Wife of Gutzon Borglum; married May 20, 1909.
Inscription:
MARY MONTGOMERY BORGLUM
HER GREAT FAITH WAS A CONSTANT SOURCE OF STRENGTH
1874-1955
Mary Williams Montgomery, only dau. of Rev. Giles Foster Montgomery and Emily Ruth Redington, b. Nov. 21, 1874 at Maras (now called Kahramanmaras), Turkey.
On May 20, 1909 near Stamford, Conn., Mary m. as his second wife, Gutzon Borglum (i.e., John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum), the renowned creator-sculptor of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. He was the s. of Jans Miller Haugaard Borglum, a Danish immigrant, and Christina Michelsen, b. Mar. 25, 1867 at St. Charles, Idaho. Gutzon d. Mar. 6, 1941 at Chicago, IL and is interred in a private crypt at Forest Lawn Cemetery at Glendale, CA. His widow Mary d. Aug. 16, 1955 at Corpus Christi, TX (TX Death Cert. #41005). She was interred next to her husband on Aug. 19, 1955.
In Woman's who's who of America: a biographical dictionary of contemporary women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915, By John William Leonard, The American commonwealth company, 1914; p. 115.
• BORGLUM. Mary Williams Montgomery (Mrs. Gutzon Borglum), Stamford, Conn. Born Marash, Turkey, Nov. 21, 1874; dau. Giles and Emily (Redington) Montgomery; ed. Hillhouse High School, New Haven, Conn.; Wellesley Coll., B.A. 1896; Berlin Univ., Germany, Ph.D. 1901; also studied in France (mem. Zeta Alpha, Wellesley); m. Short Beach, Conn., 1909, Gutzon Borglum (distinguished sculptor); one son: James Lincoln. Interested in child labor legislation. Author of: Told in the Gardens of Araby (with Izora Chandler). Mem. Deutsche Orient-Gesselschaft, Woman's University Club (N.Y. City). Congregationalism.
Mary Williams (Montgomery) Borglum was a well educated woman, spoke and wrote multiple lanquages, and was the second woman to obtain a Ph.D. from the University of Berlin. She was the co-author with Bob Casey of "Give the Man Room," a biography of her husband.
Mary and Gutzon had two children:
• i. James Lincoln de la Mothe Borglum, b. Apr. 9, 1912 at Stamford, Conn. and d. Jan. 27, 1986 at Corpus Christi, TX; he m. 1) Louella Jones in circa 1937, dau. of Allen C. Jones and Gertrude Russell, b. June 10, 1915 at San Antonio, TX. Lincoln m. 2) Mary Ann Thorton Ellsworth, b. Feb. 14, 1917 at San Antonio, TX and d. Aug. 15, 1985 at Harlingen, TX. Known simply as Lincoln Borglum, he was an artist and assisted his father in the sculpting of the Mount Rushmore monument at South Dakota. His father dying before Mount Rushmore was completed, Lincoln completed it.
• ii. Mary Ellis "Mel" Borglum, b. Mar. 25, 1916 at Atlanta, GA, d. Sept. 11, 2002 at Reno, Nevada; m. 1) David Vhay in 1939 and 2) Don Powers, both who predeceased her.
Inscription:
MARY MONTGOMERY BORGLUM
HER GREAT FAITH WAS A CONSTANT SOURCE OF STRENGTH
1874-1955
Mary Williams Montgomery, only dau. of Rev. Giles Foster Montgomery and Emily Ruth Redington, b. Nov. 21, 1874 at Maras (now called Kahramanmaras), Turkey.
On May 20, 1909 near Stamford, Conn., Mary m. as his second wife, Gutzon Borglum (i.e., John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum), the renowned creator-sculptor of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. He was the s. of Jans Miller Haugaard Borglum, a Danish immigrant, and Christina Michelsen, b. Mar. 25, 1867 at St. Charles, Idaho. Gutzon d. Mar. 6, 1941 at Chicago, IL and is interred in a private crypt at Forest Lawn Cemetery at Glendale, CA. His widow Mary d. Aug. 16, 1955 at Corpus Christi, TX (TX Death Cert. #41005). She was interred next to her husband on Aug. 19, 1955.
In Woman's who's who of America: a biographical dictionary of contemporary women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915, By John William Leonard, The American commonwealth company, 1914; p. 115.
• BORGLUM. Mary Williams Montgomery (Mrs. Gutzon Borglum), Stamford, Conn. Born Marash, Turkey, Nov. 21, 1874; dau. Giles and Emily (Redington) Montgomery; ed. Hillhouse High School, New Haven, Conn.; Wellesley Coll., B.A. 1896; Berlin Univ., Germany, Ph.D. 1901; also studied in France (mem. Zeta Alpha, Wellesley); m. Short Beach, Conn., 1909, Gutzon Borglum (distinguished sculptor); one son: James Lincoln. Interested in child labor legislation. Author of: Told in the Gardens of Araby (with Izora Chandler). Mem. Deutsche Orient-Gesselschaft, Woman's University Club (N.Y. City). Congregationalism.
Mary Williams (Montgomery) Borglum was a well educated woman, spoke and wrote multiple lanquages, and was the second woman to obtain a Ph.D. from the University of Berlin. She was the co-author with Bob Casey of "Give the Man Room," a biography of her husband.
Mary and Gutzon had two children:
• i. James Lincoln de la Mothe Borglum, b. Apr. 9, 1912 at Stamford, Conn. and d. Jan. 27, 1986 at Corpus Christi, TX; he m. 1) Louella Jones in circa 1937, dau. of Allen C. Jones and Gertrude Russell, b. June 10, 1915 at San Antonio, TX. Lincoln m. 2) Mary Ann Thorton Ellsworth, b. Feb. 14, 1917 at San Antonio, TX and d. Aug. 15, 1985 at Harlingen, TX. Known simply as Lincoln Borglum, he was an artist and assisted his father in the sculpting of the Mount Rushmore monument at South Dakota. His father dying before Mount Rushmore was completed, Lincoln completed it.
• ii. Mary Ellis "Mel" Borglum, b. Mar. 25, 1916 at Atlanta, GA, d. Sept. 11, 2002 at Reno, Nevada; m. 1) David Vhay in 1939 and 2) Don Powers, both who predeceased her.
Wife of Gutzon Borglum; married May 20, 1909.
Inscription:
MARY MONTGOMERY BORGLUM
HER GREAT FAITH WAS A CONSTANT SOURCE OF STRENGTH
1874-1955
Mary Williams Montgomery, only dau. of Rev. Giles Foster Montgomery and Emily Ruth Redington, b. Nov. 21, 1874 at Maras (now called Kahramanmaras), Turkey.
On May 20, 1909 near Stamford, Conn., Mary m. as his second wife, Gutzon Borglum (i.e., John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum), the renowned creator-sculptor of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. He was the s. of Jans Miller Haugaard Borglum, a Danish immigrant, and Christina Michelsen, b. Mar. 25, 1867 at St. Charles, Idaho. Gutzon d. Mar. 6, 1941 at Chicago, IL and is interred in a private crypt at Forest Lawn Cemetery at Glendale, CA. His widow Mary d. Aug. 16, 1955 at Corpus Christi, TX (TX Death Cert. #41005). She was interred next to her husband on Aug. 19, 1955.
In Woman's who's who of America: a biographical dictionary of contemporary women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915, By John William Leonard, The American commonwealth company, 1914; p. 115.
• BORGLUM. Mary Williams Montgomery (Mrs. Gutzon Borglum), Stamford, Conn. Born Marash, Turkey, Nov. 21, 1874; dau. Giles and Emily (Redington) Montgomery; ed. Hillhouse High School, New Haven, Conn.; Wellesley Coll., B.A. 1896; Berlin Univ., Germany, Ph.D. 1901; also studied in France (mem. Zeta Alpha, Wellesley); m. Short Beach, Conn., 1909, Gutzon Borglum (distinguished sculptor); one son: James Lincoln. Interested in child labor legislation. Author of: Told in the Gardens of Araby (with Izora Chandler). Mem. Deutsche Orient-Gesselschaft, Woman's University Club (N.Y. City). Congregationalism.
Mary Williams (Montgomery) Borglum was a well educated woman, spoke and wrote multiple lanquages, and was the second woman to obtain a Ph.D. from the University of Berlin. She was the co-author with Bob Casey of "Give the Man Room," a biography of her husband.
Mary and Gutzon had two children:
• i. James Lincoln de la Mothe Borglum, b. Apr. 9, 1912 at Stamford, Conn. and d. Jan. 27, 1986 at Corpus Christi, TX; he m. 1) Louella Jones in circa 1937, dau. of Allen C. Jones and Gertrude Russell, b. June 10, 1915 at San Antonio, TX. Lincoln m. 2) Mary Ann Thorton Ellsworth, b. Feb. 14, 1917 at San Antonio, TX and d. Aug. 15, 1985 at Harlingen, TX. Known simply as Lincoln Borglum, he was an artist and assisted his father in the sculpting of the Mount Rushmore monument at South Dakota. His father dying before Mount Rushmore was completed, Lincoln completed it.
• ii. Mary Ellis "Mel" Borglum, b. Mar. 25, 1916 at Atlanta, GA, d. Sept. 11, 2002 at Reno, Nevada; m. 1) David Vhay in 1939 and 2) Don Powers, both who predeceased her.
Inscription:
MARY MONTGOMERY BORGLUM
HER GREAT FAITH WAS A CONSTANT SOURCE OF STRENGTH
1874-1955
Mary Williams Montgomery, only dau. of Rev. Giles Foster Montgomery and Emily Ruth Redington, b. Nov. 21, 1874 at Maras (now called Kahramanmaras), Turkey.
On May 20, 1909 near Stamford, Conn., Mary m. as his second wife, Gutzon Borglum (i.e., John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum), the renowned creator-sculptor of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. He was the s. of Jans Miller Haugaard Borglum, a Danish immigrant, and Christina Michelsen, b. Mar. 25, 1867 at St. Charles, Idaho. Gutzon d. Mar. 6, 1941 at Chicago, IL and is interred in a private crypt at Forest Lawn Cemetery at Glendale, CA. His widow Mary d. Aug. 16, 1955 at Corpus Christi, TX (TX Death Cert. #41005). She was interred next to her husband on Aug. 19, 1955.
In Woman's who's who of America: a biographical dictionary of contemporary women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915, By John William Leonard, The American commonwealth company, 1914; p. 115.
• BORGLUM. Mary Williams Montgomery (Mrs. Gutzon Borglum), Stamford, Conn. Born Marash, Turkey, Nov. 21, 1874; dau. Giles and Emily (Redington) Montgomery; ed. Hillhouse High School, New Haven, Conn.; Wellesley Coll., B.A. 1896; Berlin Univ., Germany, Ph.D. 1901; also studied in France (mem. Zeta Alpha, Wellesley); m. Short Beach, Conn., 1909, Gutzon Borglum (distinguished sculptor); one son: James Lincoln. Interested in child labor legislation. Author of: Told in the Gardens of Araby (with Izora Chandler). Mem. Deutsche Orient-Gesselschaft, Woman's University Club (N.Y. City). Congregationalism.
Mary Williams (Montgomery) Borglum was a well educated woman, spoke and wrote multiple lanquages, and was the second woman to obtain a Ph.D. from the University of Berlin. She was the co-author with Bob Casey of "Give the Man Room," a biography of her husband.
Mary and Gutzon had two children:
• i. James Lincoln de la Mothe Borglum, b. Apr. 9, 1912 at Stamford, Conn. and d. Jan. 27, 1986 at Corpus Christi, TX; he m. 1) Louella Jones in circa 1937, dau. of Allen C. Jones and Gertrude Russell, b. June 10, 1915 at San Antonio, TX. Lincoln m. 2) Mary Ann Thorton Ellsworth, b. Feb. 14, 1917 at San Antonio, TX and d. Aug. 15, 1985 at Harlingen, TX. Known simply as Lincoln Borglum, he was an artist and assisted his father in the sculpting of the Mount Rushmore monument at South Dakota. His father dying before Mount Rushmore was completed, Lincoln completed it.
• ii. Mary Ellis "Mel" Borglum, b. Mar. 25, 1916 at Atlanta, GA, d. Sept. 11, 2002 at Reno, Nevada; m. 1) David Vhay in 1939 and 2) Don Powers, both who predeceased her.
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