Lewis Melvin Montgomery
1881 - 1958 (77 years)-
Name Lewis Melvin Montgomery [1, 2] Birth 16 Sep 1881 Virginia, USA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Residence 1900 Fall Creek, Henderson, Illinois, USA [2] Burial 1958 Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA [1] Death 22 Dec 1958 Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA [1] Person ID I12897 MontyHistNotes_III Last Modified 4 Jul 2025
Father Benjamin Franklin Montgomery, b. 1847, Eagle Rock, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. 21 Dec 1932, Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA (Age 85 years) Relationship natural Mother Rebecca Ann Pursley, b. Jul 1844, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Relationship natural Marriage 22 May 1872 Botetourt County, Virginia, USA [2, 3] Family ID F6558 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 16 Sep 1881 - Virginia, USA 
Burial - 1958 - Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA Death - 22 Dec 1958 - Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Benjamin Franklin Montgomery
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=102367537&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: Fall Creek, Henderson, Illinois; Roll: 305; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0043.
Record for Benjamin Montgomery
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=12151797&indiv=try - [S341] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
Record for Rebecca Preston
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60214&h=2083592&indiv=try
- [S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).