Belva Louise Matthews
1872 - 1935 (63 years)-
Name Belva Louise Matthews [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] Birth 14 Feb 1872 Arkansas, USA 
[1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12] Gender Female Residence 1900 Hill County, Texas, USA Justice Precinct 8 Residence 1910 Haskell, Haskell, Texas, USA [1] Residence 1920 Haskell County, Texas, USA [5] Justice Precinct 3 Burial 1935 Haskell, Haskell, Texas, USA [2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12] - Willow Cemetery
Death 15 Jul 1935 Haskell, Haskell, Texas, USA [2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12] Person ID I13302 Clan Montgomery Society | Thomas Montgomery and Mary Patton Last Modified 2 Sep 2026
Family Joseph Carter Montgomery, b. 3 Jun 1860, Patrick, Madison, Arkansas, USA d. 25 Mar 1932, Haskell, Haskell, Texas, USA (Age 71 years) Marriage 18 Nov 1888 Hill County, Texas, USA Children > 1. Robert Edwin Montgomery, b. 30 Dec 1889, Brandon, Hill, Texas, USA d. 23 Jul 1890, Brandon, Hill, Texas, USA (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 2. William Arthur Montgomery, b. 27 Jul 1891, Brandon, Hill, Texas, USA d. 29 Jul 1962, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA (Age 71 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 3. Ruby Rebecca Montgomery, b. 27 Apr 1894, Brandon, Hill, Texas, USA d. 6 Oct 1895, Brandon, Hill, Texas, USA (Age 1 year) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 4. Joseph Howard Montgomery, b. 4 Oct 1896, Brandon, Hill, Texas, USA d. 25 Apr 1969, Haskell, Haskell, Texas, USA (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 5. Della Louise Montgomery, b. 9 Jul 1899, Itasca, Hill, Texas, USA d. 31 Jan 1978, Haskell, Haskell, Texas, USA (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 6. Lelia Addie Montgomery, b. 11 Oct 1901, Hill County, Texas, USA d. 28 Jul 1987, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 7. Weldon Bailey Montgomery, b. 30 Apr 1908, Haskell County, Texas, USA d. 29 Sep 1917, Haskell County, Texas, USA (Age 9 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F4338 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Sep 2026
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Event Map 
Birth - 14 Feb 1872 - Arkansas, USA 
Residence - 1910 - Haskell, Haskell, Texas, USA 
Residence - Justice Precinct 3 - 1920 - Haskell County, Texas, USA Burial - 1935 - Haskell, Haskell, Texas, USA Death - 15 Jul 1935 - Haskell, Haskell, Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Montgomery, Joseph Carter (1860-1932) AND Matthews Montgomery, Belva Louise (1872-1935)
Photo posted with courtesy and permission of CMS member #1096
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Notes - !Per her death certificate, Bell was born in Texas. However, for this to be true, her parents would have had to move to Texas immediately after marriage since Bell was born only 10 months later. Census records of 1900 and 1910 say that she was born in Arkansas.
!Age at death: 63Y, 5M, 1D
- !Per her death certificate, Bell was born in Texas. However, for this to be true, her parents would have had to move to Texas immediately after marriage since Bell was born only 10 months later. Census records of 1900 and 1910 say that she was born in Arkansas.
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Sources - [S2772] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Haskell, Haskell, Texas; Roll: T624_1562; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1375575.
Record for Joseph C Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex&h=28179718&indiv=try - [S3855] Willow Cemetery, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Haskell, Haskell, Texas, USA;).
- [S2915] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
Record for Della Lou Cox
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeathcerts&h=354689&indiv=try - [S2915] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
Record for William Arthur Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeathcerts&h=23043827&indiv=try - [S2778] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Haskell, Texas; Roll: T625_1816; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 133; Image: 445.
Record for Joseph C Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=43411032&indiv=try - [S2775] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Joseph Howard Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=95605764&indiv=try - [S2775] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Weldon Bailey Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=22900817&indiv=try - [S2915] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
Record for Weldon Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeathcerts&h=24005004&indiv=try - [S2775] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Lelia Addie Cox
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=22893121&indiv=try - [S2775] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Della Lou Cox
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=99409671&indiv=try - [S2783] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
Record for Della Lou Cox
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=41923558&indiv=try - [S2775] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for William Arthur Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=95219442&indiv=try
- [S2772] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Haskell, Haskell, Texas; Roll: T624_1562; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1375575.
