Genealogically speaking…
In 1919, Grandpa Montgomery enlisted in the Army, claiming to have been born August 26, 1898. In reality, he was born August 26, 1901 and was only fifteen at the time. Instrument No. 407443 Honorable Discharge from The United States Army TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN This is to Certify that Lawrence T. Montgomery, [...]
From Winner (South Dakota) Newspaper: Old Time Resident Dies of Heart Attack This community was shocked Saturday morning about ten o’clock when it became known that Carl O. Wilson had sucumbed [sic] to a heart attack at his place of business. Mr. Wilson was apparently in good health that morning, got up and partook of [...]
One of the most interesting discoveries I have made recently is finding information regarding the 48th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which fought in the Civil War and included a Montgomery cousin, Thomas Montgomery, and his brother-in-law John A. Bering (Thomas’s sister Susan was John’s first wife). The 48th Ohio fought at the battles of Shiloh and [...]
Yes, it has been a very long time since I’ve written here, and I hope to start writing more regularly going forward! I am continuing with my never-ending “Family Census Project” – tracing each family in each census from 1850-1930. I always enjoy jumping ahead 10 years to find new children born to a family, [...]
Information gathered from the 1920 and 1930 censuses on Darlen/Dalen/Dalan Davis, fifth cousin of Blanche Agnes Wilson: Darlen/Dalen/Dalan Davis (son of Claud Duval and Ruhama Bird), born May 1895 in West Virginia, married Beulah M. (b. between 1895-1896 in West Virginia) between 1910-1920. Darlen was a carpenter in 1920 and was living with Beulah in [...]
April 21, 2011
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