Death certificates are a valuable source of information for genealogists. Above is the death certificate for Laura Frances Montgomery, my grandmother’s sister, who died of tuberculosis at the tender age of 15 on December 11, 1912. Laura had just celebrated her birthday a week earlier. She was born […]
Catherine Elizabeth Taylor was born 184 years ago – January 13, 1830 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Catherine was the daughter of John Cotton Taylor and Susan Clark Edwards. Catherine married Edward Edwards Linton and together they had 7 children: Alice Clark, John Edgar, Annie Eliza, Margaret Gordon, […]
Laura Frances Montgomery died 101 years ago – December 11, 1912 – in Washington County, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Robert E. Lee Montgomery and Frances Barber Linton. Born December 4, 1897, she died at the age of 15 of tuberculosis. Laura’s siblings were Mary Alice, Anna […]
Mary Alice Montgomery and Joseph Reuben Carrico were married 93 years ago – November 24, 1920 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Alice was the daughter of Robert E. Lee Montgomery and Frances Barber Linton. Rue was the son of Joseph Benedict Napoleon Carrico and Melvina Ann Smith. Alice […]
Benjamin Montgomery died 105 years ago – November 7, 1908 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Benjamin was the son of Robert E. Lee Montgomery and Frances Barber Linton, born October 21, 1908 – having lived only 17 days. He was buried in St. Dominic Cemetery. Benjamin’s siblings were […]
Robert E. Lee Montgomery was born 148 years ago – September 15, 1865 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Robert was the son of William Peter Montgomery and Martha Ann Carrico. He married Frances Barber Linton in February, 1893. Robert and Frances had 7 children: Mary Alice, Anna Margaret, […]
Robert Lee Montgomery was born 110 years ago – August 17, 1903 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Robert was the son of Robert E. Lee Montgomery and Frances Barber Linton. He never married, dying at the age of 82. Robert’s siblings were Mary Alice, Anna Margaret, Laura Frances, […]
Frances Barber Linton Montgomery died 68 years ago – August 2, 1945 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Frances was the daughter of Edward Edwards Linton and Catherine Elizabeth Taylor, born August 13, 1867. She married Robert E. Lee Montgomery in February 1893. Frances and Robert had 7 children: […]
Catherine Elizabeth Taylor Linton died 103 years ago – May 28, 1910 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Catherine was the daughter of John Cotton Taylor and Susan Clark Edwards, born January 13, 1830. She married Edward Edwards Linton March 23, 1852. Catherine and Edward had 7 children: Alice […]
Mother’s Day Salute! It seems only fitting that on this Mother’s Day I mention my mother, my grandmothers, and all my great-grandmothers – and my daughter! Just think of all that is passed down through the years from mother to daughter – cooking, baking, love of reading, music, […]
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
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