Re: montross family
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montross family
ALLEN FETTER 12/16/05
Nellie Rae Montross was b. June 15, 1899. Married Robert Williams b. Aug. 24, 1901 on Sept. 3, 1922. During World War One Robert served in the U.S. Marine Corp nearly 4 years, mainly in Hawaii and the Phillipines. He later joined the 3rd Engineer Corp of the regular Army and worked for 23 years on Iona Island near West Point as a locomotive engineer. In 1953 he was an attendant at the Rockland State Hospital. They lived in Stony Point.
Children were: Diane, b. Sept. 6, 1931. Dixie Rae, b. Dec. 9, 1933. Robert Lee, b. Mar., 15, 1935. Harvey Norman, b. Sept. 3, 1937. Nelly Rae's father, Harvey, was b. July 17, 1869 near Fort Montgomery, NY. His father was John Duane Montross b. Sept. 26, 1832 in Monroe twn., NY.
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Alice Montrose Stephens