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Colonel William Montgomery, Sr

Male 1801 - 1847  (46 years)

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  • Name William Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Title Colonel 
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth 7 Jul 1801  Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID LCJ8-Q3X 
    Occupation Between 1837 and 1842  Gibson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 8] 
    County Commissioner 
    Occupation Between 1843 and 1845  Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 8] 
    Member of Indiana House of Represatives 
    Burial 1847  Clark Cemetery, Owensville, Gibson, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 9] 
    Death 17 Jul 1847  Gibson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6, 9] 
    Person ID I40368  Clan Montgomery Society | Hugh Montgomery and Jane Patrick
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2026 

    Father Joseph Montgomery,   b. 3 Mar 1773, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1824, Gibson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Nancy Davis,   b. 1 Jan 1774, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1849, Gibson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 30 Aug 1797  Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1893  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Peggy Stone,   b. 9 Oct 1808, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1857, Menard County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jul 1826  Gibson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
    +1. Wesley Montgomery,   b. 11 May 1827, Owensville, Gibson, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1908, Logan, Dearborn, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Patsy Montgomery,   b. 4 May 1828, Gibson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1918, Gibson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Joseph Montgomery,   b. 1831, Gibson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. died in Civil War Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Dorcas Montgomery,   b. 22 Jan 1831, Gibson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1921, Oakland, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Sarah Jane Montgomery,   b. 1 Oct 1832, Gibson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1921, Gibson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +6. Nancy Montgomery,   b. Abt 1837, Gibson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >7. Lucy Montgomery,   b. 1839, Gibson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +8. Thomas Montgomery,   b. 1841, Gibson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Levi Montgomery,   b. 1843, Gibson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >10. Elizabeth Montgomery,   b. 1844, Gibson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >11. Kate Montgomery,   b. 1845, Gibson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +12. William Montgomery,   b. 29 Aug 1847, Owensville, Gibson, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1932, Middletown, Logan, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F13200  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Jul 1801 - Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Jul 1826 - Gibson County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - County Commissioner - Between 1837 and 1842 - Gibson County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Member of Indiana House of Represatives - Between 1843 and 1845 - Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Jul 1847 - Gibson County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • William Montgomery was a Colonel in the Indiana State Military, and
      was aremarkably shrewd, and a fine looking man. He was County
      Commissionerfrom 1837 to 1842, and a member of the State Legislature
      of Indiana in1834 to 1844. (1)
      William lived on a farm one-fourth mile south of the Joseph
      Clark
      William lived on a farm one-fourth mile south of the Joseph
      ClarkCemetery. He died in 1847, and was the second person to be
      buriedthere. A child of his was the first to be buried there. (1)
      William sold his farm in 1847, preparing to move to
      Middletown in Menard
      William sold his farm in 1847, preparing to move to Middletown in
      MenardCounty, Illinois. After his death his family moved to
      Middletown,Illinois except Jane and Patsy who were married. (1)
      1. History of the Knowles, by T. Murphy, Genealogy Division
      Indiana State
      2. Research notes from John G. Horan of Texas.
      Submitted by Michael A. Montgomery, CMS 1712, on 9/6/98.
      Submitted by Barbara A. Levin, CMS 1851.
      Was a colonel in the Indiana State Militia and was a remarkably shrewdand fine looking man. He was a county commissioner 1837-1842.
      He was a member of the state legislature of Indiana 1843-1834.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3782] Montgomery Politicians, (Name: Name: Policitical Graveyard;;), http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/montgomery.html.

    2. [S2857] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for William Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FSIllinoisDeath&h=1452269&indiv=try

    3. [S5631] Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants, (Name: J P Cox; Location: Owensville, Indiana, USA; Date: 1903;), TOO MUCHChapter XI Pages 156-204Descendants of Samuel Montgomery SrElectronic Book .PDF 436 pagesA_genealogical_history_of_the_Montgomery.pdfAlso DBMontbgomery Index.doc.
      This chapter talks more about the Mounts and Alcorn families than
      Montgomerys


    4. [S5631] Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants, (Name: J P Cox; Location: Owensville, Indiana, USA; Date: 1903;), Chapter XII Pages 205-211Thomas Montgomery, Sr, or Purty Old Tom the Deer Killer, Born 1745.

    5. [S5631] Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants, (Name: J P Cox; Location: Owensville, Indiana, USA; Date: 1903;), Chapter XII Pages 212-257Judge Joseph Montgomeryhttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=212.
      Electronic Book .PDF 436 pages
      A_genealogical_history_of_the_Montgomery.pdf
      Also DBMontbgomery Index.doc
      Book found on Ancestry.com
      https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?ftm=1
      https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=212

    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 Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=1577436&indiv=try

    7. [S2978] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 089 : 1911.
      Record for Joseph Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61157&h=2611650&indiv=try

    8. [S5218] Stormont, Gil R, History of Gibson County Indiana, (Name: B F Bowen & Co; Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Date: 1914;), Pages 1074-1076Samuel Nathan Knowleshttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/19996/?count=50&f-F00032DB=1074.
      Book dowload avaiable as Google Books and also Heritage Quest
      https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/19996/
      https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/19996/?count=50&f-F00032DB=1074

    9. [S2775] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Dorcas Killion
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=83200419&indiv=try


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