Blanche Agnes Wilson

1908 - 1991  (82 years)

• Name	Blanche Agnes Wilson
  Born	17 Dec 1908	Bradish, Boone, Nebraska, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	17 Jan 1909	Bradish, Boone, Nebraska, United States   [3]
  Baptism	17 Jan 1909	Albion, Boone, Nebraska, United States   [2]
  	Address: Immanual Lutheran Church
  Census	1910	Midland, Boone, Nebraska, United States   [4]
  Census	1920	Mellette, South Dakota, United States   [5]
  Confirmation	30 May 1926	Bradish, Boone, Nebraska, United States   [3]
  Census	1930	Witten, Tripp, South Dakota, United States   [6]
  Name	Agnetta Blanche Wilson  [7, 8]
  Occupation	1930  [6]
  	Restaurant Waitress
  Residence	1939	Scotts Bluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States   [9]
  _COLOR	9
  Died	1 Apr 1991	Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States   [10]
  	Address: Cascade Care Center
  Buried	5 Apr 1991	Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States   [11]
  	Address: Canyon Hill Cemetery
  Notes	Notes from 2000 Reunion: Gramp rigged pump with old motor oil Fire in s tove when Marvin was a baby--capon chicken operation. Myrtle held Marv in on cedar chest (baby) in Winner. Gram had to stand outside barefoot i winter--lots of tornadoes, & Gram would gather the kids & take to roo t cellar. Firemen (?) came and sprayed the chickens, and they all froz e. LT--would tell Lester to hold paper bag next to bellybutton to prevent c arsickness. Lester: "I'll tell you, it doesn't work!" Ozro to U. Bill: "Your mother was a perfect penman, wasn't she?" Fritz (Lillian) (lived & cooked in schoolhouse, made kids lunch there) Elva, wife of Harry Larsen's (husband of Lillian) brother Myrtle (summer turned 12) lady across pasture was supposed to check on t hem, barbed wire with Dad on hip. Welfare ladies came, asked where par ents were (after 2-3 weeks); would leave kids with Marvin & ride bike t o pick up LT's check--back to house with welfare lady--had had pillow f ight. Bill & Morris taken because they fought, & Flo to work. LT lost w allet in bathroom (gone when went back to check). Had letter with LT's I D address. --picked fruit in ID (Bill's 7th b-day) [Gramp had to come u p & calm Irene & Myrtle down?] & called to come get them. LT & Blanch e took Bill & went back ('29 Plymouth) (left Flo & Morris, etc.) in ID. O e of these trips axle broke in Pocatello. Also, Myrtle holding gearsh ift in place & falling asleep & Gramp waking her up--"We're crossing th e Continental Divide--I just saw a deer!" My scrawled notes: "Gram's parents split up when she was 13, then her m om took the kids back to Nebraska (where her parents were maybe rich--b ig house, Anders paid for Gram's & cousin's confirm. dress). Then rela tives in S.D. told her she needed to go back if she was to keep her hus band. He'd "taken up" with Mrs. (Old Lady) Meisner--husband owned bar- -& she had a son (Sonny) who lives in McMinnville, Oregon. Sophie talke d to Lutheran minister abt. husb & he advised divorce. Myrtle (& Irene ) were w/one of Gram's sisters in Witten (?) & she (sister) said, "Look , there's Papa" (Carl)--always in a brown suit & felt hat. owned liquo store. A. Myrtle moved from Neb at 5--before then went to someone's funeral (G am put her all in yellow) hot--laid in dirt, spanked. Gram's dad died shortly after Deanna was born. Gramp got telegram & Gr am couldn't go because of Deanna & went crying to the outhouse. Myrtle w as confused & went out to find out why." More notes, apparently taken in 1988: "1921--Gram M. knew Indian in S. D akota named War Bonnet--at least 3 wives, had oldest kid when 80. He f ought in "The War", probably Custer's last stand--old Sioux. Gram was a lways scared Indians would attack when she was a girl, an Indian, perha ps W.B., came up, gesturing. G thought perhaps he knew more English th an he was letting on. They'd just made bread, & they finally figured o ut he wanted bread. They gave him bread. He wanted to trade his mocs f or bread & GM told him they didn't want them and to go. Most were Cath olic and sent kids to boarding school. Weird names--Nelly, Mag [?]. 2 I dian girls she knew married whites, one husband Shaffer, one some Norw egian name. WB probably chief. braids. third wife--others died, prob ably of old age. skinny & little. Her horse, Nancy, was stolen by whi te man. brownish, with star on head. Gram didn't like big horses, lik ed ponies. Ozro was smart, knew everyone & everything. Oz b-day--June 9 , same as Gloria--77. June 11--Lester. Irene--12 yr. younger--67--gon e 1981 (?) This is in notes. Lester (?) used to traveling salesman, Bu ows Co., sold adding machines. Went to horse races of weekends. Del ores (?) husband raises horses, Indians raised crops, cattle. Envied t hem having 4 rooms, no electricity no indoor plumbing. Mr. Garneys (?) [ ??]--Indian--died of flu outside toilet. Bravey boys--George, Joe, Alec , Steve, Nellie, Emma, Ida. Last name--Braveboy. Called them: George B ave (no boy). Ida married Indian named Wilson--Crow from N. Dakota. M s. Joe Brave had been Crow, married Sioux. Pineridge Res.--Indian kid s went to boarding school there. Bob Barker, part Indian, went there. W ounded Knee--S. Dakota, close to Indian mission. Abarusk (?)--Greek--G am went to school with his brother Blond, her mom was dark. trouble w ith drink, less than now. Gm lived on homestead. Indians there lived o own land--160 acres--self-supportive rented I land. Raised everythin g--mostly corn, also small grain, garden, her mom hauled water from wel l aways away down a hill hired man used to see empty bucket & take dip per for a drink, her mom used to get angry he didn't take whole bucket. w ell 12 ft deep, didn't freeze. Connected to engine to pump up water--n o windmills. met dad in S. Dak. he was thrashing--Gm was 13, hid behi d door, thot Gp was old man. took 2 days to thrash fields--24 in. McC ormick thrasher--couldn't move big machine. 1, maybe 2 men on thrash c ew. Mattick helped, owned the outfit, had Gp run it. Took 2 guys w/8 r acks to field thrash. Gm's dad was alwasy wrassling. HAD to wrassle & p itch horseshoes. Used to hurt each other some--Gm's dad was 22 when Gm b orn. Field T 8 racks, 2 wagons, 2 guys hauled parked thrasher, brough grain t o thrasher, didn't waste grain. Saved 90-95% of grain. Pearlie met husband at Pierre husband played ball & sang, separated, no t divorced. Probly drank himself to death. Percy (son) drinks. Came o ut in '46. Gm came out in '44. Tall. Gp raised in Ft. Collins, Col., w ith people named Rudolph. Gm disagreed w/whites on Indians non-rights. Gm likes old days. Gm wanted to write a book. Gm's sister Irene was 1 6 yrs when graduated. 2 yrs. college, then taught school. Married, th en finished college--no one wanted her to quit teaching. 2 kids. Bets y & Steve. Ozro smart, too, only finished 8th grade. Her dad favored t hem. Gm's Mom taught herself to write English. Finished 7th grade. Br own as Indian--lived in Nebraska, Boone Co., Gm's gp's died in . S evron [sic] had 10 kids. Gm was confirmed at 17, Louise's kid was 14. S ame class. 12 in class. 2 Greeks, bro., & sis. Louise had cousin, sa me class, Mary Nelson. [Severin's kids, indicated with arrow:] Alfred, A el [?], Martha --82 oldest, Louise 77. Sena--got lost. Esther--kids t aken away from her, thought she wasn't doing right. 3 kids--Esther--84 . Gm's Gm had oldes son from other marriage. She was 10 yrs older tha him. He never got remarried. Ino [?] (WB son-in-law)--he always said, "I know, I know," so they call ed him Ino. George Brave was big. No kids. Indians hung cradles on ce iling. Swung it occasionally to keep baby happy. big entertainment wa s to visit every Sunday. Had church in schoolhouse. Baptist minister w /7 kids came, preached. Came from Todd Co. Gm lived north of Wood. 2- 3 stores, bank. 40 miles to Winner, 13 mi. to Wood. Bought sugar, cof fee, flour, raised all else. Glen Sherwood's nearest neighbor--1 mi aw ay. School on their land. Pearl Sherwood, used to be teacher--used to b e snob. Teacher was good teacher but couldn't sing. Mildred Kemp. Stu died out of encyclo's. School board thot they didn't need schooling. K emp tot for 4 years. Next Teacher was 16, sposed to go to summer schoo l, didn't, made her quit. Next man, used dope. Studied Edgar Allan Po e. Told parents, didn't believe them. Threw stuff. Gm was in 6th gra de. Girl told him he was the funniest man she ever saw. They were sca ed of him. One day he brought fake-looking white candy. They wouldn' t take it. About 30. Started school at 10 AM. One day he noticed far mers talking & gathering. They were plotting against him. 16 yr girl w as nice & probly new enough. Nearly 6 ft tall. Lily Larson. Kemp had t o ride 4-5 mi. on horseback to school, started fire of coal. Her horse h ad to stand there all day. Carried water from Sherwoods. Tot to not d ink out of others' water glass, but then had dipper. Cooked stew, etc ., at school. Potluck. Decided daily what to bring. Brot sandwich, t oo. Drank water. Took turns hauling watter & cleaning blackboards. T eacher did fire. Saffer (?) kids walked 2 1/2 mi. to school. Hans, th eir dad, (Sattrey) (full Norwe.) walked w/them to not let them get lost i storm. Olga, Emma, Kermit, Hellen, Alice, Robert, Emma Sattrey (Satr ee)--best friend w/Gm. Wife full-blood Norwe., too. Emma getting ready f or 25th anni., Gm sent card, he wrote & said she had passed away gettin g ready. Emma 2 yrs. older. Few pictures taken. Man came & took fami ly picture. Gram would've been 10 (?) 1st language was Nor. Brother d ied at 2, only knew Nor." South Dakota, Tripp, Witten (old town) April 4, 1930 Wallace W. Russell E um 62-41 Sup 2 Sheet 3A Apr. 7 24 25 Wilson, Sophie C. Head-H R $7 no f w 48 m 25 no yes Nebras ka Norway Norway 69 05 0 yes laundress at home 8596 0 yes ----Blanche A. daughter v f w 21 s Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska 69 yes Wa itress Restaurant 619v w yes ----Pearl J. daughter v f w 17 s Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska 69 yes Serv ant Hotel 959v w yes ----Clarence S. son v m w 14 s South Dakota Nebraska Nebraska 68 yes no e ----Mildred G. daughter v f w 10 s South Dakota Nebraska Nebraska 68 ye s none ----Irene S. daughter v f w 8 s South Dakota Nebraska Nebraska 68 none ---Maude L. daughter v f w 6 s South Dakota Nebraska Nebraska 68 none ---Lester L. son v m w 4 10/12 s South Dakota Nebraska Nebraska 68 none
  Person ID	I1281	Megan's Big Tree
  Last Modified	31 Dec 1969

  
  

  Father	Carl Ozro Wilson,   b. 8 Feb 1885, Creighton, Knox, Nebraska, United States ,   d. 10 Jun 1939, Wood, Mellette, South Dakota, United States  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Sophie Christine Roberg,   b. 5 Nov 1881, Boone, Nebraska, United States ,   d. 24 Sep 1979, Sioux Falls, Lincoln, South Dakota, United States  (Age 97 years)
  Marriage License	Mar 1907	Albion, Boone, Nebraska, United States   [12]
  Married	13 Mar 1907	Boone, Nebraska, United States   [3, 9, 13, 14]
  Family ID	F707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lawrence Theodore Montgomery,   b. 26 Aug 1901, Holdrege, Phelps, Nebraska, United States ,   d. 12 Jul 1989, Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States  (Age 87 years)
  Married	17 Sep 1930	Winner, Tripp, South Dakota, United States
  Notes	From letter written September 12, 1996 by Myrtle: "As to Mom and Dad. I understand that he worked for Grandpa Wilson as t hrasher or thresher when she was 13 and he was 20. Years later Grandma r an into himin Winner after his wife died when Irene was 4 months and Fl o 2 years and 4 months which would have been in March but Mom and Dad o ly went together for six weeks before they got married Sept. 17, 1930. G andma thought he would make Mom a good husband. She had a boyfriend i Nebraska Leonard Schoval who later married but had no children. He d ied of cancer in 1966. Mom found this out from one of cousins either M artha or Louise Roberg."
  Children	1. Florence Marie Montgomery   2. Dorothy Irene Montgomery,   b. 11 Nov 1929, Winner, Tripp, South Dakota, United States ,   d. 25 Aug 1985, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States  (Age 55 years)  [adopted ]   3. Myrtle Charlotte Montgomery,   b. 6 Sep 1932, Witten, Tripp, South Dakota, United States ,   d. 26 Jul 2009, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States  (Age 76 years)   4. Morris Walter Montgomery,   b. 2 Dec 1933, Winner, Tripp, South Dakota, United States ,   d. 16 Feb 2015  (Age 81 years)   5. Marvin Lawrence Montgomery   6. William Clarence Montgomery,   b. 18 Jul 1937, Edgemont, Fall River, South Dakota, United States ,   d. 12 Sep 2009  (Age 72 years)   7. Deanna Esther Montgomery,   b. 11 May 1939, Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States ,   d. 3 Sep 1999, Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States  (Age 60 years)   8. Alwin Eugene Montgomery   9. Theodore Richard Montgomery   10. Gloria Blanche Montgomery,   b. 9 Jun 1945, Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States ,   d. 8 Dec 1950, Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States  (Age 5 years)   11. Linda Lea Montgomery   12. Laura Christine Montgomery,   b. 26 Mar 1951, Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States ,   d. 13 Oct 2015, Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States  (Age 64 years)
  Photos		Gramp Gram M.jpg
  		Gramp Gram M.jpg
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2022
  Family ID	F533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Baptism - ,Address: Immanual Lutheran Church - 17 Jan 1909 - Albion, Boone, Nebraska, United States Census - - 1920 - Mellette, South Dakota, United States Census - - 1930 - Witten, Tripp, South Dakota, United States Married - 17 Sep 1930 - Winner, Tripp, South Dakota, United States Residence - - 1939 - Scotts Bluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States Died - Address: Cascade Care Center - 1 Apr 1991 - Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States Buried - Address: Canyon Hill Cemetery - 5 Apr 1991 - Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Blanche and Cat.jpg
  		Blanche and LT Montgomery.jpg
  		Blanche and Ozro.jpg
  		Blanche as Baby.jpg
  		Blanche Montgomery 1956.jpg
  		Blanche Montgomery 1962.jpg
  		Carl Ozro and Sophie Wilson with Children.jpg
  		LT and Blanche and Cars.jpg
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  		Wilson Children.jpg
  		Confirmation Photo
  		Blanche and Cat.jpg
  		Blanche and LT Montgomery.jpg
  		Blanche and Ozro.jpg
  		Blanche as Baby.jpg
  		Blanche Montgomery 1956.jpg
  		Blanche Montgomery 1962.jpg
  		BlancheLT.jpg
  		Carl Ozro and Sophie Wilson with Children.jpg
  		GramLauraSophiePearl.jpg
  		LT and Blanche and Cars.jpg
  		IMG_0886.JPG
  		Wilson Children.jpg
  		Blanche Baptism

  
  

• Sources

  [S401] Notes written by Blanche (Wilson) Montgomery . [S2717] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969 , accessed; 15 January 2018; Klara Serine Johnsen . [S2045] Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940 . [S23] 1910 Census . Boarding with her parents with the Darrah family. [S25] 1920 Census . [S27] 1930 Census . [S1] "Grandma Was Quite A Girl" Book . [S59] Baptismal Certificate for Blanche Wilson . [S648] Old Time Resident Dies of Heart Attack . [S1356] Death Certificate of Blanche Montgomery . [S1046] Funeral Program of Blanche Montgomery . [S338] Licensed to Wed . "Ozro Carl Wilson and Sophia Robers, both of Boone County." [sic] [S214] Family Group Sheets Compiled by David Alan Johnson . [S2708] Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908 and 1895-1907 , accessed; 17 January 2018; Andreas Roberg .