrico's obituary
August 5, 1970
[NI0246]
At the time of her father Harry's death, Esther was living in Roseburg, Oregon.
Harry E. Barclay's obituary
February 1, 1955
At the time of her mother Laurel's death, Esther was still living in Roseburg.
Lewiston Idaho Morning Tribune
Laurel Carrico's obituary
August 5, 1970
[NI0247]
At the time of her father Harry's death, Frances was living in Lewiston, Oregon.
Harry E. Barclay's obituary
February 1, 1955
At the time of her mother Laurel's death, Frances was still living in Roseburg.
Lewiston Idaho Morning Tribune
Laurel Carrico's obituary
August 5, 1970
[NI0248]
At the time of her father Harry's death, Dorothy was living in Lewiston, Oregon.
Harry E. Barclay's obituary
February 1, 1955
At the time of her mother Laurel's death, Dorothy was still living in Roseburg.
Lewiston Idaho Morning Tribune
Laurel Carrico's obituary
August 5, 1970
[NI0252]
At the time of her father Virgil's death, Virginia was living in Dayton, Washington.
Virgil Barclay's obituary
September 1959
At the time of her mother Lena's death, Virginia was still living in Dayton.
Lena Barclay's obituary
January 1971
[NI0255]
"Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. George Breedlove, Dayton, WA; Mrs. Donald Hemon, Walla Walla, WA; Mrs. Vail Stevens, Hardin, Montana; Mrs. Ivan Givens, Susanville, CA, and two sons, Kenneth Cyrus, Portland, OR and Milton Cyrus, San Francisco, CA."
Nancy Cyrus' obituary
July 1963
[NI0256]
"Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. George Breedlove, Dayton, WA; Mrs. Donald Hemon, Walla Walla, WA; Mrs. Vail Stevens, Hardin, Montana; Mrs. Ivan Givens, Susanville, CA, and two sons, Kenneth Cyrus, Portland, OR and Milton Cyrus, San Francisco, CA."
Nancy Cyrus' obituary
July 1963
[NI0257]
"Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. George Breedlove, Dayton, WA; Mrs. Donald Hemon, Walla Walla, WA; Mrs. Vail Stevens, Hardin, Montana; Mrs. Ivan Givens, Susanville, CA, and two sons, Kenneth Cyrus, Portland, OR and Milton Cyrus, San Francisco, CA."
Nancy Cyrus' obituary
July 1963
[NI0258]
"Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. George Breedlove, Dayton, WA; Mrs. Donald Hemon, Walla Walla, WA; Mrs. Vail Stevens, Hardin, Montana; Mrs. Ivan Givens, Susanville, CA, and two sons, Kenneth Cyrus, Portland, OR and Milton Cyrus, San Francisco, CA."
Nancy Cyrus' obituary
July 1963
[NI0259]
"Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. George Breedlove, Dayton, WA; Mrs. Donald Hemon, Walla Walla, WA; Mrs. Vail Stevens, Hardin, Montana; Mrs. Ivan Givens, Susanville, CA, and two sons, Kenneth Cyrus, Portland, OR and Milton Cyrus, San Francisco, CA."
Nancy Cyrus' obituary
July 1963
[NI0260]
"Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. George Breedlove, Dayton, WA; Mrs. Donald Hemon, Walla Walla, WA; Mrs. Vail Stevens, Hardin, Montana; Mrs. Ivan Givens, Susanville, CA, and two sons, Kenneth Cyrus, Portland, OR and Milton Cyrus, San Francisco, CA."
Nancy Cyrus' obituary
July 1963
[NI0267]
At the time of his father Charles' death in 1972, Wallace was living in Tacoma, Washington.
C. E. Barclay's obituary
The News Tribune
Tacoma, WA
February 1972
[NI0268]
At the time of her father Charles' death in 1972, Charlotte was living in Tacoma, Washington.
C. E. Barclay's obituary
The News Tribune
Tacoma, WA
February 1972
[NI0269]
Bob was a career Navy man according to Charlotte's cousin, Quentin Rhinehart.
[Marilyn Montgomery, 1999]
[NI0284] Rachel's marriage to Felix Marsh has not been confirmed -- source was Tennille Wester, a descendant of David Bloomfield, Jr. (March 1998)
[NI0287]
Individual: Whitt, Emma
Social Security #: 460-66-4091
Issued in: Texas
Birth date: Mar 24, 1913
Death date: Mar 31, 1989
[NI0298]
Hiram's headstone shows that he was in the Navy, so he may have died while serving in WWI. [Marilyn Montgomery 1998]
[From an email received from Lynn LeBaube in November of 2003:]
Hi my name is Lynn LeBaube
My Grandmother is Maryola (Montgomery) LeBaube married to Elmer LeBaube on November 21, 1931 in Waterloo, Ilinois. Although, they lived in St. Louis, Missouri.
Maryola born: June 20, 1914 death: December 24, 1979 Buried in St. Louis, MO. at Mount Hope Mauselum off Lemay Ferry Rd.
Parents: Hiram Willis Montgomery born: 1893 died: Sept 27, 1918 of influenza in the Navy at naval hospital Great Lakes, IL.
Hirams wifes name was Esta Newman (maiden name? believe to be Newman) Esta Newman was not the child of Willis Green or William Green Montgomery.
Esta (Newman) Montgomery born: 1894 died: March 9, 1915 shortly after the birth of her daughter Maryola Montgomery. My Grandmother on Fathers side.
Buried from Mason Funeral Home in Shattuck, OK. Shattuck Memorial
Hiram Willis Montgomerys father was William Green Montgomery
William Green Montgomery born: Oct 9, 1863 Died: December 10, 1943 in Shattuck , Oklahoma. Buried from Mason Funeral Home . Shattuck, Memorial.
William 1st wife Alice Baker marriage 1887 died: ?
produced two children: Iva Montgomery and Ira Montgomery
Then William Green Montgomery married Mary Ellen(Duncan) Montgomery November 25, 1895 El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma
William Green Montgomery born: Oct 9, 1863 died: December 10, 1943
Mary Ellen (Duncan) Montgomery : born: Oct. 8, 1869 Springfield, MO> Died: July 14, 1947 in Shattuck, OK. buried from Mason Funeral Home. Cementary: Shattuck Memorial.
William Green Montgomery Father is: Willis Green Montgomery
Willis Green Montgomery born: ???? Died: 1863 in Knoxville, Tn.
Willis Green Montgomery married Elizabeth M. (Carpenter) Montgomery in 1844
Elizabeth (Carpenter) Montgomery born: 1824 Died: 1911 in Foss, Custer County, Oklahoma . Buried in the Edwardsville Cemetary. Re-interred at the Canute Cemetary in Canute, OK.
Also, I believe Bertha H. Montgomery had been married to Harry J. Teten in Lipscomb County Texas.
Was Bertha married several times. It's a possibility.
Since I am finding many that were married several times due to death.....
Maryola (Montgomery was my Grandmother) Maryola and her husband Elmer LeBaube produced 2 children: James Willis LeBaube (also went by Billie) born: August 20, 1932 died: Sept 27, 1989 married Shelia (O'Dowd) LeBaube ....3 children: Lynn, Michelle, and Mike ...all live in St.Louis, MO>
and a daughter Betty Susan (LeBaube) Langfitt born: November 21, 1949 still alive in Dallas, Texas. Flies for American Airlines.
has one son Nathan
Hope this helps,
Sincerely,
Lynn LeBaube
[NI0306]
Terry Davison of East Highland, California reported in 1999 that Mary's middle initial was "L", not "R", as Wilma Breedlove had reported.
[Marilyn Montgomery, 1999]
[NI0342] PVT US Army WWI
[NI0361] Moved to Kansas 1870
[NI0362] [From notations on her family tree chart compiled by Gertrude Jenness Powers, dated 1918] Gertrude's parents moved to Columbus, Kansas in May of 1870, then to Coffeeville, Kansas until she was 7 years old. Her father owned a flour mill there. They moved back to Columbus, where she was married to Edward Hampton Powers on Dec 21, 1887. They moved to Oklahoma in opening of 1891. Fay was 3 years old, and Madge was only 6 weeks old. They came in covered wagon & staked claim of 160 acres 2 miles east of Tryon, Lincoln County. Sold homestead for business in Tryon in 1903, where the 5 children were raised.
[NI0364] [From Powers family tree chart compiled by Gertrude Jenness Powers, dated 1918] Maude and Charles moved to California on May 1, 1920. They had no children.
[NI0386] [From the Powers family tree chart compiled by Gertrude Jenness Powers, dated 1918] John and Mary moved to Columbus, Kansas in 1870
[NI0388] [From the Powers family tree chart compiled by Gertrude Jenness Powers, dated 1918] Hanna died at Grandma & Grandpa Jenness' home - Nora, Post Office (?) - Age 77 years, 8 months, 3 days. She had 3 brothers & sisters (names unknown) in Maryland. Grandpa Jenness took her body by mule team & wagon to Columbus, KS for burial beside her husband.
[NI0389] [From the Powers family tree chart compiled by Gertrude Jenness Powers, dated 1918] Sent to America to establish a furniture factory here at age 17
[NI0396] Died in infancy
[NI0403] [From the Powers family tree chart compiled by Gertrude Jenness Powers, dated 1918] Billy died in infancy.
[NI0432] Maurice and Murrel were twins
[NI0433] [From the Powers family tree chart compiled by Gertrude Jenness Powers, dated 1918] Murrel died at birth. Maurice and Murrel were twins.
[NI0450] [From the Powers family tree chart compiled by Gertrude Jenness Powers, dated 1918] Served as Postmaster of Harlan under Harrison & McKinley -- proprietor of Starr Hotel Balitician (?) & member of 2 lodges. No children
[NI0463] Died at 2 yrs of age
[NI0464] Maggie and Myrtle were twins
[NI0465] Maggie and Myrtle were twins. Myrtle never married -- she taught school & music
[NI0511] Died at 2 yrs of age
[NI0518] Died at 13 yrs of age
[NI0523] Hiram and Herman were twins
[NI0524] Hiram and Herman were twins
[NI0525] Died at 8 mos. old
[NI0531]
"Jim was 22 years in the Air Force. He worked with missles & was in the I.G. He was an automotive instructor after that, until age 65. Hobbies: shooting guns & restoring old cars. Masters degree in mechanical engineering from Cal Poly, California. Six children from a previous marriage."
[Provided by Doris (Barclay) Moats by mail - Dec 2001]
[NI0553] Affectionately known as "Uncle Mutt" to his nieces and nephews.
[NI0574]
Jim & Marianne adopted Chris in Visalia, CA about 1968. As far as we know, he's still living there....
[Marilyn Montgomery 1997]
[NI0587]
At the time of his father's death in Dec. 1943, Cecil was living in Hutchinson, KS. The obituary states that W.G. died in Hutchinson, at Cecil's home.
Among the artifacts left by Suzie (Key) Montgomery was a high school graduation announcement for Cecil G. Montgomery dated 1915 for Shattuck High School in Shattuck, OK. That would put him at about 17 or 18 in 1915, which means he was born somewhere around 1898 or 1899.
[NI0590] At the time of her father's death in Dec. 1943, Bertha was living in Perryton, TX
[NI0593]
Charles was living in Dallas, TX at the time of his mother's death in March of 1983.
[Olive Inez Roush's obituary, March 1983]
[NI0595]
Elizabeth (Roush) Mann was living in Valley View, TX at the time of her mother's death in March 1983.
[Olive Inez Roush's obituary)
[NI0596]
Danny was living in Broken Arrow, OK at the time of his mother's death in March of 1983.
[Olive Inez Roush's obituary, March 1983]
[NI0597]
Jerry was living in Broken Arrow, OK at the time of his mother's death in March of 1983.
[Olive Inez Roush's obituary, March 1983]
[NI0621] The Condry-Sisson Funeral Home in Hennessey, OK reported:
[NI0640]
"Moved to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania from Maryland (date unknown].
Enlisted in Capt. John Stinson's Company, PA Militia on April 1, 1776; served 3 months; discharged December 25, 1776.
Enlisted again in 1779 and served 3 months in Capt. Ralph Cherry's Company.
Moved in 1792 up Licking River to present site of Cincinnati.
In March 1793, moved to Henry County, Kentucky, where his brother John had built "Meek's Station".
Moved to Wayne County, Indiana in 1806, where he died."
Christopher A. Meek, 1998
242 Scotch Ridge Rd.
Carlisle, IA 50047
(515) 989-0291
[NI0642]
"Moved with parents to Kentucky about 1792; later to Wayne County, IN; and in 1832, to Niles, MI."
Christopher A. Meek, 1998
242 Scotch Ridge Rd.
Carlisle, IA 50047
(515) 989-0291
[NI0653]
"Moved to Des Moines, IA."
Christopher A. Meek, 1998
242 Scotch Ridge Rd.
Carlisle, IA 50047
(515) 989-0291
[NI0654]
"He appeared on the census in 1850 in Wayne County, Indiana."
Christopher A. Meek, 1998
242 Scotch Ridge Rd.
Carlisle, IA 50047
(515) 989-0291
[NI0667]
"Moved to Ponca City, OK."
Christopher A. Meek, 1998
242 Scotch Ridge Rd.
Carlisle, IA 50047
(515) 989-0291
[NI0668]
"Never married."
Christopher A. Meek, 1998
242 Scotch Ridge Rd.
Carlisle, IA 50047
(515) 989-0291
[NI0669]
"He died in his youth."
Christopher A. Meek, 1998
242 Scotch Ridge Rd.
Carlisle, IA 50047
(515) 989-0291
[NI0670]
"Moved to Panora, IA, where she was living in September, 1931."
[Christopher A. Meek, 1998
242 Scotch Ridge Rd.
Carlisle, IA 50047
(515) 989-0291]
[NI0671]
"Lived in Richmond, IN in 1831."
Christopher A. Meek, 1998
242 Scotch Ridge Rd.
Carlisle, IA 50047
(515) 989-0291
[NI0700] George was the "Theodore Meek" in Ed Howe's book "The story of A Country Town". This book is about Bethany and Fairview Church and community. George and Henry Howe, (Ed Howe's father) and others organized the Fairview Church, George gave the ground for the cemetery and henry gave the ground for the church.
[NI0727] Garland & Grace were living in Edgerton, MO in 1976.
[NI0743] Etta Inez was living in Tulsa, OK at the time of her mother's death in August 1941
[NI0744]
"Died in infancy"
Christopher A. Meek, 1998
242 Scotch Ridge Rd.
Carlisle, IA 50047
(515) 989-0291
[NI0745]
"Had a twin sister, Ruey Mabel."
Christopher A. Meek, 1998
242 Scotch Ridge Rd.
Carlisle, IA 50047
(515) 989-0291
[NI0747] Iril Raymond was living in Bartlesville, OK at the time of his mother's death in August 1941
[NI0748] George was living in Fairfax, OK when his mother died in August 1941
[NI0749] Andy was living in Marshfield, Oregon at the time of his mother's death in August 1941.
[NI0755]
"Living in Roseburg, OR on July 10, 1962; had seven children."
Christopher A. Meek, 1998
242 Scotch Ridge Rd.
Carlisle, IA 50047
(515) 989-0291
[NI0757]
"Living in Newport, OR in July of 1962."
Christopher A. Meek, 1998
242 Scotch Ridge Rd.
Carlisle, IA 50047
(515) 989-0291
[NI0758]
"Was living in Portland, OR in July of 1962."
Christopher A. Meek, 1998
242 Scotch Ridge Rd.
Carlisle, IA 50047
(515) 989-0291
[NI0796] Of Welsh descent
[NI0816] In 1685, Matthew moved to Ireland, County Berry, where his son James was born. His sons married Irish wives thus giving this branch of the family an Irish strain, often credited to all the Meek family.
[NI0817] John came to America with brother Jacob, settling on the James River in Virginia. Here he probably stayed.
[NI0888]
"George F. Carpenter's g-grandfather was George Zimmerman who migrated from Switzerland before 1740." [From an email message received from MaryAnn Hormuth
[NI0891]
According to W.G.'s obituary, Iva was living in California at the time of her father's death in December 1943.
[NI0894]
At the time of his father's death in Dec. 1943, Lee was living in St. Louis, MO
[NI0905]
In 1976, William Arthur and Deloris were living in Ridgeway, MO
[NI0908]
In 1976, Forrest & Martha were living in Bethany, MO
[NI0942]
This man legally changed his last name to Money before adopting Jason....we don't know his actual last name.
[NI0996]
Joe & Jean Montgomery ran into Rhea at the cemetery in Tryon, OK during the summer of 1999 while leaving flowers for Charles and Mantha Dewhirst. They were thrilled to have "bumped" into each other so unexpectedly. They had never met before. She told them that she and her husband live in Yakima, Washington.
[NI1019]
"...George married Sarah Powell (daughter of pioneer doctor and 1 or 2 term member of the Kentucky legislature) Lindsey Powell......'Sallie' and George F. were living in Smith County, Tennessee before they went to Texas. 'Sallie' returned to Tennessee following George's death." [from an email message received from MaryAnn Hormuth on 9/23/1998]
[NI1020]
The 1810 Casey County, Kentucky census records show that Jacob had:
[NI1021]
"...Leah Frey (daughter of John Frey who was killed at the Battle of Blue Licks...)" [From an email message received from MaryAnn Hormuth
[NI1022]
"...John Frey, who was killed at the Battle of Blue Licks." [From an email message received from MaryAnn Hormuth
[NI1023]
"George [Carpenter] married Sarah Powell (daughter of pioneer doctor and 1 or 2 term member of the Kentucky legislature) Lindsey Powell." [From an email message received from MaryAnn Hormuth
[NI1025]
Lived Pike County , Alabama 1850, Butler County Alabama 1860, moved to Texas 1866-1869, Stephens County, Texas, 1880, Coryell County, Texas in 1870. Applied for Public Lands (now on Fort Hood) in 1872.
[NI1027]
Wm. Henry Harrison Carpenter had a reputation as the finest cattleman of the area. He and [his brother] Ed showed stock at fair in Alexandria.
[NI1029]
Edmund Clinton Carpenter was married 5 times and had 22 children!
[NI1032]
"Noah Barclay and Sarah Buckner had twin daughters: Ada and Eva, born in 1888. Sarah died soon after."
[NI1042]
[From an email received in Oct 2003 from MaryAnn Hormuth -- mahorm324@earthlink.net]:
[NI1044]
"In 1846 George Franklin and Sally Powell Carpenter (also of Carpenter lineage) moved their family from near Carpenter's station outside of Hustonville, Kentucky, to Sumner County, Tennessee. They remained there only a short time for the title to the land was defective. Their next move was to the Clinton College Farm - which they purchased - near New Middleton, and so they became residents of Smith County. Here they lived until their move further west in 1868. Children of the George F. Carpenters were: ELIZABETH, Lindsey, Lucy, John Frye, Margaret, Lenoah, George Franklin Jr., Edmund C., William Henry Harrison, Sarah, James Winston, Mary, and David Frye. Of these Edmund and William (and possibly others) remained in the New Middleton area and produced large families. Descendants of the Carpenter brothers are to be found in Smith and nearby counties today, and in many states. Through the 1860s and into the early 1900s Ed and Will Carpenter established themselves as farmers and stockmen, and they often exhibited their livestock at the Alexandria fair. Will Carpenter was one of the best known stockmen of the area for many years. His obituary which ran in the Nasville Banner of August 16, 1930, has this to say about him: 'He was a pioneer in breeding and growing pure bred livestock. He specialized in jacks and jennets, Jersey cattle, sheep, poultry, and Berkshire hogs. The blue ribbons won by him in the State and local fairs on his livestock run into the hundreds. ' In 1868 George and Sally Carpenter, no longer young, gave up their home in Smith County and headed west in search of a new home in a new land. They settled on lands in early Fannin County, Texas, in an area not far from Gainesville. Their daughter, ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY, settled nearby according to some of her letters that are still in family hands. Widowed, Elizabeth later returned to Tennessee. Lindsey, too, was in Texas for awhile, but he moved to Missouri where he raised his family. In 1875 George F. Carpenter died in Texas and was buried there. Titles to his lands proved to be clouded and they were lost to the family. In 1876 Sally was taken back to Tennessee by her son Will, with whom she lived until her death in 1893. The Carpenter family put down its roots in Smith County and established itself as a family with strong pioneer traits. They were farmers who were straight-forward in their dealings, hard working, influential, and prosperous for their times. They were respected as good citizens and neighbors. Letters that I have seen that were written by George F., Edmund, and Will show they wrote well and were knowledgeable of their times. In the 1830s Sally Carpenter (before the move to Tennessee) became affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). This was during the Campbell-Stone era and the church was growing fast and spreading from Kentucky into nearby states. In an interview published in the Lebanon Democrat of January 15, 1890, Sally Carpenter told of having heard Barton W. Stone preach on several occasions. Affiliation with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) has been a lasting association for Sally's descendents and several have distinguished themselves in the ministry. Among these are John M. Carpenter, son of Edmund, a lay minister; A.B. Carpenter, son of Lindsey, pioneer preacher in Oklahoma and founder of the church in Lawton, Oklahoma; and James A. Carpenter, great-grandson of Lindsey, presently minister to the Midwest Christian Church in Oklahoma. Others of the family have been very active in the church, and William F. Carpenter, lawyer in Nashville, should be mentioned. Sally Powell Carpenter (1805-1893) was an excellent example of pioneer womanhood, exhibiting many of the strengths and characteristics of the pioneers. These enabled her to endure the hardships she had to face, and to set a fine example for her children and later generations. Blind but alert and loving, Sally died in 1893. She was buried in a beautiful place on the hill in the Macedonia Cemetery in New Middleton. Here she rests near her son Will and other members of the family. As one of her great-grandsons who never had the privilege of knowing her, I feel that her strong influence has been present in our lives as a part of our inheritance. Edmund Carpenter's house near Tomahawk Hill has fallen into ruin. Will Carpenter's land was divided by and some of it lost to the Interstate that runs through the area. The Carpenter family was a prominent one in Smith County for many years and so has left its mark and its memory in the annals of Smith County.
[NI1057]
[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2 M-Z, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Sep 28, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.112.6.31171.182]
[NI1059]
[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2 M-Z, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Sep 28, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.112.6.31122.145]
[NI1060]
[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2 M-Z, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Sep 28, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.112.6.56735.165]
[NI1061]
[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2 M-Z, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Sep 28, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.112.6.61642.61]
[NI1062]
Mary died at Golden Years Nursing Home in Marlin, Texas. I remember going to visit her as a child. She could not speak English, only German. She lived with her daughter Elsa (my grandmother) until the day she went into the nursing home. Even though she could not speak English, she always understood what it was that I wanted.
[NI1063]
[NI1064]
[NI1069]
"My Dad passed away in 1988 and is buried in Liberty Cemetery where Amos Amariah is buried.....A cemetery and old one room school house. Not far from the school house is the old Evatt farm (my Grandma Swanner was an Evatt). Amos Amariah lived there with Grandpa and Grandma until his death. Amos' wife Margaret went to live in Oklahoma with her daugther Cindy Coffee (Lucinda) and passed away there (near Henrietta). I have tried to locate her grave but have been told it was on private property. The funeral home there said the landowners would probably let me visit but time has never permitted me to actually find her. My Grandpa Henry spent many hours with Amos and Margaret. He told me she was full blood Indian and had black hair to the calves of her legs well into her older years. She went blind and that was the main reason she went to Oklahoma to live. I know that I have seen pictures of Cora. Either I have them somewhere or there are some in the newsletters. The newsletter spanned 7 years with 42 issues and 6 contributing editors from all over the country. There are more than 20 pages on average in each issue.....I believe the pictrues of Amariah and Margaret were published in the newsletter and I am fortunate to have photocopies. I also believe there are photographs of James David there also. Sue Coffelt was one of the newsletter editors and I think she was in James David's line......I was born in Stephenville, TX but raised in Ft. Worth. My mother, Cleone Swanner and brother, James (wife-Belva) live in Keller.....I have a sister, Beverly Tierce in Haslet and another sister Shirley Guess in Whitesboro. Beverly is a librarian whose husband is the Band Director at Fossil Ridge High in Keller. They have a boy, Evan and a girl Merritt. Shirley is married to an Assembly of God minister and they have 3 boys, Tommy, Michael, and Steven. I have 3 children, Donovan Blackman (32 and never married but looking), Noelle (Walker) Smith (30), and Aaron Walker (29). Noelle and Aaron have 3 each of my 6 beautiful grandkids (Amanda 11, Miranda 9, Blake 7 are Noelles. Aaron's kids are Rebecca 10, Aaron Joshua 7, and Ashley 3. My husband Stan and I have been married for 32 years. My first husband, Tommy Blackman, died in Vietnam...."
[NI1072]
"I found a scrap of notebook paper at my mother's house last Saturday that I found very interesting. It was stuck inside a keepsake box as if it was something she did not want lost.
[NI1083]
Otto emigrated from Germany as a youth.
[NI1085]
Elsa broke her hip in November 1989 after she slipped on the steps of the Veterans Memorial Hospital in Marlin, Texas. Elsa died at Torbett Hutchings Hospital in Marlin, Texas. She had been in and out of the hospital and Golden Years Nursing home from May 1993 until her death in December 1993.
[NI1106]
Kristina Marie was born on September 08, 1982 at Hillcrest Baprist Medical Center in Waco, Texas. She weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz. and was 18 inches long. She was born by C-section due to being breech. Kristi was a very good baby.
[NI1107]
Jerry Allen Rhodes was born on July 14, 1986 at 11:11 am. He was born at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco, Texas by Cesarean Section. Jerry weighed 9 lbs. 2 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches in length.
[NI1158]
While visiting one of her sisters, Caroline was said to have been raped by her brother-in-law, whose last name was Grant. Lee Leander was the product of that rape. My mother was told this by her mother, Clemmie Little.
"In 1846 George Franklin and Sally Powell Carpenter (also of Carpenter lineage) moved their family from near Carpenter's station outside of Hustonville, Kentucky, to Sumner County, Tennessee. They remained there only a short time for the title to the land was defective. Their next move was to the Clinton College Farm - which they purchased - near New Middleton, and so they became residents of Smith County. Here they lived until their move further west in 1868. Children of the George F. Carpenters were: ELIZABETH, Lindsey, Lucy, John Frye, Margaret, Lenoah, George Franklin Jr., Edmund C., William Henry Harrison, Sarah, James Winston, Mary, and David Frye. Of these Edmund and William (and possibly others) remained in the New Middleton area and produced large families. Descendants of the Carpenter brothers are to be found in Smith and nearby counties today, and in many states. Through the 1860s and into the early 1900s Ed and Will Carpenter established themselves as farmers and stockmen, and they often exhibited their livestock at the Alexandria fair. Will Carpenter was one of the best known stockmen of the area for many years. His obituary which ran in the Nasville Banner of August 16, 1930, has this to say about him: 'He was a pioneer in breeding and growing pure bred livestock. He specialized in jacks and jennets, Jersey cattle, sheep, poultry, and Berkshire hogs. The blue ribbons won by him in the State and local fairs on his livestock run into the hundreds. ' In 1868 George and Sally Carpenter, no longer young, gave up their home in Smith County and headed west in search of a new home in a new land. They settled on lands in early Fannin County, Texas, in an area not far from Gainesville. Their daughter, ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY, settled nearby according to some of her letters that are still in family hands. Widowed, Elizabeth later returned to Tennessee. Lindsey, too, was in Texas for awhile, but he moved to Missouri where he raised his family. In 1875 George F. Carpenter died in Texas and was buried there. Titles to his lands proved to be clouded and they were lost to the family. In 1876 Sally was taken back to Tennessee by her son Will, with whom she lived until her death in 1893. The Carpenter family put down its roots in Smith County and established itself as a family with strong pioneer traits. They were farmers who were straight-forward in their dealings, hard working, influential, and prosperous for their times. They were respected as good citizens and neighbors. Letters that I have seen that were written by George F., Edmund, and Will show they wrote well and were knowledgeable of their times. In the 1830s Sally Carpenter (before the move to Tennessee) became affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). This was during the Campbell-Stone era and the church was growing fast and spreading from Kentucky into nearby states. In an interview published in the Lebanon Democrat of January 15, 1890, Sally Carpenter told of having heard Barton W. Stone preach on several occasions. Affiliation with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) has been a lasting association for Sally's descendents and several have distinguished themselves in the ministry. Among these are John M. Carpenter, son of Edmund, a lay minister; A.B. Carpenter, son of Lindsey, pioneer preacher in Oklahoma and founder of the church in Lawton, Oklahoma; and James A. Carpenter, great-grandson of Lindsey, presently minister to the Midwest Christian Church in Oklahoma. Others of the family have been very active in the church, and William F. Carpenter, lawyer in Nashville, should be mentioned. Sally Powell Carpenter (1805-1893) was an excellent example of pioneer womanhood, exhibiting many of the strengths and characteristics of the pioneers. These enabled her to endure the hardships she had to face, and to set a fine example for her children and later generations. Blind but alert and loving, Sally died in 1893. She was buried in a beautiful place on the hill in the Macedonia Cemetery in New Middleton. Here she rests near her son Will and other members of the family. As one of her great-grandsons who never had the privilege of knowing her, I feel that her strong influence has been present in our lives as a part of our inheritance. Edmund Carpenter's house near Tomahawk Hill has fallen into ruin. Will Carpenter's land was divided by and some of it lost to the Interstate that runs through the area. The Carpenter family was a prominent one in Smith County for many years and so has left its mark and its memory in the annals of Smith County.
[by John C. Wiley, "The History of Smith County Tennessee", sponsored by the Smith County Homecoming '86 Heritage Committee, pages 430 and 431. ]
[From an email received in Nov 2003 from MaryAnn Hormuth -- mahorm324@earthlink.net]:
"As to the info for George Franklin Carpenter further research needs to be done for the place of death for him. So many researchers have said his death occurred in Fannin County, Texas -- yet no record has ever been found. Only recently another researcher sent me a copy of the 1870 Texas census which showed that George Franklin and Sallie were living in Denton, Texas. That is NOT Fannin County."
[Willis Green Montgomery, Jr.'s obituary, 1942]
[Marilyn Montgomery, 1999]
"In 1846 George Franklin and Sally Powell Carpenter (also of Carpenter lineage) moved their family from near Carpenter's station outside of Hustonville, Kentucky, to Sumner County, Tennessee. They remained there only a short time for the title to the land was defective. Their next move was to the Clinton College Farm - which they purchased - near New Middleton, and so they became residents of Smith County. Here they lived until their move further west in 1868. Children of the George F. Carpenters were: ELIZABETH, Lindsey, Lucy, John Frye, Margaret, Lenoah, George Franklin Jr., Edmund C., William Henry Harrison, Sarah, James Winston, Mary, and David Frye. Of these Edmund and William (and possibly others) remained in the New Middleton area and produced large families. Descendants of the Carpenter brothers are to be found in Smith and nearby counties today, and in many states. Through the 1860s and into the early 1900s Ed and Will Carpenter established themselves as farmers and stockmen, and they often exhibited their livestock at the Alexandria fair. Will Carpenter was one of the best known stockmen of the area for many years. His obituary which ran in the Nasville Banner of August 16, 1930, has this to say about him: 'He was a pioneer in breeding and growing pure bred livestock. He specialized in jacks and jennets, Jersey cattle, sheep, poultry, and Berkshire hogs. The blue ribbons won by him in the State and local fairs on his livestock run into the hundreds. ' In 1868 George and Sally Carpenter, no longer young, gave up their home in Smith County and headed west in search of a new home in a new land. They settled on lands in early Fannin County, Texas, in an area not far from Gainesville. Their daughter, ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY, settled nearby according to some of her letters that are still in family hands. Widowed, Elizabeth later returned to Tennessee. Lindsey, too, was in Texas for awhile, but he moved to Missouri where he raised his family. In 1875 George F. Carpenter died in Texas and was buried there. Titles to his lands proved to be clouded and they were lost to the family. In 1876 Sally was taken back to Tennessee by her son Will, with whom she lived until her death in 1893. The Carpenter family put down its roots in Smith County and established itself as a family with strong pioneer traits. They were farmers who were straight-forward in their dealings, hard working, influential, and prosperous for their times. They were respected as good citizens and neighbors. Letters that I have seen that were written by George F., Edmund, and Will show they wrote well and were knowledgeable of their times. In the 1830s Sally Carpenter (before the move to Tennessee) became affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). This was during the Campbell-Stone era and the church was growing fast and spreading from Kentucky into nearby states. In an interview published in the Lebanon Democrat of January 15, 1890, Sally Carpenter told of having heard Barton W. Stone preach on several occasions. Affiliation with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) has been a lasting association for Sally's descendents and several have distinguished themselves in the ministry. Among these are John M. Carpenter, son of Edmund, a lay minister; A.B. Carpenter, son of Lindsey, pioneer preacher in Oklahoma and founder of the church in Lawton, Oklahoma; and James A. Carpenter, great-grandson of Lindsey, presently minister to the Midwest Christian Church in Oklahoma. Others of the family have been very active in the church, and William F. Carpenter, lawyer in Nashville, should be mentioned. Sally Powell Carpenter (1805-1893) was an excellent example of pioneer womanhood, exhibiting many of the strengths and characteristics of the pioneers. These enabled her to endure the hardships she had to face, and to set a fine example for her children and later generations. Blind but alert and loving, Sally died in 1893. She was buried in a beautiful place on the hill in the Macedonia Cemetery in New Middleton. Here she rests near her son Will and other members of the family. As one of her great-grandsons who never had the privilege of knowing her, I feel that her strong influence has been present in our lives as a part of our inheritance. Edmund Carpenter's house near Tomahawk Hill has fallen into ruin. Will Carpenter's land was divided by and some of it lost to the Interstate that runs through the area. The Carpenter family was a prominent one in Smith County for many years and so has left its mark and its memory in the annals of Smith County.
[by John C. Wiley, "The History of Smith County Tennessee", sponsored by the Smith County Homecoming '86 Heritage Committee, pages 430 and 431. ]
In 2001, Steve Montgomery (a descendent of Sallie's daughter Elizabeth) and his wife Sherry traveled to the Macedonia Cemetery in New Middleton, Tennessee and got pictures of the gravestones of Sallie, William and his wife Hannah and two of their children, and Lucy Carpenter. They wrote down the directions to the cemetery as: "Take exit 254 off Interstate 40 and go right onto Highway 53. Then go left onto Mulherron Road (old school on left). Go to Macedonia Baptist Church and turn on gravel road (maybe called Slatten Road), then turn left. Cemetery is on left in field."
1 slave
5 sons (under the age of 10)
1 daughter (under the age of 10)
1 female (Aged 16-26), presumably his wife, Leah
"Lindsey Powell met Margaret Carpenter on February 24, 1798 in Lincoln County, KY."
"On the 1810 census records for Lincoln County, Kentucky, L. Powell had 6 slaves."
"...The next Lincoln Co. doctor, a pioneer, one the writer remembers, was Doctor Lindsey Powell, the ancestor of the large Powell family of west Lincoln Co. and Casey Co., descendents [sic] of Carpenter's Fort. He was from Rockbridge [sic - should be Rockingham] Co., Va., settled 4 miles east of Hustonville on Hustonville and Stanford Road near hanging Fork Bridge. He had a great name as a physician, "bone setter", phlebotomist and curing patients with mesmerism, infusions and decoctions of herbs mixed with whisky [sic] or brandy to prevent fermentation - for blood and skin diseases, sarsaparilla and iodide of potash were great remedies with him. This Dr. Powell married Margaret Carpenter, daugter [sic] of John Carpenter and Elizabeth Spears. He, the pioneer and Revolutionary soldier, who with two younger brothers, Adam and Conrad Carpenter from Rockbridge [sic] Co., Va., were the settlers of Carpenter's Fort, located in the west end of Lincoln Co. on the Lincoln-Casey Co. line about 3 miles west of Hustonville. This John Carpenter's wife, Elizabeth Spears, was the daughter of George F. Spears, the Revolutionary Soldier, pioneer and French and Hugenot from the Alsace Loraine Province of France, on the Rhine. This Dr. Lindsey Powell was considered to be a very successful physician, a Mason and noble citizen and he and his wife inherited many hundred acres of land from Carpenter's Fort. They had a large park of deers on their "blue grass" farm and lived to a ripe old age, about 85 and 87 years old and buried in the Powell Grave Yard.....Carpenter's Fort, the 4th in Kentucky, contained many square miles of territory - six or more, several thousand acres of land....Lindsey Powell served one or two terms in the Kentucky legislature...."
"My Dad passed away in 1988 and is buried in Liberty Cemetery where Amos Amariah is buried.....A cemetery and old one room school house. Not far from the school house is the old Evatt farm (my Grandma Swanner was an Evatt). Amos Amariah lived there with Grandpa and Grandma until his death. Amos' wife Margaret went to live in Oklahoma with her daugther Cindy Coffee (Lucinda) and passed away there (near Henrietta). I have tried to locate her grave but have been told it was on private property. The funeral home there said the landowners would probably let me visit but time has never permitted me to actually find her. My Grandpa Henry spent many hours with Amos and Margaret. He told me she was full blood Indian and had black hair to the calves of her legs well into her older years. She went blind and that was the main reason she went to Oklahoma to live. I know that I have seen pictures of Cora. Either I have them somewhere or there are some in the newsletters. The newsletter spanned 7 years with 42 issues and 6 contributing editors from all over the country. There are more than 20 pages on average in each issue.....I believe the pictrues of Amariah and Margaret were published in the newsletter and I am fortunate to have photocopies. I also believe there are photographs of James David there also. Sue Coffelt was one of the newsletter editors and I think she was in James David's line......I was born in Stephenville, TX but raised in Ft. Worth. My mother, Cleone Swanner and brother, James (wife-Belva) live in Keller.....I have a sister, Beverly Tierce in Haslet and another sister Shirley Guess in Whitesboro. Beverly is a librarian whose husband is the Band Director at Fossil Ridge High in Keller. They have a boy, Evan and a girl Merritt. Shirley is married to an Assembly of God minister and they have 3 boys, Tommy, Michael, and Steven. I have 3 children, Donovan Blackman (32 and never married but looking), Noelle (Walker) Smith (30), and Aaron Walker (29). Noelle and Aaron have 3 each of my 6 beautiful grandkids (Amanda 11, Miranda 9, Blake 7 are Noelles. Aaron's kids are Rebecca 10, Aaron Joshua 7, and Ashley 3. My husband Stan and I have been married for 32 years. My first husband, Tommy Blackman, died in Vietnam...."
[From an email sent to me by Kathleen (Swanner) Walker - March 15, 1999 - KYWalker@aol.com]
"In 1846 George Franklin and Sally Powell Carpenter (also of Carpenter lineage) moved their family from near Carpenter's station outside of Hustonville, Kentucky, to Sumner County, Tennessee. They remained there only a short time for the title to the land was defective. Their next move was to the Clinton College Farm - which they purchased - near New Middleton, and so they became residents of Smith County. Here they lived until their move further west in 1868. Children of the George F. Carpenters were: ELIZABETH, Lindsey, Lucy, John Frye, Margaret, Lenoah, George Franklin Jr., Edmund C., William Henry Harrison, Sarah, James Winston, Mary, and David Frye. Of these Edmund and William (and possibly others) remained in the New Middleton area and produced large families. Descendants of the Carpenter brothers are to be found in Smith and nearby counties today, and in many states. Through the 1860s and into the early 1900s Ed and Will Carpenter established themselves as farmers and stockmen, and they often exhibited their livestock at the Alexandria fair. Will Carpenter was one of the best known stockmen of the area for many years. His obituary which ran in the Nasville Banner of August 16, 1930, has this to say about him: 'He was a pioneer in breeding and growing pure bred livestock. He specialized in jacks and jennets, Jersey cattle, sheep, poultry, and Berkshire hogs. The blue ribbons won by him in the State and local fairs on his livestock run into the hundreds. ' In 1868 George and Sally Carpenter, no longer young, gave up their home in Smith County and headed west in search of a new home in a new land. They settled on lands in early Fannin County, Texas, in an area not far from Gainesville. Their daughter, ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY, settled nearby according to some of her letters that are still in family hands. Widowed, Elizabeth later returned to Tennessee. Lindsey, too, was in Texas for awhile, but he moved to Missouri where he raised his family. In 1875 George F. Carpenter died in Texas and was buried there. Titles to his lands proved to be clouded and they were lost to the family. In 1876 Sally was taken back to Tennessee by her son Will, with whom she lived until her death in 1893. The Carpenter family put down its roots in Smith County and established itself as a family with strong pioneer traits. They were farmers who were straight-forward in their dealings, hard working, influential, and prosperous for their times. They were respected as good citizens and neighbors. Letters that I have seen that were written by George F., Edmund, and Will show they wrote well and were knowledgeable of their times. In the 1830s Sally Carpenter (before the move to Tennessee) became affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). This was during the Campbell-Stone era and the church was growing fast and spreading from Kentucky into nearby states. In an interview published in the Lebanon Democrat of January 15, 1890, Sally Carpenter told of having heard Barton W. Stone preach on several occasions. Affiliation with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) has been a lasting association for Sally's descendents and several have distinguished themselves in the ministry. Among these are John M. Carpenter, son of Edmund, a lay minister; A.B. Carpenter, son of Lindsey, pioneer preacher in Oklahoma and founder of the church in Lawton, Oklahoma; and James A. Carpenter, great-grandson of Lindsey, presently minister to the Midwest Christian Church in Oklahoma. Others of the family have been very active in the church, and William F. Carpenter, lawyer in Nashville, should be mentioned. Sally Powell Carpenter (1805-1893) was an excellent example of pioneer womanhood, exhibiting many of the strengths and characteristics of the pioneers. These enabled her to endure the hardships she had to face, and to set a fine example for her children and later generations. Blind but alert and loving, Sally died in 1893. She was buried in a beautiful place on the hill in the Macedonia Cemetery in New Middleton. Here she rests near her son Will and other members of the family. As one of her great-grandsons who never had the privilege of knowing her, I feel that her strong influence has been present in our lives as a part of our inheritance. Edmund Carpenter's house near Tomahawk Hill has fallen into ruin. Will Carpenter's land was divided by and some of it lost to the Interstate that runs through the area. The Carpenter family was a prominent one in Smith County for many years and so has left its mark and its memory in the annals of Smith County.
[by John C. Wiley, "The History of Smith County Tennessee", sponsored by the Smith County Homecoming '86 Heritage Committee, pages 430 and 431. ]
"In 1846 George Franklin and Sally Powell Carpenter (also of Carpenter lineage) moved their family from near Carpenter's station outside of Hustonville, Kentucky, to Sumner County, Tennessee. They remained there only a short time for the title to the land was defective. Their next move was to the Clinton College Farm - which they purchased - near New Middleton, and so they became residents of Smith County. Here they lived until their move further west in 1868. Children of the George F. Carpenters were: ELIZABETH, Lindsey, Lucy, John Frye, Margaret, Lenoah, George Franklin Jr., Edmund C., William Henry Harrison, Sarah, James Winston, Mary, and David Frye. Of these Edmund and William (and possibly others) remained in the New Middleton area and produced large families. Descendants of the Carpenter brothers are to be found in Smith and nearby counties today, and in many states. Through the 1860s and into the early 1900s Ed and Will Carpenter established themselves as farmers and stockmen, and they often exhibited their livestock at the Alexandria fair. Will Carpenter was one of the best known stockmen of the area for many years. His obituary which ran in the Nasville Banner of August 16, 1930, has this to say about him: 'He was a pioneer in breeding and growing pure bred livestock. He specialized in jacks and jennets, Jersey cattle, sheep, poultry, and Berkshire hogs. The blue ribbons won by him in the State and local fairs on his livestock run into the hundreds. ' In 1868 George and Sally Carpenter, no longer young, gave up their home in Smith County and headed west in search of a new home in a new land. They settled on lands in early Fannin County, Texas, in an area not far from Gainesville. Their daughter, ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY, settled nearby according to some of her letters that are still in family hands. Widowed, Elizabeth later returned to Tennessee. Lindsey, too, was in Texas for awhile, but he moved to Missouri where he raised his family. In 1875 George F. Carpenter died in Texas and was buried there. Titles to his lands proved to be clouded and they were lost to the family. In 1876 Sally was taken back to Tennessee by her son Will, with whom she lived until her death in 1893. The Carpenter family put down its roots in Smith County and established itself as a family with strong pioneer traits. They were farmers who were straight-forward in their dealings, hard working, influential, and prosperous for their times. They were respected as good citizens and neighbors. Letters that I have seen that were written by George F., Edmund, and Will show they wrote well and were knowledgeable of their times. In the 1830s Sally Carpenter (before the move to Tennessee) became affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). This was during the Campbell-Stone era and the church was growing fast and spreading from Kentucky into nearby states. In an interview published in the Lebanon Democrat of January 15, 1890, Sally Carpenter told of having heard Barton W. Stone preach on several occasions. Affiliation with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) has been a lasting association for Sally's descendents and several have distinguished themselves in the ministry. Among these are John M. Carpenter, son of Edmund, a lay minister; A.B. Carpenter, son of Lindsey, pioneer preacher in Oklahoma and founder of the church in Lawton, Oklahoma; and James A. Carpenter, great-grandson of Lindsey, presently minister to the Midwest Christian Church in Oklahoma. Others of the family have been very active in the church, and William F. Carpenter, lawyer in Nashville, should be mentioned. Sally Powell Carpenter (1805-1893) was an excellent example of pioneer womanhood, exhibiting many of the strengths and characteristics of the pioneers. These enabled her to endure the hardships she had to face, and to set a fine example for her children and later generations. Blind but alert and loving, Sally died in 1893. She was buried in a beautiful place on the hill in the Macedonia Cemetery in New Middleton. Here she rests near her son Will and other members of the family. As one of her great-grandsons who never had the privilege of knowing her, I feel that her strong influence has been present in our lives as a part of our inheritance. Edmund Carpenter's house near Tomahawk Hill has fallen into ruin. Will Carpenter's land was divided by and some of it lost to the Interstate that runs through the area. The Carpenter family was a prominent one in Smith County for many years and so has left its mark and its memory in the annals of Smith County.
[by John C. Wiley, "The History of Smith County Tennessee", sponsored by the Smith County Homecoming '86 Heritage Committee, pages 430 and 431. ]
[Nancy Hayward, wife of Bill Hayward, grandson of William
Harley Barclay....from an email received by Marilyn
Montgomery on April 10, 1999 from Nancy Hayward]
"The wife of Lindsey Powell Carpenter was his double second cousin, Margaret Carter Carpenter [not Margaret Carter]. She is the daughter of MaryAnn (Polly) Jones and Adam Carpenter II. Margaret was born 26 Sep 1841 in Casey County. She died 10 May 1908 in Payson, Lincoln, Oklahoma. Her second husband was John Divers. Lindsey was 16 years older than Margaret. Margaret's middle name is 'Carter' because she was named for her father's sister, Margaret, who married a 'Carter'."
[by John C. Wiley, "The History of Smith County Tennessee", sponsored by the Smith County Homecoming '86 Heritage Committee, pages 430 and 431. ]
Individual: Newton, Luther
Social Security #: 463-20-7204
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Birth date: Aug 23, 1901
Death date: Jul 1973
Residence code: Texas
ZIP Code of last known residence: 76707
Primary location associated with this ZIP Code:
Waco, Texas
Individual: Newton, Audry
Social Security #: 463-26-7548
Issued in: Texas
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Death date: Jul 25, 1991
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Waco, Texas
Individual: Rhodes, Duff
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Individual: Roeder, Otto, Jr.
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Miles, Texas
Individual: Wellbrock, Elsa
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Individual: Wellbrock, Willie
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Marlin, Texas
[From an email sent to me by Kathleen (Swanner) Walker - March 15, 1999 - KYWalker@aol.com]
It says "Dad Little
1882-Feb, 1936
Blue Spring, Miss.
Mo. --1884-1982
Rosebud, TX 1901"
"Dad Little" is the way she would have referred to Lee Little. It looks as if she had asked some information about him and just scribbled it down. I had asked several times over the years if she knew anything about him and I'm wondering if she could have written it down for me never expecting that
she would not be able to explain it to me.
I have a copy of my Dad's birth certificate. It says Lee Little was born in Mississippi, not Alabama. I wonder if he could have lived in Blue Spring, Mississippi when he was little and therefore entered that on Dad's birth certificate. Or maybe he was born there?
The next line "Mo. 1884-1982" is a puzzle unless she transposed 1892 into 1982, which would be easy to do since this was probably written in 1989. (On the bottom of the page it looks as if she was trying to determine someone's age --"1989-1882=107") Maybe he lived in Missouri during that period of time.
The last two lines--"Rosebud, Tex" and "1901" would put him in Rosebud, TX within in the year that he married Cora Swanner. According to the information that your Mother left with Aunt Melba, Cora would have been in Rosebud in 1901, also.
I may be reading more into this little scrap of paper than there is, but when I read the name Rosebud, TX in the packet of information you sent me after seeing the same name it really jumped out at me. At least it gives some places to look for information.
I'm sure you know the story about Lee Little's conception, but do you know about Cora Swanner's first marriage? When Heather, our oldest daughter, was just a few months old, I brought her out to Oklahoma to visit. While I was here, Mom and I took her over to the nursing home in Guthrie to see Grandma Jones (Cora Swanner). She got to telling stories about the birth of her babies. ( How she almost bled to death with the birth of the last one and the doctor told her she was not to get pregnant again. ) According to what she told Mom and me that day, she was married to a man by the name of Griffin before she married Lee Little. After she married him she learned that he was an escaped convict. After he was arrested and sent back to jail she did the unheard of thing of divorcing him. She said the people in the church were very mean to her because she was divorced. She said that Uncle Jim (James Franklin Little) was Griffins son, not Lee Little's. Since I got the information directly from her, I assume that it must be true.
I'm surprised that you have not heard the story of Lee Little getting his teeth pulled out. My Dad was probably about 14, so it must have made a real impression on him. Anyway, I guess Lee Leander was having some trouble with his teeth. He decided that instead of fooling around going to the dentist he'd just have all of his teeth pulled out at once. So he insisted that the dentist do that even though the dentist didn't want to. Dad said that he (this gets a bit gross, I hope it doesn't offend) filled a big tomato juice can with blood before the day was over. Dad always believed that the blood loss weakened him because he became ill soon after and died."
(Phyllis Ann (Little) Hughes, June 1999]
[Marilyn Montgomery, 1998]
"I found a scrap of notebook paper at my mother's house last Saturday that I found very interesting. It was stuck inside a keepsake box as if it was something she did not want lost.
It says "Dad Little
1882-Feb, 1936
Blue Spring, Miss.
Mo. --1884-1982
Rosebud, TX 1901"
"Dad Little" is the way she would have referred to Lee Little. It looks as if she had asked some information about him and just scribbled it down. I had asked several times over the years if she knew anything about him and I'm wondering if she could have written it down for me never expecting that
she would not be able to explain it to me.
I have a copy of my Dad's birth certificate. It says Lee Little was born in Mississippi, not Alabama. I wonder if he could have lived in Blue Spring, Mississippi when he was little and therefore entered that on Dad's birth certificate. Or maybe he was born there?
The next line "Mo. 1884-1982" is a puzzle unless she transposed 1892 into 1982, which would be easy to do since this was probably written in 1989. (On the bottom of the page it looks as if she was trying to determine someone's age --"1989-1882=107") Maybe he lived in Missouri during that period of time.
The last two lines--"Rosebud, Tex" and "1901" would put him in Rosebud, TX within in the year that he married Cora Swanner. According to the information that your Mother left with Aunt Melba, Cora would have been in Rosebud in 1901, also.
I may be reading more into this little scrap of paper than there is, but when I read the name Rosebud, TX in the packet of information you sent me after seeing the same name it really jumped out at me. At least it gives some places to look for information.
I'm sure you know the story about Lee Little's conception, but do you know about Cora Swanner's first marriage? When Heather, our oldest daughter, was just a few months old, I brought her out to Oklahoma to visit. While I was here, Mom and I took her over to the nursing home in Guthrie to see
Grandma Jones (Cora Swanner). She got to telling stories about the birth of her babies. ( How she almost bled to death with the birth of the last one and the doctor told her she was not to get pregnant again. ) According to what she told Mom and me that day, she was married to a man by the name of
Griffin before she married Lee Little. After she married him she learned that he was an escaped convict. After he was arrested and sent back to jail she did the unheard of thing of divorcing him. She said the p