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Rufus Burton Montgomery

Male 1853 - 1915  (62 years)

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  • Name Rufus Burton Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Birth 11 Feb 1853  Patrick, Madison, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Merchant  [5] 
    Residence 1860  Valley, Madison, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1870  Franklin, Newton, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1880  Richwood, McDonald, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1900  Richwood, McDonald, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial 1915  Rocky Comfort Cemetery, Newton County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 9] 
    Death 13 Sep 1915  Richwood, McDonald, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 8, 9] 
    Person ID I27472  Clan Montgomery Society | Thomas Montgomery and Mary Patton
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2026 

    Father Joseph Carter Montgomery,   b. 26 Oct 1826, Blount County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1903, Rocky Comfort, McDonald, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Martha Ann Love,   b. 11 Feb 1825, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1890, Rocky Comfort, McDonald, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1845  Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F4370  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Josephine V Bailey,   b. 13 May 1858, Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1945 (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 8 May 1884  Rocky Comfort, McDonald, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    +1. Arthur Bailey Montgomery,   b. 16 Feb 1885, Rocky Comfort, McDonald, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1962, Barry County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Edgar Burton Montgomery,   b. 22 Jul 1886, McDonald County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1972, Rocky Comfort, McDonald, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Jessie Montgomery,   b. Mar 1888, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Carrie Lee Montgomery,   b. 31 Oct 1890, Rocky Comfort, McDonald, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1960, Langley, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Virgie Montgomery,   b. Apr 1892, McDonald County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Nellie Montgomery,   b. Jun 1894, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Anna Montgomery,   b. May 1896, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F9025  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1860 - Valley, Madison, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1870 - Franklin, Newton, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Richwood, McDonald, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 May 1884 - Rocky Comfort, McDonald, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1900 - Richwood, McDonald, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1915 - Rocky Comfort Cemetery, Newton County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Sep 1915 - Richwood, McDonald, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Information taken from Family Group Sheets from Hazel Bruni & Wilma Hedge.
      Hazel Bruni got info from E.Rufus McCracken, St.Paul's Parish, Fayetteville, AR.
      Newspaper obituary and Death Certificate for R.B. Montgomery.
      BIOGRAPHY: Per written history of Rocky Comfort MO, R.B. Montgomery was
      postmaster from 1885-87. His father was also a postmaster.
      Entered by John C. Montgomery, CMS 1096 on 4/30/93.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2895] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Newton, Missouri; Roll: M593_795; Page: 363B; Image: 72; Family History Library Film: 552294.
      Record for Reupo B Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=2554219&indiv=try

    2. [S2821] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Richwood, McDonald, Missouri; Roll: 701; Family History Film: 1254701; Page: 260B; Enumeration District: 094; Image: 0684.
      Record for Joseph C. Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=33842838&indiv=try

    3. [S2777] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Richwood, McDonald, Missouri; Roll: 873; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1240873.
      Record for R B Mongoniesy
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=29927479&indiv=try

    4. [S3876] DeathCert_MontgomeryArthurBailey1962.

    5. [S3877] DeathCert_MontgomeryRufusBurton1915.

    6. [S2775] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Joseph Carter Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=14725444&indiv=try

    7. [S2892] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Valley, Madison, Arkansas; Roll: M653_45; Page: 385; Family History Library Film: 803045.
      Record for Joseph Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7667&h=13224251&indiv=try

    8. [S5191] Coffman, Harold R, The Families of Jeanne Gallaher Coffman, (Name: Self; Location: Cedar Hill, Texas, USA; Date: Jul 1997;), (M111) Montgomery, Joseph Carter (1826-1903)Page 12.
      Coffmanbook.doc
      Book courtesy of John Carlos Montgomery

    9. [S3881] Rocky Comfort Cemetery, (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Newton, Missouri, USA;;), Montgomery, Rufus Burton (1853-1915)Memorial #114776503Accessed KRM 19 Mar 2024 6:32pmhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114776503/rufus-burton-montgomery.
      Rocky Comfort Cemetery
      Newton County, Missouri, USA
      https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1960026/rocky-comfort-cemetery
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114776503/rufus-burton-montgomery


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