William Sherwood Montgomery

1861 -

• Name	William Sherwood Montgomery  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	8 Feb 1861	New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	LHWD-RYK
  Residence	1900	Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  Residence	1910	Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I10260	MontyHistNotes_III
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	William J Montgomery,   b. 1841, Mississippi, USA d. 14 Sep 1862, Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA (Age 21 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anne Augusta Cossitt,   b. 29 Mar 1839, Mississippi, USA d. 27 Jan 1920, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	2 May 1860	La Grange, Fayette, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F5420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maria Louise Bill,   b. 1 Sep 1864, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA d. 18 Mar 1903, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	1888  [3]
  Children	1. Shirley Mongomery,   b. 18 Dec 1889, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F12674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Virginia Lee McCormick,   b. 1871, Kentucky, USA
  Marriage	6 Nov 1905	DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F12673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 8 Feb 1861 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Residence - 1900 - Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA Residence - 1910 - Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S162] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for William S Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60984&h=602836&indiv=try [S70] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Memphis Ward 7, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1520; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0144; FHL microfilm: 1375533. Record for William S Mongomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7884&h=27486676&indiv=try [S255] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Memphis Ward 8, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 1598; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0084. Record for Wm S Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=61180802&indiv=try [S267] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Record for Mr W J Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1169&h=1466062&indiv=try