William Montgomery was born at Helens. burgh, Scotland on September 10, 1850. He married Jessie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Buchanan, in Scotland on October 29, 1879. Mrs. Montgomery was born in 1863. The first fifteen years of their married life were spent on a rented farm in Scotland. They came to Carrington in 1894 with the six oldest children to join Mrs. Montgomery's parents and other relatives.
They acquired a farm in Wyard Township on Section 32. They had soon become owners of 1700 acres. The farm was known as Rossdhu, as the home in Scotland was.
Mr. Montgomery took great pride in his fine horses. In 1909 he made a trip back to Scotland and purchased a carload of Clydesdales to bring back to North Dakota.
Mrs. Montgomery was a faithful war worker during the World War I and spent many hours knitting, often until late at night. She knit 150 sweaters, many pairs of socks and other small articles. They had three sons serving in France: James, David and Hugh.
The Montgomerys had 14 children. Three infants died in Scotland and one in Carrington. The other children were William, Thomas, Jessie, David, Helen, Margaret, Isabelle, James, Jemima, and Hugh.
Mr. Montgomery died October 5, 1934 and Mrs. Montgomery died in 1940. They are buried in the Carrington cemetery.
Mrs. Montgomery was a sister of Thomas, Jack and David Buchanan, Mrs. Chilo Burnham Sr., Mrs. James Wyard and Mrs. David Wyard and Mrs. Mark Holcomb.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 107B
William Montgomery was born at Helens. burgh, Scotland on September 10, 1850. He married Jessie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Buchanan, in Scotland on October 29, 1879. Mrs. Montgomery was born in 1863. The first fifteen years of their married life were spent on a rented farm in Scotland. They came to Carrington in 1894 with the six oldest children to join Mrs. Montgomery's parents and other relatives.
They acquired a farm in Wyard Township on Section 32. They had soon become owners of 1700 acres. The farm was known as Rossdhu, as the home in Scotland was.
Mr. Montgomery took great pride in his fine horses. In 1909 he made a trip back to Scotland and purchased a carload of Clydesdales to bring back to North Dakota.
Mrs. Montgomery was a faithful war worker during the World War I and spent many hours knitting, often until late at night. She knit 150 sweaters, many pairs of socks and other small articles. They had three sons serving in France: James, David and Hugh.
The Montgomerys had 14 children. Three infants died in Scotland and one in Carrington. The other children were William, Thomas, Jessie, David, Helen, Margaret, Isabelle, James, Jemima, and Hugh.
Mr. Montgomery died October 5, 1934 and Mrs. Montgomery died in 1940. They are buried in the Carrington cemetery.
Mrs. Montgomery was a sister of Thomas, Jack and David Buchanan, Mrs. Chilo Burnham Sr., Mrs. James Wyard and Mrs. David Wyard and Mrs. Mark Holcomb.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 107B