Brief Life History of Geneva Bell
When Geneva Bell Montgomery was born on 28 September 1921, in Arkansas, United States, her father, James Elisha Montgomery, was 42 and her mother, Emile Ann Dora L. Price, was 38. She married Charles Freddy Mobbs on 21 June 1938, in Faulkner, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Heber Springs, Cleburne, Arkansas, United States in 1930 and Greenbrier, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States for about 24 years. She died on 7 May 1997, in Arkansas, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Greenbrier, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States.
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- Bell E Mongomery in household of James E Mongomery, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: Geneva Bell Montgomery - Published information: birth-name: Geneva Bell Montgomery
- Geneve Belle Montgomery, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
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1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting
In 1922, Harvey C. Couch Sr. started WOK the first radio station in Arkansas. After a trip to Pittsburgh and the KDKA radio he came up with the idea for Workers of Killowatts (WOK). WOK had no commercials which was nice for the listeners.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and northern Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Sainte-Foy-de-Montgomery and Saint-Germain-de-Montgomery (Calvados). In Ireland this surname was present in the medieval period, died out, and was then reintroduced from Scotland in the 17th century. It has been Gaelicized in Ireland as Mac Iomaire and in Scotland as Mac Gumaraid.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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