Martha Ann Carrico was born 174 years ago – October 26, 1839 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Martha was the daughter of Edward Carrico and Matilda Catherine Dillehay. She married William Peter Montgomery December 30, 1862. Martha and William had 10 children: John Thomas, Robert E. Lee, Anna Laura, William Edward, Mary C., Samuel Howard, Louise Mary, Charles Hampton, Frances B. and Sarah Isabelle Montgomery.