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Prosper King Montgomery, Sr

Male 1808 - 1886  (77 years)

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  • Name Prosper King Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth 16 Dec 1808  Adams County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1830  Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1840  Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1860  Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Police District 3 
    Residence 1870  Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Township 8 
    Residence 1880  Fayette, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Burial 1886  Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 13] 
    • Old Montgomery Burial Ground
    Death 8 Aug 1886  Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 10, 12, 13] 
    Person ID I861  Clan Montgomery Society | Hugh Montgomery and Agnes Jane Cunningham
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2026 

    Father Alexander Montgomery,   b. 1760, Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1812, Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Lydia Swayze,   b. 1779, Kingston, Adams, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1826, Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 26 Sep 1804  Adams County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 12] 
    Family ID F11435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Maria Lanier Darden,   b. 15 Apr 1809, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1864, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 26 Feb 1827  Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 12] 
    Children 
    >1. Alexander H Montgomery,   b. 2 Jan 1828, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1829, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Jefferson Darden Montgomery,   b. 17 Nov 1829, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1863, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Capt Samuel Swayze Montgomery, Sr,   b. 26 Dec 1831, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1902, Bay City, Matagorda, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Mary Montgomery,   b. 13 Feb 1834, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1903 (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +5. Prosper King Montgomery, Jr,   b. 31 Jan 1836, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1896, Eureka, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +6. Franklin Everette Montgomery,   b. 29 Apr 1837, Fayette, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1900, Meadville, Franklin, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +7. Harrison Prentiss Tip Montgomery,   b. 1840, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1875 (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >8. Buckner B Montgomery,   b. 1 Jun 1842, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1845, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >9. Clara Ann Montgomery,   b. 10 Aug 1845, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1911 (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >10. Virginia L Montgomery,   b. 4 May 1847, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1877 (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >11. Ellen Maria Montgomery,   b. 10 May 1849, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1915, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >12. Martha Louise Montgomery,   b. 9 Dec 1852, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1853, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F272  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2026 

    Family 2 Clotilda Ligon,   b. 1831, Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1895, Amite, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 5 Apr 1866  Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 12] 
    Children 
    +1. Major Robert Ligon Montgomery, Sr,   b. 30 Jun 1867, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1927, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Sylvester Larned Montgomery,   b. 21 Feb 1870, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1938, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F271  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Dec 1808 - Adams County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Feb 1827 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1830 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1840 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Police District 3 - 1860 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Apr 1866 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Township 8 - 1870 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Fayette, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1886 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Aug 1886 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • Submitted by Warren C. Henderson, CMS 1286, via GEDCOM.

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [S4064] Old Montgomery Burial Ground, (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Jefferson, Mississippi, USA;;), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2269693&CScn=Old+Montgomery&CScntry=4&CSst=27&CScnty=1543&.

    3. [S4041] Ancestry.com, Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2011, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry Operations, Inc.,2012.Original data - Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 13 February 2012.Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bi;;), Database online.
      Record for P K Montgomery

    4. [S2894] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1830; Census Place: , Jefferson, Mississippi;Roll: ; Page: .
      Record for Prosper Montgomery

    5. [S4008] Hunting For Bears, comp., Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online.
      Record for Prosper K. Montgomery

    6. [S2885] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1840; Census Place: , Jefferson, Mississippi;Roll: ; Page: .
      Record for P F Montgomery

    7. [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;), Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Fayette, Jefferson,Mississippi; Roll: 651; Family History Film: 1254651; Page: 223A; Enumeration District: 062; Image: 0249.
      Record for Prosper K. Montgomery

    8. [S4065] Ancestry.com, U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2008;;), Database online.
      Record for Prosper K Montgomery

    9. [S2895] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 8, Jefferson,Mississippi; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
      Record for P K Montgomery

    10. [S4066] Obit_MontgomeryProsperKSr, (Name: Clarion; Location: Jackson, MIssissippi, USA; Date: 18 Aug 1886;), Page 2.

    11. [S3470] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Police District 3, Jefferson, Mississippi; Roll: M653_584; Page: 618; Image: 40; Family History Library Film: 803584.
      Record for P K Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=38716994&indiv=try

    12. [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.

    13. [S2775] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Ellen Goode
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=7217884&indiv=try


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