Francisca Bernardina Wilhelmina Elisabetha Ney (1833 - 1907)

Born 26 Jan 1833 in Münster, Westphalia, Prussia

Ancestors

Wife of Edmund Duncan Montgomery — married 7 Nov 1863 in Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal

Died 29 Jun 1907 at age 74 in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States

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Biography

Francisca Bernardina Wilhelmina Elisabetha (Elisabet) was born in 1833. She was the daughter of Jean Adam (Johann Adam) Ney and Elisabeth Wernze. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Some would have said that she was the great-niece of Maréchal Michel Ney, but not according to the records.

She met her future husband, Edmund Duncan Montgomery (philosopher, physician and scientist), while he was a student, at the University of Heidelberg in 1853. They married in 1863. ^[4] They had two sons, Arthur (1871–1873) and Lorne (1872–1913). In 1873, they purchased the Liendo Plantation near Hempstead in Waller County. ^[3]

She was a famous sculptress, producing busts and statues of famous men such as King Ludwig II of Bavaria, King George V of Hanover, Jacob Grimm, Giuseppe Garibaldi and Otto von Bismarck. ^[5] Many of his works can be found today in the Elisabet Ney Museum, located in his home and studio in Austin, and others works can be found at the United States Capitol, the Texas State Capitol, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. ^[6]

She passed away in her studio in 1907. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Münster, St. Martini - Taufen, KB004 (Kirchenbuch nr.4) (1829 - 1843) T_083 p84.
2. ↑ FamilySearch Franzisca Bernardina Wilhelmina Elizabeth Ney
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} English Wikipedia Elisabet Ney
4. ↑ Marriage certificate on DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University
5. ↑ Wikipedia Elisabet Ney Museum
6. ↑ French Wikipedia Elisabet Ney
7. ↑ Find A Grave Elisabet Ney

See also:

• Cutrer, Emily Fourmy. The Art of the Woman, The Life and Work of Elisabet Ney. Lincoln, USA: University of Nebraska Press, 1988.
• Loggins, Vernon. Two Romantics and Their Ideal Life; Elisabet Ney, Sculptor; Edmund Montgomery, Philosopher. New York, USA: Odyssey Press, 1946.