Felicia Minerva Montandon

Felicia Minerva Montandon (maiden name: Isbell) was born on June 29, 1836, in Lenox, Massachusetts. She married James Edgar Montandon in Lee, Iowa, on July 1 or 4, 1856. They had two children: Nellie Josephine, born in February 1857 in Iowa, and George Edgar, born on May 29, 1859, in Illinois. Following the war, the family lived in Topeka, Kansas; Arizona; and Tacoma, Washington. The couple became active members of Tacoma society, frequently attending and hosting social gatherings. She died of heart failure on February 24, 1904, in Tacoma.

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Name:Montandon, Felicia Minerva
Alternative names:
  • Isbell, Felicia Minerva (alternative name)
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  • Spouse
  • UVA (Union)
Gender:F
Race:White
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Birth date:1836-06-29
Birth date certainty:Certain
Birth place:Lenox, MA
Death date:1907-02-24
Death place:Tacoma, WA
Causes of death:disease: heart failure
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Person 1Relation TypePerson 2
Montandon, Felicia Minervaparent ofMontandon, Nellie Josephine
Montandon, Felicia Minervaparent ofMontandon, George Edgar
Montandon, Felicia Minervawife ofMontandon, James Edgar
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United States Federal Census, 1860, 1870, 1900; Kansas State Census, 1875; James E. Montandon in the Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996; Washington, Death Records, 1883-1960 for Felicia M Montandon, James E Montandon; Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for Felicia Minerva Isabell, accessed through Ancestry.com; The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, Washington), January 21, 1900; William Farrand Prosser, A History of the Puget Sound Country (1903).