William Cosby Montgomery, Sr

1901 - 1982  (81 years)

• Name	William Cosby Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	5 Feb 1901	Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1910	Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA   [2]
  	Beat 3
  Residence	1920	Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA   [6]
  	Beat 3
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA   [3]
  Burial	1982	Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA   [1, 4, 8, 9, 10]
  	Jernigan Family Cemetery
  Death	11 Oct 1982	Mississippi, USA   [1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10]
  Person ID	I11325	MontyHistNotes_III | John Montgomery_Esther Houston
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Andrew Montgomery,   b. 22 Sep 1866, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA d. 20 Jan 1952, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Ann Little,   b. 8 Sep 1868, Mississippi, USA d. 9 Aug 1946, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	16 Jun 1888	Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA   [11]
  Family ID	F5847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruthie Lester Foshee,   b. 19 Jan 1905, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA d. 4 Apr 1969, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	31 Mar 1923	Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
  Children	> 1. William Cosby Montgomery, Jr,   b. 8 Jun 1924, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA d. 24 Nov 1924, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Thomas Eugene Montgomery,   b. 12 Dec 1925, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA d. 26 Apr 1992, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Charles William Montgomery,   b. 28 Feb 1928, Ecru, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA d. 17 Sep 2013, Ecru, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Living   5. Living
  Family ID	F5916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Feb 1901 - Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA Residence - Beat 3 - 1910 - Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA Residence - Beat 3 - 1920 - Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA Marriage - 31 Mar 1923 - Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA Burial - 1982 - Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA Death - 11 Oct 1982 - Mississippi, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1402] Jernigan Family Cemetery, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA;). [S70] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: T624_756; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1374769. Record for Tom Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex&h=149954105&indiv=try [S194] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2059; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 58-12. Record for William C Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=124166186&indiv=try [S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for William Cosby Montgomery Sr http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=101482571&indiv=try [S53] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Number: 425-24-2437; Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: Before 1951. Record for William Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=43215984&indiv=try [S44] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: T625_890; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 103; Image: 1148. Record for Tom Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=114273327&indiv=try [S100] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for Thomas Eugene Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=24172812&indiv=try [S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for William Cosby Montgomery Jr http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=101482622&indiv=try [S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Thomas Eugene Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=101482606&indiv=try [S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Charles William Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=78928912&indiv=try [S248] Hunting For Bears, comp., Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;). Record for T. A. Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MSmarriages_ga&h=424404&indiv=try