Margaret Elvira Montgomery

Female 1854 - 1930  (76 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Margaret Elvira Montgomery was born in 1854 in Tennessee, USA (daughter of James Houston Montgomery and Sarah B Lawrence); died on 12 Dec 1930 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA; was buried on 13 Dec 1930 in Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1860, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; District 1
    • Residence: 1870, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA; District 1
    • Residence: 1880, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; District 1

    Margaret married Samuel Edward Thompson on 5 Aug 1880 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA. Samuel was born in 1843; died in 1916. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Houston Montgomery was born on 17 Dec 1809 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA (son of Samuel Montgomery and Elizabeth Gillespie); died on 24 Mar 1897 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1897 in Monroe, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; District 1
    • Residence: 1860, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; District 1
    • Residence: 1870, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA; District 1
    • Residence: 1880, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; District 1

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Oakland United Methodist Church Cemetery

    James married Sarah B Lawrence after 1847. Sarah was born on 1 Dec 1820 in Tennessee, USA; died on 1 Nov 1904 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1904 in Monroe, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah B Lawrence was born on 1 Dec 1820 in Tennessee, USA; died on 1 Nov 1904 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1904 in Monroe, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; District 1
    • Residence: 1860, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; District 1
    • Residence: 1870, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA; District 1
    • Residence: 1880, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; District 1
    • Residence: 1900, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; Civil DIstrict 1

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Oakland United Methodist Church Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Mary Elizabeth Montgomery was born on 5 Mar 1849 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA; died on 15 Aug 1934 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA; was buried on 16 Aug 1934.
    2. Jane K Montgomery was born on 8 Dec 1851 in Tennessee, USA; died on 30 Jul 1916 in Tennessee, USA.
    3. 1. Margaret Elvira Montgomery was born in 1854 in Tennessee, USA; died on 12 Dec 1930 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA; was buried on 13 Dec 1930 in Tennessee, USA.
    4. Sarah Montgomery was born in 1857 in Tennessee, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Samuel Montgomery was born in 1785 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA (son of James Houston Montgomery and Margaret Elizabeth Weir); died on 23 May 1843; was buried in Baker's Creek, Blount, Tennessee, USA.

    Notes:

    Lived on Baker's Creek in the brick house built by Samuel's father in 1795. Samuel is a veteran of the war of 1812.
    Trustee of the Baker's Creek Presbyterian Church.
    Justice of the Peace for Blount County. Performed numerous marriages for Blount county as well as for Knox and Greene Counties.

    REF: Anderson et. al.,JOHN AND ESTHER HOUSTON MONTGOMERY 1719 - 1974.

    Samuel married Elizabeth Gillespie in 1806. Elizabeth was born in 1789; died on 11 Jul 1859; was buried in Baker's Creek, Blount, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Gillespie was born in 1789; died on 11 Jul 1859; was buried in Baker's Creek, Blount, Tennessee, USA.

    Notes:

    BURIED: Pine Grove Cemetery, Blount County, TN.

    Children:
    1. 2. James Houston Montgomery was born on 17 Dec 1809 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Mar 1897 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1897 in Monroe, Tennessee, USA.
    2. Eliza Montgomery was born in 1812.
    3. Mary Montgomery was born in Apr 1815 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA; died on 30 Aug 1887 in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, USA.
    4. William Gillespie Montgomery, Sr was born on 20 Mar 1816 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA; died on 14 Jul 1882 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1882 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA.
    5. John Montgomery was born on 2 Oct 1818 in , , Virginia?; died on 13 Jun 1860 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Nine Mile Creek, Trigonia, Blount, Tennessee.
    6. Samuel Montgomery, Jr. was born on 4 Jun 1824; died on 2 Apr 1885; was buried in Pine Grove Cem., Baker's Creek, Loudon, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Houston Montgomery was born in 1740 in Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (son of John Montgomery and Esther Houston); died in 1809 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1809 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Probate: Blount County, Tennessee, USA
    • Reference Number: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-2693
    • Relocated: 1747, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
    • Military: 1779; Revolutionary War
    • Land: 1788, Virginia, USA; Wolf Creek, sold 200 acres
    • Relocated: 1788, Blount County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1800, Blount County, Tennessee, USA
    • Land: 28 Apr 1807, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; Land Grant
    • Will: 2 Sep 1809, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; LW&T

    Notes:

    SOURCE: JOHN AND ESTHER HOUSTON MONTGOMERY THEIR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN compiled by Erick Montgomery, CMS#219, April, 1993.

    Death Date might be 1812

    Buried:
    Montgomery Cemetery

    James married Margaret Elizabeth Weir in 1765 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA. Margaret (daughter of Hugh Weir and Margaret) was born in 1749 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was christened in 1749 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1809 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1809 in Greenback, Loudon, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Margaret Elizabeth Weir was born in 1749 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was christened in 1749 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Hugh Weir and Margaret); died in 1809 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1809 in Greenback, Loudon, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relocated: 1788, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; From Virginia

    Notes:

    SOURCE: JOHN AND ESTHER HOUSTON MONTGOMERY THEIR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN compiled by Erick Montgomery, 606 Oberlin Rd., Augusta, GA 30909, April, 1993.

    Griesbach Boyz website gives birthdate as 1745

    Children:
    1. Hugh Weir Montgomery was born in 1770 in New Providence, Augusta, Virginia, USA; died in 1841 in Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1841 in Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.
    2. Mary Weir Montgomery was born in 1773 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; died after 1849 in , Lincoln Co., Tennessee.
    3. John Montgomery was born in 1778 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; died after 1830 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA.
    4. James P. Montgomery, Jr. was born in 1781 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA.
    5. Jane Montgomery was born about 1782 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; died after 1860 in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA.
    6. Margaret Peggy Montgomery was born in Jun 1783 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; died on 20 Feb 1820 in Baker's Creek, Blount, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1820 in Montgomery Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee, USA.
    7. 4. Samuel Montgomery was born in 1785 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; died on 23 May 1843; was buried in Baker's Creek, Blount, Tennessee, USA.
    8. Esther Montgomery was born about 1788 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA.