Gillespie Montgomery

1895 - 1929  (34 years)

• Name	Gillespie Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Birth	9 Jul 1895	Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Oils  [7]
  Residence	1900	Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA   [1]
  	Ward 2
  Residence	1910	Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA   [2]
  	Ward 2
  Residence	1920	Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA   [4, 10]
  	Ward 2
  Residence	1926	Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  Burial	1929	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA   [5, 6, 11, 12]
  Death	Aug 1929	Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA   [5, 6, 11, 12]
  Person ID	I11750	MontyHistNotes_II
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Albert Montgomery, Sr,   b. 17 Jun 1855, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA d. 24 Sep 1895, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Martha Prowell,   b. 3 Jan 1860, Mississippi, USA d. 25 Apr 1943, Mississippi, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1883  [9]
  Family ID	F5470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Emily Jones,   b. 11 Apr 1899, Mississippi, USA d. 2 Dec 1987, Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	28 Sep 1916	Mississippi, USA
  Children	1. Major General Gillespie V Sonny Montgomery,   b. 5 Aug 1920, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA d. 12 May 2006, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Jul 1895 - Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA Residence - Ward 2 - 1900 - Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA Residence - Ward 2 - 1910 - Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA Marriage - 28 Sep 1916 - Mississippi, USA Residence - Ward 2 - 1920 - Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA Residence - 1926 - Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA Burial - 1929 - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA Death - Aug 1929 - Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S612] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Meridian Ward 2, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: 815; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 1240815. Record for Mim Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=27988114&indiv=try [S477] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Meridian Ward 2, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T624_746; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1374759. Record for Mary M Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=13788212&indiv=try [S1279] Ancestry.com, U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;). Record for Gillespie M. Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=draft&h=878203&indiv=try [S1017] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Lauderdale; Roll: 1682933; Draft Board: 1. Record for Gillespie M Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ww1draft&h=22989900&indiv=try [S570] Ancestry.com, Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2011, (Name: Ancestry Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Gillespie Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=websearch-4098&h=295125&indiv=try [S116] Odd Fellows Cemetery Starkville, (Name: Findagrave; Date: Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi;). [S1761] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for Gillespie M Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=USDirectories&h=1273945412&indiv=try [S2881] 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 Gillespie V Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=27662076&indiv=try [S4097] Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants, (Name: J P Cox; Location: Owensville, Indiana, USA; Date: 1903;), Pages 400-415 Montgomerys of South Carolina, MIssissippi and Other States https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=400. Electronic Book .PDF 436 pages A_genealogical_history_of_the_Montgomery.pdf Also DBMontbgomery Index.doc Book found on Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?ftm=1 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=400 [S940] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Meridian Ward 2, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T625_882; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 48; Image: 824. Record for Gillester Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=84795892&indiv=try [S2745] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Gillespie Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=101396228&indiv=try [S2745] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Emily Jones Tims http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=42630563&indiv=try