Marion Preston Montgomery (1894 - 1928)

Born 14 May 1894 in Buchanan, Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Lela Elva (Ledbetter) Brehm — married 14 Dec 1913 (to 9 Jun 1928) in Lapel, Stony Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States.

Died 9 Jun 1928 at age 34 in Lapel, Madison, Indiana, United States

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Name

Born Marion Preston Montgomery, Preston did not like his first name and did his best to hide it during his life time. Only in a few places does the Marion make its presence known. An example is his tombstone where it appears as his middle initial.

Tombstone of Preston M. Montgomery's Family

Biography

Preston was born in 1894 in the town of Buchanan, Botetourt, Virginia to John William Montgomery and Sarah Angeline (Sadie) Dodd. His family moved Wayne, Hamilton, Indiana by 1900 and settled in Lapel, Madison, Indiana by 1910.

In 1913 he married Lena Ledbetter. Lena bore him three children, two boys and a girl. The eldest was a boy, Walter M. Montgomery, the second a daughter, Fern N. Montgomery who did not survive, and the youngest as second son, Carroll McKinley Montgomery

Preston made his living as a glass blower at Sterling Glass Co. He was minister in the also referred to as a Reverend several times towards the end of his life.

In the summer of 1928 Preston suffered an intussusception: two feet of the small bowel slipping into the large bowel. Preston under went operation immediately, but did not survive. He passed away before 9 Jun 1928.

Sources

• The 1900 US Census record for the household of Preston Montgomery.
• The 1910 US Census record for the household of Preston Montgomery.
• The 1920 US Census record for the household of Preston Montgomery.
• The WWI Draft Registration Card of M. Preston Montgomery.
• The Marriage License for Preston Montgomery and Lela Ledbetter.
• The Birth Certificate of Carroll McKinley Montgomery.
• The Birth Certificate of Walker Marion Montgomery.
• The Birth Certificate of Fern Naoma Montgomery.
• The Death Certificate of Fern N. Montgomery.
• The Death Certificate of the Rev. Preston Montgomery.
• The Death Certificate of Walker Marion Montgomery.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #95143870, Preston M. Montgomery, Brookside Cemetery, Lapel, Madison, Indiana, USA.
• John W. Montgomery's obituary from the Anderson Hearld.