California Biographies

Source: History of Fresno County, California, with biographical sketches of 
the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with 
its growth and development from the early days to the present (1919)

History By Paul E. Vandor 
Illustrated, Complete In Two Volumes 
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1919
 
Notes: Missing+page1185-1186

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives 
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CLOYD BURTON MONTGOMERY.� An enterprising, successful 
stockman and rancher is Cloyd Burton Montgomery, who operates one of 
his father's ranches consisting of 220 acres about three and a half miles south- 
east of Riverdale. He keeps a herd of fine, registered Holstein cattle, regis- 
tered Poland-China hogs, and conducts a dairy. Mr. Montgomery's father 
is Litchfield Y. Montgomery, the well-known ex-supervisor of Kings County, 
who now resides at 244 U Street, Fresno, of whom a more detailed sketch is 
given on another page of this history. Born at Grangeville on August 29, 
1892, Cloyd B. Montgomery attended the district school, then went to the 
high school at Hariford, and afterward took a commercial course at Heald's 
Business College, Fresno. When only twenty he started to run the stock 
farm of 220 acres referred to above. 

In December 24, 1914, Mr. Montgomery was married to Miss Mary 
Shellabarger, a native of Kings County and the daughter of F. P. and Sadie 
Danham Shellabarger, pioneers of Kings Count}- and well-to-do farmers there. 

One child has blessed this union, and he is named Leland Niles. He took the 
Grand Sweepstakes Prize at the "Better Babies Show" at the Kings County 
Fair, 1916-17. He was given first place in his class in both contests, and 
scored ninety-eight per cent, perfect. 

Mrs. Montgomery is the third child in a family of four. The eldest is 
Phil. Shellabarger, who runs the Willard Service Station at Hanford ; the 
next in order of birth was Laura, now the wife of A. W. Clark, the orange- 
grower of Porterville; Mary, now Mrs. Montgomery; and Lloyd who volun- 
teered as a member of the Marines when the War broke out. He was a ser- 
geant, served in France from 1918 until his discharge and is now in 
Hanford. Among his comrades was his best friend, who was blown to pieces 
by the bursting of a German shrapnel shell, and also one who was gassed 
and almost killed and rendered unable to go to the front again. But before 
he was incapacitated he took fifteen German prisoners while alone at one 
time, and was wounded in his right hand by a piece of shrapnel. For heroic 
service in volunteering to go into No Man's Land and thus facing the deadly 
German fire, he was recommended for the French cross. 

Mr. Montgomery has become such a man of affairs that he employs 
from two to eight men, according to the season, while in politics he is active 
in the councils of the Democrats. Fraternally, he is a member of the Modern 
Woodmen of America.