Thomas McMillian Montgomery, Sr

1885 - 1970  (85 years)

• Name	Thomas McMillian Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	9 Jul 1885	Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1900	Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA   [1]
  	Beat 1
  Residence	1920	Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA   [4, 5]
  	Beat 1
  Residence	1930	Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA   [6]
  	Beat 1
  Residence	1950	Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA   [12]
  Burial	1970	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA   [2, 3, 8, 9, 11]
  Death	9 Nov 1970	Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA   [2, 3, 8, 9, 11]
  Person ID	I11738	MontyHistNotes_II
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Edwin Montgomery,   b. 9 Oct 1852, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA d. 15 Oct 1908, Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Hearst Pressly,   b. 19 Mar 1859, Oak Hill, Wilcox, Alabama, USA d. 17 Dec 1911, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	24 Nov 1880	Mississippi, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F5467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lucy Myrtis Gayle,   b. 27 Sep 1895, Louisiana, USA d. 27 Nov 1926, Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA (Age 31 years)
  Children	1. Thomas McMillian Montgomery, Jr,   b. 23 Jun 1917, Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA d. 14 Jan 1972, Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5473	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Ruth Smith,   b. 18 Jul 1893, Texas, USA d. 18 Nov 1952, Mississippi, USA (Age 59 years)
  Children	+ 1. Edward Montgomery,   b. 24 Mar 1930, Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA d. 7 Mar 2012, Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Jul 1885 - Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA Residence - Beat 1 - 1900 - Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA Residence - Beat 1 - 1920 - Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA Residence - Beat 1 - 1930 - Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA Residence - 1950 - Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA Burial - 1970 - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA Death - 9 Nov 1970 - Oktibbeha County, 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: Beat 1, Oktibbeha, Mississippi; Roll: 823; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1240823. Record for Edwin Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=28329404&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 Thomas Mcmillian Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=websearch-4098&h=324772&indiv=try [S1548] Ancestry.com, Web: BillionGraves.com Burial Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Record for Thomas Mcmillan Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=websearch-70734&h=3471630&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 Thomas McMillan Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=draft&h=932286&indiv=try [S940] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 1, Oktibbeha, Mississippi; Roll: T625_889; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 97; Image: 589. Record for Tom Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=54101208&indiv=try [S159] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 1, Oktibbeha, Mississippi; Roll: 1158; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 306.0; FHL microfilm: 2340893. Record for Thomas M Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=37475071&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 [S2745] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Edwin Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=13665637&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 Thomas McMillian Jr Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=94445762&indiv=try [S1632] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Mississippi, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 158. Record for Thomas McMillan Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2238&h=268937993&indiv=try [S116] Odd Fellows Cemetery Starkville, (Name: Findagrave; Date: Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi;), Montgomery, Thomas McMillan Sr (1885-1970) Memorial #57142057 Plot Block D, New Part Accessed KRM 25 May 2024 6:12am https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57142057/thomas_mcmillian_montgomery. Odd Fellows Cemetery Also known as IOOF Cemetery Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/274604/odd-fellows-cemetery https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57142057/thomas_mcmillian_montgomery [S3831] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Oktibbeha, Mississippi; Roll: 266; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 53-11. Record for Tom Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62308&h=48867400&indiv=try [S3688] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), Sun Herald; Publication Date: 10 Mar 2012; Publication Place: Biloxi, Mississippi, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/678344024/?article=afc50bce-2f3f-4d04-9aca-b66a94f28289&focus=0.6647537,0.40417627,0.994093,0.63226676&xid=3355. Record for Edward Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61843&h=1046126765&indiv=try