Note: Bio is from a Montgomery surname researcher
For many years, Joseph was a partner in the furniture business called "Montgomery & VanderWerp". Later, he became involved in the wholesale lumber business with the firm "McCracken, Hume, and Co." He then started his own lumber business, "Montgomery & Co." He dealt heavily in the real estate business, was a member of the Chamber of Commerce in Muskegon, was a member of Muskegon Masons R.A.M. Chapter 47, and Knights Templar #22, and he was the President of the Edward's Lumber Co. On April 9, 1912, he and his wife Fannie were returning from a vacation in Florida. After dinner, he walked out onto the observation platform alone (it was on the last car of the train) to get some air. The train was traveling through Kentucky at a high rate of speed when it made a sharp turn, sending Joseph flying off the train and to the ground, landing on his head and shoulders. Some local people saw what happened and rushed to his aid but he never regained consciousness. Meanwhile, Fannie was having everyone search for him on the train because she hadn't seen him in a while and didn't know where he was. It wasn't until the train reached its next stop in Indiana that they were notified of what had happened to him.
For many years, Joseph was a partner in the furniture business called "Montgomery & VanderWerp". Later, he became involved in the wholesale lumber business with the firm "McCracken, Hume, and Co." He then started his own lumber business, "Montgomery & Co." He dealt heavily in the real estate business, was a member of the Chamber of Commerce in Muskegon, was a member of Muskegon Masons R.A.M. Chapter 47, and Knights Templar #22, and he was the President of the Edward's Lumber Co. On April 9, 1912, he and his wife Fannie were returning from a vacation in Florida. After dinner, he walked out onto the observation platform alone (it was on the last car of the train) to get some air. The train was traveling through Kentucky at a high rate of speed when it made a sharp turn, sending Joseph flying off the train and to the ground, landing on his head and shoulders. Some local people saw what happened and rushed to his aid but he never regained consciousness. Meanwhile, Fannie was having everyone search for him on the train because she hadn't seen him in a while and didn't know where he was. It wasn't until the train reached its next stop in Indiana that they were notified of what had happened to him.
Note: Bio is from a Montgomery surname researcher
For many years, Joseph was a partner in the furniture business called "Montgomery & VanderWerp". Later, he became involved in the wholesale lumber business with the firm "McCracken, Hume, and Co." He then started his own lumber business, "Montgomery & Co." He dealt heavily in the real estate business, was a member of the Chamber of Commerce in Muskegon, was a member of Muskegon Masons R.A.M. Chapter 47, and Knights Templar #22, and he was the President of the Edward's Lumber Co. On April 9, 1912, he and his wife Fannie were returning from a vacation in Florida. After dinner, he walked out onto the observation platform alone (it was on the last car of the train) to get some air. The train was traveling through Kentucky at a high rate of speed when it made a sharp turn, sending Joseph flying off the train and to the ground, landing on his head and shoulders. Some local people saw what happened and rushed to his aid but he never regained consciousness. Meanwhile, Fannie was having everyone search for him on the train because she hadn't seen him in a while and didn't know where he was. It wasn't until the train reached its next stop in Indiana that they were notified of what had happened to him.
For many years, Joseph was a partner in the furniture business called "Montgomery & VanderWerp". Later, he became involved in the wholesale lumber business with the firm "McCracken, Hume, and Co." He then started his own lumber business, "Montgomery & Co." He dealt heavily in the real estate business, was a member of the Chamber of Commerce in Muskegon, was a member of Muskegon Masons R.A.M. Chapter 47, and Knights Templar #22, and he was the President of the Edward's Lumber Co. On April 9, 1912, he and his wife Fannie were returning from a vacation in Florida. After dinner, he walked out onto the observation platform alone (it was on the last car of the train) to get some air. The train was traveling through Kentucky at a high rate of speed when it made a sharp turn, sending Joseph flying off the train and to the ground, landing on his head and shoulders. Some local people saw what happened and rushed to his aid but he never regained consciousness. Meanwhile, Fannie was having everyone search for him on the train because she hadn't seen him in a while and didn't know where he was. It wasn't until the train reached its next stop in Indiana that they were notified of what had happened to him.
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Name on headstone is Edgar J. Montgomery
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