Jake Montgomery

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2020-02-27 14:32
Character Key Number: 
2911
Display Name: 
Jake Montgomery
Sort Name: 
Montgomery, Jake
Parent Character Key: 
Unnamed Father of Jake Montgomery
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?: 
Yes
Biography: 

"A shoestring timber-buyer from over in Crossman County" (102), Jake Montgomery comes to Yoknapatawpha in Intruder in the Dust as Vinson and Crawford Gowrie's partner in the lumber-harvesting business. The son of a farmer, his checkered past includes running a roadhouse in Tennessee that is shut down by the police. Even as a corpse he gets around.

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