William Oscar Montgomery

1882 - 1958  (76 years)

• Name	William Oscar Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26]
  Birth	20 Jan 1882	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23]
  Baptism	17 May 1884	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [23]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	K8JV-382
  Residence	1900	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [13]
  Residence	1920	Park County, Wyoming, USA   [3, 4]
  	Election District 19
  Residence	1930	Park County, Wyoming, USA   [2]
  	Election District 16
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Park County, Wyoming, USA   [5, 19]
  Residence	1950	Park County, Wyoming, USA   [12]
  Burial	1958	Cody, Park, Wyoming, USA   [10, 14]
  Death	12 Jul 1958	Cody, Park, Wyoming, USA   [1, 10, 14, 16]
  Person ID	I9757	MontyHistNotes_II | Swedish Montgomerys Nr 1960B
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Carl Edward Mark Mauritz Montgomery,   b. 28 Dec 1843, Stora Aby, Kalmar, Sweden d. 5 Feb 1903, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Annette Hansen Olson,   b. 2 Jan 1843, Norway d. 1926, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Feb 1869	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1, 13]
  Family ID	F4591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel Alice Busch,   b. 20 Mar 1889, Mississippi, USA d. 5 Jun 1984, Cody, Park, Wyoming, USA (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	27 Aug 1913	Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA   [9, 11, 15, 18, 20, 21, 24]
  Divorce	Jul 1952	Escambia County, Alabama, USA   [26]
  Children	+ 1. James Maxwell Montgomery, Sr,   b. 23 Jan 1922, Cody, Park, Wyoming, USA d. 27 Aug 1995, Wapiti, Park, Wyoming, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Ruth Ethel Montgomery,   b. 28 Feb 1930, Cody, Park, Wyoming, USA d. 26 Feb 2004, Fair Oaks, Sacramento, California, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4580	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Jan 1882 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Baptism - 17 May 1884 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Residence - 1900 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Marriage - 27 Aug 1913 - Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA Burial - 1958 - Cody, Park, Wyoming, USA Death - 12 Jul 1958 - Cody, Park, Wyoming, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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Record for Ruth Ethel Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61829&h=440027261&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 Ruth Ethel Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=28011108&indiv=try [S3739] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;), Casper Star-Tribune; Publication Date: 8/ Aug/ 1950; Publication Place: Casper, Wyoming, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/348563743/?article=a940ca00-f856-487a-b9f1-2df98833a87f&focus=0.4907936,0.3096441,0.60693777,0.52883756&xid=3398. 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Busch https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61578&h=90124276&indiv=try [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: Park, Wyoming; Roll: 1840; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 15-23. Record for William O Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62308&h=339084&indiv=try [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: Chicago Ward 15, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 265; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0490. Record for Martin Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=10748965&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 William Oscar Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=62714677&indiv=try [S3678] Ancestry.com, Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1987, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT. USA; Date: 2017;), Montana State Historical Society; Helena, Montana; Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950. Record for William O. Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61578&h=124276&indiv=try [S4207] Ancestry.com, Wyoming, U.S., State and County Death Records, 1896-1971, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT; Date: 2020;), Wyoming State Archives; Cheyenne, WY, USA; Wyoming State Death Records. Record for William Oscar Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61831&h=180650284&indiv=try [S4205] Ancestry.com, Wyoming, U.S., State and County Marriage Records, 1869-1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT; Date: 2022;), Wyoming State Archives; Cheyenne, WY, USA; County Marriage Records Through 1908. Record for William Oscar Mantgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61829&h=485027261&indiv=try [S3417] Ancestry.com, Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1993, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). 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Record for Ethel Alice Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61843&h=565519105&indiv=try [S3739] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;), The Billings Weekly Gazette; Publication Date: 29/ Aug/ 1913; Publication Place: Billings, Montana, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/408837971/?article=007e9a79-6262-43de-b40d-2b22a0bb5729&focus=0.15840113,0.86632556,0.287416,0.9159694&xid=3398. Record for Ethel A. Busch https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62116&h=118792320&indiv=try [S3841] Ancestry.com, Montana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1943-1988, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana State Marriage Records, 1943-1986. Record for James M. Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61478&h=98585&indiv=try [S3143] Ancestry.com, U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records. Record for James Oscar Wilhelm Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60722&h=4672990&indiv=try [S3739] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;), The Billings Weekly Gazette; Publication Date: 29/ Aug/ 1913; Publication Place: Billings, Montana, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/408837971/?article=007e9a79-6262-43de-b40d-2b22a0bb5729&focus=0.15840113,0.86632556,0.287416,0.9159694&xid=3398. Record for William O. Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62116&h=54517738&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 James Maxwell Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=43866472&indiv=try [S3354] Ancestry.com, Alabama Divorce Index, 1950-1959, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). Record for Ethel B Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8976&h=40704&indiv=try