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Virginia Francis “Jennie” Montgomery

Probable mother of Orbin Oliver Piland · 1858–1927

Virginia Francis “Jennie” Montgomery

Probable

Probable mother of Orbin Oliver Piland · 1858–1927

Born
August 1858
Died
on 25 September 1927 near Buda, Hays County
Married
Edward Raymond Piland
Children
Orbin Oliver Piland
Sources
7

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE, accepted by Earl 28 September 2026 pending more evidence, and added to the tree on that approval. Evidence: the index of her son Orbin’s 1929 Texas death certificate names his mother as Virginia F. Montgomery S911; the Texas marriage index has her marrying Edward Raymond Piland in Gonzales County on 28 June 1883 S913; the index of her own Texas death certificate gives her birth as August 1858 and her death in 1927 S915. Added 29 September 2026

Evidence: The index of her son Orbin's 1929 Texas death certificate names his mother as Virginia F. Montgomery; the Gonzales County marriage licence, read from the image, has Miss Jennie Montgomery marrying Mr. E. R. Piland on 28 June 1883, and the Texas marriage index gives their names in full; her own Texas death certificate, now read from the image, gives her birth as August 1858, her death on 25 September 1927 near Buda, Hays County, and her father as James Montgomery; the 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses of DeWitt County, next to Gonzales, read from the images, put Virginia F., born Texas about 1858-59 and a twin of Harvey, in the household of James (P.) and Elenor F. Montgomery, both born Tennessee. Weak or missing: Her son Orbin's death certificate is read from its index only, so her place as his mother rests on that index; the licence calls her only Jennie, so Virginia Francis comes from the index and her death certificate; her death certificate leaves her mother's maiden name unknown, so Elenor F. as her mother rests on the three censuses. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

Life in the order the records give it

Birth1858
Born August 1858; died 1927, by the index of her death certificate S915
Census1858
🆕 Three censuses of DeWitt County, Texas, the county next to Gonzales, all read from the images, show a Virginia Montgomery born in Texas about 1858–59, a twin of Harvey, in the household of James (P.) and Elenor F. Montgomery, both born Tennessee: “Virginia F.”, 2, in 1860 S1093; Virginia, 11, marked a twin in 1870 S1094; and Virginia, 21, daughter of James P., bracketed as twins with Harry Alex, in 1880 S1095. That makes James and Elenor her probable parents Probable (strong) confirm or correct →: the name, the initial F., the age and the county agree three times over twenty years, but no record yet names them as the parents of Jennie Piland in words
Death1927
🆕 Her death certificate, now read from the image, names her father as James Montgomery Confirmed: Mrs. Virginia F. Piland died on 25 September 1927 near Buda, Hays County, born August 1858 in Texas; the informant, R. Piland of Austin, did not know her mother’s maiden name; she was buried at Live Oak Cemetery the next day S1183. So James P. Montgomery is her father, confirmed, and Elenor Frances Bradford, his wife in every census that holds Virginia, her probable mother

Family parents, marriages, children, siblings

Children1893
Mother of Orbin Oliver Piland (1893–1929), whose daughter Alice Lorene married Thomas Osborn Caffey S911
Marriage1883
Wife of Edward Raymond Piland, married 28 June 1883 in Gonzales County, Texas, as Miss Jennie Montgomery, by the licence, read from the image S913

Open questions what is probable, weak or missing — confirm or correct it

Weak or missing
What is weak or missing: both death certificates and the marriage are read from their indexes only, not the images; “Jennie” comes from the marriage index. The 1860–1880 censuses give her birth in Texas and put her with James and Elenor F. Montgomery (above), but her death certificate, now read, names her father James Montgomery (below), but no record names her mother in words

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Virginia Francis “Jennie” Montgomery · Sources

Citations

Sources cited on this card

7 of the record's sources are cited here. The numbering is the record's own; the full list, with where else each is cited, is at Sources.

  1. S911Texas death certificate index — Orbin Oliver Piland, 30 September 1929. Ancestry collection 2272, record 23497175. Born 24 March 1893; parents E. R. Piland and Virginia F. Montgomery. Probable Read from the index only; the image has not been examined.
  2. S913Texas marriage index — Edward Raymond Piland and Virginia Francis “Jennie” Montgomery, 28 June 1883, Gonzales County. Ancestry collection 60183, record 807408; the licence image is Ancestry record 390206. Image examined, read 29 September 2026. Confirmed Gonzales County marriage licence: Mr. E. R. Piland and Miss Jennie Montgomery; licence issued 27 June 1883 by D. D. Jones, clerk; married 28 June 1883 by L. L. Bradley, minister. The licence gives initials and a nickname only; the full names come from the index. Updated 29 September 2026: it was first cited from the index only.
  3. S915Texas death certificate index — Virginia Francis “Jennie” (Montgomery) Piland, 1927. Ancestry collection 2272, record 30274803. Born August 1858. Probable Read from the index only; the image has not been examined.
  4. S10931860 United States Federal Census — DeWitt County, Texas (county from the index; not filled on this page), Free Inhabitants, page 85, dwelling 660, family 649. Ancestry record 35015992. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, 1 October 2026. Confirmed James “Monguemay” [Montgomery], 25, stock hunter, born Tennessee; Elenor F., 23, born Tennessee; Matilda C., 4; Harvy A., 2; Virginia F., 2; the children born Texas. Indexed as “Mongee”; the page edge cuts the end of the name on the last line. Harvy A. and Virginia F. are the twins marked in 1870 and 1880 (S1094, S1095).
  5. S10941870 United States Federal Census — Precinct No. 1, DeWitt County, Texas, post office Clinton, page 20, dwelling 119, family 119. Ancestry record 7642917. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, 1 October 2026. Confirmed June 1870: Jas. Montgomery, 37, farmer, born Tennessee; Ellen, 35; Evaline, 14; Harvey, 11, and Virginia, 11, bracketed ‘Twins’; Mary, 6; La Fayette, 4; Idella, 1; the children born Texas.
  6. S10951880 United States Federal Census — Precinct No. 1, DeWitt County, Texas, S.D. 6, E.D. 46, page 68. Ancestry record 10575200. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, 1 October 2026. Confirmed 10 July 1880: James P. Montgomery, 47, farmer, born Tennessee, parents born North Carolina; Elenor, wife, 45, born Tennessee; Harry Alex, son, 21, and Virginia, daughter, 21, at home, bracketed as twins; Mary, 14; James L., 13; Idella, 11; Louisa and Eliza, 9, twins; Ida, 7; the children born Texas. Nothing on these three pages names Piland. The link to Jennie Montgomery, who married E. R. Piland in neighbouring Gonzales County in 1883 (S913), is her name, her age and the county.
  7. S1183Texas death certificate no. 30822 (Hays County registration no. 950) — Mrs. Virginia F. Piland, died 25 September 1927 near Buda. FamilySearch record K3Q2-LKX, “Texas, Deaths, 1890–1977”. Image examined, read 1 October 2026. Confirmed Married; born August 1858, Texas; housewife; father James Montgomery, birthplace “Don’t know”; mother’s maiden name and birthplace “don’t know”; informant R. Piland, Austin; burial Live Oak Cemetery, 26 September 1927. The image of the certificate indexed at S915.

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