Charles C. Montgomery1,2

b. 1868
Family
Father*Jesse Montgomery1 b. 15 Nov 1840, d. 30 May 1914
Mother*Arpa Evalyn King1 b. 18 Aug 1845, d. 17 Apr 1936
Birth*1868Charles C. Montgomery was born about 1868 in Indiana.1 
(Son) Census US 188024 June 1880Charles C. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 24 June 1880 in the household of his father and stepmother in Johnson, Crawford County, Indiana. He was 13 years old, could both read and write, had attended school within the census year, and also worked on the family farm.2,3,4,5 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and "Arpey" Montgomery, Year: 1870; Census Place: Patoka, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: M593_306; Page: 75B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and Arpy Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Emily Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William H. and Sarah King, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Mary J. Anderson, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.

Cora Belle Smith Montgomery1

b. 9 May 1886, d. 18 August 1978
Family
Father*Jesse Montgomery1,2 b. 15 Nov 1840, d. 30 May 1914
Mother*Arpa Evalyn King1,3 b. 18 Aug 1845, d. 17 Apr 1936
Birth*9 May 1886Cora Belle Smith Montgomery was born on 9 May 1886 in Crawford County, Indiana.1 
Marriage*1904She married Aaron S. Hamilton in 1904.4,1 
(Wife) Death26 January 1955Cora became a widow when Aaron S. Hamilton died on 26 January 1955 at age 72.4 
Death*18 August 1978She died on 18 August 1978 in Washington, Daviess County, Indiana, at age 92.1 
Burial*She was buried with her husband in Section U of Oak Grove Cemetery, Washington.1,4 

Family

 Aaron S. Hamilton b. 29 Mar 1882, d. 26 Jan 1955

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Cora Belle Smith (Montgomery) Hamilton, Memorial# 49582426. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jesse Montgomery, Memorial# 16968482.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Arpa Evalyn (King) Montgomery, Memorial# 86374498.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Aaron S Hamilton, Memorial# 49582414.

Daniel Montgomery1

Family
Father*Humphrey Montgomery1
(Heir) Will2 December 1815Myles Montgomery, Daniel Montgomery and David Power alias HAIDAN were named as beneficiaries in the will of Myles Haidan and Margaret Haidan dated 2 December 1815 in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Each of the boys was to receive $50, without interest, when he came of age.2 

Citations

  1. [S1608] Pennsylvania. Washington County Court, Will Books, 1781-1872; Index to Wills, 1781-1935, Washington County (Pennsylvania)
    : Wills 1814-1832 Volumes 3-4, Volume 3, pages 76-78, will of Myles Haidan; on 17 microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Will Books, 1781-1872; Index to Wills, 1781-1935, Washington County (Pennsylvania).
  2. [S1608] Pennsylvania. Washington County Court, Will Books, 1781-1872; Index to Wills, 1781-1935, Washington County (Pennsylvania): Myles Haidan, Wills 1814-1832 Volumes 3-4, Volume 3, pages 76-78; on 17 microfilm reels.

Dora B. Montgomery1

b. 8 April 1887, d. 2 June 1964
Family
Father*James Montgomery1,2,3 b. 30 Apr 1860, d. 12 Apr 1931
Mother*Emily King1,2,4 b. 1 May 1858, d. 1 Aug 1904
Birth*8 April 1887Dora B. Montgomery was born on 8 April 1887 or 1889 in Birdseye, Dubois County, Indiana.1,2 
(Daughter) DivorceShe would probably have been about 3 years old when her parents separated, and they likely divorced before her father married a second time.4,5,1 
Name VariationHer full name was Dora Belle Montgomery.2 
(Daughter) Marriage1891She was 3 or 4 years old when her father married a second time, about 1891, to Sallie Jones.6,7,8,9,3 
(Daughter) Marriage18 December 1898Dora was 11 years old when her mother married, as his fourth wife, John Y. Young on 18 December 1898.5,4,1 
(Stepdaughter) Census US 190026 June 1900Dora B. was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 26 June 1900 in the household of her mother and stepfather, Emma and John Y. Young, in Jackson, Orange County, Indiana. Dora was 11 years old, could both read and write, and had attended school for 6 months of the census year.1 
(Daughter) Death1 August 1904Her mother died at age 46, on 1 August 1904, when Dora was 17 years old.4 
Relocation*After the death of her mother, Dora Belle went to live with her aunt and uncle, Allen and Phoebe (King) Spraggins, in Norden, Keya Paha County, Nebraska.2 
Marriage*21 September 1906She married Henry Rix, son of Henry Rix and Mary Flopp, on 21 September 1906 in Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska.10 
Children*They had nine children together.11,2 
(Wife) Death25 January 1961Dora Belle became a widow when Henry Rix died on 25 January 1961 at age 84.11 
Death*2 June 1964She died on 2 June 1964 in Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska, at age 772 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Mount Hope Cemetery, Springview, Keya Paha County, Nebraska.2 

Family

 Henry Rix b. 1 Jan 1877, d. 25 Jan 1961

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John Y. and "Emily" Young, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Orange, Indiana; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240396. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Dora Belle (Montgomery) Rix, Memorial# 27918437. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Montgomery, Memorial# 190409269.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Emma (King) Young, Memorial# 203720476.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Y Young, Memorial# 72661883.
  6. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Sallie "Mongomry", Year: 1900; Census Place: Gilbertsville, Marshall, Kentucky; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1240542, reporting they had been married for 10 years.
  7. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Sallie Montgomery, Year: 1910; Census Place: Steen, Knox, Indiana; Roll: T624_360; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1374373, reporting they had been married for 18 years. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 6 February 1928 in Daviess County, Indiana, USA, of Sallie Montgomery, age 67, Married to James Montgomery, born 17 March 1860 to Race Jones and _____ Jones in Gilbertsville, Kentucky, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1928; Roll: 02. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sally (Jones) Montgomery, Memorial# 195792630.
  10. [S1824] Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 21 September 1906 in Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska, USA, of Dora Montgomery, age 17, born about 1889 in Indiana, daughter of James Montgomery and Emily King, and Henry Rix, age 29, born about 1877 in Germany, son of Henry Rix and Mary Flopp, recorded in Cherry County, referencing State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Rix, Memorial# 27918426.

Dorothy Montgomery1,2

b. 5 June 1916
Family
Father*Oscar George Montgomery1,3 b. 18 Feb 1886, d. 1 May 1932
Mother*Anna O'Rourke1,3 b. 12 Jan 1886, d. 4 Nov 1976
Birth*5 June 1916Dorothy Montgomery was born on 5 June 1916 in Jefferson County, Kentucky.1,3 
(Daughter) Census US 19207 January 1920Dorothy was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 7 January 1920 in the household of her parents at 635 F Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. She was 3 years old.4 
(Daughter) Census US 193010 April 1930Dorothy was enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 10 April 1930 in the household of her parents at 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. She was 13 years old and had attended school since 1 September of the previous year.3 
(Daughter) Death1 May 1932 On 1 May 1932, when Dorothy was 15 years old, her father was murdered. He was 46 years of age.2 
(Daughter) Arrest2 May 1932John Kinslow was arrested on 2 May 1932 for the murder of Dorothy's father, who had been stabbed to death the day before.2 
(Middle Daughter) MurderHer father's murder was a major story in the Louisville newspapers for several months. The front page of The Courier-Journal on Monday, 2 May 1932 shouted news of the killing with a series of cascading headlines over the details of the event. Our transcriptions of that first story, and three later ones, follow:


The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1

Foreman Found Stabbed Fatally

Police Learn of Quarrel; Man Sought

Woman Finds Body in Home, on Bed Beside Her Sleeping Husband

Five Inch Blade Used

Oscar Montgomery, Factory Employee, Killed at House of Fellow Worker


Stabbed twice in the throat with a kitchen knife, Oscar G. Montgomery, 49 years old, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, a factory foreman, was found dead at 7:30 o’clock Sunday night at the home of Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street. Geiger and Montgomery were fellow employees.

After an investigation, detectives flashed teletype orders for the arrest of John Kinslow, Geiger’s brother-in-law. Kinslow, who lives at the Geiger home, was not there when the body was found. The teletype bulletin specified that Kinslow was wanted on a murder charge. He and Montgomery had quarreled, the detectives learned.

Woman Finds Body

Gieger was asleep when Montgomery’s body was found by Mrs. Gieger on her return from a visit in the neighborhood. Her husband was on the bed where the body was lying.

Failing in an attempt to waken Geiger, Mrs. Geiger drove to the home of some friends, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and asked for help. Mr. Perkins was thought to be at the home of Frank Pousardien, 545 Wainwright Street. Mrs. Perkins went there with Mrs. Geiger. Mr. Perkins was not there, but Mr. and Mrs. Pousardien and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Phelps, 1013 South Floyd Street, who were visiting the Pousardiens, accompanied Mrs. Geiger to her home.

Mr. Phelps awakened Geiger. Police were told he exclaimed, “My God, what has happened?” and then collapsed. He was soon revived.

Pair Quarreled, Claim

The detectives established that Kinslow had spoken harshly to his sister, Mrs. Maggie (Kinslow) Geiger, Sunday afternoon in the presence of Montgomery who reprimanded him. Geiger told the police he did not attach any importance to the quarrel.

Geiger, who had been in Appleton, Wisconsin settling the estate of his father, and who had returned by motor, was tired and sleepy from the trip, and had gone to sleep, he said. He admitted he had had some liquor. No charge was placed against him.

Montgomery’s widow, Mrs. Anna Montgomery said her husband had taken her and their two sons, Charles Montgomery and Gerald Montgomery, for an automobile drive Sunday afternoon but Mr. Montgomery seemed to have been drinking. Mrs. Montgomery took the children and left the car.

Near Montgomery’s left shoulder was the knife believed to have been used to inflict the wounds. It is a kitchen knife with a blade about five inches long.

Jugular Vein Cut

Dr. Roy L. Carter, Coroner, said one of the stab wounds severed the jugular vein.

Montgomery was a native of Jasper, Indiana. Besides his wife and two sons, he is survived by another son, Edwin Montgomery, and three daughters, Miss Dorothy Montgomery, Miss Esther Montgomery, and Mrs. Mildred Jenne.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1

Alleged Knife Killer is Nabbed

Prisoner is Returned to Louisville

Kinslow is Silent After He is Brought Here by Detectives

Accused of Murder

Arrested in Glasgow in Slaying of Oscar Montgomery


John Kinslow, 34 years old, who lives near Glasgow, Kentucky, was arrested on the street in Glasgow at Monday afternoon 4:30 o’clock at the request of Louisville police, who believe he killed Oscar Montgomery, 49-year-old foundry foreman, by cutting his jugular vein with a butcher knife at 1815 South Third Street Sunday. When apprehended, Kinslow refused to say anything, according to W. T. Bransetter, Barren County Deputy Sheriff.

Kinslow was returned to Louisville at 1:00 o’clock Tuesday morning. He was questioned, but would say anything except. “I don’t know” or “I don’t remember.” He was returned in custody of Detective Sergeants Charles Hazel, Charles Brown and Elmer Smith, the latter secretary of the detective department.

A charge of murder was registered against Kinslow. Sergeant Hazel signed the warrant preferring the charge. The detective listed as evidence $2.29 of $4 in Kinslow’s possession. The amount listed as evidence was allegedly taken from the slain man.

The man arrested had left the Geiger home when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery slain. Her husband was asleep in the same bed. Geiger, who had been to Appleton, Wisconsin to settle the estate of his father, was exhausted from the drive and had been drinking, and efforts of Mrs. Geiger to awaken him were futile. Mrs. Geiger started out to obtain help.

Mrs. Geiger said that Kinslow, who is her brother, was at the residence shortly before Montgomery came in. Geiger was asleep and the other two men talked for a while she said. Montgomery had been drinking and when Kinslow spoke gruffly to Mrs. Geiger, Montgomery rebuked him and an argument followed, the police were told.

When Mrs. Geiger left for the home of Mr. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, her brother walked out, followed by Montgomery, she related.

It was about two and a half hours later when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery stabbed.

Funeral services for Montgomery will be held at 8:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at his residence, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, and at 9 o’clock at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3

Kinslow Trial Resumes Today

Sister of Defendant in Fatal Stabbing Testifies for Commonwealth


Trial of John Kinslow, 42 years old, Glasgow, Kentucky, on a charge of murder will be resumed in the Criminal Court Tuesday. The indictment on which he is being charged alleges he stabbed Oscar G. Montgomery, 49, of 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, to death at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street, May 1.

Testifying for the Commonwealth Monday, the first day of the trial, Mrs. Gieger, who is Kinslow’s sister, said he had been visiting her home for three weeks before the tragedy and had acted so strange she believed his mind was affected. She related that Montgomery came to the house the morning of the stabbing and aroused her brother’s resentment by interceding for her when her brother spoke gruffly to her.

She left home after cautioning her brother not to say anything to Montgomery because Montgomery was drunk, she said, adding that she left the house and when she returned in the afternoon she found Montgomery in bed dead, a butcher knife at his side, and her husband in bed with him asleep.

Kinslow, who had disappeared, was arrested in Glasgow several days later although he denied knowledge of the crime, and said he had been drinking. He is represented by attorneys Frank E. Daugherty and Thomas Gardner.

Mr. Geiger, also a witness for the Commonwealth, gave little information about the stabbing. He said he was drunk at the time and knew of “no trouble between Kinslow and Montgomery.” The prosecution is being handled by Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3

John Kinslow Gets Life Term for Slaying of Louisville Man

Knife Murder Jury Out for One Hour; Defense Announces Plan to Appeal


A life sentence in the penitentiary was voted by a jury in the Criminal Court at 5:45 o’clock Tuesday afternoon for John Kinslow, Glasgow, Kentucky, for the murder of Oscar G. Montgomery, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue. The verdict was reached after the jury had deliberated for an hour and five minutes.

Announcing that he was “very much surprised” by the verdict, Frank E. Daugherty, attorney for Kinslow, at once presented an oral motion for a new trial and announced that he will put the motion into writing. If the plea is not granted Mr. Daugherty will appeal the verdict, he announced.

Kinslow was accused of cutting Montgomery’s throat May 1 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street.

In summarizing the case for the Commonwealth, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan reviewed the evidence which he contended proved Kinslow guilty of the killing.

Closing arguments for the defense, presented by Mr. Daugherty, contended that the Commonwealth had failed to connect Kinslow with Montgomery’s death. Mr. Daugherty also pointed to testimony introduced by the defense in an effort to show that Kinslow was of unsound mind.

The testimony regarding Kinslow’s mental condition was given by his sister, Lallah G. (Kinslow) Ellis, identified as Mrs. W. E. Ellis, Dr. M. E. Loftus, Eugene Wooten and Nat Brady, all of Glasgow. Each asserted that Kinslow was irresponsible and subject to wild delusions.

They were preceded on the witness stand by Kinslow, himself, who stated that he couldn’t even remember meeting Montgomery that day. He recalled little of what happened, he said, except that he left the Geiger home about 2 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon and hitch-hiked to Glasgow where he arrived the next day.

His testimony followed Judge Alfred T. Burgevin’s refusal to give preemptory instructions for a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Daugherty argued in favor of the motion approximately fifteen minutes, after testimony for the Commonwealth was completed with statements of Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and Mrs. R. W. Dupree, 1810 South Third Street. They said they saw Kinslow arguing in Geiger’s yard with a man resembling Montgomery May 1, and that they saw him later try to enter the house.

That night Mrs. Geiger found her husband asleep in bed with Montgomery, whose throat had been cut. A butcher knife was at Montgomery’s side
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Citations

  1. [S2205] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Dorothy M Montgomery on 5 June 1916 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA, born to Annie O'Rourke, citing Volume 62, Certificate# 30626, Volume Year 1916. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-1999.
  2. [S2226] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky.
  3. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Oscar G. and Anna O. Montgomery, Year: 1930; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 2340489. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George and Anna Montgomery, Year: 1920; Census Place: Louisville Ward 5, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_580; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 116. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.

Ella Amanda Montgomery1

b. 24 April 1873, d. 7 July 1963
Family
Father*Jesse Montgomery1,2 b. 15 Nov 1840, d. 30 May 1914
Mother*Arpa Evalyn King1,3 b. 18 Aug 1845, d. 17 Apr 1936
Birth*24 April 1873Ella Amanda Montgomery was born on 24 April 1873 in Crawford County, Indiana.1 
Name VariationShe was sometimes called Amanda.4 
(Daughter) Census US 188024 June 1880Amanda E. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 24 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Johnson, Crawford County, Indiana. She was 7 years old and had attended school within the census year.4,5,6,7 
Marriage*She married George Bobbitt, son of John Bobbitt and Frances Cornwell.8,1 
(Wife) Death14 May 1946Ella became a widow when George Bobbitt died on 14 May 1946 at age 77.8 
Death*7 July 1963She died on 7 July 1963 in Paoli, Orange County, Indiana, at age 901 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Community Cemetery, Paoli.1,8 

Family

 George Bobbitt b. 16 Aug 1868, d. 14 May 1946

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Ella Amanda (Montgomery) Bobbitt, Memorial# 114815928. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jesse Montgomery, Memorial# 16968482.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Arpa Evalyn (King) Montgomery, Memorial# 86374498.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and Arpy Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Emily Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  6. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William H. and Sarah King, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Mary J. Anderson, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George Bobbitt, Memorial# 114815879.

Esther Montgomery1,2

b. 18 March 1921
Family
Father*Oscar George Montgomery2 b. 18 Feb 1886, d. 1 May 1932
Mother*Anna O'Rourke2 b. 12 Jan 1886, d. 4 Nov 1976
Birth*18 March 1921Esther Montgomery was born on 18 March 1921 in Kentucky.2,3 
(Daughter) Census US 193010 April 1930Esther was enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 10 April 1930 in the household of her parents at 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. She was 9 years old and had attended school since 1 September of the previous year.3 
(Daughter) Death1 May 1932 On 1 May 1932, when Esther was 11 years old, her father was murdered. He was 46 years of age.1 
(Daughter) Arrest2 May 1932John Kinslow was arrested on 2 May 1932 for the murder of Esther's father, who had been stabbed to death the day before.1 
(Youngest Daughter) MurderHer father's murder was a major story in the Louisville newspapers for several months. The front page of The Courier-Journal on Monday, 2 May 1932 shouted news of the killing with a series of cascading headlines over the details of the event. Our transcriptions of that first story, and three later ones, follow:


The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1

Foreman Found Stabbed Fatally

Police Learn of Quarrel; Man Sought

Woman Finds Body in Home, on Bed Beside Her Sleeping Husband

Five Inch Blade Used

Oscar Montgomery, Factory Employee, Killed at House of Fellow Worker


Stabbed twice in the throat with a kitchen knife, Oscar G. Montgomery, 49 years old, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, a factory foreman, was found dead at 7:30 o’clock Sunday night at the home of Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street. Geiger and Montgomery were fellow employees.

After an investigation, detectives flashed teletype orders for the arrest of John Kinslow, Geiger’s brother-in-law. Kinslow, who lives at the Geiger home, was not there when the body was found. The teletype bulletin specified that Kinslow was wanted on a murder charge. He and Montgomery had quarreled, the detectives learned.

Woman Finds Body

Gieger was asleep when Montgomery’s body was found by Mrs. Gieger on her return from a visit in the neighborhood. Her husband was on the bed where the body was lying.

Failing in an attempt to waken Geiger, Mrs. Geiger drove to the home of some friends, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and asked for help. Mr. Perkins was thought to be at the home of Frank Pousardien, 545 Wainwright Street. Mrs. Perkins went there with Mrs. Geiger. Mr. Perkins was not there, but Mr. and Mrs. Pousardien and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Phelps, 1013 South Floyd Street, who were visiting the Pousardiens, accompanied Mrs. Geiger to her home.

Mr. Phelps awakened Geiger. Police were told he exclaimed, “My God, what has happened?” and then collapsed. He was soon revived.

Pair Quarreled, Claim

The detectives established that Kinslow had spoken harshly to his sister, Mrs. Maggie (Kinslow) Geiger, Sunday afternoon in the presence of Montgomery who reprimanded him. Geiger told the police he did not attach any importance to the quarrel.

Geiger, who had been in Appleton, Wisconsin settling the estate of his father, and who had returned by motor, was tired and sleepy from the trip, and had gone to sleep, he said. He admitted he had had some liquor. No charge was placed against him.

Montgomery’s widow, Mrs. Anna Montgomery said her husband had taken her and their two sons, Charles Montgomery and Gerald Montgomery, for an automobile drive Sunday afternoon but Mr. Montgomery seemed to have been drinking. Mrs. Montgomery took the children and left the car.

Near Montgomery’s left shoulder was the knife believed to have been used to inflict the wounds. It is a kitchen knife with a blade about five inches long.

Jugular Vein Cut

Dr. Roy L. Carter, Coroner, said one of the stab wounds severed the jugular vein.

Montgomery was a native of Jasper, Indiana. Besides his wife and two sons, he is survived by another son, Edwin Montgomery, and three daughters, Miss Dorothy Montgomery, Miss Esther Montgomery, and Mrs. Mildred Jenne.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1

Alleged Knife Killer is Nabbed

Prisoner is Returned to Louisville

Kinslow is Silent After He is Brought Here by Detectives

Accused of Murder

Arrested in Glasgow in Slaying of Oscar Montgomery


John Kinslow, 34 years old, who lives near Glasgow, Kentucky, was arrested on the street in Glasgow at Monday afternoon 4:30 o’clock at the request of Louisville police, who believe he killed Oscar Montgomery, 49-year-old foundry foreman, by cutting his jugular vein with a butcher knife at 1815 South Third Street Sunday. When apprehended, Kinslow refused to say anything, according to W. T. Bransetter, Barren County Deputy Sheriff.

Kinslow was returned to Louisville at 1:00 o’clock Tuesday morning. He was questioned, but would say anything except. “I don’t know” or “I don’t remember.” He was returned in custody of Detective Sergeants Charles Hazel, Charles Brown and Elmer Smith, the latter secretary of the detective department.

A charge of murder was registered against Kinslow. Sergeant Hazel signed the warrant preferring the charge. The detective listed as evidence $2.29 of $4 in Kinslow’s possession. The amount listed as evidence was allegedly taken from the slain man.

The man arrested had left the Geiger home when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery slain. Her husband was asleep in the same bed. Geiger, who had been to Appleton, Wisconsin to settle the estate of his father, was exhausted from the drive and had been drinking, and efforts of Mrs. Geiger to awaken him were futile. Mrs. Geiger started out to obtain help.

Mrs. Geiger said that Kinslow, who is her brother, was at the residence shortly before Montgomery came in. Geiger was asleep and the other two men talked for a while she said. Montgomery had been drinking and when Kinslow spoke gruffly to Mrs. Geiger, Montgomery rebuked him and an argument followed, the police were told.

When Mrs. Geiger left for the home of Mr. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, her brother walked out, followed by Montgomery, she related.

It was about two and a half hours later when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery stabbed.

Funeral services for Montgomery will be held at 8:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at his residence, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, and at 9 o’clock at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3

Kinslow Trial Resumes Today

Sister of Defendant in Fatal Stabbing Testifies for Commonwealth


Trial of John Kinslow, 42 years old, Glasgow, Kentucky, on a charge of murder will be resumed in the Criminal Court Tuesday. The indictment on which he is being charged alleges he stabbed Oscar G. Montgomery, 49, of 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, to death at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street, May 1.

Testifying for the Commonwealth Monday, the first day of the trial, Mrs. Gieger, who is Kinslow’s sister, said he had been visiting her home for three weeks before the tragedy and had acted so strange she believed his mind was affected. She related that Montgomery came to the house the morning of the stabbing and aroused her brother’s resentment by interceding for her when her brother spoke gruffly to her.

She left home after cautioning her brother not to say anything to Montgomery because Montgomery was drunk, she said, adding that she left the house and when she returned in the afternoon she found Montgomery in bed dead, a butcher knife at his side, and her husband in bed with him asleep.

Kinslow, who had disappeared, was arrested in Glasgow several days later although he denied knowledge of the crime, and said he had been drinking. He is represented by attorneys Frank E. Daugherty and Thomas Gardner.

Mr. Geiger, also a witness for the Commonwealth, gave little information about the stabbing. He said he was drunk at the time and knew of “no trouble between Kinslow and Montgomery.” The prosecution is being handled by Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3

John Kinslow Gets Life Term for Slaying of Louisville Man

Knife Murder Jury Out for One Hour; Defense Announces Plan to Appeal


A life sentence in the penitentiary was voted by a jury in the Criminal Court at 5:45 o’clock Tuesday afternoon for John Kinslow, Glasgow, Kentucky, for the murder of Oscar G. Montgomery, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue. The verdict was reached after the jury had deliberated for an hour and five minutes.

Announcing that he was “very much surprised” by the verdict, Frank E. Daugherty, attorney for Kinslow, at once presented an oral motion for a new trial and announced that he will put the motion into writing. If the plea is not granted Mr. Daugherty will appeal the verdict, he announced.

Kinslow was accused of cutting Montgomery’s throat May 1 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street.

In summarizing the case for the Commonwealth, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan reviewed the evidence which he contended proved Kinslow guilty of the killing.

Closing arguments for the defense, presented by Mr. Daugherty, contended that the Commonwealth had failed to connect Kinslow with Montgomery’s death. Mr. Daugherty also pointed to testimony introduced by the defense in an effort to show that Kinslow was of unsound mind.

The testimony regarding Kinslow’s mental condition was given by his sister, Lallah G. (Kinslow) Ellis, identified as Mrs. W. E. Ellis, Dr. M. E. Loftus, Eugene Wooten and Nat Brady, all of Glasgow. Each asserted that Kinslow was irresponsible and subject to wild delusions.

They were preceded on the witness stand by Kinslow, himself, who stated that he couldn’t even remember meeting Montgomery that day. He recalled little of what happened, he said, except that he left the Geiger home about 2 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon and hitch-hiked to Glasgow where he arrived the next day.

His testimony followed Judge Alfred T. Burgevin’s refusal to give preemptory instructions for a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Daugherty argued in favor of the motion approximately fifteen minutes, after testimony for the Commonwealth was completed with statements of Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and Mrs. R. W. Dupree, 1810 South Third Street. They said they saw Kinslow arguing in Geiger’s yard with a man resembling Montgomery May 1, and that they saw him later try to enter the house.

That night Mrs. Geiger found her husband asleep in bed with Montgomery, whose throat had been cut. A butcher knife was at Montgomery’s side
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Citations

  1. [S2226] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Esther L. (Montgomery) Sceifres, Memorial# 170427306. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Oscar G. and Anna O. Montgomery, Year: 1930; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 2340489. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.

Flora J. Montgomery1

b. 1858, d. 23 August 1901
Family
Birth*1858Flora J. Montgomery was born in 1858.1 
Marriage*7 September 1877She married George W. Courtney, son of Owen Courtney and Catherine Connolly, on 7 September 1877 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois.2,1
Residence*1880 In 1880, Flora and George W. Courtney lived in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois,2,1 
Occupation* and George worked as a railroad engineer.2,1 
(Wife) Death20 October 1891Flora became a widow when George W. Courtney died in a terrible train accident on 20 October 1891. The Galesburg Republican-Register, the following day, printed the story of the tragedy which took three additional lives and seriously injured 18 others. The train was running at a high rate of speed, and the facts showed that the switch was partially open on the side-track, causing most of the cars on the train to derail. Riding in the engine were Engineer A.A. Emery, Fireman Nels Anderson and George Courtney, the traveling engineer, who went on the trip to see how the new Locomotive worked. Anderson was blown from the cab by the steam, and survived. Courtney and Emery had no chance to escape, and their bodies were found close to the locomotive. A young man named Frank S. Johnson of Avon, who was standing on the steps of the smoking-car, attempted to jump, but was thrown under the wheels and killed. The fourth death was a young mother named Mrs. George Allen. She had been sitting next to the window in the first chair-car with her baby who survived. The scene after the wreck was said to have been heart-rending and panicky. Great surprise was expressed that the list of fatalities was not larger.2,1 
Death*23 August 1901She died on 23 August 1901 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois,1 
Burial* and was buried in Hope Cemetery, Galesburg.1 

Family

 George W. Courtney b. 6 Apr 1840, d. 20 Oct 1891
Child 1.Zora Montgomery Courtney1,3 b. 27 Jan 1882, d. 7 Oct 1962

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Flora J. (Montgomery) Courtney, Memorial# 18096114, information maintained by Stan Courtney. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George W. Courtney, Memorial# 18096205, information maintained by Stan Courtney.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Zora Montgomery (Courtney) Hahnen, Memorial# 10217682.

George Emery Montgomery1

b. 23 June 1883, d. 6 December 1966
Family
Father*Jesse Montgomery1,2 b. 15 Nov 1840, d. 30 May 1914
Mother*Arpa Evalyn King1,3 b. 18 Aug 1845, d. 17 Apr 1936
Birth*23 June 1883George Emery Montgomery was born on 23 June 1883 in Indiana.1 
Name VariationHe was called Babe.1 
Marriage*1904He married first Eva Jacobs, daughter of Washington Jacobs and Janey Love, in 1904.4,1 
(Husband) Death9 June 1922George became a widower when Eva (Jacobs) Montgomery died of tuberculosis on 9 June 1922 at age 40.4 
Marriage*1930He married second Minnie Laurettie Brown in 1930.5,1 
Death*6 December 1966He died on 6 December 1966 in Jasper Nursing Home, Jasper, Dubois County, Indiana, at age 831 
Burial* and was buried in Williams Cemetery, Eckerty, Crawford County, Indiana.1 

Family 1

 Eva Jacobs b. 26 May 1882, d. 9 Jun 1922

Family 2

 Minnie Laurettie Brown b. 11 Aug 1896, d. 31 Aug 1990

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, George Emery “Babe” Montgomery, Memorial# 67784003. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jesse Montgomery, Memorial# 16968482.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Arpa Evalyn (King) Montgomery, Memorial# 86374498.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eva (Jacobs) Montgomery, Memorial# 67784080.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Minnie Laurettie (Brown) Montgomery, Memorial# 67783935.

Gerald Montgomery1

b. 3 July 1918, d. 4 May 2003
Family
Father*Oscar George Montgomery2 b. 18 Feb 1886, d. 1 May 1932
Mother*Anna O'Rourke2 b. 12 Jan 1886, d. 4 Nov 1976
Birth*3 July 1918Gerald Montgomery was born on 3 July 1918 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.2,3 
(Son) Census US 19207 January 1920Gerald was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 7 January 1920 in the household of his parents at 635 F Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. He was 6 months old.4 
(Son) Census US 193010 April 1930Gerald was enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 10 April 1930 in the household of his parents at 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. He was 11 years old and had attended school since 1 September of the previous year.5 
(Son) Death1 May 1932 On 1 May 1932, when Gerald was 13 years old, his father was murdered. He was 46 years of age.1 
(Son) Arrest2 May 1932John Kinslow was arrested on 2 May 1932 for the murder of Gerald's father, who had been stabbed to death the day before.1 
(Middle Son) MurderHis father's murder was a major story in the Louisville newspapers for several months. The front page of The Courier-Journal on Monday, 2 May 1932 shouted news of the killing with a series of cascading headlines over the details of the event. Our transcriptions of that first story, and three later ones, follow:


The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1

Foreman Found Stabbed Fatally

Police Learn of Quarrel; Man Sought

Woman Finds Body in Home, on Bed Beside Her Sleeping Husband

Five Inch Blade Used

Oscar Montgomery, Factory Employee, Killed at House of Fellow Worker


Stabbed twice in the throat with a kitchen knife, Oscar G. Montgomery, 49 years old, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, a factory foreman, was found dead at 7:30 o’clock Sunday night at the home of Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street. Geiger and Montgomery were fellow employees.

After an investigation, detectives flashed teletype orders for the arrest of John Kinslow, Geiger’s brother-in-law. Kinslow, who lives at the Geiger home, was not there when the body was found. The teletype bulletin specified that Kinslow was wanted on a murder charge. He and Montgomery had quarreled, the detectives learned.

Woman Finds Body

Gieger was asleep when Montgomery’s body was found by Mrs. Gieger on her return from a visit in the neighborhood. Her husband was on the bed where the body was lying.

Failing in an attempt to waken Geiger, Mrs. Geiger drove to the home of some friends, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and asked for help. Mr. Perkins was thought to be at the home of Frank Pousardien, 545 Wainwright Street. Mrs. Perkins went there with Mrs. Geiger. Mr. Perkins was not there, but Mr. and Mrs. Pousardien and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Phelps, 1013 South Floyd Street, who were visiting the Pousardiens, accompanied Mrs. Geiger to her home.

Mr. Phelps awakened Geiger. Police were told he exclaimed, “My God, what has happened?” and then collapsed. He was soon revived.

Pair Quarreled, Claim

The detectives established that Kinslow had spoken harshly to his sister, Mrs. Maggie (Kinslow) Geiger, Sunday afternoon in the presence of Montgomery who reprimanded him. Geiger told the police he did not attach any importance to the quarrel.

Geiger, who had been in Appleton, Wisconsin settling the estate of his father, and who had returned by motor, was tired and sleepy from the trip, and had gone to sleep, he said. He admitted he had had some liquor. No charge was placed against him.

Montgomery’s widow, Mrs. Anna Montgomery said her husband had taken her and their two sons, Charles Montgomery and Gerald Montgomery, for an automobile drive Sunday afternoon but Mr. Montgomery seemed to have been drinking. Mrs. Montgomery took the children and left the car.

Near Montgomery’s left shoulder was the knife believed to have been used to inflict the wounds. It is a kitchen knife with a blade about five inches long.

Jugular Vein Cut

Dr. Roy L. Carter, Coroner, said one of the stab wounds severed the jugular vein.

Montgomery was a native of Jasper, Indiana. Besides his wife and two sons, he is survived by another son, Edwin Montgomery, and three daughters, Miss Dorothy Montgomery, Miss Esther Montgomery, and Mrs. Mildred Jenne.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1

Alleged Knife Killer is Nabbed

Prisoner is Returned to Louisville

Kinslow is Silent After He is Brought Here by Detectives

Accused of Murder

Arrested in Glasgow in Slaying of Oscar Montgomery


John Kinslow, 34 years old, who lives near Glasgow, Kentucky, was arrested on the street in Glasgow at Monday afternoon 4:30 o’clock at the request of Louisville police, who believe he killed Oscar Montgomery, 49-year-old foundry foreman, by cutting his jugular vein with a butcher knife at 1815 South Third Street Sunday. When apprehended, Kinslow refused to say anything, according to W. T. Bransetter, Barren County Deputy Sheriff.

Kinslow was returned to Louisville at 1:00 o’clock Tuesday morning. He was questioned, but would say anything except. “I don’t know” or “I don’t remember.” He was returned in custody of Detective Sergeants Charles Hazel, Charles Brown and Elmer Smith, the latter secretary of the detective department.

A charge of murder was registered against Kinslow. Sergeant Hazel signed the warrant preferring the charge. The detective listed as evidence $2.29 of $4 in Kinslow’s possession. The amount listed as evidence was allegedly taken from the slain man.

The man arrested had left the Geiger home when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery slain. Her husband was asleep in the same bed. Geiger, who had been to Appleton, Wisconsin to settle the estate of his father, was exhausted from the drive and had been drinking, and efforts of Mrs. Geiger to awaken him were futile. Mrs. Geiger started out to obtain help.

Mrs. Geiger said that Kinslow, who is her brother, was at the residence shortly before Montgomery came in. Geiger was asleep and the other two men talked for a while she said. Montgomery had been drinking and when Kinslow spoke gruffly to Mrs. Geiger, Montgomery rebuked him and an argument followed, the police were told.

When Mrs. Geiger left for the home of Mr. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, her brother walked out, followed by Montgomery, she related.

It was about two and a half hours later when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery stabbed.

Funeral services for Montgomery will be held at 8:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at his residence, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, and at 9 o’clock at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3

Kinslow Trial Resumes Today

Sister of Defendant in Fatal Stabbing Testifies for Commonwealth


Trial of John Kinslow, 42 years old, Glasgow, Kentucky, on a charge of murder will be resumed in the Criminal Court Tuesday. The indictment on which he is being charged alleges he stabbed Oscar G. Montgomery, 49, of 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, to death at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street, May 1.

Testifying for the Commonwealth Monday, the first day of the trial, Mrs. Gieger, who is Kinslow’s sister, said he had been visiting her home for three weeks before the tragedy and had acted so strange she believed his mind was affected. She related that Montgomery came to the house the morning of the stabbing and aroused her brother’s resentment by interceding for her when her brother spoke gruffly to her.

She left home after cautioning her brother not to say anything to Montgomery because Montgomery was drunk, she said, adding that she left the house and when she returned in the afternoon she found Montgomery in bed dead, a butcher knife at his side, and her husband in bed with him asleep.

Kinslow, who had disappeared, was arrested in Glasgow several days later although he denied knowledge of the crime, and said he had been drinking. He is represented by attorneys Frank E. Daugherty and Thomas Gardner.

Mr. Geiger, also a witness for the Commonwealth, gave little information about the stabbing. He said he was drunk at the time and knew of “no trouble between Kinslow and Montgomery.” The prosecution is being handled by Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3

John Kinslow Gets Life Term for Slaying of Louisville Man

Knife Murder Jury Out for One Hour; Defense Announces Plan to Appeal


A life sentence in the penitentiary was voted by a jury in the Criminal Court at 5:45 o’clock Tuesday afternoon for John Kinslow, Glasgow, Kentucky, for the murder of Oscar G. Montgomery, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue. The verdict was reached after the jury had deliberated for an hour and five minutes.

Announcing that he was “very much surprised” by the verdict, Frank E. Daugherty, attorney for Kinslow, at once presented an oral motion for a new trial and announced that he will put the motion into writing. If the plea is not granted Mr. Daugherty will appeal the verdict, he announced.

Kinslow was accused of cutting Montgomery’s throat May 1 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street.

In summarizing the case for the Commonwealth, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan reviewed the evidence which he contended proved Kinslow guilty of the killing.

Closing arguments for the defense, presented by Mr. Daugherty, contended that the Commonwealth had failed to connect Kinslow with Montgomery’s death. Mr. Daugherty also pointed to testimony introduced by the defense in an effort to show that Kinslow was of unsound mind.

The testimony regarding Kinslow’s mental condition was given by his sister, Lallah G. (Kinslow) Ellis, identified as Mrs. W. E. Ellis, Dr. M. E. Loftus, Eugene Wooten and Nat Brady, all of Glasgow. Each asserted that Kinslow was irresponsible and subject to wild delusions.

They were preceded on the witness stand by Kinslow, himself, who stated that he couldn’t even remember meeting Montgomery that day. He recalled little of what happened, he said, except that he left the Geiger home about 2 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon and hitch-hiked to Glasgow where he arrived the next day.

His testimony followed Judge Alfred T. Burgevin’s refusal to give preemptory instructions for a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Daugherty argued in favor of the motion approximately fifteen minutes, after testimony for the Commonwealth was completed with statements of Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and Mrs. R. W. Dupree, 1810 South Third Street. They said they saw Kinslow arguing in Geiger’s yard with a man resembling Montgomery May 1, and that they saw him later try to enter the house.

That night Mrs. Geiger found her husband asleep in bed with Montgomery, whose throat had been cut. A butcher knife was at Montgomery’s side
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Marriage*4 September 1936He married first Margaret Jenkins, daughter of Orville Jenkins Sr. and Elizabeth S. Baker, on 4 September 1936 in Indiana. They were both 18 years old, although Gerald reported his age as 21.3,2,6 
(Husband) Death4 September 1940Gerald became a widower when Margaret (Jenkins) Montgomery died on 4 September 1940 at age 22.6 
Marriage*1944He married second Elizabeth Gene Eblen, daughter of Eugene Clifford Eblen and Elizabeth Irvine, on 1944. Their estimated year of marriage was calculated from Betty's obituary, noting they had been married for 59 years, before his death in 2003.7,2 
Death*4 May 2003He died on 4 May 2003 at age 842 
Burial* and was buried in Section 7, Lot 95-SEP, Grave 8, of Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.2 

Family 1

 Margaret Jenkins b. 4 Mar 1918, d. 4 Sep 1940

Family 2

 Elizabeth Gene Eblen b. 27 Feb 1924, d. 21 Jan 2013

Citations

  1. [S2226] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Gerald James Montgomery, Memorial# 93770149. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Gerald Montgomery and Margaret Jenkins on 4 September 1936 in Indiana, United States, married by Geo Groher. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George and Anna Montgomery, Year: 1920; Census Place: Louisville Ward 5, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_580; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 116. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Oscar G. and Anna O. Montgomery, Year: 1930; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 2340489. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret (Jenkins) Montgomery, Memorial# 203700163.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth Gene “Betty” (Eblen) Montgomery, Memorial# 104131528.

Geraldine Montgomery1

Family
Father*Nathaniel Montgomery1 d. 1836
(Beneficiary) Deed Memorial24 April 1822Geraldine was named as a potential beneficiary, and described as the eldest daughter of Nathaniel Montgomery of Rutland Street, Dublin, attorney at law, in a memorial of an indented deed of annuity dated 24 April 1822 made between Walter Thomas Hinds of Corrakane, County Cavan, Esq. of the first part, John Theophilus Howse of Farnham in County Cavan, gentleman of the second part, Jane Hinds of Corrakane, widow, of the third part and Humphrey Tilson of Corratober, County Cavan, gentleman of the fourth part. Geraldine's brothers, Nathaniel and Andrew, were also named as potential beneficiaries.1 
Marriage*11 October 1833She married John Waring Esq., son of Reverend Lucas Waring, on 11 October 1833 at Swanlinbar Church, Swanlinbar, County Cavan. Their marriage was performed by the Reverend Charles Waring.2 

Family

 John Waring Esq.

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1822; Film number 467080; Volume 773; Pages 66a-66b; Deed number 523801. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.
  2. [S1621] Irish Newspapers, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Belfast News-Letter, October 15, 1833. Hereinafter cited as Irish Newspapers.

Humphrey Montgomery1

Family
Census US 1790*Humphrey Montgomery appeared on the 1790 census in Washington County, Pennsylvania. His household consisted of ten people: 1 free white male aged 16 and over, 5 free white males under 16 and 4 free white females.2 
Will*1810Humphrey Montgomery of Washington County, Pennsylvania, made his will in 1810 and mentioned Myles Haidan.3 
(Mentioned) Will2 December 1815Humphrey Montgomery was mentioned in the will of Myles Haidan of Washington County, Pennsylvania, proven on 2 December 1815.4  

Family
Children 1.Myles Montgomery1
 2.Daniel Montgomery1

Citations

  1. [S1608] Pennsylvania. Washington County Court, Will Books, 1781-1872; Index to Wills, 1781-1935, Washington County (Pennsylvania)
    : Wills 1814-1832 Volumes 3-4, Volume 3, pages 76-78, will of Myles Haidan; on 17 microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Will Books, 1781-1872; Index to Wills, 1781-1935, Washington County (Pennsylvania).
  2. [S466] 1790 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Humphrey Montgomery, Washington, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 9; Page: 172; Image: 101; Family History Library Film: 0568149. Hereinafter cited as 1790 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume II, Chapter 31, page 1347. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  4. [S1608] Pennsylvania. Washington County Court, Will Books, 1781-1872; Index to Wills, 1781-1935, Washington County (Pennsylvania): Myles Haidan, Wills 1814-1832 Volumes 3-4, Volume 3, pages 76-78; on 17 microfilm reels.

James Montgomery1

b. 30 April 1860, d. 12 April 1931
Family
Father*Jesse Montgomery2,1 b. 15 Nov 1840, d. 30 May 1914
Mother*Nancy Ann King2,3,4 b. 1839, d. 1866
Birth*30 April 1860James Montgomery was born on 30 April 1860 in Crawford County, Indiana.1 
(Son) Death1866He was about 6 years old when his mother died, probably in 1866, at about age 26, leaving his father with three young children.2,5 
(Son) Marriage1867His father married again the following year to his mother's 1st cousin, Arpa Evalyn King.5,2 
Marriage*7 March 1880He married first, as her first husband, Emily King, daughter of George W. King and Mary Anne Kendall, on 7 March 1880 in Dubois County, Indiana. They were 2nd cousins one time removed.6,1 
Census US 1880*24 June 1880Emily and James Montgomery were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 24 June 1880 in Johnson, Crawford County, Indiana. James was 20 years of age and a farmer, and Emily was 21 years of age and keeping house. They had been married within the census year.

In the first previous household on the same census page, James's father and stepmother, Jesse and Arpa Evalyn (King) Montgomery, were enumerated with their children, consisting of James's two full siblings and five half-siblings, Sarah, William, Charles, Nancy, Amanda, John and Jesse Montgomery. On the other side of James and Emily on the same census page, were two additional households of family. Siblings William H. King and Mary Jane (King) Anderson, who were 1st cousins to both James's mother and stepmother, and 2nd cousins to James's wife, Emily, were enumerated with their children and spouses, Sarah E. (Anderson) King and William F. Anderson, respectively.7,8,9,10 
Divorce*James Montgomery and Emma (King) Montgomery separated, and were likely divorced before James married his second wife.6,11,12 
Marriage*1891He married second Sallie Jones, daughter of Horatio Jones and Margarett A. Smith, about 1891.13,14,15,16,1 
Census US 1900*28 June 1900Sallie and James Montgomery were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 28 June 1900 at 1 Peirce Street, Gilbertsville, Marshall County, Kentucky. James was recorded as 36 years of age, and his date of birth as May 1864, and Sallie's age was recorded as 38 years, and her birth as March 1862. They had been married for 10 years, and Sallie had not given birth to any children. James was a farmer who could read, but not write, and owned his farm free of mortgage. Sallie was keeping house, and also could read, but not write.17 
Census US 1910*28 April 1910Sallie and James Montgomery were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 28 April 1910 in Steen, Knox County, Indiana. James was recorded as 47 years of age and a general farmer, and Sallie was 49 years of age. They reported they had been married for 18 years, the second marriage for James and the first for Sallie. They rented their farm and employed workers, and while Sallie could both read and write, James could only read.18 
Census US 1920*6 January 1920Sallie and James Montgomery were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 6 January 1920 in Vigo, Knox County, Indiana. James was 58 years of age and a farmer working on his own account, and Sallie was also 58 years of age. They rented their farm, and were both able to read and write.19 
(Husband) Death6 February 1928James became a widower when Sallie (Jones) Montgomery died on 6 February 1928 at age 67.15 
Marriage*26 May 1929He married third, as her second husband, Minnie M. (Gwin) Heinbaugh, daughter of Oliver P. Gwin and Eliza Worth, on 26 May 1929 in Daviess County, Indiana. James was 69 years of age and Minnie was age 62. Both had been widowed.20 
Census US 1930*16 April 1930Minnie and James Montgomery were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 16 April 1930 in Steele, Daviess County, Indiana. James was 69 years of age and operated a general farm on his own account and had employees. Minnie was 62 years of age. They owned their farm. James was recorded as being 30 years of age at his first marriage, while we believe he was age 19 at his first marriage and 30 years of age at his second marriage. Minnie was 25 years of age at her first marriage. They could both read and write.21 
Death*12 April 1931He died on 12 April 1931 in Daviess County, Indiana, at age 701 
Burial* and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Washington, Daviess County, Indiana.1 

Family 1

 Emily King b. 1 May 1858, d. 1 Aug 1904
Children 1.Millie A. Montgomery+1,22 b. Mar 1881, d. Jan 1946
 2.Charles Benson Montgomery23,1 b. 12 Jun 1883, d. Jan 1980
 3.Oscar George Montgomery+24,1 b. 18 Feb 1886, d. 1 May 1932
 4.Dora B. Montgomery12,25,1 b. 8 Apr 1887, d. 2 Jun 1964

Family 2

 Sallie Jones b. 17 Mar 1860, d. 6 Feb 1928

Family 3

 Minnie M. Gwin b. 18 Oct 1867, d. 31 Oct 1934

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, James Montgomery, Memorial# 190409269. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jesse Montgomery, Memorial# 16968482.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Sherman Montgomery, Memorial# 169089418.
  4. [S1501] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, database with images, online at www.familysearch.org. Digital collection of microfilmed records located at the Wayne County Courthouse, Richmond, Indiana. Includes surname indexes, marriage of Jesse Montgomery and Nancy Ann King on 9 June 1859 in Crawford County, Indiana, United States, C W Kendle, Surety, officiated by John Pace, referencing Digital# 007730745, image# 00471. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Arpa Evalyn (King) Montgomery, Memorial# 86374498.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Emma (King) Young, Memorial# 203720476.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and Arpy Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Emily Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  9. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William H. and Sarah King, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  10. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Mary J. Anderson, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Y Young, Memorial# 72661883.
  12. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John Y. and "Emily" Young, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Orange, Indiana; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240396. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  13. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Sallie "Mongomry", Year: 1900; Census Place: Gilbertsville, Marshall, Kentucky; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1240542, reporting they had been married for 10 years.
  14. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Sallie Montgomery, Year: 1910; Census Place: Steen, Knox, Indiana; Roll: T624_360; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1374373, reporting they had been married for 18 years. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  15. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 6 February 1928 in Daviess County, Indiana, USA, of Sallie Montgomery, age 67, Married to James Montgomery, born 17 March 1860 to Race Jones and _____ Jones in Gilbertsville, Kentucky, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1928; Roll: 02. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sally (Jones) Montgomery, Memorial# 195792630.
  17. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Sallie "Mongomry", Year: 1900; Census Place: Gilbertsville, Marshall, Kentucky; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1240542.
  18. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Sallie Montgomery, Year: 1910; Census Place: Steen, Knox, Indiana; Roll: T624_360; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1374373.
  19. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Sallie Montgomery, Year: 1920; Census Place: Vigo, Knox, Indiana; Roll: T625_442; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 99. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  20. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 26 May 1929 in Daviess County, Indiana, of Minnie M. Heinbaugh (nee Minnie M. Gwin), age 62, widow, born on 18 October 1867 in Randolph County, Indiana, to Oliver P. Gwin and Eliza Worth, married James Montgomery, age 69, widowed, born on 30 April 1860 to Jesse Montgomery and _____ King, referencing FHL Film# 1939650, Volume 20, page 130. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.
  21. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Minnie Montgomery, Year: 1930; Census Place: Steele, Daviess, Indiana; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340317. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  22. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Millie A (Montgomery) Kellogg-Hooten, Memorial# 123789375.
  23. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Charles Benson Montgomery, Memorial# 12313544.
  24. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Oscar George Montgomery, Memorial# 120463407.
  25. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Dora Belle (Montgomery) Rix, Memorial# 27918437.

Jesse Montgomery1

b. 15 November 1840, d. 30 May 1914
Family
Birth*15 November 1840Jesse Montgomery was born on 15 November 1840 in Indiana.1 
Marriage*9 June 1859He married first Nancy Ann King, daughter of William King and Catherine Hawhee, on 9 June 1859 in Crawford County, Indiana.2,1,3 
(Husband) Death1866Jesse became a widower when Nancy Ann (King) Montgomery died, probably in 1866 at about age 26, leaving Jesse with three young children.1,4 
Marriage*1867He married second Arpa Evalyn King, daughter of James Mark King and Rachel Kendall, in 1867. Arpa was a 1st cousin to Jesse's first wife.4,1 
Census US 188024 June 1880Arpy and Jesse Montgomery were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 24 June 1880 in Johnson, Crawford County, Indiana. Jesse was 41 years of age and a farmer, and Arpy was 35 years of age and keeping house. Although they could both read, neither was able to write. Jesse's two younger children from his first marriage, and five children of Jesse and Arpy's marriage were enumerated in the Montgomery household in 1880. Sarah J. was 18 years old and could read; William S. was 15 years old, could read, had attended school within the census year, and also worked on the farm; Charles C. was 13 years old, could both read and write, had attended school within the census year, and also worked on the farm; Nancy A. and Amanda E., were ages 10 and 7 years, respectively, and had both attended school within the census year; and John W. and Jesse M. were ages 5 and 2 years, respectively.

Enumerated in the next three consecutive households on the same census page as Arpy and Jesse, were three households of their extended family. Jesse's eldest son from his first marriage, James Montgomery, with his wife, Emma (King) Montgomery, who was a 2nd cousin to Arpy, were enumerated in the next first household on the same census page, and in the next two households, siblings William H. King and Mary Jane (King) Anderson, who were 1st cousins to both of Jesse Montgomery's wives, were enumerated with their children and spouses, Sarah E. (Anderson) King and William F. Anderson, respectively.5,6,7,8 
Death*30 May 1914He died on 30 May 1914 in Patoka, Crawford County, Indiana, at age 731 
Burial* and was buried in Wickliffe Cemetery, Wickliffe, Crawford County.1 

Family 1

 Nancy Ann King b. 1839, d. 1866
Children 1.James Montgomery+1,9 b. 30 Apr 1860, d. 12 Apr 1931
 2.Sarah J. Montgomery1 b. 1862
 3.William Sherman Montgomery2,1 b. 6 Dec 1865, d. 8 May 1936

Family 2

 Arpa Evalyn King b. 18 Aug 1845, d. 17 Apr 1936
Children 1.Charles C. Montgomery10 b. 1868
 2.Nancy A. Montgomery11,1 b. 24 Dec 1870, d. 17 Jun 1925
 3.Ella Amanda Montgomery12,1 b. 24 Apr 1873, d. 7 Jul 1963
 4.John W. Montgomery5 b. 1875
 5.Jesse M. Montgomery13,1 b. 31 Jan 1878, d. 3 May 1949
 6.George Emery Montgomery14,1 b. 23 Jun 1883, d. 6 Dec 1966
 7.Cora Belle Smith Montgomery15,1 b. 9 May 1886, d. 18 Aug 1978

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Jesse Montgomery, Memorial# 16968482. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Sherman Montgomery, Memorial# 169089418.
  3. [S1501] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, database with images, online at www.familysearch.org. Digital collection of microfilmed records located at the Wayne County Courthouse, Richmond, Indiana. Includes surname indexes, marriage of Jesse Montgomery and Nancy Ann King on 9 June 1859 in Crawford County, Indiana, United States, C W Kendle, Surety, officiated by John Pace, referencing Digital# 007730745, image# 00471. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Arpa Evalyn (King) Montgomery, Memorial# 86374498.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and Arpy Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Emily Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William H. and Sarah King, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  8. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Mary J. Anderson, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Montgomery, Memorial# 190409269.
  10. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and "Arpey" Montgomery, Year: 1870; Census Place: Patoka, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: M593_306; Page: 75B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy A “Nan” (Montgomery) Leonard, Memorial# 54182312.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ella Amanda (Montgomery) Bobbitt, Memorial# 114815928.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jesse Montgomery, Memorial# 154795637.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George Emery “Babe” Montgomery, Memorial# 67784003.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Cora Belle Smith (Montgomery) Hamilton, Memorial# 49582426.

Jesse M. Montgomery1,2

b. 31 January 1878, d. 3 May 1949
Family
Father*Jesse Montgomery1,3 b. 15 Nov 1840, d. 30 May 1914
Mother*Arpa Evalyn King1,4 b. 18 Aug 1845, d. 17 Apr 1936
Birth*31 January 1878Jesse M. Montgomery was born on 31 January 1878 in Wickliffe, Crawford County, Indiana.1 
(Son) Census US 188024 June 1880Jesse M. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 24 June 1880 in the household of his parents in Johnson, Crawford County, Indiana. He was 2 years old.2,5,6,7 
Marriage*1900He married Eva Easter, daughter of Phillip Easter and Laura A. Poindexter, in 1900.8,1 
(Husband) Death19 May 1922Jesse became a widower when Eva (Easter) Montgomery died of tuberculosis on 19 May 1922 at age 40.8 
Death*3 May 1949He died of a ruptured appendix, with peritonitis, on 3 May 1949 in Washington, Daviess County, Indiana, at age 711 
Burial*6 May 1949 and was buried with his wife on 6 May 1949 in Row 15 of Wickliffe Cemetery, Wickliffe, Crawford County, Indiana.1,8 

Family

 Eva Easter b. 2 Apr 1882, d. 19 May 1922

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Jesse Montgomery, Memorial# 154795637. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and Arpy Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jesse Montgomery, Memorial# 16968482.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Arpa Evalyn (King) Montgomery, Memorial# 86374498.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Emily Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  6. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William H. and Sarah King, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Mary J. Anderson, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eva (Easter) Montgomery, Memorial# 154795601.

John Edwin Montgomery Sr.1

b. 29 October 1908, d. 17 November 1989
Family
Father*Oscar George Montgomery2 b. 18 Feb 1886, d. 1 May 1932
Mother*Anna O'Rourke2 b. 12 Jan 1886, d. 4 Nov 1976
Name VariationHe was called Ed.3 
Birth*29 October 1908When he was born on 29 October 1908, John's birth was registered with a blank space for his name. His birth record stated he was born at 652 P Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, and that his parents were Oscar Montgomery and Annie E. Rourke.2,1 
(Son) Census US 19207 January 1920Edwin was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 7 January 1920 in the household of his parents at 635 F Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. He was 11 years old and had attended school within the last four months.4 
Marriage*1930He married Clara M. Mudd, daughter of George T. Mudd and Angella A. Horrell, about 1930. He was 21 years of age when they married and she was age 19.2 
(Married Son) Census US 193010 April 1930Edwin O. was enumerated with his wife on the 1930 census taken on 10 April 1930 in the household of his parents at 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. He was 22 years of age, had been age 21 when he married, and worked as a clerk for a railroad company. His wife, Clara M., was 19 years old, and had been age 19 when they married.2 
(Son) Death1 May 1932 On 1 May 1932, when Edwin was 23 years old, his father was murdered. He was 46 years of age.5 
(Son) Arrest2 May 1932John Kinslow was arrested on 2 May 1932 for the murder of Edwin's father, who had been stabbed to death the day before.5 
(Eldest Son) MurderHis father's murder was a major story in the Louisville newspapers for several months. The front page of The Courier-Journal on Monday, 2 May 1932 shouted news of the killing with a series of cascading headlines over the details of the event. Our transcriptions of that first story, and three later ones, follow:


The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1

Foreman Found Stabbed Fatally

Police Learn of Quarrel; Man Sought

Woman Finds Body in Home, on Bed Beside Her Sleeping Husband

Five Inch Blade Used

Oscar Montgomery, Factory Employee, Killed at House of Fellow Worker


Stabbed twice in the throat with a kitchen knife, Oscar G. Montgomery, 49 years old, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, a factory foreman, was found dead at 7:30 o’clock Sunday night at the home of Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street. Geiger and Montgomery were fellow employees.

After an investigation, detectives flashed teletype orders for the arrest of John Kinslow, Geiger’s brother-in-law. Kinslow, who lives at the Geiger home, was not there when the body was found. The teletype bulletin specified that Kinslow was wanted on a murder charge. He and Montgomery had quarreled, the detectives learned.

Woman Finds Body

Gieger was asleep when Montgomery’s body was found by Mrs. Gieger on her return from a visit in the neighborhood. Her husband was on the bed where the body was lying.

Failing in an attempt to waken Geiger, Mrs. Geiger drove to the home of some friends, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and asked for help. Mr. Perkins was thought to be at the home of Frank Pousardien, 545 Wainwright Street. Mrs. Perkins went there with Mrs. Geiger. Mr. Perkins was not there, but Mr. and Mrs. Pousardien and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Phelps, 1013 South Floyd Street, who were visiting the Pousardiens, accompanied Mrs. Geiger to her home.

Mr. Phelps awakened Geiger. Police were told he exclaimed, “My God, what has happened?” and then collapsed. He was soon revived.

Pair Quarreled, Claim

The detectives established that Kinslow had spoken harshly to his sister, Mrs. Maggie (Kinslow) Geiger, Sunday afternoon in the presence of Montgomery who reprimanded him. Geiger told the police he did not attach any importance to the quarrel.

Geiger, who had been in Appleton, Wisconsin settling the estate of his father, and who had returned by motor, was tired and sleepy from the trip, and had gone to sleep, he said. He admitted he had had some liquor. No charge was placed against him.

Montgomery’s widow, Mrs. Anna Montgomery said her husband had taken her and their two sons, Charles Montgomery and Gerald Montgomery, for an automobile drive Sunday afternoon but Mr. Montgomery seemed to have been drinking. Mrs. Montgomery took the children and left the car.

Near Montgomery’s left shoulder was the knife believed to have been used to inflict the wounds. It is a kitchen knife with a blade about five inches long.

Jugular Vein Cut

Dr. Roy L. Carter, Coroner, said one of the stab wounds severed the jugular vein.

Montgomery was a native of Jasper, Indiana. Besides his wife and two sons, he is survived by another son, Edwin Montgomery, and three daughters, Miss Dorothy Montgomery, Miss Esther Montgomery, and Mrs. Mildred Jenne.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1

Alleged Knife Killer is Nabbed

Prisoner is Returned to Louisville

Kinslow is Silent After He is Brought Here by Detectives

Accused of Murder

Arrested in Glasgow in Slaying of Oscar Montgomery


John Kinslow, 34 years old, who lives near Glasgow, Kentucky, was arrested on the street in Glasgow at Monday afternoon 4:30 o’clock at the request of Louisville police, who believe he killed Oscar Montgomery, 49-year-old foundry foreman, by cutting his jugular vein with a butcher knife at 1815 South Third Street Sunday. When apprehended, Kinslow refused to say anything, according to W. T. Bransetter, Barren County Deputy Sheriff.

Kinslow was returned to Louisville at 1:00 o’clock Tuesday morning. He was questioned, but would say anything except. “I don’t know” or “I don’t remember.” He was returned in custody of Detective Sergeants Charles Hazel, Charles Brown and Elmer Smith, the latter secretary of the detective department.

A charge of murder was registered against Kinslow. Sergeant Hazel signed the warrant preferring the charge. The detective listed as evidence $2.29 of $4 in Kinslow’s possession. The amount listed as evidence was allegedly taken from the slain man.

The man arrested had left the Geiger home when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery slain. Her husband was asleep in the same bed. Geiger, who had been to Appleton, Wisconsin to settle the estate of his father, was exhausted from the drive and had been drinking, and efforts of Mrs. Geiger to awaken him were futile. Mrs. Geiger started out to obtain help.

Mrs. Geiger said that Kinslow, who is her brother, was at the residence shortly before Montgomery came in. Geiger was asleep and the other two men talked for a while she said. Montgomery had been drinking and when Kinslow spoke gruffly to Mrs. Geiger, Montgomery rebuked him and an argument followed, the police were told.

When Mrs. Geiger left for the home of Mr. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, her brother walked out, followed by Montgomery, she related.

It was about two and a half hours later when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery stabbed.

Funeral services for Montgomery will be held at 8:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at his residence, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, and at 9 o’clock at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3

Kinslow Trial Resumes Today

Sister of Defendant in Fatal Stabbing Testifies for Commonwealth


Trial of John Kinslow, 42 years old, Glasgow, Kentucky, on a charge of murder will be resumed in the Criminal Court Tuesday. The indictment on which he is being charged alleges he stabbed Oscar G. Montgomery, 49, of 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, to death at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street, May 1.

Testifying for the Commonwealth Monday, the first day of the trial, Mrs. Gieger, who is Kinslow’s sister, said he had been visiting her home for three weeks before the tragedy and had acted so strange she believed his mind was affected. She related that Montgomery came to the house the morning of the stabbing and aroused her brother’s resentment by interceding for her when her brother spoke gruffly to her.

She left home after cautioning her brother not to say anything to Montgomery because Montgomery was drunk, she said, adding that she left the house and when she returned in the afternoon she found Montgomery in bed dead, a butcher knife at his side, and her husband in bed with him asleep.

Kinslow, who had disappeared, was arrested in Glasgow several days later although he denied knowledge of the crime, and said he had been drinking. He is represented by attorneys Frank E. Daugherty and Thomas Gardner.

Mr. Geiger, also a witness for the Commonwealth, gave little information about the stabbing. He said he was drunk at the time and knew of “no trouble between Kinslow and Montgomery.” The prosecution is being handled by Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3

John Kinslow Gets Life Term for Slaying of Louisville Man

Knife Murder Jury Out for One Hour; Defense Announces Plan to Appeal


A life sentence in the penitentiary was voted by a jury in the Criminal Court at 5:45 o’clock Tuesday afternoon for John Kinslow, Glasgow, Kentucky, for the murder of Oscar G. Montgomery, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue. The verdict was reached after the jury had deliberated for an hour and five minutes.

Announcing that he was “very much surprised” by the verdict, Frank E. Daugherty, attorney for Kinslow, at once presented an oral motion for a new trial and announced that he will put the motion into writing. If the plea is not granted Mr. Daugherty will appeal the verdict, he announced.

Kinslow was accused of cutting Montgomery’s throat May 1 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street.

In summarizing the case for the Commonwealth, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan reviewed the evidence which he contended proved Kinslow guilty of the killing.

Closing arguments for the defense, presented by Mr. Daugherty, contended that the Commonwealth had failed to connect Kinslow with Montgomery’s death. Mr. Daugherty also pointed to testimony introduced by the defense in an effort to show that Kinslow was of unsound mind.

The testimony regarding Kinslow’s mental condition was given by his sister, Lallah G. (Kinslow) Ellis, identified as Mrs. W. E. Ellis, Dr. M. E. Loftus, Eugene Wooten and Nat Brady, all of Glasgow. Each asserted that Kinslow was irresponsible and subject to wild delusions.

They were preceded on the witness stand by Kinslow, himself, who stated that he couldn’t even remember meeting Montgomery that day. He recalled little of what happened, he said, except that he left the Geiger home about 2 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon and hitch-hiked to Glasgow where he arrived the next day.

His testimony followed Judge Alfred T. Burgevin’s refusal to give preemptory instructions for a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Daugherty argued in favor of the motion approximately fifteen minutes, after testimony for the Commonwealth was completed with statements of Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and Mrs. R. W. Dupree, 1810 South Third Street. They said they saw Kinslow arguing in Geiger’s yard with a man resembling Montgomery May 1, and that they saw him later try to enter the house.

That night Mrs. Geiger found her husband asleep in bed with Montgomery, whose throat had been cut. A butcher knife was at Montgomery’s side
____________.5
 
Draft Registration*16 October 1940He completed his World War II Draft Registration Card as John Edwin Montgomery on 16 October 1940 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. His home address was reported as 633 Merwin, Louisville, and his wife's name was Clara Margaret Montgomery.6 
Description*He was described as 5' 10" in height, weighing 148 lbs., with a light complexion, brown eyes and brown hair.6 
Death*17 November 1989He died on 17 November 1989 at the Christopher East Healthcare Facility, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, at age 811,3 
Burial* and was buried in Section 23A, Plot 16, of Calvary Cemetery, Louisville.1 

Family

 Clara M. Mudd b. 20 Jul 1910, d. 7 Mar 1994

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Edwin Montgomery Sr., Memorial# 207196488. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Oscar G. and Anna O. Montgomery, Year: 1930; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 2340489. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, obituary for John E. "Ed" Montgomery, age 81, died Friday, 17 November 1989 at Christopher East Healthcare Facility, born about 1908, survived by wife, the former Clara Mudd, and children and grandchildren, citing The Courier-Journal, published on 19 November 1989, in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George and Anna Montgomery, Year: 1920; Census Place: Louisville Ward 5, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_580; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 116. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S2226] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky.
  6. [S1967] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, registration of John Edwin Montgomery of Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA, age 31, born on 28 October 1908 at Louisville, Kentucky, registered on 16 October 1940 in Kentucky, USA, describing him as 5 10 in height, weighing 148, Light complexion, Brown eyes and Brown hair, other members of his household included Clara Margaret Montgomery, referencing U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, Records of the Selective Service System, 147, Box 447. Hereinafter cited as U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.

John Francis Montgomery1

b. 11 February 1846, d. 12 August 1917
Family
Birth*11 February 1846John Francis Montgomery was born on 11 February 1846.1 
Marriage*1871He married first Olive Luella Campbell, daughter of Thomas Black Campbell and Martha Ann Renfro, in 1871.1,2 
(Husband) Death14 October 1878John became a widower when Olive Luella (Campbell) Montgomery died on 14 October 1878 at age 27.2 
Death*12 August 1917He died on 12 August 1917 at age 711 
Burial* and was buried in Wrights Grove Cemetery, Maroa, Macon County, Illinois.1 

Family

 Olive Luella Campbell b. 23 Aug 1851, d. 14 Oct 1878

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Francis Montgomery, Memorial# 23963113. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Olive Luella (Campbell) Montgomery, Memorial# 23963165.

John W. Montgomery1

b. 1875
Family
Father*Jesse Montgomery1 b. 15 Nov 1840, d. 30 May 1914
Mother*Arpa Evalyn King1 b. 18 Aug 1845, d. 17 Apr 1936
Birth*1875John W. Montgomery was born about 1875 in Indiana.1 
(Son) Census US 188024 June 1880John W. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 24 June 1880 in the household of his parents in Johnson, Crawford County, Indiana. He was 5 years old.1,2,3,4 

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and Arpy Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Emily Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William H. and Sarah King, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Mary J. Anderson, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.

Mary Margaret Montgomery1

b. circa 1800, d. 4 February 1870
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Hinds, including our Walters and Ralphs
Birth*circa 1800Mary Margaret Montgomery was born circa 1800 in Ireland.1 
Marriage*1815She married John Hinds, son of Thomas Hinds and Mary __?__.1 
Death*4 February 1870She died on 4 February 1870.1 

Family

 John Hinds b. 1793, d. 24 Apr 1862
Children 1.Thomas M. Hinds1 b. c 1817
 2.John Hinds Jr.1 b. c 1819
 3.Richard Hinds1 b. c 1824
 4.Oswald Hinds1 b. c 1826
 5.Margaret Hinds1 b. c 1828
 6.Elizabeth Hinds1 b. c 1830
 7.William Hinds1 b. c 1832
 8.Ralph Hinds1 b. c 1835
 9.Francis Hinds1 b. c 1836

Citations

  1. [S497] Marguerite Clayton (Michigan), compiler, "Hinds Family Research Collection" (Research results and analysis, letters and photos, in the possession of Shirley Ertz of Nebraska), from the Family Tree of Thomas and Mary Hinds prepared by M. Clayton and G. Clayton and dated Nov 1992. Hereinafter cited as "Hinds Family Research Collection."

Mildred Gertrude Montgomery1

b. 2 July 1912, d. 17 July 2000
Family
Father*Oscar George Montgomery1 b. 18 Feb 1886, d. 1 May 1932
Mother*Anna O'Rourke1 b. 12 Jan 1886, d. 4 Nov 1976
Birth*2 July 1912Mildred Gertrude Montgomery was born on 2 July 1912 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.1 
(Daughter) Census US 19207 January 1920Mildred was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 7 January 1920 in the household of her parents at 635 F Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. She was 7 years old and had attended school within the last four months.2 
Marriage*16 January 1930She married Henry Francis Jenne on 16 January 1930 at St. Elizabeth's Church, Louisville. Father Leo Jenne, brother of the groom, performed the ceremony.3,1,4 
Census US 1930*9 April 1930Mildred and Henry Jenne were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 9 April 1930 at 652 Atwood Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. They were newlyweds. Henry was 22 years of age, and had been age 22 when he married, and Mildred was age 17, had been age 17 when she married, and had attended school since 1 September of the previous year. They rented their house for $18.00 per month, and did not own a radio set. Henry worked as a house carpenter.5 
(Daughter) Death1 May 1932 On 1 May 1932, when Mildred was 19 years old, her father was murdered. He was 46 years of age.6 
(Daughter) Arrest2 May 1932John Kinslow was arrested on 2 May 1932 for the murder of Mildred's father, who had been stabbed to death the day before.6 
(Eldest Daughter) MurderHer father's murder was a major story in the Louisville newspapers for several months. The front page of The Courier-Journal on Monday, 2 May 1932 shouted news of the killing with a series of cascading headlines over the details of the event. Our transcriptions of that first story, and three later ones, follow:


The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1

Foreman Found Stabbed Fatally

Police Learn of Quarrel; Man Sought

Woman Finds Body in Home, on Bed Beside Her Sleeping Husband

Five Inch Blade Used

Oscar Montgomery, Factory Employee, Killed at House of Fellow Worker


Stabbed twice in the throat with a kitchen knife, Oscar G. Montgomery, 49 years old, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, a factory foreman, was found dead at 7:30 o’clock Sunday night at the home of Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street. Geiger and Montgomery were fellow employees.

After an investigation, detectives flashed teletype orders for the arrest of John Kinslow, Geiger’s brother-in-law. Kinslow, who lives at the Geiger home, was not there when the body was found. The teletype bulletin specified that Kinslow was wanted on a murder charge. He and Montgomery had quarreled, the detectives learned.

Woman Finds Body

Gieger was asleep when Montgomery’s body was found by Mrs. Gieger on her return from a visit in the neighborhood. Her husband was on the bed where the body was lying.

Failing in an attempt to waken Geiger, Mrs. Geiger drove to the home of some friends, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and asked for help. Mr. Perkins was thought to be at the home of Frank Pousardien, 545 Wainwright Street. Mrs. Perkins went there with Mrs. Geiger. Mr. Perkins was not there, but Mr. and Mrs. Pousardien and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Phelps, 1013 South Floyd Street, who were visiting the Pousardiens, accompanied Mrs. Geiger to her home.

Mr. Phelps awakened Geiger. Police were told he exclaimed, “My God, what has happened?” and then collapsed. He was soon revived.

Pair Quarreled, Claim

The detectives established that Kinslow had spoken harshly to his sister, Mrs. Maggie (Kinslow) Geiger, Sunday afternoon in the presence of Montgomery who reprimanded him. Geiger told the police he did not attach any importance to the quarrel.

Geiger, who had been in Appleton, Wisconsin settling the estate of his father, and who had returned by motor, was tired and sleepy from the trip, and had gone to sleep, he said. He admitted he had had some liquor. No charge was placed against him.

Montgomery’s widow, Mrs. Anna Montgomery said her husband had taken her and their two sons, Charles Montgomery and Gerald Montgomery, for an automobile drive Sunday afternoon but Mr. Montgomery seemed to have been drinking. Mrs. Montgomery took the children and left the car.

Near Montgomery’s left shoulder was the knife believed to have been used to inflict the wounds. It is a kitchen knife with a blade about five inches long.

Jugular Vein Cut

Dr. Roy L. Carter, Coroner, said one of the stab wounds severed the jugular vein.

Montgomery was a native of Jasper, Indiana. Besides his wife and two sons, he is survived by another son, Edwin Montgomery, and three daughters, Miss Dorothy Montgomery, Miss Esther Montgomery, and Mrs. Mildred Jenne.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1

Alleged Knife Killer is Nabbed

Prisoner is Returned to Louisville

Kinslow is Silent After He is Brought Here by Detectives

Accused of Murder

Arrested in Glasgow in Slaying of Oscar Montgomery


John Kinslow, 34 years old, who lives near Glasgow, Kentucky, was arrested on the street in Glasgow at Monday afternoon 4:30 o’clock at the request of Louisville police, who believe he killed Oscar Montgomery, 49-year-old foundry foreman, by cutting his jugular vein with a butcher knife at 1815 South Third Street Sunday. When apprehended, Kinslow refused to say anything, according to W. T. Bransetter, Barren County Deputy Sheriff.

Kinslow was returned to Louisville at 1:00 o’clock Tuesday morning. He was questioned, but would say anything except. “I don’t know” or “I don’t remember.” He was returned in custody of Detective Sergeants Charles Hazel, Charles Brown and Elmer Smith, the latter secretary of the detective department.

A charge of murder was registered against Kinslow. Sergeant Hazel signed the warrant preferring the charge. The detective listed as evidence $2.29 of $4 in Kinslow’s possession. The amount listed as evidence was allegedly taken from the slain man.

The man arrested had left the Geiger home when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery slain. Her husband was asleep in the same bed. Geiger, who had been to Appleton, Wisconsin to settle the estate of his father, was exhausted from the drive and had been drinking, and efforts of Mrs. Geiger to awaken him were futile. Mrs. Geiger started out to obtain help.

Mrs. Geiger said that Kinslow, who is her brother, was at the residence shortly before Montgomery came in. Geiger was asleep and the other two men talked for a while she said. Montgomery had been drinking and when Kinslow spoke gruffly to Mrs. Geiger, Montgomery rebuked him and an argument followed, the police were told.

When Mrs. Geiger left for the home of Mr. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, her brother walked out, followed by Montgomery, she related.

It was about two and a half hours later when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery stabbed.

Funeral services for Montgomery will be held at 8:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at his residence, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, and at 9 o’clock at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3

Kinslow Trial Resumes Today

Sister of Defendant in Fatal Stabbing Testifies for Commonwealth


Trial of John Kinslow, 42 years old, Glasgow, Kentucky, on a charge of murder will be resumed in the Criminal Court Tuesday. The indictment on which he is being charged alleges he stabbed Oscar G. Montgomery, 49, of 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, to death at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street, May 1.

Testifying for the Commonwealth Monday, the first day of the trial, Mrs. Gieger, who is Kinslow’s sister, said he had been visiting her home for three weeks before the tragedy and had acted so strange she believed his mind was affected. She related that Montgomery came to the house the morning of the stabbing and aroused her brother’s resentment by interceding for her when her brother spoke gruffly to her.

She left home after cautioning her brother not to say anything to Montgomery because Montgomery was drunk, she said, adding that she left the house and when she returned in the afternoon she found Montgomery in bed dead, a butcher knife at his side, and her husband in bed with him asleep.

Kinslow, who had disappeared, was arrested in Glasgow several days later although he denied knowledge of the crime, and said he had been drinking. He is represented by attorneys Frank E. Daugherty and Thomas Gardner.

Mr. Geiger, also a witness for the Commonwealth, gave little information about the stabbing. He said he was drunk at the time and knew of “no trouble between Kinslow and Montgomery.” The prosecution is being handled by Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3

John Kinslow Gets Life Term for Slaying of Louisville Man

Knife Murder Jury Out for One Hour; Defense Announces Plan to Appeal


A life sentence in the penitentiary was voted by a jury in the Criminal Court at 5:45 o’clock Tuesday afternoon for John Kinslow, Glasgow, Kentucky, for the murder of Oscar G. Montgomery, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue. The verdict was reached after the jury had deliberated for an hour and five minutes.

Announcing that he was “very much surprised” by the verdict, Frank E. Daugherty, attorney for Kinslow, at once presented an oral motion for a new trial and announced that he will put the motion into writing. If the plea is not granted Mr. Daugherty will appeal the verdict, he announced.

Kinslow was accused of cutting Montgomery’s throat May 1 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street.

In summarizing the case for the Commonwealth, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan reviewed the evidence which he contended proved Kinslow guilty of the killing.

Closing arguments for the defense, presented by Mr. Daugherty, contended that the Commonwealth had failed to connect Kinslow with Montgomery’s death. Mr. Daugherty also pointed to testimony introduced by the defense in an effort to show that Kinslow was of unsound mind.

The testimony regarding Kinslow’s mental condition was given by his sister, Lallah G. (Kinslow) Ellis, identified as Mrs. W. E. Ellis, Dr. M. E. Loftus, Eugene Wooten and Nat Brady, all of Glasgow. Each asserted that Kinslow was irresponsible and subject to wild delusions.

They were preceded on the witness stand by Kinslow, himself, who stated that he couldn’t even remember meeting Montgomery that day. He recalled little of what happened, he said, except that he left the Geiger home about 2 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon and hitch-hiked to Glasgow where he arrived the next day.

His testimony followed Judge Alfred T. Burgevin’s refusal to give preemptory instructions for a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Daugherty argued in favor of the motion approximately fifteen minutes, after testimony for the Commonwealth was completed with statements of Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and Mrs. R. W. Dupree, 1810 South Third Street. They said they saw Kinslow arguing in Geiger’s yard with a man resembling Montgomery May 1, and that they saw him later try to enter the house.

That night Mrs. Geiger found her husband asleep in bed with Montgomery, whose throat had been cut. A butcher knife was at Montgomery’s side
____________.6
 
(Wife) Death7 March 1976Mildred became a widow when Henry Francis Jenne died on 7 March 1976 at age 70.3 
Death*17 July 2000She died on 17 July 2000 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, at age 881 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Section 24 of Saint Michael Cemetery, Louisville.1,3 

Family

 Henry Francis Jenne b. 21 Aug 1905, d. 7 Mar 1976

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mildred Gertrude (Montgomery) Jenne, Memorial# 167191516. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George and Anna Montgomery, Year: 1920; Census Place: Louisville Ward 5, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_580; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 116. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Francis Jenne, Memorial# 167191440.
  4. [S2161] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, engagement and marriage announcement for the marriage of Miss Mildred Montgomery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Montgomery of Lansdowne Avenue, and Mr. Henry Jenne, published in the Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky on 22 December 1929, page 24; marriage to be at St. Elizabeth's Church on 16 January 1930, Father Leo Jenne, brother of the groom, to officiate. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current.
  5. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry and Mildred Jenne, Year: 1930; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Page: 56B; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 2340490. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S2226] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky.

Millie A. Montgomery1

b. March 1881, d. January 1946
Family
Father*James Montgomery2,1 b. 30 Apr 1860, d. 12 Apr 1931
Mother*Emily King3,1 b. 1 May 1858, d. 1 Aug 1904
Birth*March 1881Millie A. Montgomery was born in March 1881 in Dubois County, Indiana.4,1 
(Daughter) DivorceShe would probably have been about 9 years old when her parents separated, and they likely divorced before her father married a second time.3,5,6 
(Daughter) Marriage1891She was 9 or 10 years old when her father married a second time, about 1891, to Sallie Jones.7,8,9,10,2 
(Daughter) Marriage18 December 1898Millie was 17 years old when her mother married, as his fourth wife, John Y. Young on 18 December 1898.5,3,6 
(Stepdaughter) Census US 190026 June 1900Millie A. was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 26 June 1900 in the household of her mother and stepfather, Emma and John Y. Young, in Jackson, Orange County, Indiana. Millie was 19 years old and could neither read nor write.6 
(Daughter) Death1 August 1904Her mother died at age 46, on 1 August 1904, when Millie was 23 years old.3 
Marriage*16 April 1910She married first, as his second wife, George Kellogg, son of George Kellogg and Christina Louisa Ross, on 16 April 1910 in Butler County, Missouri.11,1,12 
Marriage*11 April 1925She married second S. L. Bridgeman on 11 April 1925 in Butler County, Missouri.13 
Marriage*12 April 1933She married third, as his third wife, George S. D. Hooton, son of Albert Hooton and Celia Kelly, on 12 April 1933 in Butler County, Missouri.4 
Death*January 1946She died in January 1946 in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, at age 641 
Burial* and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Poplar Bluff.1 

Family 1

 George Kellogg b. Jun 1850, d. 5 Apr 1924
Child 1.Halley G. Kellogg14 b. 16 Jun 1913, d. 21 Jun 1913

Family 2

 S. L. Bridgeman

Family 3

 George S. D. Hooton b. 16 Aug 1874, d. 15 Jan 1964

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Millie A (Montgomery) Kellogg-Hooten, Memorial# 123789375. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Montgomery, Memorial# 190409269.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Emma (King) Young, Memorial# 203720476.
  4. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 12 April 1933 in Butler County, Missouri, USA, of George D Hooton, age 59, and Millie A Bridgeman, age 52, both of Poplar Bluff, Butler County, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Y Young, Memorial# 72661883.
  6. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John Y. and "Emily" Young, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Orange, Indiana; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240396. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Sallie "Mongomry", Year: 1900; Census Place: Gilbertsville, Marshall, Kentucky; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1240542, reporting they had been married for 10 years.
  8. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Sallie Montgomery, Year: 1910; Census Place: Steen, Knox, Indiana; Roll: T624_360; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1374373, reporting they had been married for 18 years. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 6 February 1928 in Daviess County, Indiana, USA, of Sallie Montgomery, age 67, Married to James Montgomery, born 17 March 1860 to Race Jones and _____ Jones in Gilbertsville, Kentucky, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1928; Roll: 02. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sally (Jones) Montgomery, Memorial# 195792630.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George Kellogg, Memorial# 100401130.
  12. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 16 April 1910 in Butler County, Missouri, USA, of Millie A Montgomery, age 28, and George Kellogg, age 57, both of Poplar Bluff, Butler County, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm].
  13. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 April 1925 in Butler County, Missouri, USA, of Millie Kellogg and S L Bridgman, both of Poplar Bluff, Butler County, and over the age of 21 years, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm].
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Halley G Kellogg, Memorial# 98825624.

Myles Montgomery1

Family
Father*Humphrey Montgomery1
(Heir) Will2 December 1815Myles Montgomery, Daniel Montgomery and David Power alias HAIDAN were named as beneficiaries in the will of Myles Haidan and Margaret Haidan dated 2 December 1815 in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Each of the boys was to receive $50, without interest, when he came of age.2 

Citations

  1. [S1608] Pennsylvania. Washington County Court, Will Books, 1781-1872; Index to Wills, 1781-1935, Washington County (Pennsylvania)
    : Wills 1814-1832 Volumes 3-4, Volume 3, pages 76-78, will of Myles Haidan; on 17 microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Will Books, 1781-1872; Index to Wills, 1781-1935, Washington County (Pennsylvania).
  2. [S1608] Pennsylvania. Washington County Court, Will Books, 1781-1872; Index to Wills, 1781-1935, Washington County (Pennsylvania): Myles Haidan, Wills 1814-1832 Volumes 3-4, Volume 3, pages 76-78; on 17 microfilm reels.

Nancy A. Montgomery1

b. 24 December 1870, d. 17 June 1925
Family
Father*Jesse Montgomery1,2 b. 15 Nov 1840, d. 30 May 1914
Mother*Arpa Evalyn King1,3 b. 18 Aug 1845, d. 17 Apr 1936
Birth*24 December 1870Nancy A. Montgomery was born on 24 December 1870 in Indiana.1 
Name VariationShe was called Nan.1 
(Daughter) Census US 188024 June 1880Nancy A. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 24 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Johnson, Crawford County, Indiana. She was 10 years old and had attended school within the census year.4,5,6,7 
Marriage*1888She married Ahi Leonard, son of Jabez Leonard and Emily Livengood, in 1888.8,1 
Death*17 June 1925She died on 17 June 1925 in Warrick County, Indiana, at age 54.1 

Family

 Ahi Leonard b. 8 Feb 1866, d. 29 Aug 1942

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy A “Nan” (Montgomery) Leonard, Memorial# 54182312. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jesse Montgomery, Memorial# 16968482.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Arpa Evalyn (King) Montgomery, Memorial# 86374498.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and Arpy Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Emily Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  6. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William H. and Sarah King, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Mary J. Anderson, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ahi Leonard, Memorial# 144585002.

Nathaniel Montgomery1

d. 1836
Family
Occupation*He was an attorney at law of Rutland Street, Dublin.1 
(Mentioned) Deed Memorial24 April 1822Nathaniel was identified as the father of Nathaniel Montgomery, Andrew Montgomery and Geraldine Montgomery, his first and second sons and eldest daughter, in a memorial of an indented deed of annuity dated 24 April 1822 made between Walter Thomas Hinds of Corrakane, County Cavan, Esq. of the first part, John Theophilus Howse of Farnham in County Cavan, gentleman of the second part, Jane Hinds of Corrakane, widow, of the third part and Humphrey Tilson of Corratober, County Cavan, gentleman of the fourth part.1 
Death*1836He died in 1836 at Swanlinbar, County Cavan.2 

Family
Children 1.Geraldine Montgomery1
 2.Nathaniel Montgomery1
 3.Andrew Montgomery1

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1822; Film number 467080; Volume 773; Pages 66a-66b; Deed number 523801. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.
  2. [S1549] Tipperary Clans Archive, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, parish burial newspaper entry on 23 November 1836. Hereinafter cited as Tipperary Clans Archive.

Nathaniel Montgomery1

Family
Father*Nathaniel Montgomery1 d. 1836
(Beneficiary) Deed Memorial24 April 1822Nathaniel was named as a potential beneficiary, and described as the first son of Nathaniel Montgomery of Rutland Street, Dublin, attorney at law, in a memorial of an indented deed of annuity dated 24 April 1822 made between Walter Thomas Hinds of Corrakane, County Cavan, Esq. of the first part, John Theophilus Howse of Farnham in County Cavan, gentleman of the second part, Jane Hinds of Corrakane, widow, of the third part and Humphrey Tilson of Corratober, County Cavan, gentleman of the fourth part. Nathaniel's brother Andrew and sister Geraldine were also named as potential beneficiaries.1 

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1822; Film number 467080; Volume 773; Pages 66a-66b; Deed number 523801. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.

Oscar George Montgomery1

b. 18 February 1886, d. 1 May 1932
Family
Father*James Montgomery1,2 b. 30 Apr 1860, d. 12 Apr 1931
Mother*Emily King1,3 b. 1 May 1858, d. 1 Aug 1904
Birth*18 February 1886Oscar George Montgomery was born on 18 February 1886 in Jasper, Dubois County, Indiana.4,1,5,6 
(Son) DivorceHe would probably have been about 4 years old when his parents separated, and they likely divorced before his father married a second time.3,7,8 
(Son) Marriage1891He was 4 or 5 years old when his father married a second time, about 1891, to Sallie Jones.9,10,11,12,2 
(Son) Marriage18 December 1898Oscar was 12 years old when his mother married, as his fourth wife, John Y. Young on 18 December 1898.7,3,8 
(Son) Death1 August 1904His mother died at age 46, on 1 August 1904, when Oscar was 18 years old.3 
Marriage*31 December 1907He married Anna O'Rourke on 31 December 1907 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.13 
Census US 1920*7 January 1920Anna and George Montgomery, were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 7 January 1920 at 635 F Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. George was recorded as 32 years of age and worked as a machinist for a wagon company, and Anna was also 32 years of age. They owned their home free of mortgage and were both able to read and write. Their four surviving children were enumerated with them in 1920. Edwin and Mildred were ages 11 and 7 years, respectively, and had both attended school within the last four months; Dorothy was 3 years old; and Gerald's age was 6 months. Also enumerated in the Montgomery household in 1920 was Anna's brother, Michael O'Rourke, who was 50 years of age, single, and was not employed.14 
Census US 1930*10 April 1930Anna O. and Oscar G. Montgomery were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 10 April 1930 at 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. They were both 43 years of age and had both been age 23 when they married. They owned their home, which was valued at $5,000, and also owned a radio set. Oscar worked as a machinist for a sanitary fixtures company. Five of their six children, and a daughter-in-law, were enumerated with them in 1930. The couple's four youngest children had all attended school since 1 September of the previous year. Dorothy, Gerald, Esther and Charles were ages 13, 11, 9 and 7 years, respectively. Their married son, Edwin O., was 22 years of age, had been age 21 when he married, and worked as a clerk for a railroad company. Edwin's wife, Clara M., was 19 years old, and had been age 19 when they married. Oscar and Anna's eldest daughter, Mildred, had married three months earlier and was enumerated with her husband, Henry Jenne, in their rented home a few miles away from her parents.6 
Death*1 May 1932Oscar was stabbed to death on 1 May 1932 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, at age 46.15 
Arrest*2 May 1932John Kinslow was arrested for his murder the following day, on 2 May 193215 
Burial*4 May 1932 and Oscar was buried on 4 May 1932 in Saint Louis Cemetery, Louisville.15,1 
MurderHis murder was a major story in the Louisville newspapers for several months. The front page of The Courier-Journal on Monday, 2 May 1932 shouted news of the killing with a series of cascading headlines over the details of the event. Our transcriptions of that first story, and three later ones, follow:


The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1

Foreman Found Stabbed Fatally

Police Learn of Quarrel; Man Sought

Woman Finds Body in Home, on Bed Beside Her Sleeping Husband

Five Inch Blade Used

Oscar Montgomery, Factory Employee, Killed at House of Fellow Worker


Stabbed twice in the throat with a kitchen knife, Oscar G. Montgomery, 49 years old, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, a factory foreman, was found dead at 7:30 o’clock Sunday night at the home of Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street. Geiger and Montgomery were fellow employees.

After an investigation, detectives flashed teletype orders for the arrest of John Kinslow, Geiger’s brother-in-law. Kinslow, who lives at the Geiger home, was not there when the body was found. The teletype bulletin specified that Kinslow was wanted on a murder charge. He and Montgomery had quarreled, the detectives learned.

Woman Finds Body

Gieger was asleep when Montgomery’s body was found by Mrs. Gieger on her return from a visit in the neighborhood. Her husband was on the bed where the body was lying.

Failing in an attempt to waken Geiger, Mrs. Geiger drove to the home of some friends, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and asked for help. Mr. Perkins was thought to be at the home of Frank Pousardien, 545 Wainwright Street. Mrs. Perkins went there with Mrs. Geiger. Mr. Perkins was not there, but Mr. and Mrs. Pousardien and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Phelps, 1013 South Floyd Street, who were visiting the Pousardiens, accompanied Mrs. Geiger to her home.

Mr. Phelps awakened Geiger. Police were told he exclaimed, “My God, what has happened?” and then collapsed. He was soon revived.

Pair Quarreled, Claim

The detectives established that Kinslow had spoken harshly to his sister, Mrs. Maggie (Kinslow) Geiger, Sunday afternoon in the presence of Montgomery who reprimanded him. Geiger told the police he did not attach any importance to the quarrel.

Geiger, who had been in Appleton, Wisconsin settling the estate of his father, and who had returned by motor, was tired and sleepy from the trip, and had gone to sleep, he said. He admitted he had had some liquor. No charge was placed against him.

Montgomery’s widow, Mrs. Anna Montgomery said her husband had taken her and their two sons, Charles Montgomery and Gerald Montgomery, for an automobile drive Sunday afternoon but Mr. Montgomery seemed to have been drinking. Mrs. Montgomery took the children and left the car.

Near Montgomery’s left shoulder was the knife believed to have been used to inflict the wounds. It is a kitchen knife with a blade about five inches long.

Jugular Vein Cut

Dr. Roy L. Carter, Coroner, said one of the stab wounds severed the jugular vein.

Montgomery was a native of Jasper, Indiana. Besides his wife and two sons, he is survived by another son, Edwin Montgomery, and three daughters, Miss Dorothy Montgomery, Miss Esther Montgomery, and Mrs. Mildred Jenne.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1

Alleged Knife Killer is Nabbed

Prisoner is Returned to Louisville

Kinslow is Silent After He is Brought Here by Detectives

Accused of Murder

Arrested in Glasgow in Slaying of Oscar Montgomery


John Kinslow, 34 years old, who lives near Glasgow, Kentucky, was arrested on the street in Glasgow at Monday afternoon 4:30 o’clock at the request of Louisville police, who believe he killed Oscar Montgomery, 49-year-old foundry foreman, by cutting his jugular vein with a butcher knife at 1815 South Third Street Sunday. When apprehended, Kinslow refused to say anything, according to W. T. Bransetter, Barren County Deputy Sheriff.

Kinslow was returned to Louisville at 1:00 o’clock Tuesday morning. He was questioned, but would say anything except. “I don’t know” or “I don’t remember.” He was returned in custody of Detective Sergeants Charles Hazel, Charles Brown and Elmer Smith, the latter secretary of the detective department.

A charge of murder was registered against Kinslow. Sergeant Hazel signed the warrant preferring the charge. The detective listed as evidence $2.29 of $4 in Kinslow’s possession. The amount listed as evidence was allegedly taken from the slain man.

The man arrested had left the Geiger home when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery slain. Her husband was asleep in the same bed. Geiger, who had been to Appleton, Wisconsin to settle the estate of his father, was exhausted from the drive and had been drinking, and efforts of Mrs. Geiger to awaken him were futile. Mrs. Geiger started out to obtain help.

Mrs. Geiger said that Kinslow, who is her brother, was at the residence shortly before Montgomery came in. Geiger was asleep and the other two men talked for a while she said. Montgomery had been drinking and when Kinslow spoke gruffly to Mrs. Geiger, Montgomery rebuked him and an argument followed, the police were told.

When Mrs. Geiger left for the home of Mr. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, her brother walked out, followed by Montgomery, she related.

It was about two and a half hours later when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery stabbed.

Funeral services for Montgomery will be held at 8:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at his residence, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, and at 9 o’clock at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3

Kinslow Trial Resumes Today

Sister of Defendant in Fatal Stabbing Testifies for Commonwealth


Trial of John Kinslow, 42 years old, Glasgow, Kentucky, on a charge of murder will be resumed in the Criminal Court Tuesday. The indictment on which he is being charged alleges he stabbed Oscar G. Montgomery, 49, of 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, to death at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street, May 1.

Testifying for the Commonwealth Monday, the first day of the trial, Mrs. Gieger, who is Kinslow’s sister, said he had been visiting her home for three weeks before the tragedy and had acted so strange she believed his mind was affected. She related that Montgomery came to the house the morning of the stabbing and aroused her brother’s resentment by interceding for her when her brother spoke gruffly to her.

She left home after cautioning her brother not to say anything to Montgomery because Montgomery was drunk, she said, adding that she left the house and when she returned in the afternoon she found Montgomery in bed dead, a butcher knife at his side, and her husband in bed with him asleep.

Kinslow, who had disappeared, was arrested in Glasgow several days later although he denied knowledge of the crime, and said he had been drinking. He is represented by attorneys Frank E. Daugherty and Thomas Gardner.

Mr. Geiger, also a witness for the Commonwealth, gave little information about the stabbing. He said he was drunk at the time and knew of “no trouble between Kinslow and Montgomery.” The prosecution is being handled by Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3

John Kinslow Gets Life Term for Slaying of Louisville Man

Knife Murder Jury Out for One Hour; Defense Announces Plan to Appeal


A life sentence in the penitentiary was voted by a jury in the Criminal Court at 5:45 o’clock Tuesday afternoon for John Kinslow, Glasgow, Kentucky, for the murder of Oscar G. Montgomery, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue. The verdict was reached after the jury had deliberated for an hour and five minutes.

Announcing that he was “very much surprised” by the verdict, Frank E. Daugherty, attorney for Kinslow, at once presented an oral motion for a new trial and announced that he will put the motion into writing. If the plea is not granted Mr. Daugherty will appeal the verdict, he announced.

Kinslow was accused of cutting Montgomery’s throat May 1 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street.

In summarizing the case for the Commonwealth, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan reviewed the evidence which he contended proved Kinslow guilty of the killing.

Closing arguments for the defense, presented by Mr. Daugherty, contended that the Commonwealth had failed to connect Kinslow with Montgomery’s death. Mr. Daugherty also pointed to testimony introduced by the defense in an effort to show that Kinslow was of unsound mind.

The testimony regarding Kinslow’s mental condition was given by his sister, Lallah G. (Kinslow) Ellis, identified as Mrs. W. E. Ellis, Dr. M. E. Loftus, Eugene Wooten and Nat Brady, all of Glasgow. Each asserted that Kinslow was irresponsible and subject to wild delusions.

They were preceded on the witness stand by Kinslow, himself, who stated that he couldn’t even remember meeting Montgomery that day. He recalled little of what happened, he said, except that he left the Geiger home about 2 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon and hitch-hiked to Glasgow where he arrived the next day.

His testimony followed Judge Alfred T. Burgevin’s refusal to give preemptory instructions for a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Daugherty argued in favor of the motion approximately fifteen minutes, after testimony for the Commonwealth was completed with statements of Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and Mrs. R. W. Dupree, 1810 South Third Street. They said they saw Kinslow arguing in Geiger’s yard with a man resembling Montgomery May 1, and that they saw him later try to enter the house.

That night Mrs. Geiger found her husband asleep in bed with Montgomery, whose throat had been cut. A butcher knife was at Montgomery’s side
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Family

 Anna O'Rourke b. 12 Jan 1886, d. 4 Nov 1976
Children 1.John Edwin Montgomery Sr.6 b. 29 Oct 1908, d. 17 Nov 1989
 2.Oscar Harold Montgomery16 b. 3 Jun 1910, d. 23 May 1916
 3.Mildred Gertrude Montgomery17 b. 2 Jul 1912, d. 17 Jul 2000
 4.Dorothy Montgomery18,6 b. 5 Jun 1916
 5.Gerald Montgomery19 b. 3 Jul 1918, d. 4 May 2003
 6.Esther Montgomery20 b. 18 Mar 1921
 7.Charles Montgomery6 b. 1923

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Oscar George Montgomery, Memorial# 120463407. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Montgomery, Memorial# 190409269.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Emma (King) Young, Memorial# 203720476.
  4. [S2059] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, homicide death of Oscar G Montgomery on 1 May 1932 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA, born on 18 February 1886 in Jasper, Indiana, and we note that his wife, Anna, was the informant who, understandably upset after the murder of her husband, reported the names of his parents incorrectly as Geo Montgomery and Mildred King, and should have been James Montgomery and Emma or Emily King, citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965.
  5. [S223] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at www.ancestry.com, draft registration card for Oscar George Montgomery, born on 18 February 1886, residence in 1917-1918 at 635 E-F-St, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA, wife's name Anna Montgomery; his physical build was Medium, height was Medium, hair was Black, eyes were Black, referencing U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Jefferson, Kentucky. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  6. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Oscar G. and Anna O. Montgomery, Year: 1930; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 2340489. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Y Young, Memorial# 72661883.
  8. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John Y. and "Emily" Young, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Orange, Indiana; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240396. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Sallie "Mongomry", Year: 1900; Census Place: Gilbertsville, Marshall, Kentucky; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1240542, reporting they had been married for 10 years.
  10. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Sallie Montgomery, Year: 1910; Census Place: Steen, Knox, Indiana; Roll: T624_360; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1374373, reporting they had been married for 18 years. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 6 February 1928 in Daviess County, Indiana, USA, of Sallie Montgomery, age 67, Married to James Montgomery, born 17 March 1860 to Race Jones and _____ Jones in Gilbertsville, Kentucky, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1928; Roll: 02. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sally (Jones) Montgomery, Memorial# 195792630.
  13. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 December 1907 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA, of Oscar Montgomery and Annie O'Rourke, citing FHL Film# 000826088. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  14. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George and Anna Montgomery, Year: 1920; Census Place: Louisville Ward 5, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_580; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 116. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  15. [S2226] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Oscar Harold Montgomery, Memorial# 120465684.
  17. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mildred Gertrude (Montgomery) Jenne, Memorial# 167191516.
  18. [S2205] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Dorothy M Montgomery on 5 June 1916 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA, born to Annie O'Rourke, citing Volume 62, Certificate# 30626, Volume Year 1916. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-1999.
  19. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Gerald James Montgomery, Memorial# 93770149.
  20. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Esther L. (Montgomery) Sceifres, Memorial# 170427306.

Oscar Harold Montgomery1

b. 3 June 1910, d. 23 May 1916
Family
Father*Oscar George Montgomery1 b. 18 Feb 1886, d. 1 May 1932
Mother*Anna O'Rourke1 b. 12 Jan 1886, d. 4 Nov 1976
Birth*3 June 1910Oscar Harold Montgomery was born on 3 June 19101 
Death*23 May 1916 and died on 23 May 1916 at age 5.1 
Burial*He was buried in Saint Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.1 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Oscar Harold Montgomery, Memorial# 120465684. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Sarah J. Montgomery1

b. 1862
Family
Father*Jesse Montgomery1 b. 15 Nov 1840, d. 30 May 1914
Mother*Nancy Ann King1 b. 1839, d. 1866
Birth*1862Sarah J. Montgomery was born about 1862 in Indiana.1 
(Daughter) Death1866She was about 4 years old when her mother died, probably in 1866, at about age 26, leaving her father with three young children.1,2 
(Daughter) Marriage1867Her father married again the following year to her mother's 1st cousin, Arpa Evalyn King.2,1 
(Daughter) Census US 188024 June 1880Sarah J. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 24 June 1880 in the household of her father and stepmother in Johnson, Crawford County, Indiana. Sarah was 18 years old and, although she could read, was not able to write.3,4,5,6 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Jesse Montgomery, Memorial# 16968482. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Arpa Evalyn (King) Montgomery, Memorial# 86374498.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and Arpy Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Emily Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William H. and Sarah King, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  6. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Mary J. Anderson, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.

William Sherman Montgomery1

b. 6 December 1865, d. 8 May 1936
Family
Father*Jesse Montgomery1,2 b. 15 Nov 1840, d. 30 May 1914
Mother*Nancy Ann King1,3 b. 1839, d. 1866
Birth*6 December 1865William Sherman Montgomery was born on 6 December 1865 in Wickliffe, Crawford County, Indiana.1,4 
(Son) Death1866He was likely less than one year old when his mother died, probably in 1866, at about age 26, leaving his father with three young children.2,5 
(Son) Marriage1867His father married again the following year to his mother's 1st cousin, Arpa Evalyn King.5,2 
(Son) Census US 188024 June 1880William S. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 24 June 1880 in the household of his father and stepmother in Johnson, Crawford County, Indiana. He was 15 years old, could read, had attended school within the census year, and also worked on the family farm.6,7,8,9 
Marriage*1887He married first Minnie T. Crecelius about 1887.10,1,4 
(Husband) Death31 December 1909William became a widower when Minnie T. (Crecelius) Montgomery died of cancer of the uterus on 31 December 1909 at age 41.10 
Death*8 May 1936He died on 8 May 1936 in Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana, at age 701 
Burial* and was buried with his first wife in Oak Grove Cemetery, Washington, Daviess County, Indiana.1,10 

Family

 Minnie T. Crecelius b. 1 Nov 1868, d. 31 Dec 1909

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, William Sherman Montgomery, Memorial# 169089418. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jesse Montgomery, Memorial# 16968482.
  3. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of William Sherman Montgomery, son of Jesse Montgomery and Nancy Ann King, and Susan Margaret Boyles on 9 September 1911 in Indiana, United States, citing page 356 and referencing FHL Film# 001434559. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William S. and Minnie T. Montgomery, Year: 1900; Census Place: Patoka, Crawford, Indiana; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1240365. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Arpa Evalyn (King) Montgomery, Memorial# 86374498.
  6. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and Arpy Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Emily Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  8. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William H. and Sarah King, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  9. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Mary J. Anderson, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Minnie T (Crecelius) Montgomery, Memorial# 169089702.

______ Montgomery1

Family
Marriage*He married, as her first husband, Henrietta Nyboe, daughter of Lauritz Nyboe and Henrietta Christensen.1 
Deathbefore 7 January 1920He died before 7 January 1920, the date his widow was enumerated with her mother at 1404 West First Street, Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska.2,1 

Family

 Henrietta Nyboe b. Oct 1888

Citations

  1. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Henrietta Montgomery of Grand Island, Nebraska, her second marriage, age 36 on next birthday, born in Grand Island, Nebraska, daughter of Lauritz Nyboe and Henrietta Christensen, married Mark Timmons of Omaha, Nebraska, locomotive engineer, his second marriage, age 36 on next birthday, born in Lexington, Nebraska, son of Richard M. Timmons and Mary Ann Reedy, married on 16 September 1929 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947.
  2. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henrietta Nyboe, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grand Island Ward 3, Hall, Nebraska; Roll: T625_992; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 106. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.