Merle Edwin Bert Montgomery (1925 - 2019)

Born 14 Nov 1925 in Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota

Ancestors

Husband of Norma Lucille (Roscoe) Montgomery — married 24 Jun 1947 in Todd, Minnesota

Died 11 May 2019 at age 93 in Kennewick, Benton, Washington

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Biography

Merle Edwin Bert Montgomery was the son of Hiram Elmer Montgomery and Elva M Bentley. He was born 14 Nov 1925 in Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota. He married Norma Lucille Roscoe on 24 Jun 1947 in Todd, Minnesota. They were the parents of three children. Merle Edwin Bert Montgomery died on 11 May 2019 in Kennewick, Benton, Washington. Multiple online trees erroneously show him dying 20 Nov 1952 in Crow Wing, Minnesota. He is buried in Desert Lawn Memorial Park, Kennewick, Benton County, Washington.

Sources

• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2340819
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #80071327 (accessed 17 May 2024)
  Merle Montgomery (4), single son, in household of Elmer Montgomery (32) at 515 F Street, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA. Born in Minnesota.

• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01916; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 18-8A
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #98170425 (accessed 17 May 2024)
  Mirle Montgomery (14), single son, in household of Elmer Montgomery (42) in Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota. Born in Minnesota.

• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota; Roll: 2907; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 18-12
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #92217202 (accessed 17 May 2024)
  Merle E Montgomery (24), married, Carmen, head of household in Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA. Born in Minnesota.

• Birth: "Web: Minnesota, U.S., Birth Index, 1900-1934"
  Original data: Minnesota Birth Certificates Index. Minnesota Historical Society. http://people.mnhs.org/bci/: accessed 18 Nov 2014; Certificate Number: 1925-07116; URL: http://people.mnhs.org/bci/Results.cfm?CERTID=1925-07116
  Ancestry Record 9196 #706099 (accessed 17 May 2024)
  Merle Edwin Bert Montgomery born on 14 Nov 1925 in Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA.

• Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
  National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Minnesota, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 159
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #16579775 (accessed 17 May 2024)
  Name: Merle Edwin Bert Montgomery; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 18; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 15 Nov 1925; Birth Place: Brainerd, Minnesota, USA; Residence Place: Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA; Registration Date: 15 Nov 1943; Registration Place: Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA; Employer: Northern Pacific Railway; Height: 5 10; Weight: 145; Complexion: Ruddy; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Blue; Next of Kin: Elmer Montgomery;
  Household Members (Name) Relationship:
  Merle Edwin Bert Montgomery Self (Head).

• Marriage: "Web: Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2022"
  Minnesota Association of County Officers; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Official Marriage System; Certificate Number: Ms-413; URL: https://moms.mn.gov/
  Ancestry Record 70873 #2654140 (accessed 17 May 2024)
  Merle E Montgomery marriage to Norma L Roscoe on 24 Jun 1947 in Todd, Minnesota, USA.

• Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
  Tri-City Herald; Publication Date: 14 May 2019; Publication Place: Pasco, Washington, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/712485579/?article=8faeaab0-69ab-40d4-8e32-cec674f7a108&focus=0.34071383,0.18941005,0.49945736,0.29866636&xid=3355
  Ancestry Record 61843 #957742096 (accessed 17 May 2024)
  Name: Merle E. Montgomery; Gender: Male; Death Age: 93; Birth Date: abt 1926; Birth Place: Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA; Residence Place: Kennewick, Benton, Washington, USA; Death Date: 11 May 2019; Death Place: Kennewick, Benton, Washington, USA; Obituary Date: 14 May 2019; Obituary Place: Pasco, Washington, USA; Newspaper Title: Tri-City Herald.

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #199194093 (accessed 17 May 2024)
  Memorial page for Merle Edwin “Bert” Montgomery (15 Nov 1925-11 May 2019), citing Desert Lawn Memorial Park, Kennewick, Benton County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Jim Lee (contributor 46942055).