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     Michael Montross is the son of Byron Leroy Montross and Lucille Porter.¹

     Rizzie Elizabeth Montross is the daughter of Byron Leroy Montross and Lucille Porter.¹

     unknown Porter is the child of Arza Porter and Maria Rosa Sparks.¹

     unknown Porter is the child of Arza Porter and Maria Rosa Sparks.¹

     unknown Porter is the child of Arza Porter and Maria Rosa Sparks.¹

     Norberta Sallie Sparks was born on 6 June 1854 at Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.^G.¹ She was the daughter of Isaac J. Sparks and Maria de los Remedios Josefa Antonio Eayrs.¹ She married Frederick K. Harkness on 10 April 1874 at Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.^G.¹ She died on 15 May 1930 at age 75 at Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.^G.¹
     Norberta Sallie Sparks usually went by her middle name of Sallie. From 10 April 1874, her married name became Harkness.¹

     Frederick K. Harkness was born on 21 May 1852 at New York, U.S.A.^G.¹ He married Norberta Sallie Sparks, daughter of Isaac J. Sparks and Maria de los Remedios Josefa Antonio Eayrs, on 10 April 1874 at Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.^G.¹ He died on 11 July 1905 at age 53 at Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.^G.¹
     He was manager of many major hotels in Los Angeles, was also associated with
I. W. Hellman in the control of the Los Angeles streetcar lines, and was an
investor in other real estate. It was he who laid out St. James Park.
According to family tradition, he married Sallie Sparks aboard ship at
Ventura, CA. They later remarried at Santa Barbara.¹ He was Businessman.¹

     John Jay Harkness was born on 20 April 1875 at Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.^G.¹ He was the son of Frederick K. Harkness and Norberta Sallie Sparks.¹ He died at California, U.S.A.^G, young.¹

     Catherine Christina Harkness was born on 31 May 1876 at Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.^G.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick K. Harkness and Norberta Sallie Sparks.¹ She died on 28 April 1948 at age 71 at Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Clara Elizabeth Harkness was born on 22 March 1878 at Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.^G.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick K. Harkness and Norberta Sallie Sparks.¹ She married William H. Swan circa 1898.¹ She married Edward Molster in 1915.¹
     Her married name became Molster.¹ Her married name became Swan.¹