Elizabeth "Betsy" Montgomery

Female 1803 - 1887  (83 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth "Betsy" Montgomery 
    Birth 15 Nov 1803  Franklin County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1850  Franklin County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    District 10 
    Residence 1880  Franklin County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    District 10 
    Burial 1887  Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Cowan Cemetery
    Death 1 Feb 1887  Franklin County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I11318  Clan Montgomery Society | Hugh Montgomery and Jane Patrick, John Montgomery and Esther Houston
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Hugh Weir Montgomery,   b. 1770, New Providence, Augusta, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1841, Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Jane Stewart,   b. 1780   d. 1847 (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1798 
    Family ID F3294  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Samuel Miller,   b. 19 Oct 1802, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1839, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1825 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Ellen Miller,   b. 8 Sep 1830, Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
    +2. Joseph Miller,   b. 26 Aug 1835, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1895, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F3614  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Nov 1803 - Franklin County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - District 10 - 1850 - Franklin County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - District 10 - 1880 - Franklin County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1887 - Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Feb 1887 - Franklin County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Family story from Elizabeth Looney(b1912) of Washington, DC: Romance between Samuel Miller and Elizabeth Montgomery started when Joseph Miller and his son Samuel went to see the cow Hugh Montgomery had for sale. When they went to see the cow Elizabeth was milking it, bare footed.

      Elizabeth was first white girl born in Franklin County. She married Samuel Miller, the first white boy.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1014] Cowan Cemetery (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA;;), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=Miller&GSfn=Elizabeth&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1900&GSdyrel=before&GSst=45&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=25463954&CRid=1978240&df=all&.

    2. [S546] Ancestry.com, Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012 (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;).

    3. [S2] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 201 0;), Year: 1880; Census Place: District 10, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll:1254;Family History Film: 1255254; Page: 131B; Enumeration District: 094.

    4. [S55] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; D ate:2005;;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 10, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll:M432_878; Page: 84B; Image: 174.
      Record for Elizabeth Miller