Notes:

Buried:
Nicklas Cem

William married Matilda Adeline "Addie" Twidwell in 1891 in Wayne County, Missouri, USA. Matilda was born on 10 Sep 1873 in Wayne County, Missouri, USA; died on 6 Nov 1933 in , , Pine, Missouri; was buried in Silva, Wayne, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Carrie Ethel Montgomery was born on 11 Mar 1893; died on 20 May 1968; was buried in Memorial Park Ce, , Malden, Missouri.
2. Rosa Belle Montgomery was born on 21 Jun 1895.
3. Arthur Montgomery was born on 21 Nov 1897 in Wayne County, Missouri, USA; died in 1918 in Virginia, USA.
4. Oscar Z. Montgomery was born on 9 Feb 1902 in Wayne County, Missouri, USA; died on 11 Mar 1940; was buried in Silva, Wayne, Missouri, USA.
5. Floyd Raymond Montgomery was born on 27 Mar 1905 in Wayne County, Missouri, USA; died on 15 Mar 1975; was buried in Silva, Wayne, Missouri, USA.
6. Letha Delana Montgomery was born on 27 Mar 1910.
7. Roy Buford Montgomery was born on 15 Sep 1912 in , Wayne, Missouri; died in Apr 1985 in , Wayne, Missouri.

James married Delphia Jane Street in 1868 in Wayne County, Missouri, USA. Delphia was born in 1851 in Wayne County, Missouri, USA; died in 1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Robert Emmitt Montgomery was born ca. 1823 in Missouri and died 2 May 1865 at Benton Basrricks, St. Louis, Missouri. Death records of Wayne County, Missouri, list his birth place as Van Buren, MO.
This was likely part of Wayne County at that time, or it may be an error. Emmitt was married 2 September 1839 at the home of Ephraim Bollinger, marriage performed by Robert Yancey, J.P., to Matilda C. Sullivan. She was born 1824 in Tennessee. Matilda, called "Till", died 4 August 1897. She is buried at Twidwell Cemetery, Silva, Missouri. Emmitt was buried at Benton Barricks, where he died.

Emmitt enlisted in the Union Army (Civil War) - mustered in at Pilot Knob on 4 September 1864. He and Matilda had 5 children living at this time. (Although Matilda stated on pension application that they had 8 children, with 2 being dead in 1865) with the youngest (Cassia Jane) being about 8 months old. Like so many of the men who served in this war, Emmitt lieft a wife and children at home to carry on while he served the Union cause. Many of these families suffered greatly, and many were driven from their homes, or left because of fear of violence.

Both Emmitt and his brother Frank, are reported as deserting.
Emmitt's pension record states that he "deserted on 12 December 1864, on the amrch from Patterson to Pilot Knob, when the Company was ordered to Nashville, Tennessee. He rejoined his company at Pulaski, Tennessee on 13 February 1865. The charge of desertion was removed, with the condition that he make up the lost time of two months and one day. He was assigned to Co. A, 39th Mo. Vols..
Emmitt died before his time was completed. His brother Frank Montgomery was with him at his death. He wrote that Emmitt had been sick three weeks. Copy of letter follows:

"Dear Sister Benton Barricks St. Louis May 2 1865

I set down to writ to you in troubel and have to tell you a hard thing or it has bin so to me. Brother Emet has bin sick for 3 weeks and he dyed last night at 2 oclock and he will be bured this eaving or in the mornting. He first had the mumps and then the measels and last of all the Erecplis and that is what killed him. He had it in his face. I would bring him home if I had the mony but I have not got it. I don all I could for him after I got hear and that is all I culd do. I am not well my self tho I can nock arond and do my part of the duty. I dont have much to do. I have got vary pore and lean. Tho I think I will git better before long if I have no bad luck. So Close

B.F. Montgomery to Metildy Montgomery:"

Matilda kept the children together and raised all 5 of them to adulthood. She applied for widows pension 12 June 1865, with Emmitt's father James Montgomery (1786) signing for her. In 1868 she again applied for pension increase, with Elizabeth Bounds and Elizabeth Collins singing an afadavit for her, stating that they had known Matilda for 20 years. On Matilda's tombstone at Twidwell Cemetery her death date is listed as 1890. This is an error, as is proven by her pension records which states her death date as given here.

During a talk with my Aunt Lillie (Twidwell) Carpenter, she told me that her Grandmother Till had told her that grandfather Emmitt came home from service because the children were all sick, then he left and went back and took sick and died in service. This was made clearer after obtaining his war record.

At this time we do not know the parents of Matilda Sullivan Montgomery. In the 1850 census of Wayne County, Missouri is found Emmitt, Matilda and their first child, and living with them is Elizabeth Sullivan, age 60 (which would place her birth ca. 1790) in Tennessee. This was very likely the mother of Matilda. By 1860 she is not found and likely had died.

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Robert married Matilda C. Sullivan on 2 Sep 1839. Matilda was born in 1824 in Tennessee, USA; died on 4 Aug 1897; was buried in Silva, Wayne, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
Twidwell Cemetery

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-12465

Notes:

GENEALOGY SUBMITTED BY CECIL NORRID MONTGOMERY, CMS 59,DATED JULY 1990.
GENEALOGY ALSO SUBMITTED BY FRANK M. MONTGOMERY, CMS 774.

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Our MONTGOMERY family is believed to have descended from the

Amherst County, Virginia Montgomery's. Here, in 1783, we find several Montgomery families listed, some of whom were slave owners.
Those found are David, James, David Jr., two John's, and Joseph Montgomery. We have no proof of the name of the father of James Montgomery (our ancestor) but we have the following leads:

In the 1840 census of Wayne County, Missouri is listed the family of James Montgomery born 1786 in Virginia / living with this family is listed a male, age 70 to 80 years old. This may have been the father of James, but only the head of household names are given in 1840. This male is not listed in the 1850 census, possibly he had died between 1840-1850.

Also from Goodspeeds History of S.E. Missouri is lised the Sheriff of Wayne County for the year 1819 - JOSEPH MONTGOMERY. I believe this may very well be the father of James - if so according to his age in 1840, his birthdate would be between 1760-1770.

So we will begin our family with James Montgomery born 1786 in Virginia, who came to Wayne County (which would have, at that time, been the Territory of Missouri as Wayne County had not been formed.).
It is believed that James Montgomery may have come from Virginia to Missouri, with the first wave of settlers who came from Virginia and settled in Missouri at an early date.

NOTE: As we begin with James Montgomery line, many of the statements
of Coker Montgomery will be used (these were sent to me by
Norrid Montgomery). Coker, grandson of Benjamin Franklin
Montgomery, son of James (1786). Coker now deceased.

James Montgomery is said to have settled near the Holmes Cave, now called Rebel Cave. He was given permission to live and farm on the Ephraim Stout Spanish Grant. Coker states that "when James came there, there was no one around, except the indians, and they left each other alone". This land was later sold and divided into one mile sections. Coker states "they just took chopping axes and went in there and blazed a mile each way, it didn't matter whether it was north or south - this caused lots of confusion later, where the lines ought to be ..". Although James is said to never have owned land - his name is written in as land owner on an old 1847 map of that Baker Park area, near Patterson, Missouri. (This needs to be checked out at Wayne County Courthouse.)

Seemingly there are few records of the life of James Montgomery, but judging from the fact that many people of early days could not write their names (signing by an X mark), one would say that James had a good education for this day and time. This is known by his signature in 1865, when he appeared at Iron County Courthouse and signed an afadavit that he was the father-in-law of Matilda C. Montgomery. He gave his age as 79, a resident of Wayne County, Missouri. James died between 1865-70; and is said to be buried near the Sam A. Baker Park, beside the road. There are three graves in a curve of the road, with field stones as markers.

NOTE from Coker's talks (speaking of Montgomery ancestors):
My Grandaddy always claimed that they left England because they forced a taxation to keep up the Church of England, and the old folks didn't feel they wanted to be forced to do anything ... so they went to Ireland, yes that was years and years ago ... and they went to Scotland and then to Ireland ... they felt they were more Irish. Of course when the older ones moved to Scotland they married and intermarried ... he said they always claimed to be Irishmen .. They wouldn't claim a drop of English blood.

James married Alcey Smith on 24 Mar 1814 in Missouri, USA. Alcey was born in 1790 in Tennessee, USA; died in 1845 in Wayne County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Camp Giradeau