Geraldine Gibson (1892- )

Geraldine Gibson was born in April 1892 in Kentucky, the daughter of J. Gibson and Alberta Josephine Albritton.

Geraldine married Samuel Henry Montgomery on November 17, 1912 in Kentucky.  She was 21 years old and he was 24 years.  Samuel was born on May 26, 1888 in Midnight, Mississippi, the son of J.L. Montgomery and Annie Henry.

Samuel and Geraldine had one child:

Gerald J.        born June 10, 1914

Samuel registered for the draft for the First World War in June 1917 in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi.  At that time, he was working as a clerk for Greenwood City.  He was described as tall and stout, with blue eyes and brown hair.  He did not serve in the war.

In 1940, Samuel and Geraldine were living in a house worth $14,000 on Grand Boulevard in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi.  Their son, Gerald, and his wife, Jane M., were living with them.

Notes for Geraldine Gibson

Birth:  Year: 1900; Census Place: Union City, Obion, Tennessee; Roll: 1591; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1241591

Marriage:  "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4S6-F38 : accessed 1 February 2015), S.H. Montgomery and Geraldine Gibson, 17 Nov 1912; citing , reference 315; FHL microfilm 1,944,441.

Notes for Samuel Henry Montgomery

Birth & Military:  Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Leflore; Roll: 1682936.  Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Parents & Residence in 1910:  Year: 1910; Census Place: Greenwood East Ward, Leflore, Mississippi; Roll: T624_749; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1374762.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Residence in 1920:  Year: 1920; Census Place: Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi; Roll: T625_883; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 88; Image: 836.  Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Residence in 1930:  Year: 1930; Census Place: Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi; Roll: 1156; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 7.0; FHL microfilm: 2340891.  Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

Residence in 1940:  Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2043; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 42-17A.  Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Notes for Gerald J. Montgomery

Birth & Death:  Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.

Notes for Jane M. (Montgomery)

Birth & Death:  Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.