John Alva Montgomery

1911 - 1989  (78 years)

• Name	John Alva Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	18 Mar 1911	Kentland, Newton, Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	G994-QW2
  Residence	1940	Grant City, Newton, Indiana, USA   [6]
  Residence	1950	Grant City, Newton, Indiana, USA   [7]
  Burial	1989	Rensselaer, Jasper, Indiana, USA   [1, 2]
  Death	20 Oct 1989	Kentland, Newton, Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I88565	Clan Montgomery Society
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Guy Montgomery,   b. 15 Dec 1888, Newton County, Indiana, USA d. 16 Apr 1978, Watseka, Iroquois, Illinois, USA (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hazel Mary Wildasin,   b. 5 Oct 1891, Kentland, Newton, Indiana, USA d. 22 Jul 1975, Brook, Newton, Indiana, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 Feb 1910	Newton County, Indiana, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F59677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth May Beagley,   b. 1910, Indiana, USA d. 1994 (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living > 6. Merlin Beagley Montgomery,   b. 21 Jan 1941, Rensselaer, Jasper, Indiana, USA d. 18 Feb 2021, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F59676	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2026

  
  

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  Residence - 1940 - Grant City, Newton, Indiana, USA Residence - 1950 - Grant City, Newton, Indiana, USA Burial - 1989 - Rensselaer, Jasper, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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