Mezera-Morris - Person Sheet
Mezera-Morris - Person Sheet
NameMONTGOMERY, Constantine 
, GGG Grandfather
, GGG GrandfatherBirth Date16 Feb 1843
Birth PlacePike County, Mississippi
Death Date28 Oct 1919 Age: 76
Death PlaceLincoln County, Mississippi
FlagsInteresting, Redd Line
FatherMONTGOMERY, William Richard (~1805-1870)
MotherALBRITTON, Martha Serena (~1815-1870)
Misc. Notes
Heroism
A heroic deed was done by Constantine Montgomery, who went to the defense of a neighboring black family, after members of the Ku Klux Klan had made plans to pay the family a visit one night. The Klan members had decided the black family members needed to be whipped. The only "crime" committed by the family was that they were more prosperous than some of their white neighbors.
On the night of the planned visit, Constantine, a carpenter and a man of influence in the area, posted himself outside of the home of his neighbors and waited for the Klan members to arrive.
Upon their arrival, Constantine warned them that they would have to kill him before entering the house and doing harm to the family. The Klansmen changed their minds and left.
Constantine, while preventing the family from being whipped, may have also prevented the occurrence of something even more tragic that night considering the reputation of the KKK. He was known as a peacemaker and that role was demonstrated that night as the heroism of Constantine Montgomery may have saved the lives of an innocent family
A heroic deed was done by Constantine Montgomery, who went to the defense of a neighboring black family, after members of the Ku Klux Klan had made plans to pay the family a visit one night. The Klan members had decided the black family members needed to be whipped. The only "crime" committed by the family was that they were more prosperous than some of their white neighbors.
On the night of the planned visit, Constantine, a carpenter and a man of influence in the area, posted himself outside of the home of his neighbors and waited for the Klan members to arrive.
Upon their arrival, Constantine warned them that they would have to kill him before entering the house and doing harm to the family. The Klansmen changed their minds and left.
Constantine, while preventing the family from being whipped, may have also prevented the occurrence of something even more tragic that night considering the reputation of the KKK. He was known as a peacemaker and that role was demonstrated that night as the heroism of Constantine Montgomery may have saved the lives of an innocent family
Spouses
1MOAK, Arcada Elizabeth , GGG Grandmother
, GGG GrandmotherBirth Date18 Feb 1849
Birth PlaceMississippi
Death Date4 Jul 1924 Age: 75
Death PlaceLincoln County, Mississippi
FlagsRedd Line
FatherMOAK, John A. (1821-1873)
MotherROBERTS, Nancy (1821-1895)
Marr Date10 Jan 1871
Marr PlaceBogue Chitto, Lincoln County, Mississipp