-------------------------------------------
NOTE: If you double click on the images twice they should grow larger so that they can be more easily seen. There may also be hidden images that can be seen.
-------------------------------------------
Constance and her husband, Walter Frazar Burrell, lived much of their lives in the Portland area and were well known among many wealth and influential families. They at mid-life decided to have built a very large and well built three story home at 2610 S. E. Hawthorne Street. The architect was at the time the cities finest. It had all the latest conveniences like the first electric elevator. Some years after it's completion homes were built up around it. In it's early days it sat alone on the block in which it was built. Today, it still stands proudly and is known by many Portlander's as the home of [likely] the cities finest mortuary, Holman's Funeral Home. Look for it online and see the photos.
There was a time when they drove around Portland in one of the first electric battery powered cars in the City of Roses. Their son, Douglas, drove a gas powered motorcycle. Both, Alden and Douglas rode horseback all over Portland as young men. Then it was possible to ride through back yards and wooded areas and not worry about using roads.
They were a well traveled and educated family. Both Constance and her husband came from wealthy Portland families. Her husband's father, Martin Strong Burrell was one of the first self made millionaires in Portland. Another was his partner and cousin, Richard Baxter Knapp, both from Ohio. While her father, James Boyce Montgomery was respected acrossed the nation for his fetes in railroad and public works construction projects. Martin's wife, Rosetta [Frazar] Burrell (1842 - 1903) made it a practice to work for the betterment of her fellowman. In this way she followed in her parent's impressive foot steps at least partly stemming from their strong Unitarian beliefs and training. Though not christian they espoused many of the same believes towards their follow man and helped create a better, City of Portland, for all that called it home. Three examples are their helping to start a public funded school system, a proper police and fire departments and a free public library.
Constance's mother, Mary Ann Phelps Montgomery, was one of Portland's finest citizens. Mary's father, John Smith Phelps, was a State House Representative in 1840, multi-term U. S. Senator (1844-1862) and also Governor of Missouri (1877-1881) and a Civil War appointed Military Governor of Arkansas in 1862. Mary's father had left Hartford County, Connecticut and gone west to settle in Missouri with his wife where he set out to build a fine plantation with his sweat and blood mixed in with that of his slaves'. Being from the east coast he did not treat his slaves' as did many of those from the south. Nor, were his convictions strongly in favor of it. After the Civil War broke out he sided strongly with the United States Federal Government and set about dismantling slavery in the South and fought with all his might against the southern upraising and waring to split itself from the North. He became a Colonel of a group of like minded neighbors and follow countrymen that were known as "Phelps Regiment" in 1861. Resigned his command with sadness to be appointed Military Governor of Arkansas by President 'Abe' Lincoln in 1862.
Near the end of the Great Depression their beautiful home had to be sold and Constance and Walter moved to Santa Barbara, California where they found the climate pleasing and life much slower. Both of their daughter's followed them there for the remainder of their lives. They had lost their great wealth and that of others and could not face the results felt everyday they remained in Portland. To be sure others fell in the same way and just as hard. But, it's very personal when it happens to you and those you love and it is seen as your fault and maybe it was.
NOTE: If you double click on the images twice they should grow larger so that they can be more easily seen. There may also be hidden images that can be seen.
-------------------------------------------
Constance and her husband, Walter Frazar Burrell, lived much of their lives in the Portland area and were well known among many wealth and influential families. They at mid-life decided to have built a very large and well built three story home at 2610 S. E. Hawthorne Street. The architect was at the time the cities finest. It had all the latest conveniences like the first electric elevator. Some years after it's completion homes were built up around it. In it's early days it sat alone on the block in which it was built. Today, it still stands proudly and is known by many Portlander's as the home of [likely] the cities finest mortuary, Holman's Funeral Home. Look for it online and see the photos.
There was a time when they drove around Portland in one of the first electric battery powered cars in the City of Roses. Their son, Douglas, drove a gas powered motorcycle. Both, Alden and Douglas rode horseback all over Portland as young men. Then it was possible to ride through back yards and wooded areas and not worry about using roads.
They were a well traveled and educated family. Both Constance and her husband came from wealthy Portland families. Her husband's father, Martin Strong Burrell was one of the first self made millionaires in Portland. Another was his partner and cousin, Richard Baxter Knapp, both from Ohio. While her father, James Boyce Montgomery was respected acrossed the nation for his fetes in railroad and public works construction projects. Martin's wife, Rosetta [Frazar] Burrell (1842 - 1903) made it a practice to work for the betterment of her fellowman. In this way she followed in her parent's impressive foot steps at least partly stemming from their strong Unitarian beliefs and training. Though not christian they espoused many of the same believes towards their follow man and helped create a better, City of Portland, for all that called it home. Three examples are their helping to start a public funded school system, a proper police and fire departments and a free public library.
Constance's mother, Mary Ann Phelps Montgomery, was one of Portland's finest citizens. Mary's father, John Smith Phelps, was a State House Representative in 1840, multi-term U. S. Senator (1844-1862) and also Governor of Missouri (1877-1881) and a Civil War appointed Military Governor of Arkansas in 1862. Mary's father had left Hartford County, Connecticut and gone west to settle in Missouri with his wife where he set out to build a fine plantation with his sweat and blood mixed in with that of his slaves'. Being from the east coast he did not treat his slaves' as did many of those from the south. Nor, were his convictions strongly in favor of it. After the Civil War broke out he sided strongly with the United States Federal Government and set about dismantling slavery in the South and fought with all his might against the southern upraising and waring to split itself from the North. He became a Colonel of a group of like minded neighbors and follow countrymen that were known as "Phelps Regiment" in 1861. Resigned his command with sadness to be appointed Military Governor of Arkansas by President 'Abe' Lincoln in 1862.
Near the end of the Great Depression their beautiful home had to be sold and Constance and Walter moved to Santa Barbara, California where they found the climate pleasing and life much slower. Both of their daughter's followed them there for the remainder of their lives. They had lost their great wealth and that of others and could not face the results felt everyday they remained in Portland. To be sure others fell in the same way and just as hard. But, it's very personal when it happens to you and those you love and it is seen as your fault and maybe it was.
-------------------------------------------
NOTE: If you double click on the images twice they should grow larger so that they can be more easily seen. There may also be hidden images that can be seen.
-------------------------------------------
Constance and her husband, Walter Frazar Burrell, lived much of their lives in the Portland area and were well known among many wealth and influential families. They at mid-life decided to have built a very large and well built three story home at 2610 S. E. Hawthorne Street. The architect was at the time the cities finest. It had all the latest conveniences like the first electric elevator. Some years after it's completion homes were built up around it. In it's early days it sat alone on the block in which it was built. Today, it still stands proudly and is known by many Portlander's as the home of [likely] the cities finest mortuary, Holman's Funeral Home. Look for it online and see the photos.
There was a time when they drove around Portland in one of the first electric battery powered cars in the City of Roses. Their son, Douglas, drove a gas powered motorcycle. Both, Alden and Douglas rode horseback all over Portland as young men. Then it was possible to ride through back yards and wooded areas and not worry about using roads.
They were a well traveled and educated family. Both Constance and her husband came from wealthy Portland families. Her husband's father, Martin Strong Burrell was one of the first self made millionaires in Portland. Another was his partner and cousin, Richard Baxter Knapp, both from Ohio. While her father, James Boyce Montgomery was respected acrossed the nation for his fetes in railroad and public works construction projects. Martin's wife, Rosetta [Frazar] Burrell (1842 - 1903) made it a practice to work for the betterment of her fellowman. In this way she followed in her parent's impressive foot steps at least partly stemming from their strong Unitarian beliefs and training. Though not christian they espoused many of the same believes towards their follow man and helped create a better, City of Portland, for all that called it home. Three examples are their helping to start a public funded school system, a proper police and fire departments and a free public library.
Constance's mother, Mary Ann Phelps Montgomery, was one of Portland's finest citizens. Mary's father, John Smith Phelps, was a State House Representative in 1840, multi-term U. S. Senator (1844-1862) and also Governor of Missouri (1877-1881) and a Civil War appointed Military Governor of Arkansas in 1862. Mary's father had left Hartford County, Connecticut and gone west to settle in Missouri with his wife where he set out to build a fine plantation with his sweat and blood mixed in with that of his slaves'. Being from the east coast he did not treat his slaves' as did many of those from the south. Nor, were his convictions strongly in favor of it. After the Civil War broke out he sided strongly with the United States Federal Government and set about dismantling slavery in the South and fought with all his might against the southern upraising and waring to split itself from the North. He became a Colonel of a group of like minded neighbors and follow countrymen that were known as "Phelps Regiment" in 1861. Resigned his command with sadness to be appointed Military Governor of Arkansas by President 'Abe' Lincoln in 1862.
Near the end of the Great Depression their beautiful home had to be sold and Constance and Walter moved to Santa Barbara, California where they found the climate pleasing and life much slower. Both of their daughter's followed them there for the remainder of their lives. They had lost their great wealth and that of others and could not face the results felt everyday they remained in Portland. To be sure others fell in the same way and just as hard. But, it's very personal when it happens to you and those you love and it is seen as your fault and maybe it was.
NOTE: If you double click on the images twice they should grow larger so that they can be more easily seen. There may also be hidden images that can be seen.
-------------------------------------------
Constance and her husband, Walter Frazar Burrell, lived much of their lives in the Portland area and were well known among many wealth and influential families. They at mid-life decided to have built a very large and well built three story home at 2610 S. E. Hawthorne Street. The architect was at the time the cities finest. It had all the latest conveniences like the first electric elevator. Some years after it's completion homes were built up around it. In it's early days it sat alone on the block in which it was built. Today, it still stands proudly and is known by many Portlander's as the home of [likely] the cities finest mortuary, Holman's Funeral Home. Look for it online and see the photos.
There was a time when they drove around Portland in one of the first electric battery powered cars in the City of Roses. Their son, Douglas, drove a gas powered motorcycle. Both, Alden and Douglas rode horseback all over Portland as young men. Then it was possible to ride through back yards and wooded areas and not worry about using roads.
They were a well traveled and educated family. Both Constance and her husband came from wealthy Portland families. Her husband's father, Martin Strong Burrell was one of the first self made millionaires in Portland. Another was his partner and cousin, Richard Baxter Knapp, both from Ohio. While her father, James Boyce Montgomery was respected acrossed the nation for his fetes in railroad and public works construction projects. Martin's wife, Rosetta [Frazar] Burrell (1842 - 1903) made it a practice to work for the betterment of her fellowman. In this way she followed in her parent's impressive foot steps at least partly stemming from their strong Unitarian beliefs and training. Though not christian they espoused many of the same believes towards their follow man and helped create a better, City of Portland, for all that called it home. Three examples are their helping to start a public funded school system, a proper police and fire departments and a free public library.
Constance's mother, Mary Ann Phelps Montgomery, was one of Portland's finest citizens. Mary's father, John Smith Phelps, was a State House Representative in 1840, multi-term U. S. Senator (1844-1862) and also Governor of Missouri (1877-1881) and a Civil War appointed Military Governor of Arkansas in 1862. Mary's father had left Hartford County, Connecticut and gone west to settle in Missouri with his wife where he set out to build a fine plantation with his sweat and blood mixed in with that of his slaves'. Being from the east coast he did not treat his slaves' as did many of those from the south. Nor, were his convictions strongly in favor of it. After the Civil War broke out he sided strongly with the United States Federal Government and set about dismantling slavery in the South and fought with all his might against the southern upraising and waring to split itself from the North. He became a Colonel of a group of like minded neighbors and follow countrymen that were known as "Phelps Regiment" in 1861. Resigned his command with sadness to be appointed Military Governor of Arkansas by President 'Abe' Lincoln in 1862.
Near the end of the Great Depression their beautiful home had to be sold and Constance and Walter moved to Santa Barbara, California where they found the climate pleasing and life much slower. Both of their daughter's followed them there for the remainder of their lives. They had lost their great wealth and that of others and could not face the results felt everyday they remained in Portland. To be sure others fell in the same way and just as hard. But, it's very personal when it happens to you and those you love and it is seen as your fault and maybe it was.
Gravesite Details
A very family and civic minded woman. Educated in Europe.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
See more Burrell or Montgomery memorials in:
- River View Cemetery Burrell or Montgomery
- Portland Burrell or Montgomery
- Multnomah County Burrell or Montgomery
- Oregon Burrell or Montgomery
- USA Burrell or Montgomery
- Find a Grave Burrell or Montgomery
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
