Nurse's family tale from Fowlerton during WWI era
A builder Mr Little sells land to a neighbor and builds a house for the new owner. Ruth recalls typhoid fever and a newborn sister who died from milk allergy. Aunt Nettie nurses, a nurse from Michigan, but the baby dies. At twelve, Mrs. Montgomery chooses nursing, trains in Chicago, then finds hospital training in San Antonio as World War I begins. Her parents move to San Antonio.
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Fowlerton
Stockdale Nursing Home History Recounted In Texas Chapter
A narrative recalls family ties in Stockdale and Seguin dating to 1933 with Marion Montgomery marriage and moves to Stockdale. Nurse Delia Carter helped found the Stockdale Nursing Home, aided by Dr Ella Ware, and Ruth Montgomery notes a baby saved by relocation. The center is now operated by Southwest Medical Centers.
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Delia Carter
Stockdale
R.N
Billy Belcher
Ella Ware
Andrew Forrest Little
Texas
Ruth Montgomery
Stockdale Nursing Home
Southwest Medical Centers
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