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Mae Ophelia (Lawson) Montgomery (1903 - 1987)

Mae Ophelia Montgomery formerly Lawson
Born in Pilot Point, Denton, Texas, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 13 Oct 1921 in Fayburg, Collin, Texas, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of
Died at age 83 in Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

Mae was born in 1903. She passed away in 1987.

Mae Ophelia Lawson. [1][2][3] [4][5] [6][7][8]

Alias: Little Granny.

Born

17 AUG 1903. Pilot Point, Denton, Texas, United States. [9][10][11][12] [13]

Residence

Age: 7 Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter.
1910. Denton, Texas, United States. [14] [15]
Age: 16 Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter.
1920. Pilot Point, Denton, Texas, United States. [16][17] [18]
Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife.
01 APR 1940. Coffee, Tennessee, United States. [19]
1935. Coffee, Tennessee, United States.

Marriage

Husband Francis Marion Montgomery.
Wife Mae Ophelia Lawson.
13 OCT 1921. Fayburg, Collin, Texas, United States. [20]

Died

Age: 83 | Maplewood Cemetery.
16 APR 1987. Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, United States. [21][22][23][24][25] [26] [27]

Buried

Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, United States. [28]

Notes

Note N2167Medical: slight deformation of back, caused by fall from a horse "Granny" always said that when she was a young girl, she used to play with Gene Autry in TX. This actually has a ring of truth to it, as Gene Autry was from Tioga, Texas, right up the road from Pilot Point. Her burial took place at the Emmanuel Church of Christ, Tullahoma, TN at 3 P.M. Songs sung included "Rock of Ages" and "The Grave Can't Hold Me". Her pallbearers were J. Brinkley, B. Ferrell, D. Raithel, M.Tensfield, E . Gunn, and D. Chasteen. She was reported to have met her husband, F. Montgomery, while picking wildflowers beside a road in Collin Co., TX. He was said to have rodeup on a horse and proclaimed that she was the girl he was going to marry. Granny was about 12 (story impossible to verify). Granny loved to watch Gilligan's Island, a popular serial show from the early to mid 70's. She was also quite the accomplished seamstress of the family, producing many fine quilts that are still held with honor by members of the immediate family. Ask anyone about Granny and a game called "clobber". It's exactly like a homemade version of what we call today "Aggravation". Granny was in the game only to win, even against her grandchildren. She used to say, "honey, you know I love you, but you have to go back home" (said lovingly as she would slam your piece all the way back to start). If she ever lost (rare), you would have to play her again till she won. Her clobber board was in the hands of Atoma Lorene,one of her daughters. The family has told of Granny starting seances in her home - a little contradictory considering she was an avid church-goer. Granny does mention however, while she was a child in Texas, that while going out to the woodpile at night, there was a ghost of a native American woman sitting there messing with her hair. The ghost never said anything to Granny, but it seems to be quite a common enough occurrence. Mae Ophelia Lawson http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=781ae12c-7ae8-477d-88fc-88094 3ab270f&tid=5536676&pid=-1440683359 Mae Ophelia & Francis Marion Montgomery http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=f7b86fe3-eba1-49a4-8b39-0a7e2 7166432&tid=5536676&pid=-1440683359 Francis M Montgomery http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=fef9b276-c4a2-438b-bebd-06997 4ceafa9&tid=10478302&pid=-633970066 Francis and Mae in Texas http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=38ba85da-3115-45b3-a18c-375c2 3df9d66&tid=10478302&pid=-633970066 Early Montgomery family in the early 1930's http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=d0b89614-838e-48a9-9c6e-40dd2 13e31cd&tid=10478302&pid=-633970066 Mae Ophelia Montgomery (n'e9e Lawson http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=c6480269-b399-42be-a031-8187b 3ddb979&tid=10478302&pid=-633970066 Mae and children http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=271f00a2-a026-402a-ba52-a4c9e 403fb2c&tid=10478302&pid=-633970066 70th Wedding Anniversary http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=d5aa9b94-8e5d-4f5f-9619-b91dd 3bc13e7&tid=10478302&pid=-633970066 Francis and Mae at church http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=fb090b7c-1d38-4885-bd33-d22f2 31b3ca5&tid=10478302&pid=-633970066 Montgomery family portrait http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=5f7e1459-ccca-4b5a-b14e-d4a48 b634cbc&tid=10478302&pid=-633970066 Francis M and Mae O http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=0ee49178-cbfa-46c1-babe-db889 1092110&tid=10478302&pid=-633970066 Francis Sr and Mae Opelia Montgomery http://trees.ancestry.comrd?f=image&guid=abc2cd8d-4054-4d07-b956-eca8a bfeb4f9&tid=10478302&pid=-633970066 CN.

Sources

  1. ↑ Source: #S1689 SSN; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951
  2. ↑ Ancestry Family Trees http:/trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6718117&pid=-1240224651
  3. ↑ Source: #S273 Year: 1930; Census Place: District 2, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: 2246;Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 169.0. Birth date: abt 1915 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: District 2, Franklin, Tennessee http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationR edir.aspx?tid=7187957&pid=-1146021867 http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCi tationRedir.aspx?tid=7962008&pid=-1011244719
  4. ↑ Source: #S271 Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll:T625_1739; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 21; Image: 181. Birth date: abt 1915Birth place: TennesseeResidence date:1920Residence place: Civil District 1, Franklin, Tennessee
  5. ↑ Source: #S500 Birth date: 27 Aug 1903 Birth place: Death date: 16 Apr 1987 Death place:
  6. ↑ Source: #S195 Death date: 14 January 1923 Death place: Laural Hill, Barton, MD, USA http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=7962008&pid=-1011 252426
  7. ↑ Ancestry Family Trees http:/trees.ancestry.com/ptAMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=10478302&pid=-43 4275775.
  8. ↑ Source: #S2720
  9. ↑ Source: #S1689
  10. ↑ Source: #S273
  11. ↑ Source: #S271
  12. ↑ Source: #S500
  13. ↑ Source: #S195
  14. ↑ Source: #S27
  15. ↑ Source: #S3272 Record for Mae Ophelia Lawson. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=38 http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=pubmembertrees&h=13131218331&indiv=try
  16. ↑ Source: #S195
  17. ↑ Source: #S273
  18. ↑ Source: #S334
  19. ↑ Source: #S2112
  20. ↑ Source: #S3272
  21. ↑ Source: #S1689
  22. ↑ Source: #S271
  23. ↑ Source: #S2112
  24. ↑ Source: #S1726 Record for Nellie Linenbringer
  25. ↑ Source: #S500
  26. ↑ Source: #S1689
  27. ↑ Source: #S195
  28. ↑ Source: #S271





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Winton-239 Carol (Winton) Keeling
Lawson-3496 and Lawson-3488 appear to represent the same person because: Merge identified by the Profile Improvement Project

Both born in Texas in 1903 and died in 1987, the wife of Francis Marion Montgomery

posted by Carol (Winton) Keeling

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