Samuel Jesse Ullery Jr. Born 26 Aug1929 Miles City, MT to Lydia "Ruth" Washburn Ferris (1911-1965) & Samuel Jesse Ullery Sr. (1907-1959).
As you read the records above I noticed he was divorced and his mother's name was Ruth which is not her birth name but an alias one of a few she used. Lets talk about Sam first and his crimes then his marriages.
The man he beat and robbed was his Uncle, his mother's Brother. Who would die in a local nursing home at age 75 all alone.
Sam says he's divorced, this would end up being a very interesting story, he married first Caroline Jenny Frice (1927-1950) 7 Oct 1950 in Miles City, MT.
So she divorced him before she dies from a gunshot wound he gave her. There is a birth announcement for a daughter born 6 Apr 1950.
They divorced in Sept and she died in Oct. He was not held responsible. As most of who have been around guns know they do not just go off, but I would give him the benefit of the doubt and say it could of happened.
1954 He is help for Federal Charges
Wife number two Dorothy June Draper (1942-2015) married 17 Nov 1958 in Miles City, MT. She divorced him 4 Jan 1962 Hardin, MT.
Wife number three Penny Bea Powers (1946-2005) Married 28 Oct 1964 Lawrence, SD. They would divorce 19 Feb 1965 Billings, MT.
Lets dig into his mothers records.
Lydia Washburn Ferris was born 5 Feb 1911 in Miles City, MT to Benjamin Ferris & Mary Elizabeth Johnston.
She first married Samuel Jesse Ullery Sr. (1907-1969) married 23 Apr 1929 in Miles City, MT
Found this index to their marriage record:
Name Lyda Ferris
Gender Female
Marriage Age 18
Record Type Marriage
Birth Year abt 1911
Marriage Date 23 Apr 1929
Marriage Place Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA
Father Ben Ferris
Mother Elizabeth Johnston
Spouse Sam Ullery
Film Number 001940868
DGS 004351440
She then married Walter Alfred Williams (1895-1964)
Married 6 Jan 1933 Miles City, MT and had a few kids then divorced in 22 May 1946.
2nd marriage is to Everett Fred Krier (1921-1969) Married 1 Oct 1945 and divorced
Are you noticing date over lapping, from one marriage and divorce to the next?
3rd Marriage is to Raymond John Messmer (1913-1993) they married 12 Apr 1947. I found no divorce record.
I did however find a prison record for Raymond Messmer.
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Husband number 4 Harry Kohones (1901-1966) They marry on 11 May 1949 in Terry, MT.
I found this newspaper article about them.
All these records were found on Ancestry including the prison records. The newspaper articles all came from Newspapers.com. I am intrigued by Sam's life, I wonder if he would of turned out differently if he had been raised by his stepmother, but then one never knows, this may have been his destiny in life. Sam would die 17 Sep 1991 in White Pine, NV.
Nevada Death Index:
Name Sam J Ulery
Birth Date 26 Aug 1929
Birth Place Montana
Death Date 17 Sep 1991
Death Place White Pine, Nevada, USA
His Find A Grave Memorial is here at this link, stop by and post a flower.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162535802/sam-j-ullery
I hope you enjoyed my blog post on Sam and remember to add all your naughty ancestors to your tree. Please give me a follow by clicking the follow button here on my bog. Again thank you all so much.
Wow, he was quite a character! Shooting your new wife in the stomach wasn't even the worst of what he would go on to do. Thanks for sharing another interesting story.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for commenting, He was a character.
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