Capt Samuel Swayze Montgomery, Sr

1831 - 1902  (70 years)

• Name	Samuel Swayze Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Title	Capt
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	26 Dec 1831	Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer  [7]
  Residence	1850	Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA   [1]
  	Township 8 East
  Residence	1880	Meadville, Franklin, Mississippi, USA   [7]
  Residence	1900	Matagorda County, Texas, USA   [3]
  	Justice Precinct 3
  Burial	1902	San Marcos Cemetery, San Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA   [2, 4]
  Death	23 Sep 1902	Bay City, Matagorda, Texas, USA   [2, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I72293	Clan Montgomery Society | Hugh Montgomery and Agnes Jane Cunningham
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Prosper King Montgomery, Sr,   b. 16 Dec 1808, Adams County, Mississippi, USA d. 8 Aug 1886, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Maria Lanier Darden,   b. 15 Apr 1809, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA d. 11 Mar 1864, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Feb 1827	Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA   [5, 6, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura Herrington,   b. 26 Feb 1839, Franklin County, Mississippi, USA d. 29 Jun 1908, Palacios, Matagorda, Texas, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	6 May 1858	Meadville, Franklin, Mississippi, USA   [5, 6, 8, 9]
  Children	1. Fredrick Montgomery,   b. 1859, Mississippi, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Lorena Montgomery,   b. 1865, Mississippi, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Olive Eugenia Montgomery,   b. 21 Sep 1868, Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA d. 16 Jan 1936, San Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Mariah Montgomery,   b. 1872, Mississippi, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. Samuel Swayze Montgomery, Jr,   b. 13 Feb 1874, Bude, Franklin, Mississippi, USA d. 6 Jan 1922, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F25544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 26 Dec 1831 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Residence - Township 8 East - 1850 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Marriage - 6 May 1858 - Meadville, Franklin, Mississippi, USA Residence - 1880 - Meadville, Franklin, Mississippi, USA Residence - Justice Precinct 3 - 1900 - Matagorda County, Texas, USA Death - 23 Sep 1902 - Bay City, Matagorda, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S2891] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Township 8 East, Jefferson, Mississippi; Roll: M432_374; Page: 90A; Image: 184. Record for Saml Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=3445090&indiv=try [S4067] San Marcos Cemetery, (Name: Findagrave; Location: San Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA;), Montgomery, Samuel Swayze (1831-1902) Memorial #55817447 Accessed KRM 2 Jun 2020 5:49pm https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55817447/samuel-swayze-montgomery. San Marcos Cemetery Also known as San Marcos City Cemetery 1001 Old Ranch Road 12 San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, 78666 USA PHONE 512-393-8400 WEBSITE www.ci.san-marcos.tx.us/index.aspx?page=222 https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/6713/san-marcos-cemetery https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55817447/samuel-swayze-montgomery [S2919] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3,Matagorda, Texas; Roll: T623_31077_4118532; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1241657. Record for S S Montgomery Senior [S2775] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Samuel Swayze Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=41562988&indiv=try [S4054] DAR Ancestor A078944, (Name: Name: Daughters of American Revolution;;), Alexander Montgomery http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A078944. [S3806] Montgomery, Daniel Cameron, Jr, The Descendants of Hugh Montgomery, (Location: Greenville, MS; Date: 1976;), Pages 068-074, Chapter VII Montgomery, Alexander (1760-1812), 929.273 M766md. [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: Meadville, Franklin, Mississippi; Roll: 647; Page: 65C; Enumeration District: 145. Record for Samuel Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6742&h=41165009&indiv=try [S4054] DAR Ancestor A078944, (Name: Name: Daughters of American Revolution;;), Alexander Montgomeryhttp://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A078944. [S3806] Montgomery, Daniel Cameron, Jr, The Descendants of Hugh Montgomery, (Location: Greenville, MS; Date: 1976;), Pages 068-074, Chapter VIIMontgomery, Alexander (1760-1812), 929.273 M766md.