Bessie Ann James
1896 - 1988 (91 years)-
Name Bessie Ann James [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] Birth 14 Dec 1896 Missouri, USA 
[2, 10, 11] Gender Female Residence 1930 Big Valley, Lassen, California, USA [2] Burial 1988 Davis, Yolo, California, USA [11] Death 20 Oct 1988 Woodland, Yolo, California, USA [10, 11] Person ID I1642 MontyHistNotes_III | William Montgomery d1815 Orange NC Last Modified 4 Jul 2025
Mother Ida Bell Leavell, b. 10 Jan 1868, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA d. 21 Apr 1962, Yolo County, California, USA (Age 94 years) Relationship natural Family ID F998 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family William Carey Montgomery, b. 2 Jan 1891, Davis, Yolo, California, USA d. 27 Apr 1960, Davis, Yolo, California, USA (Age 69 years) Children > 1. Doris Ida Montgomery, b. 30 Dec 1915, Bieber, Lassen, California, USA d. 4 May 1992, Davis, Yolo, California, USA (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Wilma Lena Montgomery, b. 19 Nov 1917, Bieber, Lassen, California, USA d. 18 Feb 2010, Davis, Yolo, California, USA (Age 92 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 3. Vera Bessie Montgomery, b. 17 Jan 1920, Bieber, Lassen, California, USA d. 5 Sep 1996, Yolo County, California, USA (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. Varden Zelma Montgomery, b. 13 Oct 1921, Bieber, Lassen, California, USA d. 9 Oct 1972, Yolo County, California, USA (Age 50 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 5. William J Montgomery, b. 28 Mar 1924, Bieber, Lassen, California, USA d. 12 Oct 2011, Cedar Ridge, Nevada, California, USA (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 6. Audrey Ethel Montgomery, b. 6 Aug 1927, Bieber, Lassen, California, USA d. 19 Aug 1994, Maxwell, Colusa, California, USA (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 7. Lee Stuart Montgomery, b. 1 Aug 1929, Bieber, Lassen, California, USA d. 21 Feb 2014, Davis, Yolo, California, USA (Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F995 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Jul 2025
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Event Map 
Birth - 14 Dec 1896 - Missouri, USA 
Residence - 1930 - Big Valley, Lassen, California, USA 
Burial - 1988 - Davis, Yolo, California, USA 
Death - 20 Oct 1988 - Woodland, Yolo, California, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S240] Ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Date: 1996-09-05.
Record for Vera Bessie Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=CAdeath1940&h=5103393&indiv=try - [S280] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Big Valley, Lassen, California; Roll: 123; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 2.0; FHL microfilm: 2339858.
Record for William C Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=113939576&indiv=try - [S240] Ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Date: 1992-05-04.
Record for Doris Ida Johnson
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=CAdeath1940&h=3688529&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 Doris Ida Johnson
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=45816282&indiv=try - [S412] Ancestry.com, California Birth Index, 1905-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Birthdate: 26 Mar 1924; Birth County: Lassen.
Record for William J Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=cabirth1905&h=1141133&indiv=try - [S240] Ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Date: 1994-08-19.
Record for Audrey Ethel Marlin
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=CAdeath1940&h=4614073&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 Audrey Ethel Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=19340345&indiv=try - [S412] Ancestry.com, California Birth Index, 1905-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Birthdate: 6 Aug 1927; Birth County: Lassen.
Record for Audrey Ethel Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=cabirth1905&h=1408567&indiv=try - [S412] Ancestry.com, California Birth Index, 1905-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Birthdate: 1 Aug 1929; Birth County: Lassen.
Record for Lee Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=cabirth1905&h=1583258&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: 564-09-7570; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Record for Bessie A. Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=43186273&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 Bessie A. Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=72741009&indiv=try
- [S240] Ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Date: 1996-09-05.